The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1900-07-25
GUFFEY IS TAKEN
TO BRYANS BREAST
Pennsylvania's Leader to Help Run
the National Campaign.
FOR FUSION AT HOME
But He WIN Find That Sound Money
Democrats OF PENNSYLVANIA Are
Going To Vote the whole Rcpubi-
cnn Ticket This Fall.
Especial Corresrondence)

cnn Ticket This Fall.
Especial Correspondence)
Harrisburg. July 24-The announce
ment came a few days ago that Col.
William Jennings Bryan had insisted
upon the appointment OF Col James
NJ. Guffey, Of Pennsylvania, as a MEM
ber of the executive committee OF the
Democratic national committee. While
this intelligence to the outside world
would not be calculated to cause more
than passing comment to Pennsylva-
mia Democrats. and Republicans as
well. this selection is particularly sig
niticant. Col Guffey, as one of the
chief advisers and manipulators in the
Democratic national campaign, will be
looked upon with interest and curiosity
as the prime mover in Pennsylvania In
the great fusion movement for the cap
ture of the legislature of the Keystone
state from the Republican organization
and the possible election of Col. Guffey
himself as fusion candidate for Uni
ted States senator.
While Col Guffey, as member or
Bryan's Democratic national commit
tees executive committee, will be ap-
pealing throughout the national cam
paign to Democrats to stand by the
Bryan ticket, in the hope Of capturing
the presidency, he will in Pennsylva-
MIA be the leading figure among those
Democrats and insurgcnt politicians
who will, under the guise Of reform,
seek to lead Republicans from their
party organization to help elect fu-
sion members of the legislature. The
insurgents under the lead of Martin, of
Philadelphia, and Finn, of Pittsburg,
will work hand in hand with Guffey in
the legislative fight Gufey will wisely
take advantage of the opportunity to
elect Democrats, where, with the Re
publican party united. there would not
be any chance for a Democrat to go to
Harrisburg. Besides aiding in making
strife in the Republican party, Guffey
sees a chance to elect Democrats to
congress. where otherwise there would
be not the slightest show for the defeat
of the regular Republican nominees.
While Col. Guffey will be entreating
Republicans in Pennsylvania to desert
their party candidates and support the
fusion tickets for the legislature, he
will find that he will be without the
votes of the sound money Democrats,
who are openly declaring their pur-
nose to vote for President Mckinley
and the whole Republican ticket this
fall. Pennsylvania is furnishing her
full share of this former Democratic
vote which will continue to be cast
with the Republican party as long as
the Democracy stands for the l6 to 1
idea on the financial issue.
AGAINST 16 TO /.
Every county in the keystone state
has its due proportion of former DEM
ocrats who will not vote the Bryan
ticket this year and who will not be led
by Guffey or anybody else in touch
with the BRYAN campaign into voting
the fusion tickets for the legislature.
They ave for straightout Republicanism
and all that implies, and they will be
among the most ardent opponents Of
fusion. They want to see a full dele
cation sent to congress to thwart the
Democratic plans on the silver issue,
and they know that the only way to ac-
complish this Is to make the Repubii-
can organization in this state as strong
as possible.
Pennsylvania is relied upon by the
advocates OF the gold standard to send
almost a solid delegation to congress.
Democratic house, even though Nc
Kinley would be elected. would en-
barrass the Republican administration
in many respects.
1t is, therefore, important that solid
front should be presented to the COM
mon enemy. With the Republican
| party, aided by the sound money and
rational element of the old Democ-
Tacy, standing side by side in the COM
ing campaign there will be no occasion
| to regret the result of the coming cleo
ton in the keystone state.
Some little interest is taken in the
coming meeting in Indianapolis, where
| it is proposed to discuss the advisable
ity of nominating a third presidential
ticket; that is, a ticket which sound
money Democrats might support.
But the feeling is so intense against
the action OF the Bryan Democracy at
Kansas City in interfering the 16 to
plank in the platform that the men
who were the leaders of the third par
ty movement four years ago in the
Democratic party are now advocating
the support of tie Republican ticket
from top to bottom in order to wipe
Bryanism from the face Of the earth.
A SOUND MONEY DEMOCRAT.
In discussing the present political
situation an ti-Bryan-Guffey Demo
crat said: NO selfish pursuit Of per
sonal comfort called the gold Demo
Gratis to indianapolis in September
1896, and there moved them to nomi
nate Palmer and Buckner. That thirC
ticket was nominated at a sacrifice. i
cost time and labor and money. They
were not cranks and visionaries, th'
men Of that convention. They wer,
practical men, and they had sount
political and moral reasons for thei
action. Among the chiefs of the Re
publlcans and the gold Democrats tn
opinion prevailed that the nomination
of a third ticket was advisable and nee
essary as means to make sure tn
defeat of w. J. Bryan. II was though
that in certain doubtful states a soun
money Democratic ticket would ge
votes that would otherwise go to Bryal
and might elect him. In the panic o
fear that seized upon the managers Il
the month Of August this consideration