Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-01-09
Harrisburg, Jan. with the open

politics grows on the development OF
the booms for the many candidates
who are about to enter the field for
honors from the hands of the Republic
can voters of Pennsylvania. There will
he elected this year a state ticket that
will include candidate for governor,
one for lieutenant governor, and one
for secretary Of internal affairs. AS
the state was reapportioned by the last
legislature, there will be no nominees
for congressman-at-large to be named
by the state convention. The nomina-
tions for congress will all be made In
the districts which were mapped out
at tho last session of the legislature.
The fact that a full congressional dele
cation will have to be chosen at the
election in November will make the ap-
preaching campaign one Of exceptional
Importance.
NATIONAL ISSUES INVOLVED.
There are many issues of a national
nature which will necessarily be in
are at work harmonizing their differ
ences in all sections of the state. Colo
mel Guffey has a double purpose in
view while he is engaged in this occu-
patton. He has a natural desire to in
crease the Democratic delegation from
Pennsylvania in the next congress.
But there is a matter which gives
Guffey most concern. He still hopes
to slip into the United States senate,
the goal of his ambition.
The election Of Republican members
of the legislature will be the most i'm
portant feature of the coming cam
paign. The election of a Republican
successor to United States Senator
Boies Penrose will depend upon the
Republicans having majority on Joint
ballot in the next legislature.
THE INTERNATIONAL CANVASS.
The gubernatorial canvass has not
gotten under way to any considerable
extent, but the champions of the nomi-
nation OF Attorney General John P. Ell
kin, of Indiana, have within the last
appear that from now on they intend
to make an aggressive canvass in his
behalf.
On this point the Philadelphia In
quirer, which is regarded as the lead
ing stalwart Republican newspaper Of
the following:
While the delegate election will not
be held for some time, there Is reason
to believe that the movement looking
to the nomination of Mr.. Elkin will
grow steadily among stalwart Republic
cans.
Many active Republicans from the
interior of the state who have recently
visited this city, have expressed them
selves as favorable to the nomination
of the Indiana county leader.
Mr.. Elkin probably knows more
prominent and influential Republicans
in the interior of the state than any
other man who has figured in the Re-
publican organization recently, with
the possible exception Of Senator Quay,
and he has made friends in every coun-
ty in the commonwealth, who are now
enthusiastically at work canvassing in
behalf of his nomination for governor
THE insurgent and other political
opponents OF Mr.. Elkin, recognizing
his strength, have for some time been
actively at work seeking to misrepre-
sent the political situation and to place
him in a false position before the peo-
pie. When they have not been spring
ing new candidates for governor, in
order to create a crop of home favor
ites,' to break through the E!kin lines,
these political manipulators have been
striving to create sentiment against
Mr.. Elkin as a gubernatorial candidate.
During the last week a series of
newspaper articles were published to
the effect that General Miller, who is
at the head Of the National Guard Of
Pennsylvania, was to be candidate
for governor. This statement having
been promptly denied, some of the
same newspapers the next day brought
out Congressman Sibley, who is Gen
eral Miller's business partner, as a can
didate for governor, so as to divide the
western counties with Mr.. Elkin.
Then came publication intimating
that someone had charged that Mr.. Ell
kin had entered into a combination to
defeat regular Republican candidates
in Westmoreland county.
On this point special dispatch
i"om Harrisburg quotes Mr.. Elkin as
saying:
~ have never had but one rule in
politics, and that was to make our fight
at the primaries and support the regu-
lar ticket in the fall. 1t is not true
that l entered into combination with
any one to defeat the Republican tick
ct in Westmoreland county last year.
At the instance Of the county chairman
| wrote letters to influential people ask
ing them to support the straight Re-