Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-09-21
DISGRUNTLED COMBINE
Leading Men In Lincoln Party Were
Turned Down For Office.
ARE NOW OUT FOR REVENGE
Republican Chairman Andrews Re-
eeives Reports That Show Party
Wreckers VIII Be ANONYMOUSLY
Routed.
Special Correspondence

Especial CorreSpOndence.I
Philadelphia, Sept. 10.
There has been a clearing of the po-
litical atmosphere in the last few days.
The Republican managers have every
reason to be elated over recent devel-
opments. The substitution of an en-
tire new set OF local Republican candi
dates, after the voluntary withdrawal
of the original nominees in the interest
of party harmony has had far-reach-
ing influence toward cementing and
strengthening the Republican forces ir
this city.
The selection of DR.. Neff, a promi-
nent member of the Union League and
medical director of the Jefferson Hos
pital, for sheriff, the denomination of
Coroner Dugan, in response to the re-
quest of many citizens, the naming of
William Emsley, an ex-department
commander of the Grand Army, and
Howard A. Chase, another leading
member OF the Union League for COM
missioners, has given the Republicans
a ticket of which they may well be
proud.
Steps will be Immediately taken for
an aggressive local campaign, and there
is no doubt of the election of the entire
Republican ticket by a large majority.
Disappointed Office-Seekers.
From the interior counties Chairman
Wesley r. Andrews, of the Republican
state committee continues to receive
the most gratifying reports.
The so-called Lincoln party has been
demonstrated to be little more than
combination of office-seekers. Their eff
forts to draw votes from the Republican
ticket will not have substantial results.
An idea of the character of the men
in the movement may be formed from
the fact that II. c. Niles, of York, who
figures as state chairman, was twice
defeated for the Republican nomina
tion for superior Judge. When he pre-
sented resolutions in the York county
convention in line with the platform of
the Lincoln party he got but three votes
in favor of them, and one of these
votes was his own. George E. Mapes,
the secretary, has been voting against
Republican candidates for years. For
mer Senator Emery, of Mexican, was
defeated by the Republicans when he
ran as an Independent candidate for
congress, and he has never forgotten
or forgiven the leaders of the Republi-
can organization who defeated him.
He is out for revenge. Charles Heber
Clark, of Montgomery, who presided
over the Lincoln party convention, is
disgruntled because President Roose-
welt declined to appoint him to a po-
sition in the department of commerce
and labor. Clark has been fighting the
Republican party for years. He is a
pronounced free silverite Former Con.
gressman Brumm, of Schuylkill, an
other conspicuous figure among the
Lincolnites, has a record as an original
Greenbacker. He was an applicant for
position under Mckinley and Roosevelt
and was turned down. He now, too
wants to reform the Republican party.
Former Congressman Thropp, of
Bedford county, who was chairman of
the committee on resolutions of the
Lincoln party, is a disappointed and
disgruntled Office seeker. He was
turned down for reelection to congress
by the Republicans of his district. and
he has ever since been working against
Republican nominees, but he has no
following at home.
These are but a few OF the men who
are running the Lincoln party. Their
only hope for recognition in the future
line lies in the disruption of the Re-
publican party.
The loyal Republicans of Pennsylva-
mia will not permit them to succeed In
their party-wrecking campaign.
They will snow them under in an
avalanche of Republican ballots In No
yember.