Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-11
PEOPLE HEARD FROM.
Significance Of the Lnzerne Repub-
lioans Reputation Of Insurgents.
SENTIMENT IS OVERWHELMING.
Comment Upon the Latest Move to
Defeat Candidates OF the Republican
Party and Predictions Of Another
I, Sweeping Victory.
Especial Correspondence.)

ton of the Misrepresentation OF popu'
lar sentiment which is daily being pre-.
sented in Insurgent and Democratic
newspapers has Leen given through the
votes of Republicans at their primary
election Luzerne county is the latest
to come to the front and repudiate
thee enemies and the critics of the
Republican organization and Republl
can officials Throughout the session
OF the last legislature one of the most
conspicuous opponents Of the regular
Republican organization was Repre-
sentative Coray of Luzerne. He was
regarded as the leader of the lnsur-
gents on the floor of the House OF
Representatives and no Democrat was
more bitter nor more venemous IN
assailing the Republican leadership
and the Republican State Administra'
ton than Coray He was ever eager
to fill columns in -Insurgent news
papers with speeches ana interviews
attacking the policy of the leaders of
the Republican organization. and seek
ing TO help make capital for the
Democracy Despite the fact that
large majority of the Republicans of
luzcrne favor party regularity and
the rule of the majority, there was but
one Stalwart Republican vote cast in
the Legislature at the last session
from this county.
The close of the legislative session
was quickly followed by the primary
elections of the Republican party in
Luzerne county. The issue was shall
the Republican voters of the county
stand by the regular Republican party
and the administration of Governor
Stone or shall they give vote of con-
tidence to the party wreckers and the
Insurgents. When the ballots were
cast there could be no mistaking the
sentiment of the Republicans of Lu-
zerne In every section of the county
the Stalwart Republican element
scored a signal triumph and Coray
and his associates were repudiated by
overwhelming majorities.
The entire ticket nominated is com
posed of stalwart Republicans and
will not be a single insurgent member
elected to the next Legislature from
Luzerne.
The insurgent newspapers by BOOM
ing of Coray had hoped to develop
him into a candidate for state treas
urer. They did not expect him to
get the regular Republican nomina-
tion but they did expect that with
showing of strength by their favorlte
In his home county they would be
able to present him as an available
Independent nominee.
Attention has been attracted to the
political situation in Philadelphia.
Through the medium of the Wanna
maker controlled newspapers an effort
is being made to create the impression
that there is great Independent move
ment in process of formation which
is likely to imperil the success of the
nominees on the local Republican
ticket.
The facts of the case are that Wana-
maker has come to the conclusion that
he has no political standing in the
state and that instead of wasting his
substance in different counties of the
Commonwealth he will first make an
effort to gain a political foothold in
his home county. He has never given
up the idea of some day sitting in the
United States Senate, although after
his many defeats and after the ex
penditure of many hundreds of thou
sands of cash in his interest he finds
that he is no nearer the goal than he
was when he started.
The latest move seems to be to con-
centrate all the Wanamaker energy
and resources into the campaign to
defeat the nominees OF the Republican
party in Philadelphia and thus have
the people of the state believe that the
voters of the Quaker City demand
change of party leadership. Through
the influence of David martin, who
was then In control Wanamakers pri-
vate counsel, p. F. Rothermel, was
nominated and elected to succeed
George S. Graham as district attorney
When the Republican conventions met
ItC6ully IL WdS utClueu ny d uuAuUOuS
vote that one term was all that Mr..
Rothermel should have in the office, and
John Weaver, leading member of
the bar, was nominated to succeed him.
AT once the Wanamaker insurgent ma
chine started In to organize an inde-
pendent movement. The old Martin
lieutenants who still stand by the re-
tired combine chief. were summoned
to help the work along and. of course,
the professional reformers who main
tain a regular organization which is
always opposed to Republican candi-
dates, saw an opportunity to figure
again and they quickly got into the
game. There are, no doubt, some sin
eere reformers who have allowed the
use of their names to Endorsements of
Mr.. Rothermel. but the great majority
of those active in the campaign against
the Republican candidates are either