Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-22
ANTI-QUAY FUSION
WAS DENOUNCED
Committee Appointed at Pennsylvania
Republican Committee Meeting to In
vestisate Alleged Treachery.

Philadelphia, Aug. pa special meeting
OF Of the Republican state committee was
held shiod here e91ntrary to expectations the
tional convention was not discussed.
The roll call showed 40 absentees of the
total membership Of 10S. William II.
Sayr, of Radnor ownship, Delaware county,
was placed on the ticket as an elector at
large, to succeed former Congressman w
e. Arnold, of Clearheld, who resigned, and
as district eIector to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Il. l.. Knnar, OF
Bradford county
of Crosby NJ. Black, of Delaware county,
offered the following preamble and reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
whereas, 1t Is openly charged that GER
tain persons. claiming to be Republicans,
are engaged In an effort to form a fusion
with the Democratic party even to the ex-
tent or voting for Democrats when neees-
sary, whereby the success of Republican
candidates III congressional, senatorial and
representative districts may be mper-
illed, and,
Whereas, Such persons claiming to be
Republicans are guilty of making contests
at Republican primary elections and con
Ventions and with dishonorabe disre-
gard of the result of such primaries and
conventions, proceed at once 10 eonspire
for the defeat of nominees of such conven-
ti@ns, where they have not been success
ful; and,
Whereas, The candidates nominated In
regular party conventions in which fusion
Republicans have been successful in MANY
cases openly boast of their intention rot
to enter Il Republican caucus at the next
session Of the legislature and In many
cases have sought the endorsement of tho
Democratic purity. while ut the same time
planning to defeat any colleagues they
My haXe nI9n the ticket therefore, be It
Resolved, That the Republican state
committee Of Pennsylvania condemns in
the most emphatic terms these practices
which, II further tolerated, will be de-
stfnetiYe Of party discipline and efficiency.
and mnst inevitably lead to party disorgan-
EATON and failure; and further be it
be appointed to investigate such charges
and to report to this committee at an
early dates the names of any person or per-
sons claiming o be Republicans and guilty
o. the dlshonorable practices aforesaid, and
the counties or districts in which such
eHofts OF fusion may exist. so that tho
state committee may take prompt and eff
feetiye action and may be able to make
such recommendations to the next state
provide such rifles and regulations MS Will
prevent such practices in the future"
State Chairman Reeder appointed tho
following committee, provided for in the
resolutions: Hon. s. J. NJ McCarren. of
Dauphin county: Crosby NJ. Black. of Del
aware county: W. II. Kriser of Philadel-
phia; ]. w. Sloeum, of Lancaster W. l..
Jones of Allentown: S. Wright of sus-
guehanna. and w. J. Whitehouse of
Schuylkill county.
= Brief addresses were made by Senator
Penrose and Isaac p. Brown. of Erie.
deputy secretary of internal affairs WHO
deprecated the fractional fighting and CON
demned fusion as endangering Republican
control of the next congress.