Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-08-31
GUFFEYS LITTLE GAME
Democratic Leaders, Play For Re-
publican Votes Will Not Go.
rI4E FUSION TRICK WILL FAIL
Republicans of Pennsylvania Will
Stand BY Their Candidates and Elect
Their Ticket BY Large Majorites.
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, Aug. %.

Harrisburg, Aug. %.
Colonel James NJ. Guffey, the Demo-
cratic boss Of Pennsylvania, has played
his first card in his game to win over
Republican votes to his Democratic
machine and to get the Democracy in
line for next years contest for the gov
ernorship and the election of members
Of the legislature and congressman.
Gaffey realizes that his Democratic
party is in very bad shape. He knows
tha. the Democratic vote has been get
ting smaller every year, and that his
only hope of making any showing at
the coming election is through fu-
sion campaign He placed the Repub-
lican nominee for supreme court JUS
Iica upon the Democratic state ticket
because he was fully aware OF the fact
that no Democratic candidate would
stand a shadow of a show against Jus.
tice Stewart in a fight for the supreme
bench. From the outset he recognized
the fact that his Democratic nominee
for state treasurer, Mr. Berry, was
booked for a good licking at the polls
III November next. Now he has sought
to work the old game Of fusion to
hoodwink the Republicans into voting
for Berry, but he has nothing to fuse
with.
There will be the usual quota of So
called Independent Republicans here
and there who will go along with Guf
fey, just as others of their class have
voted for Democratic candidates time
and time again, but they will expert
ence the usual result on election night
when the news viii be flashed over the
telegraph wires announcing a sweeping
Republican victory in Pennsylvania.
Guffey to the Front.
In commenting upon the outcome OF
the Democratic state convention held
here last week, the Philadelphia In
quirer very aptly said:
Colonel Guffey comes to the front
with his Democratic party and makes
his bow to the public He presents to
the voters the Republican candidate
for the supreme bench, adopts some
resolutions and adjourns in the hope
that the people Of PENNSYLVANIA will
elect his candidate for state treasurer,
one Berry, of Chester.
His convention at Harrisburg was
called for the purpose of carrying out
the little game of politics which the
never victorious leader of Pennsylva-
mia Democracy is engaged in. He thinks
there must still be a large Independent
vote in the state therefore he bids for
this vote. He says, in effect, 1 am an
Independent. In proof of my indepen-
dence, see what 1 have had my conven-
tion DO ! have had it nominate Re
publican for justice of the supreme
court Now you can show your indie
pendence by taking my nominee for
state treasurer
Pretty Little Game.
"Tt is very pretty little game. By
taking this step the colonel confines
the campaign to a single Office He
thinks there is more chance for Demo
succeas in November by con-
Ing with the name of John Stewart,
Republican, than by presenting a full
Democratic ticket 1t is really the be
ginning of the campaign of next year,
when a governor will be elected The
colonel rightly figures that if he could
buC carry Pennsylvania in November
next for his Democratic candidate for
state treasurer he could go into the
fight next year with all the enthusiasm
OF past victory and make a hopeful
contest not only for governor, but for
the legislature and for members of
congress in several close districts.
I'VE do not think that there is very
much danger that Colonel Gaffey's
party will make much progress. Why
should there be? Are the several hun
dred thousand honest and conscien-
tious Republicans OF Pennsylvania go
ing to desert their party because of an
investigation into some filtration con-
tracts in Philadelphia? The state
treasuryship has got just about as
much to do, the Republican party
itself has got just about as much to do
with that investigation as the investi-
cation into the methods of the egri-
cultural department at Washington
has to do with the Republican organi-
2ation of the nation at large, There is
absolutely no connection"
treasury In Fine Condition.
The Republican party OF Pennsyl-
yania is not under fire except to the
extent that the usual Democratic guns
carry their harmless political proiec-
tiles. The treasury of the state is in a
splendid condition. The state is out of
debt. From the ordinary revenues
great capitol building has been erect
ed. Five and onehalf millions go every
wear to tie public schools. The cha..i-
ties of the commonwealth are enor-
nous For the care of the insane large
sums OF money have been appropriate
cd by the last legislature In many