Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-07-18
A POLITICAL GAME.
Wanamakerites Boom A Fusion
State Ticket To Help Their
Philadelphia Fight.
1T IS A TRANSPARENT TRICK
Republicans Of the Quaker City not
Concerned over the Outcome, and
cation Trips.

Party Leaders Go OF on their Va.
cation Trips.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, July 16.-It would ap-
pear that the Republican leaders have
not much concern about the outcome
of the fall campaign for they are all
satisfied with the outlook for Repub-
lican victory both in this city and the
state at large.
Senator Quay will spend his vacation
in the woods of Maine. Senator Pen
rose has gone to the wilds of north
western Idaho, where he will devote
several weeks to hunting the grizzly
and other big game. Governor Stone
and Attorney General Elkin will take
short trips to the sea shore after all the
bills sent to the governor by the legis-
lature shall have been acted upon In
surance Commissioner Durham, who is
the acknowledged Republican leader of
the Quaker City, and VINO welded
much influence at the recent session Of
the legislature, has gone to Europe and
will not be back much before the first
of September
A WANAMAKER CAMPAIGN.
Meanwhile the Wanamakerites of
this city are going ahead with their in
dependent campaign for the election
of Wanamaker's private counsel, Roth
ermel, for district attorney. In order To
help this enterprise along they are ad-
vocating the nomination of fusion
state ticket with the idea that Demo-
Gratis and Insurgents voting the same
state ticket will swell the vote for
Rothermel in this city, and possibly
elect him. They have no thought of
making serious campaign in the
state.
Wanamakerism depends for con-
tnuance of it's yellow journal adjunct
upon having a friendly official in the
office of district attorney. No reputable
newspaper would descend to the
depths to which Wanamaker journal
ism of this city has gone, and this sys-
TEN of character assassination cannot
continue unless with district attorney
in Office who would protect the publish
ers of such degraded sheets from the
wrath of the people.
No public officer who opposes Wana-
makerism is safe from attack and the
most unscrupulous methods are EN-
ployed to strike down public men who
refuse to bow at the command of the
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THE NEWSPAPER COMBINE
The effort to connect the present
contest over the district attorneys
office in this city with the state canvas
would seem to be farcical were it not
for the fact that many voters are de-
ceived as to the true situation through
the stories printed in the subsidized
newspapers. journals carrying tho
Wanamaker advertisement on the back
page and printing none but Wana-
maker colored political reports in their
news columns.
These papers have been playing up
a game for the nomination of a Demo
crat for supreme court and an Insurg-
ent Republican for state treasurer by
the Democratic state convention The
proposition is to then have an indie
pendent conference or convention at
which this ticket shall be indorsed
This would appear to be a clever
move if it were not for the fact that
the purpose of the whole movement is
so transparent. BY putting forth the
idea of the existence of state organI-
cation, even though it consists of but a
few Wanamaker adherents. who do not
give their time for nothing, the local
Wanamakerites think they can en-
courage more Philadelphians to vote
for the Wanamaker candidate for dis
.rict attorney. They are seeking to Gre
ate the impression that there is a
popular movement throughout the
state against the Republican organiza-
ton, but this is absolutely unfounded
There has not been for years as much
harmony in the Republican state or
ganization. The coming state conven-
tion, which will be held at Harrisburg
on Aug. 2lst, will witness one of the
largest and most representative stall
wart Republican gatherings ever held
in an off year
Many Homeseekcrs In FL Reno.
Ell Reno, o. T., July 15.-The trains
yesterday brought in moderate crowds
for registration. There are probably
10000 people here. Everything is quiet
and orderly and every one is comfort
ably situated The temperature here
yesterday hung around the hundred
point but no serious Inconvenience
was experienced by the home seekers
Our Urban Population.
Washington, July 12.-The census
Office issued bulletin yesterday con-
cerning the urban population of the
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