The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-02-14
fsnecial Correspondenee.)

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of Pittsburg, who is once more in the
saddle as the principal leader of the
Republican insurgents of Pennsylvania,
paid a visit to Philadelphia last week
for the purpose of comforting with his
associates in the Wanamaker
combination as to the situation in
some of the counties east of the Allie
ghenies. In view of the number OF
leading men from these counties who
are frequent visitors here, Finn might
have stopped off on his way east and
learned much that would interest, even
if Il did not please him.
Matters political are not going as the
insurgents would like to have them in
this section of the state nor, in fact,
in any of the eastern counties.
An unmistakable evidence of the
fact that the so-called Republican in
surgents are afraid to face the Re-
publican voters at the primary cleo
tions in many localities of the state In
their true colors was given last week
in Chester county. This senatorial dis
trict has been the theatre of the most
aggressive and desperate campaigning
on the part of the boilers from the Re-
publican organization. 1t was assumed
that in the reopening of their canvass
for the capture Of the legislature they
would make a bold and determined
stand in this county. They had a
compact organization of former Re-
publicans and the Democratic machine,
under the direction of a lieutenant of
Colonel Guffey, with an almost unlimit-
cd supply of cash at his disposal, worked
in harmony with the Republican boil
ters. Their fusion on the legislative
ticket was backed by all the Wana-
maker newspapers of Philadelphia.
many thousands of copies of which
were distributed free daily through the
county, while they fairly teemed with
abuse Of the regular Republican or
ganiZation and its candidates The fu-
sion nominees were elected. They
worked together throughout the legls-
lature and to the end of the deadlock
on the United States senatorship they
were lined up against the regular Re-
publican organization. Since then Rep
resentative Kendall, a leader Of the
Chester insurgents, opposed the cleo
tion of Colonel Barnett and the nomi-
nees on the Republican county ticket,
but despite this opposition, the Repub-
lican candidates were all triumphantly
elected and Barnett swept the county
like a cyclone.
CHESTER THOROUGHLY Stall
WART.
As usual, the insurgents did not
seem to know that they were repudi-
ated by the people, and after the cleo
tion last November, they again began
to talk about carrying the county"
They were to have the delegate to the
Republican national convention and
also the delegates to the Republican
state convention. But something must
have struck them recently, for they
have been giving an unusual display of
ordinary common sense. The entire
insurgent contingent mas fallen down
and there will not be even a struggle
over the election of either the national
delegate or the delegation to the state
convention. The stalwarts will have a
walkover. 1t is believed that the regu-
lar Republicans will require all the
leaders in the insurgent movement to
prove their claim to oRepublicanism and
to show what right they have to vote
in the Republican organization. Rep
resentative Kendall. who stumped the
county for the Democratic state ticket
last fall, and who was the year before
elected to the legislature on the fusion
ticket, will be challenged as to his
eligibility to run as a candidate for
membership in the Republican county
committee. The sentiment among the
members of the present Republican
county committee is of the most stall
wart character, and since the recent ex-
pressions from the Republican voters
at the elections there is no doubt that
Mr.. Kendall would be promptly noti-
fed that he had better apply for mem
bership in the Democratic county COM
mittee. Horace A. Beale, of Parkers.
burg, staunch Mckinley man and q
supporter of the regular Republican or.
ganiZation, will be chosen delegate tC
the Republican national convention
from Chester county, and the entire
delegation from this county to thu
state convention will be in accord will
the leadership of T. Larry Eyre, Majol
Levi G. McCauley and the other stall
wart leaders of old Chester.
HARMONY IN DELAWARE.
Delaware county, which, with Ches
ter, makes up the Sixth congressional
district, is also displaying a remark
able condition of Republican harmony
and despite the frantic efforts of the
insurgents of Philadelphia to breal
into that county, Delaware stands a!
firm as a rock in her allegiance to the
Republican organization of the state
Under the leadership of Prothonotary
Mathues the party organization in Del
aware has been strengthened, and ele.
ments which heretofore were in con.
fiCt are now in absolute accord. The
recent death of the venerable Judge
Clayton was at once heralded as likely
10 bring about a new alliance among
the active Republicans of the county
and it was hinted that the Martin.
Finn combine would be benefited
thereby With the aid of Democratic
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