The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1900-02-28
JEFFERSON LINES
UP AGAINST Finn
A Pitched Battle Between Stall
warts and insurgents.
auERRILLss RICH WITH MONEY.
Despite the Lavish Expenditure of
Cash the Regulars are Booked 10
Win n victory.
tspeeIal Correspondenoe)

primamry election being held today in
jefferson county. The struggle is i'm
portant because it is practically the
first real struggle since the reopen
| ing OF hostilities within the party or
ganization. The insurgents under the
leadership OF William Finn are max
ing a bold stand in this city in the
matter OF the nomination of a canci-
date for the state senate and the Sc
lection Of delegates to the state and
national Republican conventions.
In this senatorial district. composed
Of jefferson and Indiana counties, the
candidates for senator are nominated
by. popular vote in both counties. JEFF
ferson county has had the senator for
eight years a the person OF J. G..
Mitchell, and by common consent the
nomination has been conceded to In
diana county. The regular Republic
cans are running John S. Fisher, and
the insurgents are backing ]. w. Nor
row. Fisher is the close friend of At
torney General Elkin. who is backing
him in the fight. Finn has been in
consultation with the disgrantled poll
tieians OF Jefferson county, and a
bountiful campaign fund has been sup
piled. Nothing is being left undone
b. these party wreckers to break Into
the district.
As the contest here is the first fight
n TIE state they arc not sparing
money or anything else to wiz. The
county is overrun with agents Of the
fittsburg boss in support Of Morrow.
Everything that money can do IS being
done to defeat the stalwarts.
But Notwithstanding all this the reg
ulars expect to win a complete victory.
The Republicans of Jefferson county
DO not believe in guerrilla tactics in
politics. They do not like ''refOrmers"
of the Finn stamp. Fllnn's eonnec-
ton with the campaign has materially
hurt the insurgent cause. he may run
Pittsburg. but he will fail to make
any impression on the Republicans Of
Jefferson. Fisher and the whole
straightout Republican ticket win win.
Senator Mitchell and the frieSds of the
attorney general viii send in satisfac-
tory returns from this county.
LANCASTER ANTS DISCOURAGED
There were several conferences dur
ing the week Of leading anti-Quay Re-
publicans Of Lancaster county, with a
view OF making a fight against the
stalwarts' legislative slate. The "antis"
did not meet with much encourage
ment in quarters where they expected
il, and the movement has been prac-
tically abandoned. Senator Milton
Eby was willing to allow the use Of his
name for the legislature, conditional
on A. c. Baldwin, business man aud
former member of the legislature. be-
coming his running mate. Mr. Bald
win declined for business reasons and
the proposed opposition to Quay in the
southern district fell through. There
was no effort made 20 get out any
anti-Quay candidates in the northern
or city districts.
The slated stalwa-t legislative ticket
Is: Senator. Milton Heidelheugh. rep-
resentatiYes, Frank B. McClain, John
G. Hornsher. William H. Brosius, Bar
ton NJ. Weaver, II. Burd Cassell and ID.
w. Gray. The candidate for recorder
has not yet been slated. Indications
ere that Jonas Huber viii be decided
uron. The only other candidate for
this Office is John H. Bausnan, for
mer clerk in the Office. but he has no
chance of winning
The national delegates will not be
determined upon until Wednesday.
Secretary OF the Commonwealth Griest
may be one and Isaac w. SlOkom the
other Wednesday next at midnight
is tie last day on which candidates
can register TO be voted for at the COM
ing primary elections.
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The candidacy Of Charles Miller, of
Penn township, Snyder county, for
state senator cannot bring about the
defeat of Benjamin X Focht, of Union
&C unity, for the Republican nomination
IN that district County Chairman z.
w. Tool says he will not allow Miller
To register in Snyder. as the time limit
expired on February 10, SO Focht will
be the only candidate on the ticket for
the primaries here. FOcht will secure
the eonferees in both Snyder and
Union, and having six of the nine, 1t
VIII not matter much to him if some
one else captures the conferees in
Northumberland.
At the Republican primary elections
in Chester county last Saturday, the
stalwarts won a sweeping victory
They practically carried the county
without opposition. Horace a. Beall
Sr., of Parkesburg, was elected delegate
to the national convention, and Joseph
J. Morris. of Uwchlap, alternate. The
state delegates chosen are as follows
Northern district, Aaron Lord. OF
North Coventry. and Jesse Hall. of
Phoenixville: Southern. Ellis Kirk, of
Oxford. and William T. Dance, of
Franklin; Eastern, William Chalfont.
Jr.. OF West Chester: Western, DR..
Thomas Richmond, OF East Brandy
wine. and Elias Bair, of salisbury. The
state delegates viii support Senator
Hardelbergh for auditor general and
present Auditor General McCauley's
name TO the convention for one of the
celegates-at-iarge TO the national con-
vention. For ongressmen-at-large
they viii support the men desired by
Colonel Quay.
PLACE FOR JACK" ROBINSON.
For the first time since he entered
congress, Congressman Butler will not
have Fighting Jack" Robinson to con-
tend with in his approaching fight for
= third term. and a heavy weight.
therefore, has been lifted of his mind
With the Delaware Countian satisfac-
tcrily disposed OF. Mr. Buffers return
to congress has been made practically
safe. unless complications should arise
in Chester county, which is not proba-
lie. This condition of affairs has been
brought about by the staiwaTt leaders
% the two counties agreeing to secure
for ex-Congressman Robinson the
pleasant and profitable post of United
States marshal for the Eastern district
Of Pennsylvania Colonel Quay and
Senator Penrose having given their
inorsemelt to the scheme. all that re-
rlains 10 be done is for President Nc
Kinley to attach his name to the com
mission.
SCHOOL APPROPRIATION PAID.
State Treasurer Beacon has eomplel-
ed the distribution CT the school appro-
rriatiOn for the current fiscal year
ending May 81 next The State fiscal
oficers estimate the state revenue for
1900 at $I2.l21 1850. or about $600.0
less than the receipts for 1899
Mr. Beacon says if business condi-
ticns continue as good for five years
as they have the past eighteen months
tie state will be able. under the pres
ent revenue law. to meet its obligations
hut that even the present conditions
viii not Justify any increase of appro-
pr;ations. He believes it would be a
mistake 10 change the present system
OF state taxation in Pennsylvania.
The large increase in state revenues
the past year over the previous twelve
months has enabled the state treasurer
TO settle promptly all the claims
against the commonwealth.
Joke the other Fellow.
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