The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-09-30
BERRY is JOLTED
BY MANY BOLTERS
Hot Over OeSertlOn by Former
Treasurer Sheath.
He HELPED FORM PARTY
Control Of Movement by Bryan Demo-
Gratis Too Much For Independent
Republicans,

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 orgari.
zatiop 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 organiz-
ers Of the Keystone Party and was
chairman OF it's first 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 were 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 indors-
ed d big batch of Democrats for con.
gress
In resigning from the Keystone
county committee of Montgomery.
Charles Heber Clark, who was a
prominent delegate in the Keystone
Party's state convention, wrote a
sCathing letter IN denunciaton of the
Endorsement OF Diffenderfer Democrat.
for congress on the Keystone ticket.
In which. among other things, he says:
IL will never permit myself to be
used for the undermining of the ma
tional house of representatives of that
protective tariff system which, in my
judgment. 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
majority of Democrats. or even a ma.
jority of fanatical tariff revisionists.
TO the next congress will produce
widespread depression of business
and lnfiict hurt upon multitudes of In.
nocent people, My hands shall be
free from the guilt Of helping TO pro
duce that great calamity"
On the following day. former State
Treasurer Sheath sent letter to State
Chairman Thomas l.. Hicks request.
ing that his name be taken from the
list OF the committee
Mr. Sheath IL commenting upon his
action said he resigned because he is
Republican He found that his
business associates In Philadelphia,
members Of the Manufacturers club.
the Union League and other organiza-
tioIs, are virtually all going to vote
for John K. Tener for governor and
tie full Republican ticket Many inde.
pendents who started out with the
Keystone Party when Mr. Sheath was
temporary chairman Of the state com.
mlttee Of the Keystone Party and for.
mally opened the state convention.
have since come out for Tener for gov.
ernor
Former Congressman II B Parker.
OF Tioga. who was named Oh the Key
stone Party state committee was
among the hrst to decline the appoint.
ment. He is a Republican who cannot
stand for the Berry BoIniwell Demo.
cratic outfit
The Berry movement Is practically
without organization, In many coun'
ties they have been unable to organize
meetings. and 10 others Berry has
gone to find no preparations made TO
receive him or TO notify the people