The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-08-09
Republicans of Pennsylvania Stand
By the Party Standard-Bearers'
oIsoReANlzERs ARE REBuKEp
Party Men In York and Somerset
Among the First to Meet lnsurgenf
Attacks.
Il Correspondence.l

| tional 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 tho
| citizens OF Philadelphia are thoroughly |
| eompetent TO work out their own re-
forms, and to fnd remedy for any
abuses that may have crept into the
management of their municipal AFFAIRS.
Ii was to be expected that the men
/ who have for years been seeking to dis
rupt 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 II Is known that emissaries |
I from the old insurgent 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
I the Republicans and contributing to
Z the success Of the Democratic schemes
/ 10 win votes for their candidate for
state treasurer Berry, and to pave the
way for 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.
II. C. Niles, 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 a palpable attempt
to inject the Philadelphia scandals in
to the politics of York county, but 1t
failed slgnally. Chairman Robert c.
Bair, of the Republican committee of
York county, in opposing Mr.. 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 to 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
i while we have so much to do"
Mr.. BARS speech was received with
great applause and when Mr.. Niles
: resolution came before the convention
1t received but three votes, one OF
which was cast by Mr. Niles himself.
After the convention 1t was pointed
u out that Mr. Niles is disappointed
| lOI lit lNCDuDllNdu
= ton for the superior court. He was
twice honored by his party in York
county with the delegates for this Of
fee, but the Republicans of Pennsyl-
vania in their state convention con-
cluded in each instance that there was
more deserving candidate who was
nominated. One of these was Judge
> Henderson, of Crawford county, and
> the other Judge Morrison, of Mexican
. county. Mr. Niles has since been out
;, of sorts and disposed to crlticise the
. leaders OF the organization of the state.
Somerset Stalwarts Serene.
Somerset is another county in which
. the Republicans who believe in their
y 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
; organization of the state.
Editor S. A. Kendall of the Meyers
dale Republican, has been paying his
respects to those who have been trying
7; to make trouble in that county. He
e wants them to stand up and be counted
He charges that the head and front OF
the movement in that county was a
Bryan Democrat, and that "he has been
on every side of the question since
+ then, and the men who are backing him
up in the present fiasco have a record
It as shady as his own"
Z Fighting Talk This.
u Continuing to comment upon theil
% agitation for a fusion ticket and theil
l. predictions of Republican defeat, Edi.
tor Kendall says: 1T is all bosh and
y rot, for Somerset county Republicans
C long since quit following the Leadership
of these men, and they take no more
stock in fusion ticket this year thar
they did last, when they polled 70t
votes in the county.
Is I'VE have tired of these cowardly
onslaughts. and we only trust that they
1t will keep their word and place a bolt
IS ers' ticket in the field this fall, tha
B. they may receive the licking for whiCl
4 their hides seem to be fairly itching
II Somerset county is a Republican coun
}; ty- and it has never bent its knee t
at any class of disgruntcd office seekers
35 who never were Republicans except 70
Of revenue, and If they don't believe thi
assertion, let them come out Of thei
Id For twenty years | suffered wit
ne bleeding and itching piles; at times wa
I'll confined to the house for more than