Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-08

for the year is 1924, $50 705.S4, an in
crease of $59,310, ASSOC. The amount Of
loans is shown to have been $158,272,-
572.62, an increase of S35, ,095, ,62S.4T.
The investment securities reached the
magnificent total of $191, ,265,419.03, an
increase of $22,740,S7999.
The Republican primaries in Law
renee on last Saturday were the most
bitterly contested in the history of the
county. The Quay and anti-Quay lines
were sharply drawn, especially in the
legislature fight. The result was the
nomination of Malcolm Mcconnell and
J. l.. McAnlis, the Quay candidates for
the legislature, over j. w. Stringmayer
and Samuel White, the avowed anti
Quay candidates by over 250 majority.
James H. Brown for sheriff and Chas.
e. Mehard for district attorney won.
These were also recognized as the
Quay candidates. Brown. the success
full candidate, has been the chief of the
New Castle fire department for years,
and is brother of Postmaster John B.
Brown.
Representative McAnlis, who is re-
nominated, voted for Colonel Quay in
his victory is great vindication, after
the bitter attacks made upon him.
MERCER REPUDIATES BOITERS.
The result of the Republican prima-
ries in Mercer county last Saturday
was a decided victory for the friends
of Colonel Quay. They carried the
county by over 1,500 majority in some
cases.
j. d. Emery, Quayite, received the
county Endorsement for state senate
over William Kile, anti-Quayite. by 500
majority. Emery was a member Of
the legislature of 1897, and voted for
Senator Penrose. The contest for the
legislative candidates was made on
strictly Quay and anti-Quay lines, and
the Quay candidate will have from
1900 to 1900 majority. DR.. j. NJ. Mar
tin, of Grove City, and George II. Cald-
well. of Deer Creek, were members of
the last legislature and refused to en-
ter the Republican caucus and voted
against Quay on each ballot. They
sustained an overwhelming defeat for
reelection. Levi Morrison, OF Green
vile, who voted for Quay for senator,
was nominated by a large majority.
The successful candidates for the
legislature are: Levi Morrison, Green
vile: H. X. Dougherty. Grove City
and Joseph c. Gibson, Hickory. Henry
Robinson received the county's en-
dorsement for congress by large ma
iority over William A. Mccormick
There was no contest for state dele
gates, and the delegation composed of
A. II. McElrath, of Mercer; Harry For
ker, of Sharon; Silas Hunter, of Salem
and j. e. Giebner, of Sandy Lake, are
friends of Colonel Quay.
QUAY MAN WINS.
In Armstrong county the followers
of Finn made determined fight Rep
resentative George McNees was, how
ever, nominated for state senator. He
is a Quay man, having voted for Quay
last winter in the house. One. and
probably the two, members of the
house will be stalwarts. The regu
lars had six candidates in the field and
thus divided their strength. The in
surgents combined on one candidate
and thus had an advantage by trading
with friends of regular candidates.
The vote on the state senatorship,
however, clearly indicated the senti-
ment of the voters.
BRADFORD IS STALWART.
Republican primaries We're held in
Bradford county last Saturday to elect
delegates to the county convention OH
Thursday next. The stalwarts had an
easy victory over the insurgent ele-
ment of the party. The convention
will elect five delegates to the state
convention. Congressman Wright will
be renominated without opposition and
Hon. Il. b.. Hardenbergh will be in
dorsed for auditor general
A sharp contest for county delegate
from Milan, the home of Representa-
tive Edmiston, the bolter candidate for
state senator, was made, the result
being crushing defeat for Edmistons
man.
SIBLEY'S GENEROSITY.
Congressman Joseph C. Sibley, who
has renounoed the Democracy and be-
come u full fledged Republican, few
months after his election to congress
from the Warren-Venango district, an
nounced that he would divide his con-
gressional salary for the full term
among the FIVE hospitals of the district.
In accordance with his promise the
officials of the projected Franklin hos
pital have just received his check for
$1,000, and the hospitals at Kane,