Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-09-13
BROUGHT BACK
GOOD REPORTS.
What Governor Stone and General
Reeder Learned Travelling.
REPUBLICANS ARE CONFIDENT.

| The Mckinley Administration II
Strong With the People, and the
| Party Ii Bound to Triumph in No
vember.
With the opening Of the political
campaign in Pennsylvania interest is
revived in the personnel of the candi-
dates on the Republican state ticket
While the nominees of the Republic
can party are all men who have made
their mark in the world and who have
earned recognition from their party
the candidates on the Democratic
state ticket, with possibly one excep-
ton, are emphatically unknown men.
1t is doubtful whether 1 per cent of
the Democratic voters in the COM
monwealth can name the candidates
on the Democratic ticket.
A MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
Senator Edmund B. Hardenbergh,
who is the Republican standard bearer
for auditor general, was born at Will
sonville. Wayne county. in this state,
on July 81. 1S46. He was educated
Business college, in Poughkeepsie, N.
Y. After leaving school he went into
railroading, and for some time past
has been in the employ of the Erie
Railway company as travelling instruc-
tor
For the past Is years Mr.. Harden
bergh has been active and prominent
In the politics of his section Of the
state at large. He served as a mem
ber of the lower house Of the legisla-
ture during the sessions of 1885 and
1887, and in 1894 was elected to the
state senate. being reelected to- that
body In 1898, after bitter factional
fight He has served as delegate In
a number of Republican state conven-
tions and in the Republican national
convention inS1S96, and was chairman
OF the Wayne county Republican COM
mittee for the years 1891 and 1892 He
is well known among organized work
ingmen of the commonwealth and has
figured as champion of labor at Har-
risburg.
A NATIONAL CHARACTER.
The venerable Galusha A. Grow, who
was renominated for congressman-a
large by the Republican state conven-
tion, is national character. He was
born In Ashford (now Eastford) Wind
ham county. Conn.,, on Aug. 81. 1923.
His father died when he was years
old, and his mother, with her six chill
dren, removed to SusQuehanna county,
Pa. in May. 1884. There young Grow
worked on farm until he began prep
aration at the Franklin academy for
Amherst college. from which institu-
tion he graduated in 1874. Three years
later he was admitted to the bar, and
in 1850 began his public career by be-
ing elected the successor of David Will
mot in the house OF representatives.
He was elected from the same dis
trict for six consecutive terms, the first
three times as Free Soil Democrat,
the last three times as a Republican
but in 1862 lost his seat through a re-
districting of the state. In July, 1861,
he was elected speaker of the house.
He returned to congress in 1894, when
he was elected to fill the vacancy caus-
ed by the death Of Gen. William Lilly,
congressman -at-large, and was re-
elected on the ticket at large In 1896.
PHILADELPHIA WAS RECOGNIZED
Philadelphia's commercial interests
and sterling Republicanism was recog-
nized by the Republican state conven-
ton In the nomination Of Robert H.
Foerderer. of Philadelphia. for the
other place on the ticket for congress-
man-at-large. Robert H. Foerderer
was born in Frankenhousen, Germany,
on May 16. 1860. His parents. when
he was an infant. came to America and
located In Philadelphia. They sent the
lad to the public schools and afterwards
to a private academy. At the age of
Is years he began his business career
as an apprentice In his fathers morocco
factory. entering the plant as humble
beginner. and took his chances of pro-
motion with the other workinsmen.
After mastering all the details of the
trade he eventually went into the
business on his own account. He is
now the owner OF one OF the largest
manufactures Of glazed kid In the
world.
Mr. Foerderer Is director In several
financial institutions. and he Is also
Identified with some of the leading
clubs. He has never held any public
once. His thorough familiarity with
the needs OF Philadelphia naturally
directed attention to him as an avail
able man to represent the state In the
national legislature. lie has always
been a stalwart Republican and lib
erai contributor to the party organiz-
alton. His candidacy when first pro-
posed received cordial support from
many members OF the Union League,
the Manufacturers club and the COM
merciai and maritime exchanges and q
strong sentiment In his behalf was
quickly awakened.
Nineteen of the alleged rioters at Ak.
ron. o.. have thus far been arrested.
Two railroad men were hurt la u colli-
Sion ON the I.ong Branch division of the
Pennsylvania railroad.
No Improvement was Noted In the con.
dition af Hon. Arthur sewall. who was
reported dying at Hath. Me.