Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-10-03
U. S. sENAToReHIP THE PRizE

The Present Guerrilla Movement ts to
Aid the Men Who Are Already
Planning to Defeat Republican Can
didates for the Legislature BY Fusion.
AS was predicted, the convention of
the so-called Union party held in Phila-
delphia to pave the way for an Or
ganization against the present leader
ship of the Republican party of Penn
sylvania was a complete failure.
With possibly two or three excep-
nence or influence in his home county
in the convention.
1t was q miscellaneous collection Of
men who have been repudiated by their
fellow Republicans or who have been
unsuccessful in their efforts to get Of
fice. and who takes this means to get
revenge upon the Republican organiza-
ton which has failed to place them in
lucrative positions.
Throughout the entire proceedings
of the convention the hand of Wana-
maker was seen In every move made.
Wanamaker has not given up his
thought of some day being made United
States senator.
He has failed in his efforts to obtain
this great prize through the Repubii-
can party and now his lieutenants are
seeking to form new party under
whose banner they can gather all the
dissatisfied the disgruntled and dis
carded elements, and with an organiza-
tion thus formed join hands with the
Democrats and work out fusion games
to defeat Republican candidates where
ever they can.
Tho aim and object of the formation
of Union" party was disclosed in a
speech made in the convention by for
mer Director of Public Safety Frank
NJ Ritter, of Philadelphia, who was
elected to the state chairmanship of
the Union party. Ritter has for years
been a Wanamaker partisan. With him
at the head of the organization, the
Union party hackers can be certain
that Wanamaker's political interests
will be safely guarded and always ad-
vanced by the Union party. 1t has,
since Riter's election, been designated
by many as the "Wanamaker Union
party"
WANAMAKERISM is RAMPANT.
Employees of Wanamaker were con-
spicuous in the direction of the con-
vention.
1t is not known that Colonel Nc
Clure is on any Wanamaker salary
roll.
But he does contribute and draw
revenue from newspapers which, from
the character of their political edi
torials and news reports, might as we'll
be owned by Wanamaker himself, for
they are always written in his interest.
Colonel Mcclure is a man who has
not held membership in any political
party for any considerable length Of
time. He is now working up the Union
party's organization. and he it was who
placed Ritter in nomination for state
chairman.
In his speech accepting this position
of state chairman, Ritter said the pres.
ent canvass is but skirmish of next
years battle. He called attention to the
fact which showed the animus of
the whole movement, that next year
the voters will be called upon to elett
members Of the legislature who will ih
turn be called upon to elect a United
States senator.
The stress which Ritter laid upon this
feature Of the political situation drew
attention to the plans of the men be-
hind the Union party to work the legls-
lative districts next year by forming
Independent organizations at this time,
which will be found cooperating with
the Democrats in the election OF men,
bers Of the legislature.
GUFFEY IN THE GAME.
This Is the reason why Colonel
James M. Guffey, the Democratic ma
tional committeeman, and Democratic
candidate for United States senator, is
60 eager to help the Union party along.
He has started to form an Independent
Democratic organization in Philadsi-
phia under the guidance of Wana-
makers counsellor, former Judge Cor
don, and he hopes to be able to carry
several Republican districts In the
Quaker City for Democratic candidates
for the legislature, with the aid Of the
Wanamaker followers.
But it is gratifying to Republicans to
note that Wanamaker has been unable
to muster anything like the strength