Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-10-26
Especial correspondence
Pittsburg. Oct. "a.

q more or less exciting political cam
paign the Democratic managers are
making desperate effort to turn the
tide in favor of William H. Berry, the
Prohibition-D -Democratie-L can
didate for state treasurer
Everything has been going against
Berry since the day he was nominated,
and his defeat by an overwhelming ma
iority is inevitable. They know this,
but they still hope to cut down the Re-
publican vote by continuing their
schemes of Misrepresentation and de-
liberate falsehood.
The failure of the Enterprise Bank
was at once seized upon as furnishing
q new fela for activity i'll their pecu-
liar and unenviable methods of CAM
paiening They have been striving to
have it appear that some OF the Repuo-
lican state leaders are, in some mex
plcable way, responsible for the clos
ing of the bank, but they have not been
able 20 produce scintilla of evidence
to substantiate their vague intimations.
A Young Mans Statements.
nominees for the Superior court, who
has been going up and down the state
making wild and irresponsible allega-
tious regarding the management of the
state finances, has been one of the most
conspicuous of those who have been
trying to use the failure of the Enter
prise Bank to advance political inter-
ests.
Up to the time of his nomination,
Castle was not known outside of the
email circle of acquaintances near his
home. and among them he had little
standing as a lawyer, as it has not
been long since he was an Office boy
in a law firm here. Nevertheless he
has assumed to speak of matters
of which he could not possibly
have personal knowledge, as though
he We're fully and authoritatively in
formed as to facts and circumstances.
The despicable attempt to connect
Senator Penrose with the affairs OF
this bank was met with prompt and
emphatic denial from the senior sena-
tor, as we'll as with public statement
from John r. Cunningham. the United
States bank examiner.
Penrose's Prompt Denial.
This is Senator Penrose's signed
statement which effectually nailed the
lie. circulated for political purposes,
that he had a note in the Enterprise
Rank
81 have no obligations OF any
kind in the Enterprise National
Bank. am not connected in any
way, directly or indirectly with
the notes of w. H. Andrews, If
there are any such in the Enter
prise National Bank. | have no
interest whatever in the Penn
sylvania Development Company
or with any other project in New
Mexico Any intimations to the
contrary are malicious falsehoods
for political effect.
{Siened) "BOIES PENROSE."
Following this statement from SEN
ator penrose, Bank Examiner Cum
ningham made public this announce
ment:
AN examination of the papers
in the bank shows that there is no
paper there with the name OF
Senator Penrose upon 1t, either as
maker. indorser or suarantor."
Despite these positive statements
showing that Senator Penrose's name
was used in this connection without
authority or justification of any kind
the Democrats have continued to dis
tort the facts in trying to win votes for
their candidate for state treasurer
But there is no reason to believe
direction.
Berry Not Taken Seriously.
There is no Berry sentiment in this
part of the state. and from what is
heard from other sections the same
condition OF affairs exists everywhere
throughout the commonwealth.
The Berry candidacy has been more
or less of a joke. II has not been
taken seriously even by many Demo
Gratis who. when they heard that their
party had put UP a Prohibitionist To
head their state ticket. at once reach
ed the conclusion that the Democratic
ticket was doomed to defeat by even
more than the usual majority.
}. Lee Plummer the Republican
nominee for state treasurer. will get
Unprecedented majority for an on.
var in Allegheny county His name
on both the Republican and the
zens tickets. He will also run well
yery county west of the Allie
sepubliean hg4-ers here look
psrs total majority In the
och nearly 100000