The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-07-25
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THE PRESIDENT
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from NlSll 10 washington, where ht
went TO look after some official busi'
ness with the departments. He met
President Mckinley when he went &c
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 a
three weeks trip through the west and
northwest, and predicts that those
states will be carried for Mckinley and
Roosevelt bevcnd a doubt.
He says this certainty of the final
outcome however, does not mean that
the Republican campaign managers
will take anything for granted. The
opening guns of the campaign will be
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-
lleves 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 GO 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
sylvania. IF the Democrats want to
make imperialism the paramount issue
we will meet them on their own
ground. We will talk also about 16 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
perlalistic 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 tC
give the ticket their unanimous sup
port. also think we have good
chance of carrying Nebraska and elect.
ing u Republican legislature. 1t is as
sured that West Virginia will give {
plurality for the Republican ticket"
Senator Scott will be chairman Of
the eastern speakers bureau at The
New York headquarters
STALWARTS HONORED.
One of the results of Senator Pen
roses conference with President Nc.
Kinley was the appointment of State
Senator Walter 7. Merrick, of Tiogf
county, as naval officer for the port
OF Philadelphia. Senator Merricl
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
tion in the Pennsylvania legislature
last winter.
The appointment by President Me
Kinley Of Senator Merrick is regarded
as a crushing rebuke to the insurgen
Republicans following so closely, as i
does, upon the appointment of anothe
supporter of QUAY and Penrose, Jane
b. Holland, Of Montgomery county
who was q few days ago sworn in a
United States attorney for the easter
district of ennsyivania upon the rec
ommendation of Col. Quay and Senate
PenrOse.
The selection OF Senator Merrick wi
be received with general approva
among active Republicans residing i
counties east of the Alleghenies, wher
he is well known to the men identife
with the Republican organization II
has many admirers among the part
men throughout the commonwealth.
Senator MerriCk was born in Charles
ton township, Tioga county, Pa, Jun
IL, 1859. He was educated at tn
Mansfield state Normal school and tn
Elmira Free academy He studied la
with the Hon. Charles II. Seymore. {
Tioga, ana at Wellsboro was admitte
To practice az the bar in 1886 He TO
lowed his profession at Blossburg, II
mining center Of Tioga county, whei
he still resides Senator Merrick b;
had considerable experience in II
Pennsylvania legislature. both as
member of tie house and of the senat
He was elected to the house in 1S9
and in 1895 and 1896 he was promote
10 the senate from the district whic
embraces TiOga, Potter and McKea
counties
In the recent senatorial contest /
was one Of the leaders Of the regul;
Republicans and made a strong speec
in the Republican caucus in favor
the selection of Col. NJ. S. Quay as Ii
Republican nominee for United Stat,
sanator. He was one OF the most .:
Buffalo and Niagara Falls ExcursiO
Thursday, July 2Gth. Fare $3.50.
The W. n. Y. d p. Ry. will run one