Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-17

y ELSoN COX, Cherry
DESPITE THE OPPOSITION OF
JOHN WANAMAKER, COL. JAMES
L. BARNETT WAS ELECTED STATE
TREASURER BY 92,417 MAJORITY
OVER ALL THB VOTES CAST FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC AND PROHIBI-
TION CANDIDATES.
In 1900 John Wanamaker, with
Major Mckinley Republican candidate
for President and with every loyal
Republican Pennsylvania seeking to
cement the party lines and roll up as
large a majority as possible, travelled
the state night and day preaching the
doctrine of party treashery and advo-
eating the election Of Democrats and
boiling Republicans running on Flu
sion tickets for the legislature, which
the Republicans of the entire union
were eager to have elect a Republican
to the United States senate, with the
control of the United States senate then
in serious doubt.
AS in the cont st of two years be-
fore, money was spent lavishly from
the Wanamaker headquarters to defeat
regularly nominated Republican can
didates for the legislature. In 1898,
the WanamakerDemoc ic-Fusien
campaign had succeeded in deadlock
ing the legislature by a combination
supported by the followers of John
Wanamaker and James M. Guffey, the
member of the Democratic National
committee from Pennsylvania. 1t was
the hope of Wanamaker and Guffey
that enough Republican candidates for
the legislature would be defeated to
make it impossible to elect the choice
of the Republican caucus for the Uni
ted States senatorship.
DESPITE JOHN WANAMAKERS
OPPOSITION THE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE, JAMES S. BEACON,
WAS ELECTED STATE TREASURER
BY A PLURALITY OF 129,717.
In 1898 John Wanamaker was a can
didats for the Republican nomination
for governor for Pennsylvania, but
when he saw defeat was inevitable,
withdrew in favor Of another minority
candidate. When the Hon. William
A. Stone, at that time received the
nomination fer governor, John Wana-
maker stumped the state against the
Republican organization and in the
closing days of the canvass his follow
ers turned in for the election of George
A. jerks, the Democratic candidate.
DESPITE JOHN WANAMAKER'S
OPPOSITION HON. WILLIAM A.
STONE, THE REPUBLICAN NOMI-
NEE, WAS ELECTED GOVERNOR
BY A PLURALITY OF 117,9O6
FOUGHT A BRAVE SOLDIER.
In 1899, John Wanamaker opposed
the election Of Colonel James E. Bar
nett the Republican nominee for state
treasurer, a brave soldier, who had
Just returned from the Philippines in
command Of the famous Fighting"
Tenth Pennsylvania regiment.
Throughout this campaign John
Wanamaker travelled in special car
from county to county doing every
thing in his power to aid in the elec-
Lton of William T. Greasy, the Demo-
cratic nominee for state treasurer, a
Bourbon Democrat Of the most ramp
ant type, and at present chairman Of
the Democratic state committee.
REPUBLICANS ARE AGGRESSIVE.
The leaders of the Republican or
ganization challenge John Wanamaker
to come out into the open and give to
the citizens of Philadelphia reasons
why the Republican nominee for dis
trict attorney, John Weaver. should
not be elected. and why his private
counsel, Mr. Rothermel, should be re-
tanned in the office for another term.
any Republican should now desert his
party's standard-bearers.
The party leaders have every con.
fidence in the loyalty and patriotism
of the Republicans of Pennsylvania.
The recent sad taking off of our
beloved President has cast shadow
of sorrow and gloom over the whole
country.
In this Gibraltar of Republicanism
the thoughts of every loyal Republi-
can naturally 60 out toward the
Strengthening of the hands Of the new
President and the giving of assurance
that Republican Pennsylvania vehem-
emily condemns the dastardly work Of
those who helped to spread the dam
hable doctrine of anarchy or sought
to stay the hands of those who would
throttle disciples of violence and a..
sassination.
1t is the confident belief of the Re.
publican leaders that when the cleo.