The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-31
ADVANCED "REFORMERS'
Mcclure and Gordon, Representa-
tive Leaders Of Union Party.
WHAT THEY SAY OF EACH OTHER

Citizens Of Pennsylvania Now Have
An Opportunity to Learn Something
Of the Leadership Of the Anti.Rs.
publican Campaign.
Republicans of Pennsylvania who
are reading daily the attacks upon
the leaders of their party organization
and upon their candidates for state
and local offices in what are known as
the yellow" newspapers should not
be misled.
The inspiration Of many of these as.
saults comes from men whose reputa.
tions are such as to make them un.
worthy Of consideration and to stamp
any statements that may come from
them as utterly unworthy Of belief.
The organization of the latest ve.
hicle Of defamation Of Republicans, the
Union party. has been traced to the
same men who have for years been
seeking to disrupt the Republican or.
ganization for their own selfish pur.
poses.
The managers OF the Union party
all look to Wanamaker for their fnan.
cial backing and for much Of the news.
paper support which their movement
has gotten.
But two Of the most conspicuous
figures in this raid upon the Republi.
can organization. which is regarded as
but the initial move for the campaign
for the United States ssnatorship Of
next year, are Colonel A. X. Mcclure
and former Judge James Gay Gordon.
Of Philadelphia. These men were bit.
ter personal and political enemies for
many years, but they are now working
for the same political results, through
the Wanamaker influence, with which
they are both now Identified.
Gordon is one of the closest ad-
visors Of Wanamaker, as Is also Nc.
Clure.
MCCLURE THE BIG LEADER.
Mcclure Is chairman OF the COM
mittee ION relations Of city and state"
Of the Union party, and was the d.
recting manager of the recent state
|
In Philadelphia, and at which Judge
Yerkes was nominated for the su-
preme bench and E. A. Coray was
named for state treasurer.
1t was Colonel Mcclure who placed
in nomination for the craftsmanship
of the state committee OF tie Urion
party Frank M. Ritter, an intense plr-
| tisan of Wanamaker.
Former Judge Gordon is running the
Democratic annex Of the Union party,
and 1t was through him that Colonel
Guffey was persuaded to ignore the
demands of the Democrats of the
state for a straight ticket and form q
fusion ticket with the Union party In
the present state campaign.
While Gordon was on the bench in
Philadelphia he was the subject Of
constant criticism from Colonel Nc.
Clure, and when he resignad Co'c-,'
Mcclure boldly declared that had he
not resigned proceedings would have
been begun to impeach him.
LETTER TO JUSTICE MITCHELL.
Both Mcclure and Gordon have gone
on record with estimates OF each
other.
The following, from letter written
by Judge Gordon to Justice Williams.
of the supreme court, on account OF
an interview credited to Justice Will
liams at the time of Gordon's sudden
resignation from the bench. will give
the voters of Pennsylvania an idea OF
what Gordon thinks IF Mcclure:
1920 Chestnut St., Philadelphia.
December 2, 1898.
My Dear Justice Williams:
have seen the report In last Sun.
days papers Of an interview had with
you by some newspaper correspond
ent, at Sharon, in this state, In which
you are quoted as saying among other
things touching the subject OF my re.
signation from the judgeship:
81 do not think 1t was prompted by
the idea that he could not maintain
expenses, but am Of the opinion that
he will be Wanamaker's candidate foI
the United States senate to succeed
NJ. s. Quay" .
I was very much surprised when
read this, for l did not conceive II
possible that you would go out OF youl
way to cast doubt on the franknes'
and sincerity of my public Statement
rs to the nature and reasons for my
resignation. l have waited now some
days in the hope that would see some
j communication from you disavowin'
.. the publication, but as I have not,
, assume that you are correctly report
, ed. or course, can make no ob1ec
ton as to your guessing at my politi
cal future, or your indulging IN an
. prophecies you choose upon that sui
ject. You merely run the risk o
every one who puts on the prophet
!: mantle or having your vaticmation
y y made ridiculous by time, but there ca
;. be no criticism of such harmless II
:. e dulgence of the fancy to the fulles
d. extent. When. however, you raise
% question as to the truthfulness Of m
b. statement and intimate that I hav
been guilty OF at least some eQuivocf