The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-24

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Throughout ris camp John
Wanamaker yeied in a srecial car
from county 10 county dom every
thing in his power to aid In The elec.
ton of William T. Greasy. the Demo-
cratic nominee for state treasurer, .
Bourbon Democrat Of the most ramp
ant type, and at present chairman Of
the Democratic state committee.
DESPITE THE OPPOSITION OF
JOHN WANAMAKER, COL. JAMES
L. BARNETT WAS ELECTED STATE
TREASURER BY 92,417 MAJORITY
OVER ALL THE VOTES CAST FOR
THE DEMOCRATIC AND PROHIDI-
TION CANDIDATES.
In 1900, John Wanamaker. with
Major Mckinley, Republican candidate
for President, and with every loyal
Republican Pennsylvania seeking to
cement the party lines and roll up a.
large majority as possible, travelled
the state night and day preaching the
doctrine Of party treachery and advo-
/ eating the election Of Democrats and
boiling Republicans running on Fu-
sion tickets for the legislature, which
the Republicans OF the entire union
were eager to have elect Republican
to the United States senate. with the
control OF the United States senate then
in serious doubt.
AS in the contest Of two years be-
FORE money was spent lavishly from
the Wanamaker headquarters to defeat
regularly nominated Republican can
didates for the legislature. In 1898,
the Wanamaker-Democ Fusion
campaign had succeeded in deadlock
ing the legislature by combination
supported by the followers of John
Wanamaker and James M. Guffey, the
member OF the Democratic National
committee from pennsylvania. 1t was
the hope of Wanamaker and Guffey
that enough Republican candidates for
the legislature would be defeated to
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of the Republican caucus for the Uni.
ted States senatorship.
DESPITE JOHN WANAMAKER'S
OPPOSITION THE HON. MATTHEW
/ STANLEY QUAY, THE UNANIMOUS
CHOICE OF THE REPUBLICAN
CAUCUS, WAS REELECTED TO
THE UNITED STATES SENATE BY
A MAJORITY VOTE.
AGAINST REPUBLICANISM. AS
USUAL.
In 1901, John Wanamaker is now
found arrayed, as usual, against the
Republican organization in Philadel-
phia and the state at large.
Every agency, every influence, every
element that can be controlled by
Wanamakerism has been combined
against the Republican organization.
The power OF an immense newspaper
patronage has prostituted large por-
ton of the press Of Philadelphia and
neighboring counties, which though
rapidly weakening In influence, Is be-
ing employed to misrepresent, traduce
and malign the Republican organiza-
tion, its leaders and its candidates.
The subtle force of an immense cam
paign fund is recognized In the en-
ployment Of thousands Of men for va
rious purposes. but all to the end that
suspicion and distrust shall be dis
seminated among the unemployed
against the Republican candidates,
that labor shall be blinded to the ne
, farious and hostile influence which
Wanamakerism has for years repre-
sented in Philadelphia and that
board Of irresponsibles may be further
debauched and arrayed at the polls
against honest and law abiding citi-
zens of the commonwealth.
What is the interest which John
| Wanamaker can have in the present
canvass?
In Philadelphia, his private counsel
for years, p. f. Rothermel, was elected
by the Republican party to serve one
term in the office of district attorney
and was not renominated at the re-
Gently held Republican convention.
His name was not even presented to
the convention and the 1,045 delegates
by unanimous vote nominated John
Weaver, reputable citizen, staunch
Republican and q member of the Phila-
delphia bar, the peer Of any of his
professional colleagues, for the Office
Of district attorney.
In the state at large, the com6ina-
tion formed with the Guffey Demo
Gratis is designed to further the scheme
for the organization which is pledged
to the election of Democrat to tho
Office Of Governor, and Democrats and
insurgents to other state and county
offices to be elected next fail, and to
labor for the defeat of enough Re-
publican members Of the legislature
so that Guffey and Wanamaker can
pool their issues in the election OF
either one or the other to the United
States Senate.
REPUBLICANS ARE AGGRESSIVE.
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