Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-05-11
THE STATE CONVENTION.

ASAS mas OCCh uo oidtc uE5ICGo hpOA
by the Republican leaders for the Of
fees for which candidates will be nomi-
mated at the coming state convention.
The convention will probably be held
during the last week in August.
AS TO COLONEL HAWKINS.
The news cabled from Manila that
Colonel Alexander l.. Hawkins, COM
mander of the Tenth Pennsylvania
regiment. now in the Philippines, has
been wounded in a skirmish with the
insurgents, has drawn particular at
tention to him as a good man to be
supported for the nomination for state
treasurer. He is valiant soldier of two
wars, His record in the civil war Is of
the best. His brilliant services in the
recent crisis with Spain and his gall
liant work now under way in the Phil
ippines, it is argued, must command
the admiration and applause of every
American citizen. He has won the
hearts of his fellow Pennsylvanians.
There is no honor in the gift of the
citizens of this commonwealth, in the
opinion of many leading men in the
Republican party, to which he Is not
entitled. The estimate his immediate
neighbors have of him was shown
when they gave him unanimous
nomination for the state senate, to
which Office he was elected during his
absence abroad with his regiment.
PREFERRED TO FIGHT.
Colonel Hawkins preferred to re-
main with his command although
urgently requested to return home and
take part in the United States sena-
torial contest. He has not yet quail
fled for the Office of state senator 1t is
not known that he would accept
nomination for state treasurer. He is
not a practical politician. Then, too,
there is some uncertainty as to wheth-
er he will reach home before the Re-
publican state convention meets. Those
who are advocating his nomination
propose that he be placed upon the
ticket without waiting to hear from
him. While the election takes place
next November, the state treasurer
will not be inducted into Office before
next year, SO that there will be ample
opportunity for Colonel Hawkins to do
all the fighting that may be desired of
him in the Philippines before that
time. 1t is predicted that If his name
shall go before the state convention his
nomination will be made by acclama-
ton. His election would follow with a
whirlwind campaign by tremendous
majority.
ANOTHER SOLDIER NAMED.
While the suggestion of the nomina-
tion of Colonel Hawkins has been
much talked about, there were some
friends of Lieutenant Colonel j. e.
Barnett, who is also with this regi-
ment, who propose him for this Office.
Like Colonel Hawkins, he is a resi-
dent of Washington county, and of the
two is perhaps the best known among
The active men of the Republican party
in view of the fact that he held the
office of deputy secretary of the COM
nonwealth at Harrisburg Lieutenant
Colonel Barnett is good soldier, is
afable and popular. and would make
IN excellent canddatc loy' state treas
nrer.
There is a popular Lr0vament IN
some of the eastern countiSs in favor
of the nomination of Manufacturer
Bosler, of Montgomery, for state treas
urer.
THE GOVERNOR At WORK.
Governor Stone is still lard at work
upon the bills which were passed by
the last legislature ard which were
left for him to act upon. He has shown
courage and discriminating considera-
tion of these important matters by
welding his veto AK with effect in
knocking out number of objection
able bills that were allowed to go
through the legislative mill during the
closing hours of the session. The legts-
lature was not unusually prolific in
turning out new laws. although there
were a large number of bills of q
purely local character that got through.
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