Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-25
DEMOCRATS REVOLT.
Leaders Object To Wanamakerites
Running The Minority Partv.
A VERY LIVELY FIGHT IS ON.

A Pronounced Sentiment In the Or.
qanization Against the Nomination
Of An lnsurgent On the Bourbon
Ticket.
Philadelphia, July ga pretty fight
has broken out in the Democratic party
in this state and there are likely to be
some interesting revelations before the
Democratic state convention meets at
Harrisburg ON the 18th prox.
1t is the old struggle over again, be-
tween the straightout Democrats and the
Democrats who are controlled by the
Wanamaker influences and VINO nave
for the last few years made the Demo-
cratic organization subordinate to the
SO called independent Republican or In
surgent combine, Of which John Wana-
maker is now the acknowledged head.
Wanamakerism has disrupted the
Democracy of the state to such an ex-
tent that many of the old line Demo-
Gratis, who have not for years taken an
active interest in the affairs OF the
Democratic state organization are push
ing to the front, and they say they
propose to make themselves hearo al
the coming Democratic state conVen-
tion.
Unless Col. Guffey puts his foot down
hard upon the schemes OF the wanna
maker Democrats there will be 'fur
flvin" when tho Democratic convention
gets down to the work OF framing
state ticket.
THE WANAMAKER STATE TICKET.
The Wanamaker Democrats have al
ready slated the ticket which they pro-
pose to support. They are for the noml-
nation of Judge Harman Yerkes, OF
Bucks county Democrat. for justice
of the supreme court, and Representa-
tive e. A. Coray of Luzerne, an In
surgent Republican, for state treasurer.
The Wanamaker newspapers have been
booming this slated combination ana
have been reviving the proposition TOT
a fusion movement which shall receive
the support of all Wanamaker Repub-
!icans in the state.
These so called Republicans, prior to
the meeting of the Republican state
convention, and without knowing who
the Republican candidates are to be, and
without apparently giving that matter
a moments thought. have announced
their purpose to support Democratic
ticket to be made up of Yerkes and
Coray.
Republicans of Pennsylvania who be-
lieve in the principles of their party
and who have some feeling OF loyalty
to their party organization. will recog-
nize in this proclaimed action OF the
Wanamaker insurgents another evil
F., dence OF the selfish and personal inter-
est which actuate the small contingent
which constitute the remains OF the
late Insurgent movement in Pennsyl-
vania politics.
While the Insurgent Republicans and
their allies in the Democratic party are
advocating the nomination of Coray for
state treasurer the straightout Demo-
Gratis have candidates Of their own.
whose names will be presented to the
Democratic state convention and who
will be backed with all the vigor of the
old fashioned Democracy of the Key
stone state.
Former Sheriff Charles Robinson, of
Lackawanna county, has been proposed
by the leading Democrats of northeast
ern Pennsylvania for the nomination
for state treasurer. Coming from the
same section of the state as Coray
Robinsons candidacy presents direct
challenge to the Insurgent Republic
cans and their Democratic co-workers
for the election of delegates from the
northeastern counties to the Democrat
ic state convntion. Former Senator Nc
Donald, of Lackawanna, is active IN
leading the fight for Robinson
Former Democratic State Chairman
John M. Garman is out in letter to
Chairman Greasy of the Democratic
state committee, demanding the nomi-
nation of a straight Democratic state
ticket, and others of prominence and
influence in the Democratic state Or
ganization are giving public expression
to like sentiments.
Representative Mayne, of Lehigh
county. is another Democrat who has
been proposed for the Democratic nomi-
nation for state treasurer, and there
will probably be others before many
days have passed
Meanwhile, the stalwart Republican
leaders are watching complacently the
developments, day by day. They smile
as they see the Wanamakerites who
have cut such sorry figure in the Re-
publican organization, now attempting
to dispute leadership in the Democ-
racy with some OF the Oldest and most
respected Democratic leaders.
THE PURPOSE OF 1T ALL.
The rule or ruin policy of the Wana-
maker contingent in the Republican or
ganization has not profited the mer
chant prince of the Quaker City any,
and now that he and his supporters are
engaged in bitter struggle against the
Republican organization in Philadel-
phia, they want to have the Democrats
in the state frame state ticket 30 that