The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-11-28
Finn And
GUFFEY PLOT.
Insurgent and Democratic Bosses
SOheming Against Regular
Republicans.
A QUESTION OF THE FUTURE.

(Special CorrespondenceD

NSpeClaI COrreSpOndenCe.)
Philadelphia, Nov 27.-Republicans
of Pennsylvania have Just been given
another exhibition of the extent to
which the insurgents of the Martin
Finn type will go to prevent the cleo
tion of the choice of the majority of the
Republican members of the legislature
to the United States senate.
William Finn, of Pittsburg, the ac-
knowledged leader of the insurgents.
held conference in this city last week
with James NJ. Guffey, the Bryanite
member of the Democratic national
committee from Pennsylvania, regard
ing the organization Of the legislature
and the election of United States SEN
ator to succeed Col. Quay. Finn real
ICES that he and his followers are in
hopeless minority in the Republican
party, and that he has to go to the
Democracy for support in his schemes
In free and fair fight at the Repub-
lican primaries Finn and his friends
were successful in but seven counties
in Pennsylvania, and outside of his
own machine following IN Pittsburg
and the Martin henchmen in Philadel-
phia there is less than score of Re-
publican members of the legislature
who will cooperate with him
REGULARS IN MAJORITY.
The regular Republicans, with a ma
jority in both the senate and the house,
are entirely satified with the situation
but it does seem strange that men
wishing to be regarded as Republicans
should be conspiring with Democrats
to defeat the will of the majority in the
Republican party.
Even though they had a secret COM
pact in the last campaign to defeat reg
ular Republican candidates for tn le--
islature, who would not submit to dom
ination from Finn or Martin, the in.
surgents and Democrats were badly
routed in every county in which they
made their most conspicuous effort.
The people were not with them, nor
are they now. But Finn and Guffey
have their personal ends to serve, and
they are going to do all in their power
to make trouble for the regular Re-
publicans at Harrisburg, even If they
cannot prevent Col Quay's election.
Their first effort wi be t. 2gree uqon
a candidate for speaker of the house
of representatives There are many
difficulties in the way of a deal on the
speakership, especially in view of the
fact that the stalwarts have a major
ity in the house, and the regulars have
no doubt about the election of their
lavorite, Representative " r. Mar
shall of Allegheny, as speaker.
Republicans VINO may be opposed to
| Col. Quay's election to the senate will
| hesitate before committing themselves
| to losing game in the organization of
| the house, on account of the local in
terests directly involved A deal on the
| speakership would mean promises to
the Democracy of clerkships and other
patronage which properly belongs tC
Republicans in this stalwaTt Republi-
can state. 1t would mean the giving Of
important places on committees tC
Democrats, and thus depriving tho Re.
publican party of credit for any i'm.
portant legislation which may be pass
ed, and for which credit should b'
given. The appropriations to charita
BILE institutions and hospitals, where
patients are treated free, have alway!
been made through Republicans on tn
appropriation committee, and the part!
has been commended for its liberalit!
in this direction.
The generous appropriations to III
public schools of Pennsylvania hav
been made under Republican auspices
and the Republican party has bee,
Justly praised for its action in thi
matter. The schemes contemplated b
Finn and Martin is to place Democrat
in position to take credit for wha
should properly belong to the Reput
lican party and thus give the Demo
cratic members an undue share of III
glory and deprive the Republican men
bers of an opportunity of adyancin
the interests of their party organize
tinn