The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-08-24
MIR. SIBLEY WITHDRAWS.
Continued Ill Health is Assigned as
Cause OF Withdrawal.
To the Electors of the Twenty eighth

To the Electors of the Twenty-eighth
Pennsylvania Congressional District;
Owing to the continuance of the serious
condition of my heart, l am convinced
that the days of my physical activities are
numbered. At the best, l can only hope
that long period of absolute rest will
alleviate my present condition. When
became candidate for Congress | had
no premontion of the serious difficulty
With my vision or the subsequent attack
of heart failure. While my vision has
greatly improved, the graver difficulty of
my heart has not responded to treatment
so fully as had hoped and believed.
am now convinced that II elected to Con-
gress l shall be unable TO give to the dis
charge OF my duties the close and earnest
attention which the position demands
and which the constituency is entitled to
receive. It's, therefore, incumbent on
given me and to express the hope that
some one of high character and eminently
qualified for the duties of the position
may be selected in my stead.
l recognize the embsrrassments this
will cause the party which has honored
me and the disappointment which this
decision will bring to my friends. had
hoped that few weeks of rest would be
effective in working a restoration of my
strength, but an acute recurrence OF my
heart trouble convinces me that the duty
owe alike to you and myself demands
that another must be the candidate and
the Congressman.
shall let my whole life stand as an
answer to my political detractors and to
any undeserved criticism on their part.
In the days of my strength no political
storm has worried me, nor does the
thought OF it do so now, for am aware of
the undiminisbad confidence of those
who have already been my friends and
political supporters.
1t is simply recognition by me of the
fact that am unable to perform the task
that prompts the decision have made.
In the days yet coming to me it will be
my pleasure to demonstrate to my friends
how much have appreciated their love
and loyalty. Fortunately Tor my peace
of mind, have no revenges to crafty or
enemies to punish.
JOSEPH G. SIBLEY.
The withdrawal of Mr.. Sibley makes it
necessary to fill the vacancy on the ticket
by the nomination of another candidate.
Opinion is DIVIDED as to how this shall be
done. The uniform primaries act pro-
vides as follows: Vacancies happening
or existing after the date of the primary
may be filled in accordance with the party
rules, as is now or hereafter may be pro-
vided by law" In accordance with this
provision, the State Committee has form
ulated the following rule of procedure,
which was applied in the case of Guber
material candidate Tener, who had with
oath district: whenever a vacancy shall
happen or exist after the date of the pri.
mary election, in any congressional, sem
atorial or judicial district composed of
more than one county, said vacancy shall
be filled by conlerees selected by the
county committees of the respective
counties composing the district in which
said vacancy occurs; and each county in
the district shall be entitled to as many
conferees as it had delegates in the last
preceding state convention, and the meet
ing of the conferees shall be held at the
time and place fixed by the chairman of
the state committee" This provision
gives Mercer county three conferees, We.
mango and Warren two each, and Elk
and Forest one each.
Not few candidates have already been
mentioned" or are mentioning them
selves, but what the outcome will be is
still guess work. The district, however,
has an abundance of good timber, and
good candidate will be in the field for the
November election all right.
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