The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-24
REPUBLICANS AROUSED.
They Recognize the Personal Poll
tics Of Wanamaker-G -Gufey Deal.
WILL STAND eY THEIR PARTY

A Review Of the Record Of the Ambl'
tious Philadelphia Who Would De.
stroy Repub,ieanism In Pennsylva'
MIA and Elect Democrats to Office.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, Oct. 15.-Citizens OF
Pennsylvania have just been treated
10 an exhibition of personal and revo'
lutionary politics that makes strange
spectacle to men who follow their
respective parties from loyalty to
principle and respect for traditions OF
such organizations.
The formation Of what is known as
the Union party Of Pennsylvania, most
Of the leaders Of which represent
nothing more nor less thnn the per-
sonal ambitions Of John Wanamaker
and his vindictive desire for revenge
against Republicans who have thwart
ed his ambitions, has been followed
by the consummation Of deal be-
tween the Wanamaker leaders and
James NJ. Guffey, Democratic national
committeeman from Pennsylvania.
John Wanamaker and James M. Guf.
fey are both ambitious. Neither pro.
poses that the integrity nor the inter.
ests of his respective party shall In.
terfere with his personal advancement.
Guffey, carrying out bargain with
the Wanamaker outfit. directed the
| IL !, a ~ pnlr
cratic nominee for state treasurer, and
the substitution by the Democratic
state committee of E. A. Coray, Wan
amakerite, and nominee Of the Union
party, for the regular Democratic can,
didate for state treasurer.
SEVENTEEN COUNTIES BOLTED.
The fact that representatives from
II counties refused to sell out the
Democratic party and bolted the nom.
ination of Coray. concerns most the
Democrats Of the state.
Republicans Of Pennsylvania, how.
ever, who are being urged to desert
their party and join the Wanamaker
Union party movement, have been
carefully reviewing the Wanamaker
political record.
They wish to continue as Republi.
cans. There Is gubernatorial elec.
tion next year, and soon after that
there will be Republican presiden'
tial candidate to nominate and elect.
II they join the Union party now
thny will lpca thoir OF Ponuh.
licans and forfeit their right to par
ticipate in the party councils and at
the Rep. lican primary elections.
They now that Wanamaker has
lost all claim to being classed as a
Republican.
His ret Il speaks for itself.
John V anamaker has, for the last
five years, devoted himself to an at
tempt at the disruption of the Repub.
lican organization of this city and
state, persistently, recklessly, malig.
nantly. without success, it is true, but
his ambition and desire for revenge
appeared to be Unsuitable.
WANAMAKERS RECORD.
In 1886 John Wanamaker, failing to
receive the Republican nomination for
mayor Of Philadelphia when the late
Edwin II. Filter was honored as the
choice Of the Republican party, con-
ferred for some time with leaders of
the Democracy and others and dis
cussed propositions for an independ-
yx-ith i'm, q 4.
Republican candidate, but when they
were unable to give him guarantee
Of election he abandoned the field.
In 1896 John Wanamaker was an
avowed candidate for the Republican
nomination for United States senator
against the Hon. Boies Penrose. After
nearly three-quarters of a million Of
dollars had been spent to overthrow
the sturdy young Republicans who had
rallied round the standard Of Mr.. Pen
rose, the Wanamaker candidacy met
with ignominious defeat. Mr.. Pen
rose was elected to the United States
senate, and Mr.. Wanamaker started
upon campaign of retaliation and
ISNtH5c, WI llCH lo SlIIl uiuSI way.
Bribery and debauchCry, most fla
grant and atrocious, characterized the
methods Of the politicians who worked
for the Wanamaker election.
In 1897 John Wanamaker took a
conspicuous part in the campaign
against the election Of the regular Re-
publican nominee for state treasurer,
Hon. James S. Beacon, advocating
the election Of DR.. Swallow, Pro-
hibitionist, who, a few days ago was
denounced in public meeting at Har-
risburg for vicious and malignant crit
icism of the late President Mckinley.
DESPITE JOHN WANAMAKER'S
OPPOSITION THE REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE, JAMES S. BEACON,
WAS ELECTED STATE TREASURER
BY A PLURALITY OF 1871.
In 1898 John Wanamaker was can
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor for Pennsylvania, but
when he saw defeat was inevitable,
withdrew in favor Of another minority
candidate. When the Hon. William