Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-09-01
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
For CONGRESS,
DR. E. w. SAMUELS, of Mt. Carme
PENROSE IN THE SADDLE
State Chairman Confers With Cor
telyou and Opens Campaign.
DISCUSSES THE SITUATION
Pennsylvania Republicans Urged to
Roll Up a Record-5reakIng Majority
and TO Rally to Congressional Can
didntea
dates.
Especial Correspondence.l

Philadelphia. August 30.
Senator Penrose having returned
home from his vacation trip in the far
west, matters have taken on a very
active aspect In the campaign In this
state. As chairman of the Republican
state committee. the senior senator
has serious responsibilities on his
shoulders and will have his hands full
until after election day.
In carrying out his purpose to make
this a record breaking year as far as
the size OF the Republican majority Is
concerned. Chairman Penrose will
leave nothing undone to rouse the
party workers TO their best efforts in
every county in the commonwealth. He
was delighted with the amount OF work
already accomplished by Secretary An
drewB. who remained in charge of the
headquarters during the chairman's
absence, and was pleased to learn how
enthusiastic and earnest the commit
teemen throughout the state have been
in taking hold of the work of the can
vAss
SenatoF Penrose. who reached home
ON Sunday, after looking after a num-
Der OF matters requiring his immediate
attention, Left at once for New York
90 keep an appointment with Chair
man Cortelyou. of the Republican ma
tional committee.
During Senator FenroSe aDsence
Chairman Cortelyou wrote TO him re-
auesting a conference In relation TO
number OF matters bearing upon the
national campaign which he desired to
A@ke up with him. Chairman Cortel-
you has been very complimentary In
his references TO Senator Penrose and
in expressing the high regard in which
he holds his opinion on political mat
ters and of his appreciation of his
strength as q party leader.
Just after the nomination of Roose-
velt and before he had left the con
vention city, Cortelyou called on Sen
ator Penrose and informed him that
he desired his active services in the
national campaign. He recognized the
fact that the Pennsylvania senator had
q valuable training in the school of prac-
tical politics in his connection with
the mana cement Of the party organi-
zation in this state.
II is quite likely that Senator Pen
rose will be called to New York fire.
qusntly during the national campaign.
but he will not neglect the canvass in
his home state. He has received
number OF invitations to address meet
inGs in New York. Indiana, Delaware,
New Jersey and other states. and as
far as possible viii comply with these
requests, all of which come from as
sociates in the United States senate,
members of the Presidents cabinet or
from Chairman Cortelyou himself.
I'VE are anxious to carry every
doubtful congressional district in
Pennsylvania" said Chairman Pen
rose. in discussing his plans for the
campaign In this state I'VE now have
29 or the 80 congressman from Penn
sylvania ! would like TO make our
next delegation solidly Republican. but
the best we can hope for, | guess will
be 80 of the 80. Pennsylvania is Vi
khill lulti EEltu III tlAt pitStlL NhlIl
paign. not merely in retaining a Re
publican president in the White House,
but in seeing TO II that both branches
OF congress shall continue with Repub-
lican maJorities. The vast manufactur-
ing and other industrial interests of
this state have thriven under the Penn
sylvania idea of a Republican protec-
tive tariff.
There are many hundreds OF thou
sands Of our citizens now finding profit
able employment and there are mil
lions OF capital invested which would
be placed in jeopardy should the Dem
ocrats get control OF congress and be
In a position TO carry out their free
trade policies. 1t is all very we'll 90
say that the United States senate is
reliably Republican and that the
house of representatives. of itself can
not pass tariff act. but il should be
remembered that political changes
come quickly in this country, and that
we should always be on the alert for
any contingency that might arise.
'In Pennsylvania this fall we shall
be called upon to elect members of
the legislature who viii In January
next elect a member of the United
States senate to serve for the fun term
OF sir years. The man thus chosen will
be elected for term which will carry
him over the next presidential elcc-
ton He will have two years to serve
under the administration of the presi-
hence and his vote may be the decid
ing factor in much important legisla-
ton directly affecting the interests Of
Pennsylvania, This fact must not be
forgotten in the balloting for members
Of the state senate and the state house
OF representatives when our citizens go