The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-10-03
FUSION GETS
A BLACK EYE.
Insurgents Are Now Assailing
Former Speaker Walton.
WILL NOT AID DEMOCRATS.
Martin and Finn See the Hnndwrit-
Ing on the Wall, Although GuTey
Stili Hopes To Win with Their Az
sistance.
Especial Correspondcnce)

Especial Correspondcnce)
Philadelphia. Oct. with but few
weeks remaining Of the campaign, the
Republican party leaders are becoming
more confident every hour of the poll
ing of large Republican vote in Penn
sylvania, and they have no doubt about
the election of large majority OF the
Republican candidates for the legisla-
ture. There are several congressional
districts in which there are very bitter
contests, but the party managers are
quite hopeful of holding their own, and
possibly making some gains.
Chairman Reeder, of the Republican
state committee, is giving close atten-
tion to the congressional district fights,
and says that he is much encouraged
by the activity shown by members Of
the Republican county committees and
other influential party workers. The
election of Republican candidates for
~congress and the legislature has been
imperilled by the fusion movements be-
tween the so-called Republican insur-
gents and the Guffey Democrats work.
ing in harmony for the defeat of Re-
publican nominees.
GUFFEYITES CONFER.
There was big gathering here last
week of Democratic politicians, with
Guffey at their head, TO further their
campaign for the capture of majority
of the members Of the Legislature and
the election of members of congress.
The Democrats are banking entirely
upon the support they expect to re-
ceive from the followers of David Mar
tin and William Finn and their asso-
ciates in the fusion movement GufIey
wears a very hopeful smile, and he Is
telling his Democratic lieutenants what
great things they may look for in the
future by standing in with the Finn
Martin insurgents Guifey expects to
have Democrat elected speaker of the
house of representatives and to control
the appointments of committees. He
will, however, be greatly disappointed
with the result
WALTON A STALWART.
While GuiTey is doing his best to i'm
press Democrats that they are to be
great gamers by the fusion movement,
1t is manifest that neither Martin nor
Finn nor any of their insurgent allies
will be able to deliver the votes TO
carry through the fusion candidates
for the legislature.
The insurgents got very hard blow
q few days ago when Harry F.. Wal
ton. who was backed by David Martin
for the Republican nomination for state
senator in the Fifth district, publicly
announced that he would not partici-
pate in the fusion deal with the Dem
ocrats and that he proposed to support
the full Republican ticket. This was a
surprise to Martin and Finn, who ex-
pected Walton to take the stump for
the fusion candidates in this district.
Walton was beaten by a majority of
5000 votes for the Republican nomi-
nation for senator by William II Ber-
kelbach, who ran as the candidate of
the stalwart element. Berkelbach was
plCuStu " ~ ihtO lUt IlepuDlltdl
caucus for the United States senator
ship and abide by the action of the ma
jority.
Walton was very much disappointed
when he failed to get the nomination,
as he was led to believe that Martin,
with all the cash at his command,
could not be beaten at the primaries.
II am Republican" said Mr. Wal
ton, however, when asked what he
proposed to do in the coming contest
Il will support the full Republican
ticket, and | believe every Republican
should do SO, no matter what may
have been his preferences before the
conventions were held
Mr. Walton, since he has come out
for the election of his successful op-
ponent, Mr.. Berkelbach, has become
the target for all the insurgent news
papers of this city which carry the
Wanamaker advertisements. AS if
penned by one man, editorials have ap-
peared in all these papers savagely at
tacking Mr. Walton. A few days be-
fore they were telling of the many ad-
HOw'S This!