Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1906-04-19

that appeals directly to all fair mind
ed Republicans of honest purposes
and desires for the welfare of the
party The Republicans of this
state demands a candidate equal to
the Roosevelt standard or success at
the polls next fall can not be hoped
for. Following is the Records time
ly remarks:
ga contingency has been reached
in the Republican party of Pennsyl-
vania, when thoughtful adherents OF
that organization realizes more fully
than at any former period in its
history, that unless higher standards
of efiiciences and integrity prevail,
the control of the State government
will pass out of the hands of the
party that has been in power almost
continuously since 1861, a period of
more than forty years. In view of
the defeat sustained by the Republi
can party at the late State election.
defeat administered by the better
class of Republicans, it is natural
that the more thoughtful adherents
of the party should turn away from
those leaders who have proven faith
less to the people, and turn to those
who in public life have remained
true, and in private life have been
above suspicion.
Pennsylvanians are about to enter
upon the campaign of 1906, when a
governor, lieutenant governor, men,
bers of congress, members of tn
legislature, and minor State officers,
are to be elected. Naturally the
Office of governor of this great Com
mOnwealth has already become the
subject of great solicitude. The Re
publican party has within itself the
power to regain the confidence of the
masses, and command the support of
vast majority of the people, but in
order to do this, 1t must place on its
State ticket men of clean record in
public life, of known ability and of
high character in private life. Men
of that class are to be had.
In this article we purpose to con
slider only the Republican candidacy
for governor. The Republicans of
Northeastern Pennsylvania are pre-
pared % present the kind of man the
great masses of Republicanism
throughout the State are demanding
the kind of man that must be nom
mated if the Republican party is to
remain in power in the executive de-
partment Of the State government.
That man is Col. Louis A. Watres
of l.ackawanna county.
The Record is in position to state,
upon the authority of Col. Watres's
nearest friends, that he will permit
his adherents to make an earnest,
determined and persistent fight for
his nomination by the Republican
State convention.
As TO HIS PUBLIC RECORD.
Louis A.Watres served two terms in the
State Senate, being elected in the Twen,
tieth district at time when it was over
whelmingly Democratic. After that he
was elected lieutenant governor by a
majority of more than $4,000 when the
candidate for governor was defeated by
more than 1000 That election demon
strated the confidence Of the people in
the honor aud integrity of Louis A. Watres
after he had served eight years in the
Senate. He retired from the office of
lieutenant governor with the increased |
respect OF his fellow citizens ot Pennsyl- |
vania
Four years ago Col. Watres was a can
lidale for the gubernatorial nomination
nomination., and then, as always, he |
stood for the Identical reforms the people |
OF this Commonwealth so emphatcally |
declared for at the last election. The |
peculiar complications in the party at
that time made his nomination impossible
and when lie realized this lie retired from
the contest.
Col. Walres, like tens Of thousands OF
other Pennsylvania Republicans, believes
i'll party organization, but he has always
urged that the party organization keep
within the limits Of honesty and sound
public policy. The imperaiively demand
ed reforms for which a special session Of
the legislature has been called have for
wears had the sgpport of Col, Watres.
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