The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1906-09-12
STUART BOOM GROWING
Independents In Pittsburg and Phil.
adelphia Declare For Repub-
lican Nominee.
EMERY CANDIDACY REPuDIATEp
Citizens Party In Allegheny and Many
Members of City Party In Phlladel'
phia For Republican State Ticket
Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, September /,

Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, September II.
Supporters of Edwin S. Stuart, the
Republican nominee for governor, and
his colleagues on the state ticket. have
had gratifying reports from two ends
of the state this week.
First, from Allegheny county came
the news that the leaders of the Citi'
gems Party, the local reform organi'
cation which succeeded In electing
George w. Guthrie mayor of Pitts.
burg have decided to support the en-
tire Republican state ticket. They pro.
pose to confine their Independent po'
litical operations to local affairs. In
the state campaign they will vote the
full. Republican ticket from Stuart
down, and also for all of the Republi'
can candidates for congress.
While State Chairman Wesley r.
Andrews has been getting gratifying
reports from all of the Republican
county chairmen in the interior coun.
ties, the state committee leaving the
management of the canvass in the
counties of Allegheny and Philadel.
phia to the local organizations. he has
not got better news from anywhere
than he has. received from both these
counties.
In Philadelphia, where former Mayor
Stuart is best known, a strong move
ment has been started in his interest
among the members of the City Party,
Leaders in that party have formed an
organization with the view to voting
for the Republican state nominees
and for Republican nominees for con
gress.
The chairman of the movement was
one of the most active men upon the
stump for Berry and the fusion ticket
last fall He was counted upon by the
Emery managers to accompany their
candidate for governor on his tour OF
the state. Lincolnite Campaign Chair
man Gable was chagrined few days
ago when he learned that this gifted
spellbinder is going to speak for Ed.
win s. Stuart this fall. His name is
George w. Sturmer. He is STYLED "the
locomotive engineer orator" and he is
very widely known throughout Penn
sylvania,
Scheming Leaders Repudiated.
In public statement, explaining his
position to the City Party voters oi
Philadelphia, Mr.. Sturmer. among
other things, said:
1.-The City Party voters are going tc
confine their attention to local affair.
this fall, that is, those of them who are
Republicans They believe that the
mixing of state and nation politics in
this, a semi-national election, is fraughi
with grave dangers to the cause OF
civic regeneration. and if carried fur.
ther, means the total annihilation ol
the reform forces next February.
"The ticket nominated by the Dem.
ocratic party and endorsed by the Lin.
coin party, which was led by many
men high In the councils of the City
Party, is not satisfactory to a large
proportion of the City Party voters
The election of Mr.. Emery. who while
an honest man, would carry into office
three Democrats which, with the pres.
ent state treasurer, would give the
Democrats the preponderance of power
in the executive Offices at Harrisburg
Suppose Mr.. Emery, If elected, should
die The entire state administration
of this rock-ribbed Republican state
would be in the hands of the Demo.
cratic party
THE present Republican ticket is be
yond reproach. Against the character
or integrity of any one of them no man
can say word. The head of the ticket
is native and resident of this city, he
has been honored by our citizens with
the highest Office within their gift, and
he performed the duties of that high
Office with all credit to himself and to
the full satisfaction of the people. It
is not to be supposed that If elected to
the office of governor he will fail the
people or put stain on the proud
record he now holds"