The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-12-05

While Finn and Martin want DEM
ocrnts TO stand ToScthcr. Vhcy Are
Working NiGhi aud Day 10 Disrupt
the Republican Organization 10
Elect an InSurgent and a Demo-
crnt TO the United states Senate
Two Years Hence.
Especial C9~-ospondenceN
Philadelphia, Dee 4.-The secret of
the interest taken by Col. James NJ.
Guifey, Democratic natiora committee
man, in the contest over the organ-
ization of the legislature and the cleo
tion of a United States senator has
been at last explained. Despite the
fact that, through the loss Of 81 votes
in the house, The Democrats are that
much further away from the senator
ship than they were two years ago,
Gufley is sti.l working and still spend
ing money 20 defeat the reelection of
Col. NJ. S. Quay, the choice of large
majority of the Republicans in the
Legislature for United States senator.
Guffey hes made Z deal with the
Flinn-Marti1 insurgents, by which they
hope to deadlock the coming legisla-
ture on the election of United States
senator.
Finn and Martin, with the defeat of
their fusion schemes in so many dis
tricts, see the utter hopeiessness of
their game to elect an insurgent to the
United States senate, controlling as
they do but small minority of the Re-
publican vote in the general assembly.
To the Martin-Flnn insurgent end
and the Guffey Democratic contingent
1t Is evident that there is but one thing
to do, and that is to attempt to again
deadlock the legislature and block the
plans of the regular Republicans OF
electing the choice of the Republican
caucus. They have determined to
work for another deadlock, so as to
throw the Election of a successor to
Col. Quay into the next legislature,
which would then have to elect two
United States senator's, successors to
Messrs Quay and Pelrose.
This scheme is made attractive to
the Democrats, and especially TO Cuff
fey, by a promise that Guffey shall be
given one Of these seats in the United
States senate, with the other to so to
an insurgent Republican who put up
the most cash in the fight The recent
scheme of a fusion campaign for the
election of candidates for the legisla-
ture would, according to their program,
be repeated two years hence, and the
| insurgents would continue to act indie
| pendently of the regular Republican
organization and practically maintain
party of their own.
BARTER AND SALE.
Finn and Martin are apparently
ready to make any trades to keep the
! Democrats in the senate and the house
working in harmony with their inter-
ests. They have agreed to sell out the
Republican organization to the Democ-
racy in the state senate and support a
Democrat, j. Henry Cochran. Of Ly-
coming, for president pro TEN. Of the
senate and share the patronage and the
committee appointments with the Cuff
fey Democrats. Guffey is to turn the
Democratic members over to an insur-
gent Republican for speaker of the
house, and is to be able to guarantee
| Stl TAIN Clci hSlllp5 anu lliipbi tc.slL CUM
mittee appointments to Democrats,
which should go to Republicans.
GUFFEY FAvORS A CAUCUS.
While Guffey is eager to contribute
to the success of the plans Of Martin
and Finn to disrupt the Republican or
ganization, he is quite as anxious to
maintain harmony in the Democratic
! NJ 20
cratic members of the state senate and
the house follow his advice and lead
ership.
In commenting upon Col. Guffey's at
titude Editor Arthur NJ. Roy, Of the
Wellsboro AgitatOr, a stalwart Repub-
lican, said:
1T seems that Col. James NJ Guicy
does not want to be named as the Dean
! ocratic candidate for United States sen.