Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-11-21
Harrisburg, Nov. 19.-Encourageu o.


the magnificent showing made in the
lGcent campaign, when the combined
forces of the Democrats and the In
surgents failed to accomplish anything
more than the election of few Demo-
cratic county officials, the Republican
organization leaders of Pennsylvania
are now at work preparing for the state
cGmpaign of next year.
The Union party managers were very
much disappointed over their poor
showing after the expenditure of
nearly a million of dollars to elect
their fusion candidates on the state
ticket. The fact that for the second
time in five years the Republican state
candidates received a majority Of the
votes cast for all the candidates was
an unexpected and very demoralizing
revelation to the insurgent Republicans
and their. Democratic allies when they
scanned the returns closely.
STONE A MINORITY CANDIDATE.
When Colonel William A. Stone ran
for Governor he was opposed by SIM
liar combination of disgruntled leaders
in his own party and the Democrats
made bitter fight in favor of their
candidate, George A. jerks, one of
their strongest and most representative
men.
In that contest the Republicans were
additionally handicapped by the fact
that Rev. DR.. Swallows candidacy
drew from the Republicans many votes
The result was that while Colonel
Stone was elected he did not have a
majority of all the votes cast, in fact,
the Republican vote for the Republican
candidate for Governor was 1913 less
than the combined vote for the other
candidates.
The Union party men and the Demo-
Gratis concluded this fall that If they
could agree upon a fusion ticket and
get their followers to support the same
Candidates, they would have no diff
Guilty in defeating Representative Har-
ris and Justice Potter, the regular Re-
publican nominees for state treasurer
spectively. They made a severe and
unwarranted attack upon Justice Pot
ter, and through certain corporation
influences they were quite confident Of
electing Judge Harmon Yerkes, the
Democratic candidate for supreme
court justice, whose name was placed
on the Union party ticket
REPUBLICANS IN THE MAJORITY.
When they would not bet upon the
election of their candidate for district
attorney in Philadelphia, where they
made their most aggressive campaign,
the Union party leaders made a num-
Der Of wagers that Judge Yerkes would
beat Justice Potter.
The returns for the election showed
how much they were mistaken
While Colonel Stone had simply a
minority of the vote at the last cleo
ton for governor, and the records
show that in but one election in this
state for the last five years the Repub-
lican state ticket had majority vote
the returns from the last election give
Mr. Harris, the Republican candidate
for state treasurer a majority of near
ly fifty thousand votes over the votes
cast for all the other candidates, and
Justice Potter ran but little behind
him.
This vote demonstrates the futility
of the Union party leaders working for
fusion campaign in the next state
fight.
The Republicans when they get out
their party vote can readily poll a good
majority over the united forces of the
Democrats and the Union party candi-
dates, even II they, the Democrats
and the Union men, have the same
candidates as they did in the late cam
paign.
The Republicans held less than a
dozen meetings in the interior Of the
state In the late campaign. They de-
pended almost entirely upon the activ-
ity Of the county committeeman, and
the Republican newspapers to present
the issues to the people.
LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
In the coming canvass matters will
be different. The Republican state or
ganization will be called upon by the Re-
publican National Committee and the
Republican congressional committee to
lock after the interests of the National
Republican organization at next No
vember's election. Members of con-
gress, representatives and United
States senators will have to be chosen
next year and the issues in which the
business interests of the state are vi
tally concerned will have to be pre-
sented to the citizens of the country.
Already the district organizations
are being strengthened to insure the
election OF Republicans to congress
from every doubtful district In Penn
sylvania. General Frank Reeder chair
man Of the Republican State Commit
tee, has been invited to confer with
members of the congressional commit