The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-01-31
A BYRANITE BOOM
FOR INSURGENTS
Followers of Finn and Martin
Disheartened by the Work
of Democratic Allies.
PENROSE SCORES A TRIUMPH

stone Dock For League Island.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, Jan. S0.-The action OF
the Democratic state committee on
Thursday last in adopting resolution
declaring William Jennings Bryan to
be the choice of the Democracy Of
Pennsylvania for president was receiv-
ed like a bomb in the camp of the Re-
publican insurgents If this state.
This element in the Republican party
that follow the leadership of David
Martin in this city and William Finn
in the western counties in oppositionto
the leaders of the regular Republican
organization have been hopeful of con-
tinuing their alliance with the Guffey
Democrats in the canvass for mem
bers of the legislature this year. Be-
fore Guffey went to Harrisburg the IN
surgents warned him against allowing
the Democratic state committee taking
up the Bryan movement, They de-
clared that if it became known that
Guffey's friends were committed 10
Bryan a large element of the Demo-
cratic party would refuse to support
his candidates for the legislature. This
would defeat their schemes for fusion.
While the insurgents could control
certain number of Republicans, this
number would be small as compared
with the Democratic vote in any local
ity where the full Democratic vote
must be polled in order to defeat the
regular Republican nominees.
1t is known that Guffey fully appre-
ciated the force of this argument from
the Martin-Flinn combine, but he also
realized that his personal following
among tho Democrats is composed
largely of the radical free silverites,
who fairly worship Bryan. When he
landed in the state capital he soon dis
covered that the boys were determined
to declare for Bryan for president re-
gardless Of the wishes of their Republic
can allies, and the Bryan resolution
was presented at the state committee
meeting. and it was adopted without
a dissenting voice
UNDER BRYAN'S STANDARD.
The Bryan standard has thus been
raised over the Democratic camp, and
II Finn and Martin pr pose to continue
to array themselves against the Repub-
lcan party and its regularly nominated
candidates they must fight with Cuff
fey under the flag of Bryan, stand ac-
cused of supporting the Chicago plat
form and everything else that Bryan
ism implies. Many of the former fol-
lowers of Martin and Finn will not
go with them into the Bryan camp
and Guffey cannot under any circum-
stances get the support of the sound
money Democrats. Many of them
rather than accept the Bryan platform
of the Guffey contingent will vote the
regular Republican ticket, as most OF
them did in the Mckinley campaign
four years ago,
If the gold Democratic leaders oi
Harrisburg had been allowed to tel
BRYAN their private opinion of the sit
uation IT, would doubtless have beer
that the committee was simply taking
ono more step to reduce the already
sadly diminished strength of the Dem.
ocratic party in Pennsylvania. anC
that there is not the slightest likeli.
hood that he will be able to carry &
dozen out Of the counties nf the state
A CONDITION, NOT A THEORY.
During his stay in Harrisburg Mr.
Bryan delivered himself of the usua
speech about the Chicago platform. re.
iterating his intention to stick to it an
declaring that unqualified devotion tC
it was the true and only test Of Demo.
fiH faith n ti,aa AiI Io ha1
forth the slightest encouragement to the
tens of thousands of Democrats who
have no sympathy with the Chicago
platform to return to the party; he
harped again on the silver question
with his customary emphasis, and gave
his followers distinctly to understand
that the battle of 1900 was to be waged
along the same lines as that of 1896
with the execution of his new depart.
ure on the issue Of anti-imperialism
Rut 1t wGs n somewhat unpleasant
Circumstance that in the midst of Mr.
Bryan's appe2l to the Democrats al
Pennsylvania for renewed fidelity tc
the silver issue an announcement was
made at Harrisburg on behalf of the
great Pennsylvania steel works ir
'1lFtllbn iAGA bu lEt Itbl u NidIcI
there would be an advance of wages ot
about 10 per cent, and that more thar
5000 men would obtain the benefits ot
the increase.
PENROSE'S GREAT VICTORY.
Senator Penrose finds that the labors
and trials of two United States senator.
ships which have been upon his shoul.
ders since the expiration of Senator
Quay's term are wearing heavily. HI
has scarcely had an opportunity tc
visit his home in this city since Christ.
mas. He is kept at work night and
day at Washington attending to the
many official responsibilities which
come to him from his constituents in
every county in the state. He has cys.
tematized his correspondence, and he
always carries an immense batch oi
papers On b's daily rounds of the de.
partments. lie made determined fgbt
to have League Island equipped with
stone dock such as would place il
upon a plane with the great navy
yards Of the world. There were many
objections from members of congress,
from states Tar from the seaboard, who
at hrst lalIed to appreciate the i'm.
portance OF this proposed improve
ment. He finally succeeded in remov
ing all opposition with the aid of sew
eral members Of the Pennsylvania del
egation In the house. and last wecl
Senator PenrOse had the satisfaction O
seeing President Mckinley attach hi
signature to the bill making the appro
priation for the work This SION
dock will mean much to the industrie
OF Pennsylvania, especially the irol
interests. IT will mean that supple