The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1910-07-27
Tener DisarmS Disturbers.

been endeavoring to muster third or
independent party in the State. The
original plan of the discontents was
to build an independent movement
upon the dissatisfaction provoked by
the overwhelming defeat of the Bryan
forces in the State at the recent
Allentown convention when State Sem
ator Webster Grim was made tho
Democratic candidate for Governor.
The old line Democrats from every
section of the StPe resented the as
sault upon the work of their conven'
tion and the Democratic end of the
Independent party movement was COM
pletely wrecked Then followed an
effort by the self-seekers to attack Mr..
Tener, but Mr. Tener has placed him.
self so squarely and so sincerely upon
the platform of the greatest good to
the greatest number that the discon'
tents have been driven in desperation
to their own scanty following and to
all intents and purposes the inde-
pendent party has died aborning
1t still seems certain that an indie
pendent party will be organized in the
State, but its organization is certain
to be made up of selfish place hunters,
that rag-tag and bob-tail few, who, ac-
cording to their own way of thinking,
are absolutely pure and undefiled and
whose main purpose in life is to hold
public Office to be administered along
the lines of some theory removed
from earthly things. The candidate
or candidates of the proposed third
party will include either d. Clarence
Gibbony, of Philadelphia, or Former
Mayor George w. Guthrie, of Pitts
burg, or w. II. Berry, the Bryan repre-
sentative in this State. These gents
are already in a sort Of dead-heat
race for the first honor at the hands
of the proposed new party and the
interest in their proposed movement
seems to be confined wholly and en-
tirely to themselves. They will be
their own delegates to their own con.
vention and they will be the candi-
dates of their own selection. The one
capable of shouting out the meanest
things about Pennsylvania will no
doubt receive and merit the highest
honor at their own hands and, being
on the "holier than thou order, the
voters of the State will be asked and
expected to join them in their cam
paign of villification now more polite
ly termed uplifting,
The blow delivered to these pretend
ing disturbers by the indignant Demo
Gratis fairly staggered them, but the
knockout was delivered to them In
Pittsburg last Saturday, when the Re
publican workers from every county
in the Commonwealth gathered at the
Americus Republican club rooms and
formally notified Mr.. Tener and his
colleagues on the Republican State
ticket of their nomination by the re-
cent Republican State convention at
Harrisburg. The gathering was large
and decidedly enthusiastic. The sew
eral candidates were present. They
are: John X. Tener, of Charleroi, for
Governor; John NJ. Reynolds, Of Bed
ford county, for Lieutenant Governor;
Charles F. Wright, of Susquehanna
county, for State Treasurer, and
Henry Houck, of Lebanon county, for
Secretary of Internal Affairs. Both
Mr. Tener and Mr.. Reynolds are men,
bers of the United States Congress.
Mr.. Wright is State Treasurer by ap-
pointment of Governor Edwin e. Stu
art, which in itself is sustaining in
and Mr.. Houck is the can
didate to succeed himself. Mayor w.
A. Magee, of Pittsburg, was the
master of ceremonies and among the
visitors of prominence was Henry F.
Walton, former speaker of the Penn.
sylvania House of Representative and
at present chairman of the Republican
committee of the State. The gather
ing was probably the most notable
ever held in Pittsburg and Republi-
cans from every part of the State
took hand in the interesting proceed
ings. The popularity of the ticket as
a whole was best told by the cheerful
confidence of the party workers who
we're present. In introducing Mr.
Ware, of Philadelphia, who made the
notification speech, Mayor Magee,
amon5 other things, said:
at will be the pleasure of the Re
publicans of this city and this State
to do their duty by these candidates
and the party which nominated them"
The several candidates made short
speeches upon accepting their nomina'
tions, but the speech of Mr.. Tener
probably best covered the issues in
the campaign and supplied the key.
note of the contest which will be
taken up in earnest early next month.
Mr. Tener, after telling of his ap.
probation of the honor bestowed upon
him, made these declarations:
without single exception l fully
approve this platform and declaration
OF principles. If am elected l will
do all in my power to put into full
operation its recommendations by
proposing and urging the enactment
of the necessary legislation to ac-
complish the same.
81 appreciate the Importance of
good roads. Much progress has been
made in that direction. Much more
remaiLJ to be done.
"The preservation of the purity of