The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-02-21


pirant For the United states Sem
ntorship.
Especial Correspondenceo
Philadelphia, Feb 2O-The real
leaGers of the insurgent Republican
forces in this state are making another
effort to unload John Wanamaker.
They fn0 that their cause is being
seriously handicapped by Wanamaker's
unpopuarity and that many people are
beginning to look upon the agitation
against the leaders of the regular Re-
publican organization as inspired and
sustained principally by Wanamaker.
"Bilr Finn, of Pittsburg, and Dave
Martin. of this city, who are the force
full factors in this anti-Organization
movement within and without the Re
publican party, come in contact with
the people. and they find that the hos
tility to Wanamaker is far reaching.
While they, too, as practical politicians
of the most pronounced type, recognize
the fact that they are not in good odor
with the people, they have convinced
themselves that they can make much
more headway if they can only per-
suade the Republican voters that their
campaigning is not solely for the per-
sonal advancement of Wanamaker in
his political ambitions. The voters
have come to regard Wanamakerism
as meaning absolutely nothing more
nor less than personal politics of the
most personal character They see the
affinity between Wanamakerism and
the Democracy, and they feel that to
follow the Wanamaker standard may
lead any one into the Democratic
party or at least impair ones useful
ness and standing in the Republican
organization.
REPUBLICANS DO NOT FORGET.
Republicans of Pennsylvania do not
forget the efforts of the Wanamaker
leaders to bring about the nomination
of Judge Gordon, of this city, for gov
ernor by the Democratic convention,
with the avowed purpose of the Wan
amaker adherents to support him at
the polls in the hope of defeating Colo
mel Stone, the regular Republican nom
inee for the governorship. They recall
the activity of the Wanamaker inter-
ests in afterwards booming jerks, who
secured the Democracy's nomination
for governor. They still have fresh in
mind the fact that throughout the last
session of the legislature the Wan
amakerites were in constant communi-
cation with the Guffey Democrats on
the United States senatorship. They
now find all the Wanamaker influence
in this city arrayed against the regu-
lar Republican ticket at the election
being held today, and at Washington
the Wanamaker representatives are
working in conjunction with ]. X.
Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, to pre-
vent the seating of Colonel Quay upon
the certificate of Governor Stone.
While leaders of both sides of the
United States senate hold this ques-
tion of the right of Colonel Quay to
this seat to be purely a constitutional
Issue and one which should be de-
termined only after an impartial con-
sideratiOn of the constitutional ques-
tions involved, the Wanamakerites, for
their own personal and political inter-
ests, are seeking to line up the Demo-
cratic United States senators against
Colonel Quay. To do this the argyll
ment is being used that if Colonel
Quay shall not be seated the Demo-
Gratis, by divisions among the Penn
sylvana Republicans, may yet elect
Colonel Guffey TO the senate.
Knowing that the Republicans of
Pennsylvania are aware of the tactics
of the Wanamakerites and believing
that many Of them are holding John
Wanamaker responsible for this condi-
tion of affairs, the other interests in
the insurgent cause are demanding that
Wanamaker shall write a letter which
the people can accept as recording his
retirement from the leadership of the
insurgents and which shall set forth
that he is not an aspirant or a candi-
date for the United States senatorship
Followers of Finn and Martin believe
that such a letter will help them in the
contests in certain districts in this
county as well as in other localities
whore Wanamakerism is very unpopu-
lar
THAT FORTHCOMING LETTER.
II has been stated in certain news.
papers that a letter from Wanamakel
Iaay be forthcoming within a few days
and that it will say that he has nc
aspirations to hold public office.
Such a deliverance from Wanamakei
headquarters viii, however be regard
ed as simply play to the galleries, as
il is known that after the hostility
shown to Wanamaker as candidate
for United States senator last winter
at Harrisburg, even from men allied
with the insurgent movement. Close
friends of Wanamaker quietly impaired
the information that Wanamaker wa!
LOt a candidate to succeed Colone
Quay in the United States senate. They
said that by keeping up the agitation
against the leaders of the regular Re
pCblican organization he expected t.
bring about a condition of affair,
through which he could be elected Il
the senate to succeed Senator Penros,
when his term expires and when tn,
eastern section of the state shall b,
entitled to name his successor. By de
claring in favor Of Magee or SOM
other western man for the Quay yacan
cy Wanamaker's campaigners hoped Il
keep the Finn influence in line will
them in their efforts to break through
the lines Of the regular Republican or
gauization It would suit the purpose
Of The Wanamaker boomers to have
Democrat like Guifey, from the wester,
section of the state. elected to IN
Quay seat They would then depriy
the friends OF the Beaver statesman O
,he prestige which they would hav
with Colonel Quay occupying a sea