Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1909-09-30
Philadelphia Republicans Will
Roll Up Big Majority.
CITY TICKET CERTAIN TO WIN
Get Possession of the Water Works
Quaker City Campaign.
Especial Correspondence
Philadelphia, Sept. %.


Members of the local Republican
Clubs who attended the convention OF
the State League at Altoona returned
home impressed with the earn
estness and ardor displayed by the
rank and file of the Republican party
organization throughout the state in
behalf of the party's nominees.
There was great enthusiasm shown
at the mass melting when Senator Pen
rose in his speech declared that despite
some differences and friction in Phfla-
delphia the entire Republican ticket
here would be elected by large ma
jority and that the candidates on the
state ticket will sweep the common
wealth with quarter of million ma
jority.
What the senior senator said of po-
litical conditions in the Quaker City
will unquestionably be demonstrated
when the election returns shall be read
on the night of Nov. 2.
There has never been more activity
shown by the stalwart Republicans OF
Philadelphia than in this contest They
realize the desperate character of the
opposition and the unscrupulous cam
paign of misrepresentation that is be-
ing waged by the so-called Gibboney
combination. They see the same old
forces that have been arrayed against
the Republican organization for the
last ten years and more, with few
new allies joining their ranks in the
expectation of being able to foster GER
ain schemes which have been TUNED
down by the Reyburn administration
One of these projects, in which capi-
talists are ready to invest millions of
dollars, is the sale or leasing of the
Philadelphia water works.
This great revenue producing plant
has been regarded by a little coteri'
of wealthy Philadelphians as a great
melon which they would like to cut
up and divide among themselves.
When they could not get the Repub-
lican organization to father their
scheme, the Republican leaders having
called councils together and passed
resolution against all propositions to
take the water works from control of
the people, these fnanciers turned in
with the insurgents and have since
been giving support to the independ-
ent ticket headed by Gibboney for dis
trict attorney. They have the backing
of the Wanamaker newspaper syndi-
cate, which has been fighting the Re-
publican party ever since Wanamaker
was defeated in his aspirations to go
to the United States senate, and they
have succeeded in making quite
racket" at least in these newspapers.
But that is as far as they will get
The people are on to their game.
The great mass of Republican voters
of this city will not be fooled They
know that Gibboney means Wanamak
erism. and they know that the men
who want to steel the water works
to break up the Republican orcaniza-
tion in order that they may put their
nefarious schemes through councils.
The substantial business interests of
the community are back of the Repub
lican ticket, as was shown yesterday
at the meeting of the Republican Busi
ness Mems association, which met in
the Belevue-Stratford and indorsed
the full Republican ticket and resolv-
ed to work to insure it's election.
Men who have not heretofore taken
an interest in practical politics were
at that meeting. Presidents of big
financial institutions. heads of large
industrial establishments and CONNER
cial houses and others identified with
important interests We're present
Compared with the leaders of this rep
resentative gathering many of the
men at the head of the Gibboney move
ment look Ike pigmies.
Over one thousand prominent men,
bers of the bar have signed the in
dorsement of District Attorney Sam
uel p Rotan for reelection. and they
are taking an active part in the can
vass in his behalf.
Governor Stuart is heart and soul in
the campaign. and he will figure ac-
lively in favor of the whole Republ-
can ticket Senator Penrose has been
invited to address number of meet
ings.
An indication of the sentiment
among the wage earners of this city
in the matter will be given on the
evening of Oct. Z, when Senator Pen
rose will be the guest of the Working.
! mems Protective Tariff League of Ken.