The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-03-28

the Issue Was Plainly Put to the
People and They RebuIed the In
surgents.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg. March 27.-Another Sc
ries of stalwart Republican triumphs
was recorded with the result of the
primary elections held last Saturday.
The outcome is a net gain OF seven
members OF the legislature for the reg
ulars, the defeat Of three men who
bolted the Republican caucus on the
United States senatorship and COM
plete routs of insurgents wherever they
put up candidates for either state SEN
ator or state representatives.
Friends Of Colonel M. S. Quay
throughout the state have great oc-
casion to rejoice over the result. The
Republican voters of four counties
Erie. Crawford, Blair and Butler-had
an opportunity to go to the polls and
express their sentiments on the United
States senatorship. The Issue was
plainly and clearly before the people,
and by a popular vote the supporters
OF Colonel Quay have been sustained
and indorsed, and the principle of ma
jority rule has been once more upheld
and emphasized by thousands OF bal
lots of stalwart, party loving and fair
minded Republicans. The friends OF
Colonel Quay did not bring his per-
sonality to the front until that was
made the direct issue by the anti-Quay
men. Then the regulars declared their
willingness to meet them on that ques-
tion and let the people determine the
result. As in the days when Senator
Quay submitteN the matter of his re-
election to the United States senate
to a direct vote of the Republicans at
the primaries, the result is the same.
| The people have once more spoken, and
| the party wreckers and the caucus
boilers have been repudiated and rout-
ed at every point. In every instance
where man who bolted the Republi-
can caucus and co-operated with the
| Democrats at the last session of the
| legislature came up for denomination
he has been ANONYMOUSLY defeated.
| ERIE COON L . NOlE'
The Republican primaries in Erie
county proved an overwhelming stall
wart victory, the insurgent candidates
being hopelessly defeated in every in
Itancs Fl. ID. Austin an avowed anti
Quay candidate for senate. received
4y3 votes In Erie city and county.
! Complete returns show the nomination
of A. r. Sisson for state senate over
T. A. Gibson, present member, by 1000
majority. For assembly, county dis
trict. the two insurgent candidates
were scarcely in the running. J. r.
Mulkie of Union City, member of the
present legislature, is renominated, but
a second ballot in the convention will
be required to decide between F. l..
Hoskins, of Edinboro, and ]. r. Ray
mond, of Northeast Mulkie is stall
wart, as are also Hoskins and Ray
mond. Mulkie voted for Quay for sen.
ator.
C. A. Mertens, of the Erie bar, the
Republican nominee for assembly in
the city district, stands an excellent
chance of defeating ]. B. Brooks, pres
ent member from Erie city, Demo-
| CIdl, WIN Will lOSC lllC ouppOlI VI q
large section of his own party.
Brooks Republican opponent, Mer-
tens, is a young man of exceptional
talents, high character and possessing
many elements of political strength.
He has for years been an officer of the
L. A. W., and is deeply interested in
good roads legislation.
BOLTERS TURNED DOWN.
Possibly the greatest victory for the
regular element was scored in Blair
county. At the recent session Of the
legislature this county was represented
in the house of representatives by III
f. Stall, who claimed to be Repub-
lican, and a Democrat. They were
elected on a fusion ticket. Stall refus-
ed to participate in the Republican
caucus on the United States senator
ship and worked with the Guffey Dem
ocrats throughout the session, under
the leadership of Finn and Martin. He
now knows what the Republicans oi
his home county think of his action
All the power of the insurgent organi
zation was thrown to Stalls assistance
to secure his nomination at Saturday!
Republican primaries. He was showed
under by a large majority, on {
popular vote Two stalwart Republi
cans were nominated for the house o
representatives in this county. The!
will be elected and will go into thu
Republican caucus on the United States
senatorship and stand by the nomine'
of that caucus.
Edward p. Gamble and George M
! Patterson were nominated for the as
sembly. Gamble had 1900 votes ant
: Patterson 1000 more than Stall.
The present senator from the Blair
Cambria district, Senator Stinema1
who was one of the Quay leaders in tn
recent senatorial deadlock, had his ac
tion on this issue indorsed by the Re
, publican voters of Blair county o
Saturday by a majority of $500 owe
his pronounced anti-Quay opponent
: Dr. Crawford, of Tyrone. Senate
= Stineman last week carried Cambri
4 county as a Quay man, and not vot
l was cast against him.
b BUTLER IN LINE.
One of the most vindictive partisan
among the anti-Quay members OF tn
last legislature was Representativ
James n. Moore. He participated !
all the rump meetings organized b
Finn, and was ringleader in almos
/. every insurgent movement on the foo
With him was associated Represents
tive Dindinger. They were both elec
ed as Republicans, but they bolted IN