The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-08-23
Local Republican Ticket Nomi.
mated Without the Slight
est Friction.
ASHBR|DGE COMING TO THE FRONT.
The New Mayor of the Quaker City Shows
Force of Character in Politics and
in the Performance of His
Official Duties.
Especial Correspondence,)

tbs city today, and they carried out
| the harmony program to the letter.
| Wencel Hartman was nominated for
sheriff, Thomas Dugan for coroner.
Wildemore and Hugh Black for coun-
ty commissioners and Judges S. w.
Pennypacker and II. ]. Mccarthy were
named to succeed themselves. The lat
ter is a Delnvci at, and an appointee
of Governor Hastings. Both judges
will be named by the Democratic con-
vtnlion. so that there will be no con-
tests over the judiciary at the Novem-
ber election. There will. however, be
no real struggle over any place on the
ticket. Every man in ii will be elect
ed by a big majority. There will be no
facticnal opposition to any one of them
and all elements of the party will unite
in workip~ for u large vote. at the
election. he selection of Thea candi-
dates was made after many confer
ences CT the leaders OF the contending
factions will McyOr Ashbridge, who
has labo"ed I aceasingly to bring about
harmony in he party organization in
this city. Ee has succeeded in re-
markable Cayree. The prospective
| nomination Lieutenant Colonel Bar
| nett for state treasurer is well re-
ceived in this city. A number of the
young soldiers of the Spanish Ameri-
can war who volunteered from this
city, have 6, .e to Harrisburg to work
and cheer Barnett. Among them
are the active spirits in the movement
for the organization Of the proposed
Barnett ba'talioN," which is to be
formed after the adjournment of the
state convention and to take part in
the campaign.
ASHBRlDGE MAKING A RECORD.
Ashbridge is going to make a record
for himself as mayor of this city, He
has already impressed his personality
upon the community by his independ-
ence and his businesslike way of goinS
Ebout things. He will not permit him
self to be dictated to by the so-called
Republican newspapers that never find
anything good in anything that any
official does, unless he is of the David
Martin faction in local politics. Now
the mayor wants it known that he
represents no faction of the Republic
can party and that he proposes to con"
duct his office for the best interests OF
the people. He has consequently made
himself mark for the assaults of the
insurgents. and he is being misrepre-
sented daily by the same newspapers
that go out of their way to attack Gov
ernor Stone, and when they cannot find
anything in his official acts to criti-
cize. they assail him personally. Mayor
Ashbridse has served notice on the
editors of certain papers that if they
go one inch beyond the line of proper
and legitimate criticism he will proceed
against them in the criminal courts.
Il am not thin skinned" remarked
the mayor few days ago, but there
is limit to what | will stand. | do
not propose to be bulldozed into doing
what do not think is right, and when
| conclude upon a policy | shall carry
it out. despite these newspaper attacks,
the political character of which the
people are fully familiar with"
PENNSYLVANIA FIRSTIN CHARITY
The new mayor is worker as well
as fighter He showed this in the
mastery maIer in which he responded
to the call of the secretary Of war for
supplies for the stricken people of Porto
Rico. He st once put the full force of
his admin. alton to work to have
PhilGde,I Ihia make prompt and gen.
erous response to the appeal for aid.
He remained at his Office until after
midnight vti'e this work was under
way corresponding with the officials of
the war and navy departments and en-
listing tie Tssisan of leading and
public spirited citizens of the city and
state The arrival of the Panther. the
transport sent by the national govern
ment to this city to take the supplies
to the stricken T1op'e, found the
warves fled with provisions ready to
be loaded on roard and shipped with
out delay. Mfyor Ashbridse at once
got in touch with Governor Stone and
soon h9d the supplies 81 kindly ship
ped by the re esidents of interior towns
of Pennsylvania, diverted from New
York, where they we're to go under
the first notice sent out, and brought
direct to this city where they were
started off as the first shipment from
the Keystone state.
READY FOR THE ENCAMPMENT.
Another evidence of the up-to-date
methods employed by Mayor Ash
bridge is shown in his management Of
matters in relation to the coming ma
tional encamrment of the Grand Army
of the Republic. This has involved an
immense amount of work 1t has meant
the collection of large sums of money
to meet the enormous expense that is
being incurred in the public decorations
and the proposed entertainment Of dis
tinguished visitors. Mayor Ashbridge
has been in constant communication
with the committees of the Grand
Army and has been of inestimable
assistance to them in many ways in
carrying out their various plans. He
, will surely size up to all the require
ments Of the position of mayor during
the encampment next month. He is a
, fluent and forcible public speaker, and
, his patriotic addresses have been heard
, in nearly every school house in this
city at flag raisings or similar occa-
sions.
Salt should be taken by everybody n
meals, for a sufficient quantity does no
exist in our food 20 supply the needs O
the body. Many people do not realize thai
salt is absolutely essential to health anC