The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-21
Finn GETS BAD
NEWS IN THE EAST
Insurgent Forces Badly Demoral.
lied in the Wanamaker-
Martin Territory.
REGULARS ARE LINING UP.
st-Ivart Republicans in Many Sec
tsons VIII BE Absolutely UnoPpos-
ed where Party DoIters in she Past
Fought Mast Desperately
1snec,a, corresoonasneel

Fought sIost Desperately
Especial Corresoondence)
Harrisburg. Feb. 13.-William Finn,
Of Pittsburg. who is once more in the
~addle as the principal leader OF the
Republican insurgents Of Pennsylvania
raid a visit 10 Philadelphia last week
for the purpose Of conferring with his
associates in the Martin -Wanamaker
combination as to the situation In
soue Of the counties east Of the Ale
ghenies. In view Of the number OF
leading men from these counties who
are frequent visitors here. Finn might
have stopped of on his way east and
learned much that would interest, even
If 81 did not please him.
Matters political are not going as the
insurgents would like TO have them IN
this section Of the state nor, in fact,
in any Of the eastern counties
An unmistakable evidence Of the
fact that the so-caIled Republican in
s1rpents are afraid TO face the Re
publican voters ar the primary cleo
fions in many localities of the state in
their true colors was given last week
iR Chester county. This senatorial dis
triet has been the theatre Of the most
aggressive and desperate campaigning
on the part of the bclters from the Re
publican organization. II was assumed
that in the reopening Of their canvass
for. the capture Of the legislature they
would make bold and determined
stand in this county They had
compact organization of former Re-
publicans and the Democratic machine,
under the direction of a lieutenant Of
Colonel GuHey. with an almost unlimit-
cd supply Of cash at his disposal.worked
in harmony with the Republican boil
ters. Their fusion On the legislative
ticket was backed by all the Wana-
maker newspapers OF Philadelphia.
many thousands OF c0Dies Of which
wore distributed free daily through the
county. while thew fairly teemed with
abuse Of the regular Republican or
ganization and its candidates. The fu-
sion nominees were elected They
worked together throughout the legis-
lature and to the end of the deadlock
on the United States senatorship they
we're lined up against the regular Re
nuhIican organization. Since then Rep
resentative Kendall, a leader Of the
Chester insurgents, opposed the cleo
tioa Of Colonel Barnett and the nomi-
nees on the Republican county ticket,
but despite this opposition. the Repub-
ucan candidates were all triumphantly
elected ard Barnett swept the county
like a cyclone.
CHESTER THOROUGHLY Stall
WART
As usual, the insurgents did not
seem to know that they were repudi-
atad by the people, and after the cleo
tion last November, they again began
To talk about carrying the county. p"
They were to have the delegate to the
Republican national convention and
also the delegates to the Republican
st;,te convention. But something must
have struck them recently. for they
have been giving an unusual display of
ordinary common sense. The entire
INV eH4AA A0aAtAAAe-E1A+ AAeA1 ArlAANA hOn "A
and there viii not be even struggle
over the election of either the national
delegate or the delegation TO the state
convention The stalwarts viii have a
walkover. II is believed that the regu-
lar Republicans viii require all the
leaders in the insurgent movement TO
prove their claim toRepublicanism and
to show what right they have TO vote
in the Republican organization. Rep
resentative Kendall who stumped the
county for the Democratic state ticket
last fall, and who was the year before
elected to the legislature on the fusion
ticket. viii be challenged as to his
eligibility to run rs a candidate fof
membership in the Republican county
committee. The sentiment among the
members Of the present Republican
county committee is OF the most stall
waTt character. and since the recent ex-
pressiOns from the Republican voters
at the elections there is no doubt that
Mr. Kendall would be promptly noti-
fed that he had better apply for mem
bership in the Democratic county COM
mittee. Horace a. Beale, of Parkers-
burg, a staunch Mckinley man and a
supporter Of the regular Republican or
ganization, will be chosen delegate to
the Republican national convention
from Chester county. and the entire
delegation from this county TO the
state convention viii be in accord with
the leadership Of T. Larry Eyre, -dajor
Levi G. McCauley and the other stall
wart leaders Of old Chester.
HARMONY IN DELAWARE.
Delaware county, which. with Ches-
ter, makes up the Sixth congressional
district, is also displaying a remark
able condition of Republican harmony,
and despite the frantic efforts of the
insurgents Of Philadelphia 10 break
into that county. Delaware stands as
firm as a rock in her allegiance TO the
Republican organization OF the state
Under the leadership of Prothonotary
Mathues the party organization in Del
6Ware has been strengthened. and ele-
ments which heretofore were in con-
fict are now in absolute accord. The
recent death OF the venerable Judge
Clayton was at once heralded as likely
TO bring about a new alliance among
TIE active Republicans of the county.
ard it was hinted that the Marti--
Finn combine would be benefited
thereby. With the aid OF Democratic
sympathizers. an attempt was made to
start movement antagonistic 10 Cap
tain Isaac johnson, whom Governor
Stone, upon recommendation of the
Republican leaders CT TIE county, aQ-
pointed TO succeed the late Judge Cay
ton upon the bench Il was quickly
made apparent that the members Of
The bar of the county who are Rsput,-
lieans resented this scheming 10 bring
the judiciary into factional politics.
They have announced their intention
20 give Judge Johnson hearty support.
and. as the result of the reactionary
sentiment, IL is more than probable
that even the Democrats viii now
place Judge Johnson upon their ticket
ard thus remove the election OF the
judge absolutely from politics.
When the election OF the two dele
gates 10 the Republican national con-
vention from the Sixth congressional
district takes place il viii be found
that Delaware will give unqualified
support TO ]. Herbert Ogden. of Lans-
downe. for national delegate and ex-
Congressman John B. Robinson. OF
l5edia. viii be his alternate Joseph
J. Morris. of Uwchlan township, will
probably be the alternate for Chester
county's delegate. Manufacturer Beale.
The same satisfactory condition OF
Affairs exists in Montgomery county.
whore the insurgents are like 'Brer
Rabbit. "lyin' low" They do not see
daylight in the future for caucus bolt
ers and party wreckers. and they re-
gard this as a fitting time To take 10