Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-10-07
Businessmen, Manufacturers and
Lawyers as Leaders.
REPUBLICAN VICTORY CERTAIN
Representative Citizens of Phlladel-
phia Will Be Important Factors In
Rolling Up a Big Republican Ma.
Iority.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, Oct. 5.

Within the last few days the So
called reform movement in this city
has been given a serious setback and
there is now no doubt that the entire
Republican ticket will be elected by a
large majority.
The business and professional men
of the community have entered into
the campaign and have lined up sol
idly for the Republican candidates.
Some of the most representative
merchants and manufacturers have
taken the lead in movement started
by the Republican Business Mems as.
sociation and are calling upon all who
desire honest and efficient administra-
ton of affairs to support the Republl-
can nominees. Not only will they send
out special appeal to Philadelphians
to vote for these candiGAtes, but they
are planning for an immense mass
melting, at which prominent men will
make addresses.
Following the action of the mem
bers of this association there was a
meeting of members of the bar, the
in this city, at which resolutions were
adopted strongly indorsing Samuel P.
Rotan, the Republican incumbent, for
reelection as district attorney. Over
one thousand lawyers have signed an
Endorsement of Mr.. Rotan.
Rotan's Election Conceded.
The effect of the aggressive atti-
tude of the business men and the
lawyers was shown in the editorial ut
terances of the Independent newspa-
pers, which have all indorsed the can
didacy of Mr.. Rotan. The only news
papers backing Gibboney, who is MI
Rotan's apponent are the Wanamaker
newspapers, with which his political
he entered the game.
The large registration of voters Is
explained by the fact that the support
ers of the Republican nominees have
been unusually active in the several
wards and have succeeded in getting
n larger number of stalwart Republi-
can voters registered than at any time
since the registration law went into
effect
While the Gibboney men are making
claims of strength upon the returns
from the registration. they are not
based upon facts and are part of a
campaign of misrepresentation that
has been under way since the primar-
les were held.
Mr.. Rotan's public call upon the
men who are charging election frauds
to submit their evidence that the bal
lot boxes might be opened. has not
been answered. and that issue has
ceased to be a factor in the campaign.
The candidates on the state ticket
have been receiving oyations wher-
ever they have gone. They spent last
week in the northeastern tier and in
Miffiin. Union and Snyder counties
They are booked for the opening rally
of the campaign in this city tonight
and tomorrow night they are invited
to attend the reception to be rendered
Senator Penrose by the Workingmen s
Protective Tariff League.
FdTIy LIUCS are OFdWTl.
The opposition to the Republican
nominees in the state campaign is alb
solutely confined to the old-time Dem
ocracy The lines are sharply drawn
and Republicans and Democrats are
rallying about the standards of their
respective parties. There is not
trace of factionalism within the Re
publican organization. The lines are
unbroken and the stalwart Republican
hosts will march to the polls in solid
phalanx on Nov. 2 and vote the full
party ticket.
Judge Robert Won Moschzisker, nom
inee for justice of the supreme court;
Senator A. E. Sisson, candidate for
auditor general. and former Senator
jeremiah A. Stober the party's choice
for state treasurer, are all men of high
standing and command the respect of
all who know them.
While the election of all of them is
conceded, there is demand from
those who have studied the situation
from a broad standpoint for the exer.
ClSc Vi SpeCldl NlSlldiCS W SudIu
against the dangers of over-confidence
or Indifference in the matter of getting
out the party vote.
While this is what ordinarily would
be classed as IAN off year" il is, in
fact, very important year in the po-
litical history of Pennsylvania
With the tariff revisionsts already
opening their campaign to carry a ma
jority of tho next congress, even if it
shall be necessary to do so with the
aid of Democratic votes it behooves
Republicans, who believe that the
present tariff is going to greatly ben
eft all branches of industry. to by
their votes enter an early protest
against any and all schemes to reopen
the tariff discussion. with the destrun
tion OF business interests that would
inevitably follow.
Her Usual Remark.
what did Name say when her IA
ther gave her that new gold watch?"
asked one gladsome girl.
"Oh, the some thing that she always
says. She remarked that she was hav-
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