The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1905-10-04

Andrews, chairman OF the Republican
state committee, indicate that there
will be a large Republican vote polled
at the coming election and that the
Republican candidates will be elected
by majorlties which will exceed any
given to Republican nominees in an
"off year" at any time in the history
OF Pennsylvania.
Berry Gets Two Hard Blows.
The Berry campaigners were given
severe blows from unexpected quarters
in both Allegheny county and Phila-
delphia.
They were counting in the west upon
the support Of the Citizens Party in
Allegheny county. They had all their
plans made upon the basis of getting
Berry's name upon the Citizens Party
ticket and thus secure for him the
large vote which the Independent or
ganizaion will poll for its local can
didates.
But the Republicans who are afil-
lated with the Citizens Party did not
propose to have their organization
made tail to the Wanamaker kite.
They said:
mo! We will place the name Of
j. Lee Plummer, the Republican NOM
inee for state treasurer, at the head of
our ticket, along with those of the
other Republican state candidates"
And that is just what they did.
Then a howl went up from the Lin
colnites, The Wanamakerites through.
out the state fairly shrieked with an
ger. Their Democratic allies were
swearing mad.
The whole Berry campaign depended
upon q deal with the Citizens Party
to give them the shadow OF chance
Of figuring in the election returns as a
factor in the fight.
So indignant was Yves" Guffey. a
brother of Colonel Guffey, the Demo-
cratic state leader, over the throw
down which the Berry. men got from
the Citizens Party that he Immediate
ly resigned from the Democratic com.
mittee and said that he would have
nothing further to do with the men
responsible for the Reputation of
Berry.
Business Men Said No.
The facts are that business men and
manufacturers of Allegheny county
who stood by the Republican party in
past campaigns for sound money and
the preservation of the Republican
policies in regard to the tariff, would
have nothing to do with the free silver
and free trade Berry, whom the Lin
colnites and the Democrats sought to
foist upon the Citizens Party.
The Republican candidate for state
treasurer, Mr.. Plummer, is now upon
the regular Republican ticket and the
Citizens Party ticket in Allegheny
county. and he is assured of a very
large majority there.
The Philadelphia situation could not
be more gratifying.
The City Party, like the Citizens
Party In the west, decided that they
could not afford to have a Bryanite at
the head OF their ticket. They, too,
turned down the Lincolnite-Democ
ic proposition to name Berry for state
treasurer and they decided to put no
state ticket in the field. This was
done for purely local reasons.
The men back Of the City Party are
practically the same as those who are
financing the Lincoln Party. They
want Berry elected state treasurer but
they feared that they would lose votes
for their Philadelphia local candidates
II they put his name on the City Party
ticket.
Their game is to have all their radi-
cal insurgents vote the Lincoln Party
ticket in Philadelphia. which will have
the City Party candidates for the
Philadelphia local Offices In the Lin.
coin column.
Democrats Are Mad.
The refusal to put Berry's name at
the head of the City Party ticket has
raised ruction among the Philadel-
phia Democrats.
Many Of them declare they have
been sold out. After the Democratic
convention nominated the full City
Party ticket for local offices the Dem
ocratic leaders were led to expect that
the City Party would put Berry on
their ticket
Now the Democrats are organizing
in every ward in Philadelphia to op-
pose the whole City Party movement. |
They have Bryan ticket with Berry
for state treasurer and the full Re-
publican local ticket FOR local offices. |
In that way they will get even with |
the Lincolnites and City Party men,