The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-11-28
THINK OF THE FUTURE.


Republicans will hesitate a long time
If they consider the interests of their
constituents and their party before
they allow their names to be associated
with a scheme which permits Guifey
and his cohorts to step into places be-
longing to Republicans by the votes
of the people, and which should oe em-
ployed TO advance the interest of the
Republican party.
A speaker elected by combination
of Democrats and insurgents would
have to give due recognition to the
Democrats in all his appointments,
and accordingly the Republicans would
suffer.
ROW AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
There is a lively row on between
several of the Democratic asprants for
the speakership, for the honor of their
caucus nomination. None of the Demo-
Gratis are thinking about bolting their
party caucus. They are leaving all
the boiling to be done by the Republic
can insurgents. They see no benefit
to be derived for the Democratic party
through boiling, so they are determin-
ed to stand together. The rivalries be-
tween the aspirants for the Democratic
nomination for the speakership may,
however, lead TO trouble later on. Guf-
fey is supposed to want George r.
Dixon, of Elk county for the Demo-
cratic candidate for speaker or to have
him get the caucus nomination, so that
the Democrats will be tied up until he
cal deliver them over in a body in
l.
Greasy of Columbia. Palm of Craw-
ford and Burnett of Monroe are also
spoken of for the Democratic nomina-
tion for speaker, and they may get into
snarl before the caucus shall be held.
WANTS DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
A fight in the Democratic ranks will
not be pleasing to Finn, as he is anx-
ious to have all the Democrats turn
in for Hall, of Pittsburg one of his fol-
lowers. In the event of Halls election
to the speakership Finn would guaran-
tee that the Democrats will be well
cared for in the matter of committee
appointments and patronage.
Gen. Kooniz, of Somerset, is another
insurgent mentioned for speaker While
Finn and Martin can probably turn in
all of their followers to carry 0zlt any
deal Finn and Guffey may make. it is
not at all probable that many Of the
so-called insurgents in interior counties
will risk their political futures in a
combination with Guffey Democrats
against the regular Republican noni-
nee
Representative Marshall, OF Ale
ghey was in this city last week and
met Representative Keyser, of this
city, and McClain, OF Lancaster, stall
wart Republicans, both of whom were
announced as candidates for the speak
ership. They both assured Mr. Mar
shall that they were in favor of his
election and that they had no dobht
about his winning the speakership.
Following the many county delega-
tions which had already declared in
his favor, Dauphin county last week
unanimously indorsed Mr.. Marshall for
speaker and pledged him its four votes
in the house Of representatives. These
representatives, with Seuator-elect Fox,
OF Dauphin, also pledged themselves to
| go into the Republican caucus on the
| United States senatoTship and vote for
Col. Quay for senator.
During the last week the Insurgents
have been working a sort Of film fam
| game upon the Republicans of the state.
| They have been taking out and out in
| surgents, men who voted against Col.
Quay at the last legislature, and her
aiding them as converts to the insur-
| gent movement. They preface these
declarations with statements that these
men have been counted upon by friends
of the Beaver statesman TO vote for
Quay and they then follow this w
with the announcements, with big dis
play articles in the insurgent news
papers, giving "another Quay loss"
That they believe the people at large
do not follow up these matters closely
is quite apparent, for anyone familiar
with the facts can at once see that
these stories are fakes pure and simple
and are intended to mislead the people
in the counties where attemp'3 may be
made to aibe members Gf the leGisla-
ture to join the insurgenC cause.
In commenting upon the arguments
Of the subsidized newspapers Of this
city in urging Republicans to join will
the Democrats in the organization o
the legislature, the Commercial Ga,
zette, of Pittsburg, says:
That the item of party regularity i.
the most valuable of all assets, an(
that without this no organization cal
maintain its influence or even it's exist
ence, is a truth against which NJ
soDhstrv can prevail