Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-07-26
pENROSE MEETS
THE PRESIDENT
An Important Federal Appoint
ment Quickly Follows.
REGULAR ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED

RtCULhR URGhNIIAlION RECOGhIIED
Discussion of the Outlook For the
Political Campaign Gives Assur-
ances of Republican Success in Mo-
vember.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, July 24.-United States
Senator Boies Penrose has returned
from visit to Washington, where he
went to look after some official busi-
ness with the departments. He met
President Mckinley when he went to
the national capital to confer with his
cabinet officers relative to the crisis
over affairs in China. Senator Penrose,
who had long talk with the president,
says he is entirely satisfied with the
outlook as far as the political situation
is concerned.
While in Washington Senator Pen
rose had conference with United
States Senator Nathan Scott of West
Virginia, who was on his way to New
York to take charge of the Republican
national committee headquarters,
which will be opened this week. Sen
atOr Scott had just returned from a
three weeks trip through the west and
northwest. and predicts that those
states will be carried for Mckinley and
Roosevelt beyond doubt.
He says this certainty of the final
outcome, however, does not mean that
the Republican campaign managers
will take anything for granted. The
opening guns of the campaign will be
fired some time between the 18th and
Goth Of August, and from that time
until election day the canvass will be
pushed with vigor.
Senator Scott declared that he be-
lieves that the Republicans will carry
Colorado this fall. He visited Pueblo
during his stay in that state, and while
there a Mckinley and Roosevelt club
was formed The remarkable thing
about this was that 62 members of this
club voted for Bryan in 1896. This is
only one example Of the way people are
dropping the free silver idea.
"The campaign will be fought upon
all the issues. for there are none that
the Republicans wish to evade," said
Senator Scott to his friend from Penn
sylvania. IF the Democrats want to
make Imperialism the paramount issue
we will meet them on their own
ground. We will talk also about 16 to
and the prosperity that has resulted
from the wise Republican legislation.
We will stand upon the record of the
administration of William Mckinley, in
which there is nothing to apologize for.
"In Indiana. Illinois and Wisconsin,
where the Democrats have been max
ing claims CT dissatisfaction among the
Germans because of the so-called i'm
perialistic policy of the Republican
party, I look for increased gains for
Mckinley and Roosevelt. All these
states are sure to cast their votes for
the Republican candidates. The dis
satisfaction among the Germans exists
only in the minds Of the Bryanites.
Kansas can be safely counted in the
HepuDllcan COlumn. ne FARMERS Ill
that state look upon Mckinley as the
agent of prosperity and are going to
give the ticket their unanimous sup
port. I also think we have good
chance OF carrying Nebraska and elect
ing Republican legislature. 1t is as
sured that West Virginia will give a
plurality for the Republican ticket"
Senator Scott will be chairman of
the eastern speakers bureau at the
New York headquarters.
STALWARTS HONORED.
One of the results of Senator Pen
roses conference with President Nc
Kinley was the appointment of State
Senator Walter T. Merrick, Of Tioga
county as naval officer for the port
of Philadelphia. Senator Merrick
voted for Penrose for United States
senator and was one Of the stalwart
friends Of Col. Quay in the deadlock
over the United States senatorial cleo
tion in the Pennsylvania legislature
last winter.
The appointment by President Nc
Kinley of Senator Merrick is regarded
as crushing rebuke to the insurgent
Republicans. following SO closely, as it