Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-09-12
Efforts Being Made to Drag In Dis
eruntled Politicians From Every
County In the State to Further Sci.
fish interests
Especial Correspondence.) '

Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, Sept 1O.--While no one
looks upon the movement as indicating
q serious opposition to the Republican
organization the attempt to form a
new party under the auspices of Wana-
makerism and McClureism is attract
ing some attention here.
The so-called Union party is nothing
more nor less than Wanamaker par
ty, with Colonel Alexander X. Nc
Clure, the political acrobat. as the
chief engineer. with the Wanamaker
interest supplying the fuel in the form
of large wads of greenbacks to put
action into men who are actuated sole
ly by selfish and sordid ends.
The Union party seeks to put into
the field an independent state ticket
on which shall appear the name of
Harmon Yerkes. the Democratic candi-
date for justice of the supreme court,
and E. A. Coray, the erratic political
curio of Luzerne county, who, although
elected as Republican to the legisla-
tlwe, was never in accord with his
party. and sought comfort and support
almost invariably from the Democrats.
Coray has not the support nor the sym
pathy of the substantial interests of
the state; in fact. he is dreaded on ac-
count of his many peculiarities.
He is not looked upon as a desirable
suggestion for his nomination by the
Union party has done much to deter
some who would otherwise be inclined
to join the movement from having any
thing to do with it.
McCLURE'S DRAG NET.
Mcclure figures in the efforts to
dragnet the state to get enough dis
gruntled politicians together at the
Philadelphia convention to make show
ing for the Wanamaker interests No
one Is to be benefited by this agitation
but Wanamaker. who hopes, through
cultivating an Independent sentiment
to disrupt the Republican organization
and to have himself elected to the
United States senate.
The greatest disappointment that
has been experienced by the Wana-
makerites came from the Finn leaders
in Allegheny county. They had hoped
to have Finn and all of his friends
take part in the agitation against the
Republican state ticket, and they sure
ly counted upon Finn to be at the
front from the start.
A MISSION THAT FAILED.
Representative John Kendall, of
Chester county, slipped into Pittsburg
last week as an agent of the new
Union party. and, finding Allegheny
county Republicans unwilling to jsin
an attempt to overthrow the state or
Ganization. slipped out again without
doing any good. He got practically no
encouragement in Pittsburg, either
from the Finn machine or from men
who are opposed to any machine in
politics.
While there Kendall called on a close
friend of Congressman John Dalzell,
by whom he was pileted about the city.
For this reason some folks believed
that Mr.. Dalzell was the only Republi-
can of prominence in Pittsburg who
was lending aid to the new party, but
even this is very much doubted. 9th
ers say that he will not attempt to
push it in Pittsburg as the conditions
there at present are not favorable to
the movement
Kendall called on Senator Finn and
others of the old insurgent movement
and tried to enlist their aid, but his
advances were not favorably received.
Finn and his friends want to be popu-
lar this year, and they will not listen
to any proposition that involves dis
loyalty to the party. They have moth
ing left but "the organization" and
to have anything to do with the Union
party would mean surrender of this
cherished name. They will not give
up as long as they can show shadow
of claim to it, and they are trying their
utmost to avoid any ENHANCEMENT that
would cloud their titles
FLINN MEN PRACTICAL.
They want to be "the organization"
next spring, when there are council
men to elect. They hope they can
control the nomination of RepuhIicap