Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-20
COMPLETE ROUT
OF INSURGENTS
Result OF Philadelphia Republi.
can Primaries Has Far
Reaching Effect.
sTALwARTs WON EVERYWHERE.

eeeaea That PoIIed Mt u Guberna-
t~risI Election, So Great Was the
Large Majerities.
Especial Correspondence)
Republicans, at the primary elections
last week, administered a crushing
blow to the insureent element in the
| party in Pennsylvania. The more the
Agures given in the official returns are
studied the greater will be the signifi-
eancs of the victory of the stalwarts.
1t was clean cut fight between the
regulars and the insurgents, and the
issue was sauarsly made upon the nom
ination of candidates for the legisla-
turs. The city tight was won by the
regulars without a contest, as the fol-
lowers Of David Martin, before the
voting began, gave up their struggle to
have Martins friend, Horatio B. Hack
ett. renominated for register OF wills.
Had Martin kept Hackett in the fight
he would not have gotten more than
three cut of the Al wards, and this
would have been most humiliating
| spectacle for Martin, who. under the
last city administration, had absolute
control of the party organization.
j. Hampton Moore, president Of the
State League of Republican Clubs, was
nominated unanimously for city treas
| urer, and Jacob Singer, an able young
| attorney and staiwart Republican.
was named for register of wills. They
| are 4 strong combination and Will
make winning canvass.
| MARTINS DESPERATE FIGHT.
| But the most interest was taken in
| the contests for the nomination Of can
| didates for the general assembly. David
Martin, backed by the Wanamaker
| newspaper support, and with the assist
ance of the employees of number of
| the city Offices, in which when in power
| he placed his friends. made a deter
miRed struggle to hold his own in the
! delegation to Harrisburg. Frequent
| conferences were held during the can
vass with William Finn, Of Pittsburg.
| gent movement in the state.
The followers of David Martin in
| Philadelphia and of William Finn in
| Allegheny comprised large majority
Of the insurgents, who. by their alli-
ancs with the Guffey Democrats, made
a deadlock in the last session of the
legislature, and prevented the election
| Of the Republican caucus nominee for
| United States senator. Finn, with the
| aid of the immense patronage and the
| contractors, managed to hold his own in
| Pittsbarg in the matter of the nomina-
tions for the legislature, and he, of
course. wanted TO see Martin do like
| wise.
l. An immense campaign fund was
raised to back the insurgent candi-
dates for the assembly in his city.
Powerful corporation influences were
turned against the candidates Of the
stalwart element. The newspapers
carrying the Wanamaker advertising
patronage had their batteries turned
against the stalwart candidates. and
everything possible was done by them
to create the impression that the favor
| IlS8 VI tHc insurgents were tuc mch
who should be elected.
After the campaign had gotten we'll
under way 1t was found that there were
seven districts In which there were
contests. In the others the stalwarts
or the insurgents. az the case might
bs, decided 10 make no opposition to
the candidates whose nominations were
assured.
The contested districts were the Fifth
senatorial and the Twentieth. Twenty
first. Twenty-fourth, Twenty-stxth,
Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth
representative districts.
QUAY'S TOUR OF THE STATE.
| Interest is taken in the proposed
canvass by Col. M. S. Quay for re.
election to the United States senate
This will be an innovation in political
campaigning as it will practically be
an Inauguration Of the proposed sys-
tenn for the election Of United States
senators by popular vote. Col. Quay
will visit a number of counties and
set in touch with the Republican vot.
srs. He will mako several speeches
but he says his main purpose fS tC
meet the people and discuss party af.
fairs with them.
Col. Quay will start out about Oct
and will visit different sections OF the
state. He will be accompanied by
several personal and political friends
He has been embarrassed by tho mum.
bsr Of Invitations he has received, ant
will be unable to accept but . few
Of them. He will 30 to Chester coun.
ty, where his ancestors lived. and hi
10 assured Of q great reception.
Col. Quay says that he Is In favor o
the proposition TO have United 8tatel
senator's elected by popular vote. There
n plank in the Republican platform
calling for this, and he is heartily II