The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-08-02
PENROSE MEETS
THE PRESIDENT
An Important Federal Appoint
ment Quickly Follows.
REGULAR ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZED
Discussion of the Outlook For the
Political Campaign Gives Assur-
ances of Republican Success In No.
vcmbcP.
Especial Correspondence.)

Senator Beies 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 a 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
three weeks trip through the west and
northwest, and predicts that those
states will be carried for Mckinley and
Roosevelt beyond a doubt.
He says this certainty of the final
outcome, however, does not mean that
will take anything for granted. The
opening guns Of the campaign will -
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
syivania. "lf the Democrats want to
make Imperialism the paramount Issue
we will meet them on their own
ground. We will talk also about Is 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 of dissatisfaction among the
Germans because of the so-called i'm
perialistic policy of the Republican
party, | 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
Republican column. The farmers in
that state look upon Mckinley as the
agent of prosperity and are going to
give the ticket their unanimous sup
port. | also think we have good
chance of carrying Nebraska and elect
ing a Republican legislature. 1t Is as
sured that West Virginia will give q
plurality for the Republican ticket"
Senator Scott will be chairman of
the eastern speakers bureau at the
New York headquarters
STALWARTS HONORED.
One of tho results of Senator PEN
roses conference with President Nc
Kinley was the appointment of State
Senator Walter 7. 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 elec-
ton in the Pennsylvania legislature
last winter.
The appointment by President Nc
Kinley of Senator Merrick Is regarded
as a crushing rebuke to the insurgent
Republicans, following so closely, as 1t
does, upon the appointment OF another
supporter of Quay and Penrose. James
B. Holland, Of Montgomery county.
who was a few days ago sworn in as
United States attorney for the eastern
district of Pennsylvania upon the rec
ommendation of Col. Quay and Senator
Penrose.
The selection of Senator Merrick will
be received with general approval
among active Republicans residing in
counties east of the Alleghenies. where
he is well known to the men identified
with the Republican organization. He
has many admirers among the party
men throughout the commonwealth.
Senator Merrick was born in Charles
ton township, Tioga county, Pa, June
l2, 1859. He was educated at the
Mansfield State Normal school and the
Elmira Free academy. He studied law
with the Hon. Charles II. Seymore, OF
Tioga, and at Wellsboro was admitted
to practice at the bar in 1886. He fol-
lowed his profession at Blossburg, the
mining center Of Tioga county, where
he still resides. Senator Merrick has
had considerable experience In the
Pennsylvania legislature, both as a
member Of the house and Of the senate
He was elected to the house in 1893
and in 1895 and 1896 he was promoted
to the senate from the district which
embraces Tioga, Potter and Mexican
counties.
In the recent senatorial contest he