The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-09-06
He Will Direct the Republican
Campaign in Penn.
sylvania.
Trained and POPULAR F|ELDAARSHAL
A Veteran Soldier of the Civil War Will
Organize the Forces That Will Elect
Brave Young American Hero of the
Campaign in Luzon.
Especial Correspondence.)

Philadelphia, Sept. 5.-General Frank
Reeder, an honored veteran of the
Union army in the civil war, who has
been elected chairman of the Republi-
can state committee. will wage a Wig
orous and aggressive fight for the elec.
tion of that gallant young American
soldier of the campaign in Luzon.
Lieutenant Colonel James E. Barnett,
of the famous Fighting" Tenth Penn
sylvania volunteers, and his colleagues
on the state ticket, the nominees for
the judiciary, Hon. ]. Hay Brown Of
Lancaster and Hon. Josiah r. Adams
of Philadelphia
With the brave Barnett. Chairman
Reeder viii be on the firing line
throughout the entire contest and it
can be taken for granted that the Re-
publican colors will be waved triumph
antly in a magnificent victory at the
polls next November. This is going
to be remarkable year in Pennsyl-
vania politics. The Republican organ
iZation already has the skirmishers out
preparing to make : determined as
sault upon the opposition.
THE DEMOCRACY'S PLANS.
With victory assured for the whole
ticket, the necessity for an unusually
active canvass on the part of the Re-
publican party may not be apparent
to some The Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania. it is known to the world, was
never in such disorganized and de-
moralized condition. 1t is absolutely
without organization. The fragments
of the machine left by the Harrity-
Hensel-Pattison leadership, which in
the past succeeded in winning an occa-
sional success at the polls are now
scattered and almost useless on cleo
tion day. What have been gathered
up by Colonel James M. Guffey. the
western millionaire, have been gotten
together as medium through which
to elect delegates to county and state
conventions to perpetuate Colonel Cuff
fey's leadership until after the coming
national convention of the Democratic
party. There will be the usual bluff
of the Democrats going to elect one or
more of their candidates on their state
ticket, but a glance behind the scenes
will disclose the utter hopelessness of
their even polling the average Demo-
cratic vote. The minority party is
severed in every county, either faction
torn by local leaders contending for su-
premacy or absolutely discredited by
that large, influential and self respect
ing element which refuses to be swung
into line for Bryan and the dangerous
principles enunciated by the Chicago
platform, which, without exception or
qualification, were warmly and cordial
ly reaffrmed by the Harrisburg con-
vention, whicn placed the present free
silver Democratic state ticket in the
field, with that rampant Bryanite and
l6 to l silver champion, State Chair
man Killing, chosen to conduct the
campaign in their interest. The ex-
hibition in Pittsburg last week in the
Democratic county convention declar-
Ing unequivocally and boisterously in
favor of the denomination of Bryan,
right in the home of Colonel Guffey.
promptly gave the lie to the proclama-
tion of the Guffeyites that national
issues are not involved in the present
canvass in the Keystone state. With
their misleading and persistent state
issue cry, the Democratic leaders are
hopeful that their plans to lull the
friends of President Mckinley and stall
wart Republicans generally into a feel