Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-08-10
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Republicans OF Pennsylvania Stand
Ey the Party Standard-Bearers.
BfcoReANlzERs ARE REBukED
Party Men In York and Somerset
Among the First to Meet lnsurgent
Attacks.
[special Correspondence.l
Harrisburg. Aug, 8.


Especial espondence.
Harrisburg. Aug. 8.
1t is apparent from reports received
from all over the state that the Re-
publcans OF the interior of the COM
rtouwealth do not propose to be drawn
tato the political troubles and the fac
tonal contests in Philadelphia.
The action of the Republican county
convention in York last week empha-
sized this determination on the part OF
the members of the Republican party
living outside of the borders of Phila-
delphia The general feeling is that the
citizens of Philadelphia are thoroughly
competent to work out their own re-
forms, and to find a remedy for any
abuses that may have cfept into the
management of their municipal affairs,
1t was to be expected that the men
who have for years been seeking TO dis
wpt the Republican organization would
take advantage of the situation in
Philadelphia and attempt to stir up
trouble and strife within the Republi-
can organization in other counties of
the state 1t is known that emissaries
from the old insurgcnt contingent in
the Quaker City have been sent out
through the state to incite and encour-
age factional feeling in the several
counties in the expectation of dividing
the Republicans and contributing to
the success Of the RlHfSmfocGrahtfl RlfSmfo dfahteemes @
state treasurer, Berry, and to pave the
way for a fusion compaign for gov
ernor next year.
York Republicans Act
York Republicans in their county
convention were the first to meet the
party wrecking compaigners and they
made short work of the job.
H c. Niles, a member of the bar
who has business and personal associa-
tions with one of the active insurgents
.in Philadelphia, sought to get the Re
publican convention of York county to
adopt resolutions which were calculat-
ed to promote the ends of the party
wreckers. 1t was palpable attempt
to inject the Philadelphia scandals in
to the politics of York county, but it
failed signally. Chairman Robert c.
Bair, of the Republican committee of
York county, in opposing MIR. Niles
resolutions on the floor of the conven-
ton, said For twenty years the Re-
publicans of York county have been
fighting graft in the Democratic ranks,
while Mr.. Niles was sitting comfortably
at home. We have labored hard to bring
York county out of the disgrace into
which the Democrats brought it and
now that we are on the way to success
Mr.. Niles comes forward with his reso-
luton and his attempts to divert the
attentions of the people from the work
cut out for them 10 do at home.
The Republicans of York oppose
graft wherever it is found and applaud
the noble men who have the manhood
to fight to wipe it out In fact we are
doing that very thing ourselves and we
do not favor bringing the fights of
other communities into our labors
while we have so much to do"
Mr., Bair's speech was received with
great applause and when Mr. Niles
resolution came before the convention
it received but three votas. one of
which was east by Mr. Niles himself.
After the convention it was pointed
out that Mr.. Niles is disappointed
candidate for the Republican nomina-
tion for the superior court He was
twice honored by his party in York
county with the delegates for this Of
fee, hut the Republicans of Pennsyl-
vania in their state convention con
cluded in each instance that there was
a more deserving candidate who was
nominated One of these was Judge
Henderson. of Crawford county. and
the other Judge Morrison, of Mexican
county Mn Niles has since been out
of sorts and disposed TO criticise the
leaders of the organization of the state.
Somerset StaWarts Serene.
Somerset is another county in which
the Republicans who believe in their
party and its glorious record have set
their faces hard against the assistant
Democrats who are active in their ef-
forts to SOW discord in the Republican
oTeanization of the state
Editor S A Kenddll, Of the Meyers
dale Republican, has been paying his
respects To those who have been trying
to make trouble in that county He
wants them 10 stand mp and becounted.