The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-04-11
sTALwARr VICTORIES.

STALwARr VICTORIES.
The primaries held Saturday are a Sc
ries OF staiwart Republican YIcIones
resulted at the primary elections held
on Saturday last The Finn Martin
ties are being turned down at a great
rate. Not a single candidate running
upon their platform has been success
ful at the primaries except in cases
where the insurgents, through local
conditions, have absolute control of the
machinery of the party through pa
tronage and other influences. II was
to be expected that Finn, with his ar
my of officeholders in Pittsburg, would
make a showing there. but surprise was
expressed when, after the hot fight he
made and the boasting of his followers.
Finn did not make a single gain in
Allegheny county in the nomination OF
candidates for the legislature. On Sat
urday last the Republicans of a number
OF counties went to the polls. and the
stalwarts have reason to congratulate
themselves over the outcome. In Lack
awanna there was but one legislative
district in which primaries were held.
That is the district in which resides
DR.. Mackey. q rank insurgeat, who.
after going into the Republican caucus.
ultimately broke away from the caucus
nominee for United States senator at
the last session and Joined the Finn
Guffey combine, which succeeded IN
preventing an election of a senator.
Mackey came up for denomination and
appe2led to the Republicans OF his dis
trict ie endorse his action bv sending
him beck TO Harrisburg The issue
was squarely met. with his opponent
for the nomination. Edward James
running on an ont and out Quay Plat
form. with fealIy TO the Republican
caucus nominee his campaign slogan.
SORROW AMONG INSURGENTS.
Great efforts we're made by the Pitts
ourg and Philadelphia insurgents to
back up Mackey. who is a relative of
one of the Wanamaker attorneys.
Mackey made house tohousecanvass.
and the people had every opportunity
TO study the issue involved. The re-
mlt was that DIR. Macksy was defeated
~ over one thousand majority in one
OF the largest votes ever polled in the
district at a primary election. There
could be no mistaking me sentiment of
the Republicans OF the district as in
favor of majority rule and adherence
TO the other fundamental principles Of
the Republican party. Mr.. James. who
defeated DR.. Mackey, lives in the only
precinct in Scranton which is embraced
In the Third legislative district Of
Lackawanna. The balance OF the dis
trict is rural and DR.. Mackey played
for the votes of the farming element
upon the plea that he lived among
them and he should be supported. The
personality of neither candidate was
not the question before the voters.
Party loyalty and fealty 10 the Repub-
lican organization won the DAY. and
the caucus bolter and the p5rty wreck
er got another SET back.
A case which involved the same prin-
ciple was that in Bedford county, where
Republican primaries were held on |
Saturday last From this county in |
the last legislature there was one
member of the state senate. Weller. |
who sided with the insurgents. and one |
member OF the house, Dr. Miller. who |
was regular Republican. The other |
member OF the house was Democrat, |
the insurgents having defeated Re- |
publican by voting part OF the Demo- |
cratic ticket Senator Weller's term |
does not expire this year. but DIR. Mil
ler's does. DR.. Miller announced his |
candidacy for denomination as stall |
wart Republican who voted for Colonel |
Quay and who would again abide by |
the action OF the Republican caucus. |
There were four out and out Quay men |
running and two men were supported |
by insurgents. One OF these. T. c. |
Sanderson. agreed. II elected. TO go into |
the Republican caucus and abide by the |
action Of the majority. The result was !
that DIR. Miller carried the county by |
splendid vote of endorsement of his |
action at the last legislature. while the |
big field OF Quay men permitted San
derson to win second place. The stall
warts say they are entirely satifed to
have Sanderson win, since his agree
ment To go into the caucus. and they
are predicting the election Of the entire
ticket. The 6eieTateS to the Republic
can state convention from this county /
are stalwar.s IN this county the in
slirge7ts baked Ccn~re3srnan Thropp
for re7n-7'naticn while the s.alvarts
fo--n-nf - - paynolds IT. Rey- /