Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-08-29
STATE CAMPAIGN PLANS
Chairman Reeder Arranges To In
augurate The Coming Canvass.
THE CLUB LEAGUE CONVENTION
Young Republicans All Over the State
Are Preparing for Great Meeting
of Delegates at Scranton On Sep.
tember II and 18,
tember II and 18.
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tSpeclal Correspondence
Phlladelphla, Aug. 27.-General
Frank Reeder. who has just been re-
elected chairman of the Republican
state committee was in this city yes
terday arranging for the formal open
ing of the Republican state campaign
General Reeder says he expects to
find the party reaping the benefit of
the exhibition of harmony given at the
state convention last week and that
he counts upon the enthusiastic sup.
port of Republicans of all factions in
behalf of the state ticket.
The headquarters of the state com
mittee are being fitted up and soon
the machinery of the organization will
be working night and day to get the
canvass under way.
What will practically be the formal
opening of the fight will be the annual
convention of the State League of Re-
publican Clubs which will be held at
Scranton on the 18th and 18th of Sep
tember. There has been wonderful
interest manifested in the workings
of the league and the prospects are
very gratifying for a large attendance
of prominent Republicans at this gath
ering of the clans. The City of Scran-
ton is noted for it's hospitality and
there is reason to believe that excep-
tional arrangements will be made this
year for the entertainment of the dele
gates and other visitors to the con-
vention.
j. Hampton Moore, president of the
State League of Republican Clubs, has
just issued his call for the convention.
AS usual. the league will have the
honor Of opening the Republican cam.
paign in the state. Steps will be TAX
en- at once in Scranton and on the
part of the executive officers to ar
range for a convention that will not
only be pleasurable to all attending,
but highly beneficial from Republi.
can point of view.
There will probably be a lively con
test this year for the various offices.
There have been several candidates
suggested for the presidency of the
league. among them Deputy Attorney
General Fred w. Fleitz, of Lacka-
wanna; Postmaster Isadore Sobel, of
Erie and ex-Mayor Crosby n Black,
of Chester While there has been no
one slated for this honor the indica-
tions seem to favor the election OF Mr..
Fleitz. talented young Republican,
who has done splendid work upon the
stump in several campaigns The fact
that the league will take conspicuous
ri in hn har oil
paign makes this years convention
one of special Importance,
STORE ORDER TAX.
AS the citizens of Pennsylvania re-
fleet upon the work of the last legis.
lature they will discover that there
was much done by that body, which
Is entitled to commentator
The demand from the working men
of the state for the passage of law
which would break up the in
iquitous store order system, under
which employees have been paid their
wages in orders on company stores
instead of cash. was recognized by the
Republican members of the legislature
In the passage of the bill taxing store
orders
The corporations which have been
affected by this legislation are already
seeking to get around the act and they
have appealed to the courts to help
them.
This is one of the acts endorsed by
the United Mine Workers legislative
committee.