The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-08-15

secretary CT the Iepunicah Noh-
grcssionnI Committee Rcgardine
the Election of Members Of Con-
grcss.
Especial Correspondence)
Philadelphia, Aug. l4.-The Repub-
lican state campaign in Pennsylvania
was formally opened today with the
starting in to work of the entire force
of the Republican state committee,
under the direction of Gen. Frank
Reeder, the state chairman. For sew
eral weeks the preliminary work was
looked after by T. Larry Eyre, chief
executive officer of the state commit
tee. with Chairman Reeder making fire.
Quent visits to this city for consul
tatioE with his assistants. From now
on both Chairman Reeder and Mr..
Eyre will be at the state headquarters
daily, looking after the details of the
campaign and getting matters in shape
for the fall fight There will be little
speech making until next month, but
there is always a vast amount of cor
respondence between the state COM
mittee officials and the county chair
men IN making arrangements for meet
ings and the canvassing of the var
ious districts.
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED.
I'VE propose to run this campaign,
said Chairman Reeder today, upon
the principle of taking nothing for
granted, and We want to impress upon
the Republicans of Pennsylvania at
the outset the danger of over con-
fldenCe. We are too apt TO assume
because Pennsylvania has prospered
more than has any other state, under
the Mckinley administration, that our
people will rush to the polls and vote
the whole Republican ticket as an evil
dence of appreciation of what the Re
publican party has done for the state
and the country at large Unfortunate
ly our experiences do not teach us that
we can expect this movement to come
voluntarily from all classes of our
voters. There are always many who
seem to forget the advantages they de- !
rive from the success OF the Republi- |
can party until il is sometimes too |
late to overcome the result of this lack |
of appreciation Of the benefits of Re- |
publican supremacy. Many Republi /
can candidates have in the past been |
defeated not because a majority of the
voters in their respective districts were
opposed TO them. but because many of
those who really favored their election,
neglected to go to the polls and vote
for them.
Now, the aim Of the Republican or
ganization in this state this fall will |
be to impress upon those citizens who |
are not ordinarily interested in politics
that they must go to the polls in No
vember next to vote the whole Republic |
can ticket 10 insure a continuance of |
present prosperous conditions.
ut will not do to allow the campaign |
in this state to so by default because
it can be taken for granted that Presi-
dent Mckinley viii get large major
ity next November We must see to Il |
that every close or debatable congress |
sional and assembly district is won for |
the Republican party and that the |
Democracy, with their fusion alliances,
shall not be permitted to defeat regu-
lar Republican candidates for congress
or the state legislature.
bers Of congress in the past through |
fusion deals made with the Democracy |
by disgruntled Republicans and the |
loss of Republican members of the leg |
islature by similar combinations will |
all have bearing upon the election of |
n United States senator which will |
come up before the legislature which |
meets in January next.
A REPUBLICAN L. S. SENATOR.
mo Republican can afford to jeop- |
ardize the election of a Republican to
the United States senate. Those who |
give aid and encouragement to the
Democracy in the election Of members
of the Legislature win be held respon-
sible for the result of such alliances
against regularly nominated Re2ubli-
can candidates for the senate and of |
the state house Of representatives.
THE Republican state committee will
throughout this campaign give every
assistance possible to the county or
ganizatiOns. not only to get out a full |
vote for the state ticket, including the
presidential electors, but wherever
necessary a helping hand will be given
offices. We want and expect to have
the hearty cooperation of the various
Republican county committeeman and |
any Republican who can IN any way |
contribute to the party success this fall |
will be always welcome at the state |
committee headquarters TO give sug- |
gestiOns or advice in the interest of |
Republican nominees
With the Republican organization |
presenting a solid front against the |
Democracy In November we should |
make important gains in the congress
sional delegation. but this can be ac-
complished only by hard work and per-
sistent canvassing."
MUST GAIN CONGRESSMEN.
Congressman Jesse Overstreet of the |
Seventh Indiana district. who Is secre- |
tary OF ihe Republican national con-
gressional committee, stopped off IN
this city Yesterday while on his wav TO |
New York and had a conference with |
Gen. Reoder regarding the situation in |
the doubtful congressional districts in |
Pennsyl"e MIA
THE great danger TO the Rcpubli- |
can party this fall will be IN over con- !
fidence.' said Congressman Oversireet.
We must make a determined fight in
every doubtful district If We are to
elect a Republican majority TO the |
house In '98 we carried the house by |
majority Of l3 By contests decided |
In our favor our majority was in |
creased, but we cannot now depend on |
the districts they came from. We had |
three congressman from North Care. |
linz. but of course sinrn tLa hL-E...1,.