Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-09-05

REPUBLICAN, NEWS ITEM,
Laporte Pa.
Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as
second class mail matter.
Republicans Will Enter Upon the
State Canvass With a Determin in on
To Crush Out Possible Opposition In
NextYear's Gubernatorial Campaign
Especial Correspondence
harrisburg, Sept 3-No doubt the
sensation in state politics of the last
week was the actien of the recorder
of Pittsburg in removing from office
a number of well-known supporters of
Senator William Finn, and supplant-
ing them with men identified with the
stalwart Republican forces of the AL
legheny county politics.
These changes were not unexpected
and there was reason to believe that
they were to have been made some
time ago. No matter what construc.
tion may be placed upon the action OF
the recorder. 1t is a fact that there
will be no serious severing of the per
sonal and political relations which
have existed between the stalwart Re.
publican leaders of western Pennsyl-
vania.
THE SAME OLD GAME.
The insurgent newspapers have
been endeavoring to make capital out
of this move on the part of the new
recorder, but they have thus far failed
to make any impression upon the par
ty men who believe in the principle of
majority rule, and who hold that any
man identified with party organiza-
tion should promptly and gracefully
submit to the will of the majority
The most labored efforts have been
made during the last few days to have
it appear that there is serious breach
between Governor Stone and Senator
Quay over the action of the Pittsburg
recorder, but there has not been the
slightest foundation for any such
statements.
STALWARTS WILL BE STRONGER
The stalwart Republican organiza.
tion in Allegheny county will be
strengthened, and the predictions that
Allegheny county will give the largest
ct that has been gotten from that
county in recent years in an off year
campaign will unquestionably be full.
filled.
The opening of the Republican state
campaign, which will occur within a
few days, will be marked by de.
gree of enthusiasm among the rank
and file of the party organization such
as has not been witnessed in recent
years
There is disposition to prepare
for the campaign which is to take
place next year over the election of
the guns of the insurgent batteries
which are being directed against the
regular Republican organization.
The insurgents are not even a little
bit hopeful in the present canvass. and
if the stalwarts only put their should
ers to the wheel and roll up an i'm.
mense majority this fall, they will
practically dispose of the opposition
for next years campaign. The insur.
gents, now that Finn has been de.
prived of the source Of all his political
power, the control of the patronage
in Pittsburg, cannot bank upon any
western reserve, such as they have
had in the past.
Allegehny county. with the follow.
ing which David Martin had in Phila.
delphia, contributed over 80 per cent.
of the insurgent following in the last
t"o oCooloHS VI tilc SSsISldtuTt WIN
Finn practically out of business in AL
legheny, and Martin no longer a power
in Philadelphia, the insurgent move
ment has little else to fall back upon
besides the Wanamaker campaign
funds and the Mcclure personal inter.
est outfit in the Quaker City.
This will mean an infnitesimal ele-
ment when confronted by the trained
forces of the regular Republican or.
ganization in every county in the com.
monwealth.
THE ORGANIZATION HEALTHY.
The Republican organization in the
state was never in a better nor more
encouraging condition than it is to.
day, and there is every reason to be.
lieve that it will continue to lead its
candidates to victory for some time
to come.
At the recent Republican state con.