Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-02-22
Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as
second-class mail matter.
Especial Correspondence


Harrisburg, Feb. 20.-There is hot
contest under way at the Republican
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 maxi
ing a bold stand in this city in the
matter of the nomination OF a cand1-
date for the state senate and the se-
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 in 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 j. w. Nor
row. Fisher is the close friend of At
torney General Elkin, who is backing
consultation with the disgruntled poll
bountiful campaign fund has been sup
piled. Nothing is being left undone
by these party wreckers to break into
the district.
AS the contest here is the first fight
in the state they are not sparing
money or anything else to win. The
county is overrun with agents of the
Pittsburg 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 complete victory.
The Republicans of Jefferson county
do not believe in guerrilla tactics in
politics. They do not like "reformers"
of the Finn stamp Films connec-
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 will win.
Senator Mitchell and the friends of the
attorney general will send in satisfac-
tory returns from this county.
LANCASTER ANTS DISCOURAGED.
There were several conferences dur
ing the week of leading anti-Quay Re-
view of making a fight against the
stalwarts' legislative slate The "antis"
did not meet with much encourage
ment in quarters where they expected
it, 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, a business man and
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 to get out any
anti-Quay candidates in the northern
or city districts.
The slated stalwart legislative ticket
IS: Senator, Milton Heidelbaugh; rep,
resentatives, Frank B. McClain, John
C. Hornsher, William H. Brosius, Bar
ton NJ. Weaver, H. Burd Cassell and ID.
w. Gray. The candidate for recorder
has not yet been slated. Indications
are that Jonas Huber will be decided
upon. The only other candidate for
this Office is John H. Bausman, 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 the last day on which candidates
can register to be voted for at the COM
ing primary elections.
FOCHT SURE WINNER.
The candidacy of Charles Miller, OF
no ;,> for
state senator cannot bring about the
defeat of Benjamin X. Focht, of Union
county, for the Republican nomination
in that district. County Chairman K.
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 conferees in both Snyder and
Union, and having six of the nine, 1t
will 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 sweeping victory.
They practically carried the county
without opposition. Horace A. Beall,
Jr., of Parkesburg, was elected delegate
to the national convention, and Joseph
J. Morris, of Uwchlan, 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 will support Senator
Hardenbergh for auditor general, and
present Auditor General McCauley' s
name to the convention for one of the
delegates-at-large to the national con-
vention. For congressmen-at-larg
they will support the men desired by
Colonel Quay.