Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-22

The insurgents have elected SO mem
bers and senators who will sit in the
next legislature These figures give
them more than they WILL probably
get, but every doubtful man is placed
in this list
Deducting this number from the to-
tai number of Republicans elected
leaves 1873 regular Republicans in the
next legislature. All of these were
elected either as direct friends Of Col.
Quay or were pledged to go into the
caucus and abide by it's decision. They
were supported in their counties by the
regular Republicans on the issue of
party regularity and majority rule, and
are pledged to carry out these instruc-
tions at the coming session of the leg
islature
Under all these circumstances It
would seem as though the contest had
been definitely settled by the returns,
but the band of party wreckers who
have been attempting to disrupt the
Republican party during the past two
or three years are trying to steal some
of the regular Republicans in the hope
that they can reduce the number who
will go into the caucus below 1913.
which is the number necessary to elect,
and thus prevent an election of United
States senator, as they did two years
ago.
SIMPLY OBSTRUCTIONISTS.
These people do not expect to be
able to el1ct a senator themselves. The
insurgent Republicans have no hope
of this kind. They have only So votes;
they will have only SO votes in joint as
sembly. but in joining these SO with
the SO Democratic members and sena-
tors they hope, by filibustering tactics,
to prevent an election. If they can
tempt, by use of the large corruption
fund at their hands, or otherwise,
some II or Is members who were elect
ed on platform of party regularity
to disregard their instructions, sell
their honor and their manhood to this
band of party wreckers. they think
they can delay the election of a sena-
tor two years longer.
This Is the whole contest now be-
fore the Republicans of Pennsylvania.
1t will not succeed, because there Is
clear majority of regular Republi-
cans elected,
The great mass of Republican voters
throughout the state will not longer
stand such methods. They will rise in
their might and smite the small CO.
terie of disappointed politicians who by
such means are undertaking to defeat
the Republican party of the state
In the contest at the primaries this
year the insurgents won straight vic
tories in only seven of the G7 codnties
of the state-Allegheny. Bradford
Bucks. Lebanon, Montour, Somerset
Un IA tn. a..
elusive how weak the insurgent cause
Is when II Is submitted to a popular
vote of Republicans. They can only
win in few counties OF TIE state on
the main issue.
In few counties they succeeded by
joining forces with the Democrats.
1t is time for the Republicans of the
state to end this controversy by plac-
ing tie seal of disapproval upon the
methods of those leaders Who. while
pretending to wear Republican garb,
are all the time hobnobbing with the
Democrats in order to defeat or dis
rupt the Republican party.
While the matter of the United
States senatorship is absorbing most
attention naturally. the canvass for the
election of the presiding officers of the
tives is going on at a lively rate.
The candidates agreed urcn by the
stalwart Republican leaders, however.
have gained during the week I'd there
Is no doubt about the election OF Sen
stor William =, Snyder, ut Chester
county, as president pro lem. of the
senate and Hon, William T. Marshall,
os Allegheny. for speaker OF the house
If representatives.
4 Long Distance Photograph.
MINNEAPOLIS. Nov. 16.--prosessor
+. i, Lcavenworth photographed the as
tcroll Eros through the telescope at the
State university observatory last even
ing. Considering thar the diminutivc
planet is said 10 be :ii.0O0.0O0 miles
away. il was long shot. The professor
said that the planet could not be- seen
with the naked eye or thru,igh the tele,
scope, Ry q ploac mathematical calcula-
lion he ascertaincd Its exact location. and
the sensitive plate caught its likeness,
wan though 1t was beyond human ken.