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

Philadelphia, Dec. 11.-All doubts
about the ability Of the stalwart Re
publicans to organize both branches OF
the legislature have been removed,
since more than a majority of the
members in each chamber have gone
on record over their own signatures
for the candidates of the stalwarts for
presiding officers of those bodies.
The insurgents have practically given
up the fight against Senator w. 2.
Snyder, of Chester county, for presi-
dent pro tenn. of the state senate. 1t
is intimated that in order to cover his
retreat Senator William Finn, the
leader of the insurgents, will make the
motion for the election of DR.. Snyder
to succeed himself as presiding officer
Of the senate in the absence Of the
lieutenant governor. Finn, at the close
of the last session of the senate, when
it became necessary TO elect presiding
officer who would ofliciate during the
recess, placed DR.. Snyder in nomina-
tion in the Republican caucus, and he
received every vote, including those Of
the insurgents.
Now. since the three members of the
state senate whom the insurgents put
in the doubtful list--Senator SprOul of
Delaware, Vaughan of Lackawanna and
Muehlbronner Of Allegbeny-have all
publicly declared in favor of DR.. Sny-
der, Finn, recognizing the handwrit-
ing on the wall, is about to get in line
for Snyder and announce that the in
suTgents have nothing against him,
nd Mould 1il-a 10 him pl0NtAd
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
The facts are that the insurgents
found that some OF their number who
aspire to reelection did not propose
to follow Flinn's original plan and
vote for ]. Henry Cochran, Democrat
for president pro ten. of the senate
They are all human, and they all ap-
preciate the fact that If they would
sell out the Republican candidate for
president Of the senate In favor of a
Democrat they could never hope for
reelection in their respective districts
This would be the biggest card that
their political opponents could play
against them.
The settlement of the contest in the
state senate came along about the
same time that the insurgents and the
Democrats in the house discovered that
II would be impossible for them tC
unite upon any candidate for speaker
Neither Guffey nor any one else could
get all the Democratic members tc
agree upon an insurgent Republican foI
speaker and neither Martin, Finn no
Wanamaker could get all the so-calle
insurgents to vote for a Democrat TO
speaker against the stalwart Republi
can candidate. Several Of the mos
prominent insurgents in the last legis
lature have come out openly in favor o
the election of Representative w. I
Marshall, of Allegheny, for speake
of the house. Some Of them are still
opposed to the election of Col. Quay
but it is believed that they will no
continue to oppose him when the tim,
comes TO ballot on the United State
senatorship.
They do not propose to get left II
the matter of the distribution Of tn,
patronage OF the house Of representa-
tlves, which viii be allotted by tn,
leaders Of the Republican organization
nor do they wish TO figure in unimpor
tant places on the committee lists
They all feel that their futures depenC
upon their being IN position Of in
huence and Importance, and that the,
must not allow their personal animosi
ties OF the reyengeful spirits Of a fe-
disgruntled leaders To take them out
side OF the Republican lines.
BLISS WITH THE REGULARS.
Representative Ward r. Bliss,
Delaware county. who was a consni