Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1907-09-12
REPUBLICAN
FLAG IS Up
Especial Correspondence.
HARRISBURG. Sept. IL.

adelphia this week. the campaign for
the election of the Republican nomi-
nee for state treasurer John o. Sheath,
it is believed, will not be inaugurated
until the meeting of the state conven-
ton of the Republican League of
Clubs, which will be held in this city
on Tuesday and Wednesday, Septem-
Der oath and 25th, respectively.
1t is pSedicted that there will be
large attendance at this convention,
and there is promise of some brilliant
oratory from gifted sons of Pennsylva.
mia, who will tell of the splendid char
acter OF their standard bearer in the
state campaign. and of the enthusiasm
with which his nomination has been
received by his fellow citizen through.
out the commonwealth
Reports that come here from the
various counties of the state all con-
firm the claims of Colonel Wesley R
Andrews, chairman of the Republican
state committee, that the party organ.
ization was never more harmonious.
nor never more loyal to a ticket than
1t is today.
Colonel Andrews, while he has de.
layed the opening of the state head
quarters until this week, has been in
correspondence with the chairmen of
the Republican county committees and
others active in the organization all
summer and there is undoubted evi-
dence that much preliminary work has
been done in the way of qualifying
the voters In the matter of the pay
ment of taxes and in interesting those
who are obliged to be personally reg
istered under the recently enacted leg.
islation in this very important feature
OF the campaign
Must Qualify Voters.
While voters in first and second
class cities still have ap opportunity
to be personally registered on Tues
day, September 18th, and Saturday.
October 5th, the residents of third
class cities have also two days more
for registration-Tuesday, September
nth, and Saturday, October 18th
Under the election laws of Pennsyl.
vania. every citizen. to be qualified to
vote at next November's election, must
have paid state or county tax within
two years.
The last day upon which taxes can
be paid to qualify voters for the next
election viii! be Saturday, October 5th.
Citizens in Pennsylvania living out
side of cities are not required to be
personally registered
1t is expected that there will be
thousands of visiting Republicans not
connected with the Club League come
to this city during the lays of the con-
vention gathering to meet Mr.. Sheath
and the Others of prominence in the
Republican party who will be In at.
tendance upon the convention.
Candidate Sheath has evidently made
fine impression wherever he has
been, for there is a great demand to
have him to address meetings in differ
ent counties, and there is going to be
real old-fashioned spirit in the cam.
paign when it gets we'll under way.
Many Dauphin county Republicans
were present at the recent meeting at
the Changers picnic at Williams Grove.
when Mr.. Sheath was the principal
orator, and they were delighted with
the impression he made upon the
voters and the manifest sincerity OF
his pledges to conduct the office of
state treasurer as he would his own
business, and to be upon the alert TO
check extravaganza or any illegal
raids upon the money of the people
Sheatz's Ideal State Treasurer.
When asked to state the kind of
state treasurer Pennsylvania should
have" John Oscar Sheath wrote the
following:
He must realize that as treasurer of
Pennsylvania he is merely acting as
Trustee of your money and is not the
owner of il.
He must stand ready to pay every
just obligation of the commonwealth.
and absolutely refuse to pay any sum
when the expenditures are not clearly
defined by existing laws, or when fla
grant extravaganza exists. In the lat
ter case the sooner the press and pub
lie are made aware of the fact the bet
ter for our commonwealth.
He must be man who will ont de.
take orders from a political boss. or
one that cannot be persuaded by pro-
mises of future political preferment.
HE must be man who will not de-
post your money In banks, where the
influence of those bankers and stock
holders, in return for this deposit, is
to be exerted for political parties or
factions.
He must make careful business prin.
ciples prevail throughout the depart.
ment and have every employe holding
his position because of capability and
not political pull
"The foregoing are my thoughts on
the question of state treasurership.
and if the people of Pennsylvania,
after carefully looking up my record
as member of the state legislature
during the sessions of -05-06-07 (the
only office have heidi find 1t as being
consistent with my views here ex-
then | hope they will vote for
n the coming November election"