The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-09-06
Action by Republican State Com
mittee Generally Commended.
smoke OUT DEMOCRATIC ALLIES
Those Who Claim to De Republicans,
But Make Deals with bryan Dem
Ocrnts, VIII lie Made to Take the
Especial Correspondence.)

have been conspiring with the Bryan
lite Democrats to defeat regular Repub'
lican nominees for congress and the
legislature, has attracted much favor
able comment. The rank and file Ui
the Republican party Of the Keystone
state believe in a man being either a
Republican, Democrat, a Prohibition.
ist, or a member OF any other party
but they protest most emphatically
against man claiming TO be Repub-
lican and then working hand in hand
with the Democratic politicians to the
advancement of the interests OF the
Democracy on every occasion that he
suffers defeat at the Republican pri-
maries.
There has been so much Of this sort
of thing going on of late that the men,
bers of the Republican state committee
decided that some protest must be
made against this style Of guerrilla
politics and that u warning be given
to men who have been guilty of this
treasonable action, that they may
know what to expect If they continue
at the game.
PARTY TREACHERY DENOUNCED.
After the routine of business of the
state committee had been transacted,
and Chairman Reeder had heard re-
ports from different members, former
Mayor Black, of Chester, submitted the
following resolutions:
Whereas 1t Is openly charged that
certain persons claiming to be Re-
pubicans are engaged in an effort
TO form a fusion with the Democratic
party, even to the extent Of voting
Tor Democrats when necessary, where
by the success of Republican candi-
dates in congressio ional senatorial and
representative districts may be imper-
He'd. and
Whereas, Such persons claiming to
be Republicans are guilty of tho
treachery of making contests at Re-
publican primary elections and con-
ventions and with dishonorable dis
regard of the result OF such primaries
and conventions proceed at once to
Conspire for the defeat Of the nomi-
nees of such conventions, where they
have not been successful: and
Whereas, The candidates nominated
In regular party convention where
such fusion Republicans have been
successful in many cases openly boast
OF their intention not to enter Re-
publican caucus at the next session OF
the legislature. and In many cases
have sought the endorsement Of the
Democratic party while at the same
time planning to defeat any colleagues
they may have upon the ticket;
Resolved, That the Republican state
committee OF Pennsylvania condemns
I'm the most emphatic terms these
r. .ctices which. II tur.fi.' olerate1
will be destructive OF party discipline
and efficiency. and must inevitably
lead to party disorganization and fall
Resolved further. That a committee
of seven be appointed to investigate
such charges and to report to this
committee at an early date the names
or any person Sr persons claiming to
be Republicans and guilty of the dis
honorable practices aforesaid and the
counties or districts I'm which such ef-
forts at fusion may exist. so that the
state committee may take prompt
ana effective action and may be able
TO make such recommendations to the
next state convention as will enable
that body to provide such rules and
. regulations as will prevent such prac-
tices in the future.
Ihe resolutions were adopted with.
out whisper of opposition.
RESULT OF INSURGENT DEALS.
This move of the state committee is
the outcome of the conferences that
have been held recently between the
Martin-Flinn insurgents and the Cuff
fey Democrats at the Hotel Stratford
In this city, at which deals were enter
ed into for the support of Democratic
candidates against regular Republican
nominees where the insurgents have
tailed TO nominate their favOrtes.
Notice was also taken of the eXhi-
bition given at the meeting of the
Democratic county committee in Mont
gomery county, when Democratic COM
mitteemen reported by name the Finn
IN ,f L,t
whom they met at the insurgent head
quarters in the Witherspoon building.
OF this city. to parcel out the places
on the proposed fusion legislative
ticket, even before the Montgomery
county Republican primaries have been
held.
STALWART COMMITTEE NAMED.
This is the committee named by
Chairman Reeder, in compliance with
the provisions of the resolution:
Senator S. J. NJ. McCarreu of Har-
risburg, Crosby N. Black OF Chester,
Representative William II. Keyser of
Philadelphia, Banker |. w. Slokum of
Lancaster, Squire Walter l.. Jones Of
Allentown, S. S. Wright OF Susquehan-
ma and former District Attorney w. ].
Whitehouse of Pottstown.
Before the state committee adjourn
ed Major Isaac b. Brown. of Erie. made
a stirring speech, in which he urged
that an aggressive campaign be waged
from now on until election day in IA
vor of Mckinley and Roosevelt and the
whole Republican ticket. He advocat-
ed a campaign upon national issues,
which would appeal to the public spirit
and the patriotism Of the people Of
Pennsylvania and would arouse en-
thusiasm for the party nominees.
PENROSE SCORES THE BOXERS.
When Major Brown had concluded
Chairman Reeder inquired Of Senator
Penrose If he cared to say anything
The young Philadelphia leader then
commanded the attention of the meet
ing. He left no room to doubt that
he was in hearty sympathy with the
action Just taken in the adoption of the
resolutions regarding the fusionists
Senator Penrose said IL was incum-
bent upon the state committee to labor
zealously for the success of the entire
Republican ticket. He expressed the
belief that the maiorities for Mckinley