The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-08
REEDER PREPARES
FOR THE CAMPAIGN
Formal Opening of the State Can
vasS to Be Made Next Week.
CLUB MEN ARE lACTIVE.
Arrangements For the Annual Com
ycntion of the state League of Re-
pubIican Clubs to lie Held In Phiin-
deIphia, Mt which Prominent Men
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Philadelphia. Aug. Cen. Frank
Reeder, chairman of the Republican
state committee, was here nearly every
day during the past week preparing
for the formal opening of the state
Headquarters next week. The general
has been in consultation with his chief
of staff, T. Larry Eyre, of West Ches-
ter, and they have mapped out their
plans for the campaign as far as IT is
possible for them to do so at this time.
The preparation Of campaign liter
ature and the selection of the assist
ants in the various departments has
been attended to and next will come
the work of getting in touch with the
committeeman throughout the state.
This will be given careful attention.
1t is proposed at an early day to have
a conference of some of the leading
men in the party organization through
out the state in order to get reports
MS to the condition of the party or
ganization and suggestions as to what
Is best to be done in the various dis
tricts. The organization of a corps
Of competent orators will be taken up
and the Democracy will be given an
aggressive campaign in very doubtful
districts.
Gen. Reeder proposes to pay particu-
lar attention to the several congress
sional districts where the Democrats
are apt to endeavor to make still
hunt with the hope of finding the Re-
publicans neglecting their canvass.
The state chairman looks to the active
Republicans in such districts to smoke
out" these Democratic dark lantern
campaigners and TO see that the inter-
ests { the Republican candidates are
well taken care of throughout the
campaign.
STATE LEAGUE CONVENTION.
Within the last few days Chairman
Reeder had a conference with j. Hamp-
ton Moore, president of the State
League of Republican clubs, relative
to the arrangements for the state con-
vention Of the State League, which is
to be held in this city on Sept. II and
IS. This organization, which is COM
posed of a large number of active
young Republicans in different parts
Of the state, is going to be an import
ant factor in the coming campaign.
Gen. Reeder says he will rely upon the
young men to give him material as
sistance in the work of getting out
the party vote at the coming election,
and he will look to them to help to
arouse interest in the canvass as 1t
progresses and to make recruits wher-
ever possible.
The state chairman has undertaken
to help the members of the State
League in the matter of procuring
prominent speakers for the mass
meeting which they are going to hold
on the first night of the gathering.
The opening gun of the campaign will
then be fired. There will undoubtedly
be a large attendance of Republicans
from every county in the state. Gov
ernor Roosevelt, Senator Wolcott and
several other stars are expected to be
present and address the convention.
The local Republican clubmen have
prepared an interesting program for
the entertainment of the visitors,
which will include among other things
banquet at Belmont Mansion, which
is located in one of the most beauti-
full portions of Fairmount Park. The
Republican state committee headquar-
ters will be brilliantly Illuminated with
electric lights on this occasion, and
there will be every attention paid the
active party men who gather here to
discuss matters for the welfare of the
Republican party. There is no oppO-
cit Ax, LOT II. 4
Hampton Moore as president of the
league, as he has made a very capable
and faithful officer. Upon his shoulders
fell much of the responsibility of pre-
pairing for the Republican national con-
ventiOn, and he did his work we'll The
parade of Republican clubs on that oc-
caSion, which was under the auspices
of the league clubs, was a very credit
able affair and evoked very favorable
comment from Chairman Hanna and
other members Of the Republican ma
tional committee
Reports from different sections of
the state show that there is a deep
interest being taken by Republicans of
Pennsylvania in the national cam
paign, and that there is every assur-
ance that this state will give a very
large Republican majority.
A HOOSlER TALKS POLITICS.
Among Gen. Reeder's recent callers
at HEADQUARTERS was Judge Crumpack-
er, member of congress from the Tenth
Indiana district Judge Crumpacker
will probably be one of the speakers in
the Pennsylvania campaign. In COM
menting upon the political situation
the Hoosier congressman said:
"The people are not fools. They ap-
preciate conditions that have brought
prosperity. They do not want silver
at 16 10 ! or any of the Bryanite prop
ositions. The express reaffirmation OF
free coinage In the Kansas City plat
form at the heaven born ratio will cut
but little figure, for every voter with
intelligence enough to be a gold stand
ard man knows that Bryan is the per-
soni6cation of the free coinage policy,
platform or no. platform, and that he
cannot be galvanized into anything
else. The leopard cannot change his
spots nor the Ethiopian his skin A
Democrat who would go into the Bryan
camp except for that declaration is a
victim of self delusion.
THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE"
Paramount isues are sometimes ex-
pressed, but they are never made by
platform declarations. The people
think and form impressions of parties
as organized entities, with virtues and
vices like individuals, and the party,
considering its history, character and
professions. that has the best claims