The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-02
FLINN'S CHICKENS
HOME TO ROOST.
A Fake Rei0rmer Now Gets a
Dose of the Real Thing
in Allegheny.
SHAM Of ANTI-QBHY FIGHT EXPOSED.
Independent Citizens of Allegheny County
Take Finn at His Woro and Start to
Reform the Local Political Machine.
Especial Correspondence)

Especial Correspondence)
Harrisburg, Aug. 1.-William Finn,
who has been termed the Aguinaldo
of the Republican insurgent movement
against the leaders of the regular Re-
publican organization in Pennsylvania,
will be back from Europe within few
days Since Finn, through his big
municipal contracts, like Martin in
Philadelphia, became numbered among
the millionaires, he has aspired to So
cial prominence and recognizing that
"the polite thing to do" was to take
a run to Paris in the early summer,
he set sail in the latter part of June,
joining "society's" annual pilgrim
age TO fashions capital on the con-
tinent Finn will find unexpected
trouble on his hands when he gets
back.
REVOLT AGAINST FINNISH.
A revolt has been organized against
his dictatorial and domineering leader
ship of the Republican organization in
Allegheny county, and the public
abuses that have grown up there since
he has been in control of the local
machine. The people of Allegheny
have actually taken seriously Films
declarations for reform in his insur-
gent campaign throughout the state
that is, everywhere but in his home
county. They have been looking into
matters in Allegheny and find that
Films preachings away from home
are not in harmony with the prac-
tices that prevail right where he lives.
s n f,ftfV,
crusade against Colonel Quay, the con-
temptible and iniQuitous methods re-
sorted to in the desperate fights of the
last two years against regular Repub-
lican nominees throughout the state,
the sham and buncombe of the cam
paign waged under the name of ere
form" against the regular Republican
caucus nominee for the United States
senator at Harrisburg, and the selfish
and unpatriotic manipulation of the
Democratic and insurgent votes in the
legislature to cripple the Republican
state administration, to deprive the
commonwealth of proper revenue
through the defeat of the several
measures advocated by Governor
Stone for raising funds to meet the
charities and hospitals and other de-
serving public institutions, have arous-
ed feelings of disgust and contempt for
men Of the Flinn-Martin stripe, who are
held responsible for the curtailment of
school funds and the reductions in
appropriations for other purposes
necesstated by their course in the leg
islature.
BY the election of delegates to the
Republican state convention who will
repudiate the whole band of insurgent
conspirators, the Republicans of the
state have by most emphatic vote eX-
pressed themselves on the issues rails
ed by the Films and Martins.
FLINN'S TROUBLES BEGIN.
But in Allegheny county Finn will
find his most serious trouble. A body
of citizens styling themselves "inde-
pendent Republicans" have just launch
ed complete ticket for county Of
ficers to be voted for at the coming
election, and which will be pitteC
against the nominees that Finn ant
his followers will SCI" q The inde
pendeDts have selected prominent mer
for the several positions from sheriff
down to commissioner, and they de-
clare they are in for fight to finish
The Philadelphia Press, which ha.
been the principal organ of the Finn
Martin insurgents in the campaign
against the leGders of the regular Re
publican ore" niZation in the state out
side of Alleeheny in dispatch from
Pittsburg On Sunday last innocently
said:
"A revolt of Independent Republi
cans of Allesheny county, which ha.
been talked Of for some time crystal
lied tonight, when the committee o.
twenty-five announced an Independent
county ticket. which will be placed il
nomination for the fall election. Ii
some respects the movement is unique
as it has no affiliation with the ole
Quayite reform organization in ALE
gheny county The nomination of thl
Independent ticket is directed general,
against machine rule as eXemplified il
the county organization. The ticke
was selected by a committee of twenty
five, and will be placed before tow
meeting later in the campaign.
'"The ticke. Is composed of lifelon
Republicans. who will stand on plat
form denOuncing the evils of the ma
chine without REGARD to faction TIL
platform denounces the extravagant in
crease in public salaries, the multipli
cation of offices, the dictation of slate
by one man, permitting no contest a
the primaries; the control and maniI
ulation of the county school system b
politicians; the building of count
roads at double and treble the amour
for which they could be constructe
also comes in for severe censure. Th
enormous bond issues in the city {
Pittsburg and the system of rotatio
in Office in vogue in this county an
also Tie subject of protest. The ratif
cation meeting is to be held next Se{
tembcr."
When Finn gets back he will proI
Ybly demand the head of the editC
who allowed the above statement
fact to creep into print in one of h
personal organs.
The insurgent boss will also realii
the truth of the old saying thi
Chickens will come home to roost."
While the insurgents are havin
their troubles the victories of the sta
wart Republicans continue to folio
each other with unceasing regularit
In two counties Republican primar
elections were held on Saturday las
rnd in both Of them the regulars ca
lied everything before them. Dauphi
witi send full delegation to the stat