Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-10-18
PENNSYLVANIA
TO DO Her DUTY.
Republicans Will Vote Straight
Ticket and Help Make
:. Gains in Congress.
FUSION ON THE DOWN GRADE


Democratic Combine Candidates,
ana Results Of the Stone ana Bar-
nett Campaigns VIII he Repeated.
Special Correspohdence.)
Philadelphia, Oct. 18.-Gen. Frank
Reeder, chairman Of the Republican
state committee. and Senator Boies
Penrose spent an entire day in New
York last week in consultation with
Chairman Hanna and members of the
executive committee of the Republican
national committee. Upon their re-
turn to this city they were quite en-
thusiastic over the reports they heard
through the national committee lead
ers regarding the prospects of Presi-
dent McKinley's election by even
larger vote in the electoral college than
was given him four years ago.
They could not, however, conceal the
anxiety which the party leaders have
over the situation in the canvass for
members of the national house of rep
resentatives.
1T is quite probable" said Chairman
Manley, Of the executive committee of
the national committee, to Gen. Reeder,
that in many states in which McKin.
Icy will have an increased vote we
shall lose congressional districts which
are now represented by Republicans
in the house. This fact confronts US.
and we must therefore use every ef-
fort to Offset these probable losses.
which may occur in the middle western
states. by Republican gains in New
York and Pennsylvania"
After expressing himself in this
manner Chairman Manley went into
detail with Gen. Reeder regarding the
situation in every congressional dis
trict in this state, and while reports
received from the county chairmen in
dicated that the party organization is
making an aggressive campaign the
leaders are very seriously handicapped
in several congressional district fights
owing to the action of so-called Repub-
licans in fusioning with the Democrats
on the legislative nominations.
DUTY TO REPUBLICANS.
Chairman Manley said he regretted
to hear this, and declared that it was
the duty of every Republican to stand
by his party ticket from top to bottom
in such an important crisis as now
confronts the Republican organization
in the nation in the matter Of the con-
troll Of the next congress.
Chairman Hanna fully concurred in
this declaration and directed the heads
Of the various bureaus at the national
committee headquarters to honor every
request from Chairman Reeder for
literature and for speakers for meet
ings in the interest of the Republican
candidates for congress in this state.
I'VE must gain congressman in
Pennsylvania" declared Senator Han
ma emphatically, "and we must do
everything possible to help the party
organization in the state get out the
full vote"
Chairman Hanna assigned former
Congressman John S. Wise, of Vir-
ginia, one of the strongest orators on
the list at the national committee head
quarters, and Col. Fairless, another
gifted orator from Virginia, to ac-
company Col. Quay's party on the tour
Of Pennsylvania.
Other speakers will be assigned to
meetings to be held in the several
contested congressional districts in this
state.
INSURGENTS WITHOUT HOPE
the Martin-Flinn combination are pre-
pairing to make one last rally to round
up their forces before the election there
is every reason to believe that they are
very much disheartened and fear that
they will make a sorry showing at the
election. Martin has practically given
up hope Of doing anything for the In
surgent movement in this city. He can
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date for the legislature. either with a
stra!ghtout Democratic candidate or in
a fusion deal with one Democrat and
one Republican.
This fact is known to his fellow in
surgents IN the state. While they will
keep up a. beating of the tom-toms, be-
cause there is nothing else for them to
do, those who know the true situation
realize that there is nothing for them
to expect out Of the present campaign.
The repeated announcements that
John Wanamaker is to take the stump
for the fusion ticket are hailed with de-
light by the stalwart Republican lead
ers. They want him to go into every
county where there is fusion COM
bine on the legislature. They feel that
his speeches will have about the same
effect as they had In the campaigns
against the election OF Governor Stone
and against the election OF Col. James
e. Barnett. OF the Tenth regiment. fos
state treasurer. Wanamakerism is not
popular In this city. and 1t is not likely
that 1t will be any more so In the state
than heretofore.
Disappointed and disgruntled mil
lionaires have discovered that the Re-
publicans of the Keystone state do not
recognize money as the sole qualifica-
tion for party leadership nor for Of
fetal honOrs.
Mr.. Wanamaker has been conspicu-
ously lacking in party services. except
when he has an ak of his own to grind.
and hts attempts to disrupt the Re-
publican organization OF this state have
thus far signsiiy failed of their pur-
| pose.
The presence OF Col. Guffey here last
week with the Martin-Flinn OUTFIT drew
attention 10 the crafty game this Dem-
ocratic politician Is playing.