The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-09-10
Republican Headquarters Opened
For Fall Campaign.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR VICTORY
Will Not Be an "Off Year" In Penn
sylvania, Where All the Great In
terests Call For Continued RepubIl.
can Control In State and National
Politics.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, Sept. 7.

Especial Correspondence.
Philadelphia, Sept. Z.
With the opening of the state COM
mittee headquarters today the Repub-
lican compaign in Pennsylvania was
formally inaugurated.
Although it is a fact that Colonel
Wesley R. Andrews, chairman of the
state committee, has been at work for
weeks corresponding with county
chairmen and other influential Repub-
licans and has had the party machin-
cry in active operation ever since he
quit his activities in promoting the
passage of the tariff bill at Washing
ton, the general canvass for the elec-
tion of the nominees of the Republican
state convention may be fairly said
to have been started this morning.
Republicans from interior counties
who come here will be delighted with
the new headquarters of the state
committee.
The old establishment on Locust
street below Fifteenth has been aban-
doned and thoroughly up to date COM
mittee rooms have been secured in the
dwelling formerly occupied by former
Congressman Morrell on Broad street
below Spruce. 1t is four-story struc-
ture with all modern equipment 1t is
admirably adapted for campaign work.
Chairman Andrews, Secretary W..
Harry Baker, of Dauphin, and Treas
urer Charles Johnson, of Montgomery,
have all been located in desirable Of
fees, and Sergeant-at-Arms Cassell
has assigned the corps of clerks and
typewriters to suitable quarters
throughout the building. Long distance
telephones keep the chairman in touch
with the county committeeman in all
parts of the state, and commodious
rooms are available for meetings of
the general committee or of sub-com-
mittees as they shall be called to-
gether from time to time.
An important Campaign.
While this to many is what is term
ed an "off year" Colonel Andrews does
not intend that it shall be an 'off
year" as far as the work at state com
mittee headquarters are concerned.
lie is proceeding upon the line that
this is but a preliminary campaign
for the election of a Republican gov
ernor and the election of solid Re-
publican delegation to congress next
year. He has reminded all of his lieu
tenants that in June next the nomina-
tions will be made for governor, lieu
tenant governor and secretary of in
ternal affairs, for congressman In each
of the thirty-two districts in the state
| for state senator in all of the even
numbered districts and for representa-
tives in all of the state assembly dis
tricts and that the legislature which
will convene on the first Monday OF
January, 1911, will elect a successor
to George T. Oliver, the junior United
States senator from Pennsylvania.
With the important issues that will
confront the voters next year Colonel
Andrews in all of his appeals for sup
port for the party nominees this fall
dwells upon the necessity of strength
ening the Republican lines in every
direction and of indorsing the work OF
the Republican congress at Wash
ington. which has protected Pennsyl
vania's interests.
Scheme to Win Votes.
Within the last few days the Re
publican leaders have unearthed g
scheme of the Democrats to win so
called complimentary" votes from
Robert Won Moschzisker, the party's
nominee for justice of the supreme
court, and in favor of G. La Rue Nun
son, the Williamsport Democrat, who
is running for that office.
They have obtained possession of E
number of letters written to Republi