Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-06-29


urer without Asking n Delegates
support.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, June 27.-All Pennsylva-
mia is interested in the return of the
Fighting Tenth" regiment of the Key
the Philippines.
This gallant command, composed of
the sons of the best known families
in the western counties of the state,
has made splendid record in the ter
rible battles in the distant islands of
the Pacific and the old commonwealth
will ring from one end of the other
with glad greetings to the brave boys
who have been fighting so heroically
for the flag in the far eastern coun-
try. Governor Stone has been CO.
operating with the special citizens
committee which is to arrange for the
reception of the regiment on it's re-
turn to this continent. The troops
will land at San Francisco and an ef-
fort is now being made to have the
regiment mustered out at Pittsburg,
instead of on the Pacific coast. Colo
mel Quay and Senator Penrose are do
ing their utmost to have the secretary
OF war direct that the regiment be
kept together until they reach Pitts
burg, so that the people of their own
state may be able to give them tit
ting welcome. Mayor Diehl, OF Pitts
burg, is working energetically to have
that city make suitable preparations
for grand popular demonstration
which will equal, If not surpass, any
thing of the kind gotten up to honor
the returning soldiers at the close of
the civil war. Philadelphia is also
talking of joining in this expression of
patriotic admiration of the Fighting
Tenth" and is ready to give the regi-
ment great reception If it shall be
possible to get the command to the
|. Quicker City.
TWO CONSPICUOUS FIGURES.
Two conspicuous figures in the
Fighting Tenth" are Colonel Alex
ander lie Roy Hawkins and Lieutenant
Colonel James Elder Barnett. Each
is coming home with glorious laurels
won on the firing line and each is
bound to be hailed as a hero by the
people of Pennsylvania, who are proud
of their patriotic services. President
Mckinley has been asked to promote
Colonel Hawkins to the rank of briga-
dier general A recommendation has
been made to the president by Gen
eral Macarthur, who was in command
of the forces of which Colonel Haw-
kins' regiment was part Colonel
Hawkins is hero of two wars, hav-
ing served with signal ability and
bravery in the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
nlrxy in of hal
and his present regiment has been in
the service of the United States since
May of last year. 1t took conspicu-
Gus part in the battle of Malate and in
the capture of Manila and in later en-
gagements with Aguinaldo's men.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett has a
splendid record for bravery in action.
He has been strongly recommended to
the war department for promotion for
his work in the Philippines. He is per-
sonally very popular, and when the
boys of the Fighting Tenth reach
home he is bound to be one of the
heroes of the hour. He has wide ac-
Quaintance in the National Guard of
Pennsylvania, with which he has been
connected since 1884, serving sue
cessively as private, corporal, sergeant,
first lieutenant, captain and major be-
fore he was nominated for the COM
mand of the First battalion of the
Fighting Tenth" He has always been
an active Republican, is a native of
Indiana county, but now resides in
Washington county, which is also the
home of Colonel Hawkins. He is a
graduate of the Columbia Law school,
and was admitted to the bar in 1890.
HONORS AWAIT THEM.
The home coming of Colonel Haw-
| kins and Lieutenant Colonel Barnett
naturally directs attention to the fact
| that they are both mentioned for the
Republican nomination for state treas
urer. 1t is not known whether either
of them would consent to allow the
use of his name in this connection.
Colonel Hawkins has had trying
time in the Philippines. He has lost
| over rs pounds, and is not in the best
| physical condition. In view of the fact
that he was elected to the last state
senate while out with his regiment
but has never qualified, he may prefer
to accept that position. He would cer-
| tainly have a whirlwind campaign
should he be placed upon the Republi-
can ticket. Lieutenant Colonel Bar
nett would also make a marvelously
strong candidate, and it is generally
conceded that the Republican organiza-
tion will be fortunate if either Haw-
kins or Barnett shall accept a nomina-
| tion for state treasurer.
Chairman John p. Ellxin. of the Re
publican state committee, has issued
the call for the Republican state con-
vention, fixing Thursday, Aug. "a, as
the time, and the Opera House at Har-
risburg as the place for the gathering
of the delegates to name the Republi-
can state ticket. The Philippine he
roes ought to be home before that