Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-09-29
BERRY IS j0LTED
BY MANY BOLTERs
Hot Over DeSGrtIOn by Former
Treasurer Sheath.
He HELPED FORM PARTY

Control Of Movement by Bryan Demo-
Gratis Too Much For Independent
Republicans
A series Of desertions from the Key
stone Party last week greatly embar-
rassed the Berry campaigners.
The trouble was due to the fact that
the coterie Of Bryan Democrats who
have captured the independent organi-
2Atien persist in indorsing Democrats
for congress and the legislature. This
Is resented by independent Repubii-
cans. few Of whom have any heart in
the movement since Democrat,
Berry, was put At the head Of their
ticket.
The most sensational break from
the Berry forces was the resignation
OF former State Treasurer John o.
Sheath, who was one of the organic
ers Of the Keystone Party and was
chairman of its nrst committee on or
ganization.
Sheath wanted an independent Re-
publican named for governor by the
Keystone Party. He took an active
part In the convention. but he and his
associates we're defeated by the Demo-
cratic combination headed by Eugene
G. Bonniwell, who landed Berry at
the head of the ticket. Then they put
up Casey and Scully for secretary of
internal affairs and state treasurer re-
spectively, leaving but one independ-
ent Republican, Gibboney, on the
ticket He is supposed to be running
for lieutenant governor.
Too Much Democracy
Following up their victory in the
convention the Berryites have inGors-
ed big batch of Democrats for con-
gress
In resigning from the Keystone
county committee Of Montgomery,
Charles Hcber Clark, who was a
prominent delegate in the Keystone
Party's state convention, wrote a
scathing letter In denunciation of the
Endorsement of Diffenderfer. Democrat.
for congress on the Keystone ticket,
in which, among other things, he says:
II will never permit myself to be
used for the undermining of the ma
tional house of representatives of that
protective tariff system which, in ray
judgu eQt, is of vital importance to
the welfare, not only Of wage earners,
but OF all the people of the land
am confident that the election OF a
majority OF Democrats, or even ma
Iority Of falatical tariff revisionists,
TO the next congress will produce
widespread depression cf business
and iuaict hurt upon mGlt,tu5es OF in
nocent people. My hands shall be
free from the guilt of helping to pro-
duce that great caiemity."
On the foilowing day, former State
Treas asurer Sheath sent letter to State
Chairman Thomas L. Hicks request
ing that his name be taken from the
list Of the CUmmlttee
Mr. Sheat2 IL commenting upon his
action said he resigned because he is
Republican He found that his
business associates In Philadelphia,
menhe OF the Manufacturers club,
the Union League and other organiza.
tioLs, are virtually all going to vote
for John K. TeLer for governor and
the full Republican ticket Many inde-
pendents who started cut with the
Keystone Party when Mr. Sheath was
Temporary chairman OF the state COM
mittee of the Keystone Party and for.
mally opened the state convention,
have since come cut for TtEer for gov.
error
Former Congressman H B Parker,
Of Ticga. who was named or the Key
stone Party state committee was
among the first to decline tie appoint.
ment He is a Republican who cannot
stand for the Berry. .BcCniweil Demo
cratic outfit
The Berry movement ia practically
without organization. IN macv coun-
ties they have been unable to organize
meetings, and IL othars Berry has
gone TO find no preparations made 10
receive hin or TO notify the people
that he was coming.
Might Have Nodded.