Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-13

1.-THE Republican state committee In
Pennsylvania will welcome the Coop
Grafton Of all Republicans" said Gen.
eraI Reeder, Gin the effort to increase
the Republican delegation, and we shall
encourage the activity of the young
Republican club men of the State
League who propose to make this part
of the canvass feature Of their cam
paign work in the state. All Republi-
can club men who conveniently can do
SO should attend the club League con-
vention in Philadelphia on the 17th and
18th insts. and thus help inaugurate
what will be one Of the most effective
movements in the direction of electing
a strong Republican delegation to con-
gress from the keystone State"
WOULD HURT M'KINLEY ADMIN
ISTRATION.
Thus 1t will be seen that while Cuff
fey is asking Republicans to desert
their party nominees for his fusion
legislative candidates, he is hard at
work striving to defeat regular Repub-
lican candidates for congress and is
using all the power Of his newspaper
supporters to elect Bryanite con-
greSs.
Chairman Babcock needs to devote
considerable attention to the fusion
schemes at present being carried on In
all parts of this state. Mayor Ash
bridge is right in insisting that the
committees represented by Mr.. Hanna
and Mr.. Babcock should go to work at
once, and IL possible put an end to
these fusion movements.
To fuse with the Democratic party
in the present important crisis is to
give incalculable aid and comfort to
the enemies of the Republican party.
It places the administration of Presi-
dent Mckinley in jeopardy. No Re-
publican who values his party prin-
ciples or his country's welfare will
lend himself to fusion in any way.
eLUBMEN WILL HELP.
The State League of Republican
Clubs proposes to make the congress
siOnal situation in Pennsylvania q
feature Of its convention Of the 18th
and 18th insts. in this city. President
J. Hampton Moore has received let
ter from Congressman Henry G. Lou
denslager, who Is in charge Of the
eastern headquarters Of the Republican
congressional committee at Washing
ton, concerning the congressional situa-
tion in Pennsylvania.
Among other things Congressman
Loudenslager said:
II have written Babcock urging him
to be with you on the 18th. l notice
in the Philadelphia papers the publi-
cation of his letter to you containing
suggestion about the Third district. I
sincerely hope that the matter of con-
gressional elections in Pennsylvania
will be given much more Of place
in this campaign than it has received
up to this time. There is no reason
why with united efforts on the part of
the Republican managers in the state
Of Pennsylvania we should not reclaim
at least six districts now represented
by Democrats, and it ought to be the
desire of every earnest man residing
within the limits Of that state to
do whatever Is within his power to Sc
cure this additional support in the
house Of representatives to a contin-
uance of Republican administration of
affairs. shall endeavor to be present
with you on the 18th II possible"
ASHBRIDGE TAKES A HAND.
Congressman McAleer, who desires
to succeed himself in the Third dis
trict. called on Mayor Ashbridge last
week and was in close conversation
with him for quite a while. After he
had gone the mayor was seen and ask
ed as to the cause of the Democratic
congressman's visit. Mayor Ashbridge
in response said: "Mr. McAleer called
on me for the purpose of soliciting the
support of my administration in his
canvass for reelection. l told him
that while I had no personal interest
in the candidate for congress in any
of the districts, that had been asked
several times by Chairman Mark Han
ma to do all l could to elect a Repub-
lican in the Third congressional dis
trict. That in addition to that both
Chairman Babcock and Chairman
Loudenslager had seen me several times
in relation to the matter and had urged
upon me the necessity of sending a
Republican from that district.
Continuing the mayor said: I'm my
talks with Mr.. Babcock he told me
that the Republican party expected tC
gain at least six congressman from
Pennsylvania. and | have told him
that unless he and Mr.. Hanna put a
stop to the work of some of their al
legged friends in this state We were
more likely to lose three or four con
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