Republican News Item, i
THURSDAY, NOV. 189S.
JOHN WANAMAKER'S RECORD!
Political Career of the Philadelphia Mil- j
lionaire Told in Five Paragraphs.
18S7 —Palled to receive the Republican j
nomination for mayor of Philadel- '
phla Riven unanimously to Hon. j
Rdwin H. Fltler. WanamaUer j
entered into negotiations with i
William F. llarrity and others for '
Democratic support for an inde- 1
« pendent candidacy, but gave up (
the job when it became apparent '
that Fitler could not be beaten.
llS9—Successfully backed by Senator !
M. S. Quay, who was then chair
man of. the Republican nat anal
committee, for the postr ster
generalship under Presider Tar
rison.
1897—Rejected by the Republican cau- .
cus which named Hon. Boies Pen -
rose for United States senator, at'- .
ter he bad expended thousands of !
dollars.
169$—After a fair contest, in which he
made more heavy expenditures,
defeated for the Republican nom
ination for governor, which was
bestowed upon Colonel William
A. Stone.
1898—Takes the stump, denouncing the
Republican party and its leaders;
advocates deals with Democrats
and Prohibitionists to defeat reg
ularly nominated Republican can
didates for the legislature, there
by imperiling the election of a Re
publican to the United States sen
ate and inspiring the free trade
and free silver Democracy with
hopes of carrying Pennsylvania
against the party of President
? McKinley with a war with Spain
still undecided.
And he is still spending money.
County Seat Indices.
ANO GLANCES AT THE TIMES
-Mike Flynn s|«'iit Sunday :il !
Dushore.
Many of our people thought il
was a Holler eve.
Ernest Hegel enjoyed :i drive I<<
Bernice on Sunday.
li. F. Crossley of Dushore, culled i
on friends in town Sunday.
A. 1.. Dyer of Lopez, was a bu*- j
iness caller in town Tuesday.
-It. \Y. Bonnets of Katies Mere,
made business calls in town Monday.
Horn, to ltev. and Mrs. I\. It.
Powell, Wednesday, <><"t. -<>, a son.
-Meyers is likely to lind that hisj
campaign sadly lacks terminal f:\cil-j
ities.
Embiy Chase and family ofj
Fugles .Mere, Stindaved with friends}
in town.
Mrs. 1.. Casperine who lias been
visiting friends at New York, litis
returned home.
A good many failed to see the
humor in the depredation* commit
ted Monday night.
-Miss May Donovan spent the
latter part of last week with friends
at Muncy Valley.
- -Miss Anna Kennedy visited
friends in town Tuesday, previous to
going- to York State for the winter.
Arthur Miner and Delro.v lleim
returned home on Monday having
been mustered out of service a* pri-'
vates in Co. M.
-The Democratic (tarty is ignor-:
ing National issues, and the people j
taking their cue from that u ill ignore
them on election day.
-Dr. Xutt of Williamsport. was
called to this place Wednesday in
consultation with Dr. Waekenhuth
over the severe illness of Mrs.Powell.
—Mr. and Mrs. (.'has. Coleman,
John Fries, Anna House,Jakie Fries,
and Magggie Donovan spent Sunday
at Dushore with Mr. and Mr*. John
s. Farrell.
—The newspaper that reaclie- the
people in the quiet of their homes,
where plain facts can best appeal to
the intellect, is bv far the most pre
ferable medium of communication.
—The editor is in receipt of a letter
by someone who signed no name,
that they wanted their paper sent to
Sonestown in place of Eagles Mere.
Sorry, but we can't accomodate the
party.
—The entertainment given by the
Horo. schools in the courthouse on
Friday evening, was well attended
and a pronounced success. At the
close a collection of over si | was
raised for the Lafayette fund.
Dr. Laubach of Benton, who an
nounced in these columns in a pre
vious issue, his intention of opening
a dental room in Dr. Wackenluith's
drug store where he would be en
gaged one week every three months,
tilled his tirst appointment la*t week
to the highest satisfaction of those
who secured his services. He desires
that his patrons address him pre
vious to his next engagement, and
state the nature of the work they
wished done,and will thereby receive
his prompt attention in advance of
others.
Sonestown.
Mies Rose Simmons is entertaining Mi"- .
Maud Ivoons of Hugliesrillo.
0. W. Snyder registered tit the Ma-rat"
gle House last Friday.
Monroe I'aintorvs child. Ilnrry. i- \ ••i-\
sick with pneumonia.
.Spencer Starr returned t<> his Kchoid HI
Eminons on Sunday after a Saturday at
hotue.
Mr. and Mr-. A. T. Armstrong and
children are home Irom l he jubilee.
Miss Mary McClain ha* gone tr. the'
.touthern part of the slate tor a time.
Mien .May Meneer spent Saturday MI J
home with her hrother.
The members ol the K. V. church gave j
:i chicken and wattle supper with oyster#
and ice cream at their festival building j
last Snturdny evening.
t »ur blacksmiths nre exi.cediugh busy'
just. now. I >ne is out electioneering and:
the other is catching bears.
I'iercc Schug's mill mi lite mouniain is
moved 10 Edkin Hill.
James Laird ami sister Maud, and El
lerv Horn and sister Almn visited in town
last week.
C. F. liillambo/ has moved into the
house vacated by <-I. brink who has ,
moved to Eagles Mere.
The Democratic speech of last w.-ek
was a '"howling success." The Uepubli- '
cans were expected to have one last Tues
day evening but they must have been j
scared out.
A wood chopping in the day tiuic and a
rag sewing in the evening made Alex.
IlesßeVpremises merry all last Wednes-;
day. Everyone had a good time except !
the boys who tried to sew their lingers
along with the carpet rags.
The literary this week will discn«s the
question, resolved that the mental capac
ity of the sexes is ei|tial.
Little Frankie Starr, sou of Chas. Starr,
died last Saturday. Interment was made i
at Lairdsville on Monday. The little ,
fellow was universally liked and his hiss
is felt by all,
Andrew Edgar and Will ' lird caught
two more bears last Satnr ' . They have
now killed four inside two weeks and
report bear sis;n* to (>e "thicker than,
over" yet.
Forksville High School Notes
-School is progressing under the instruc.
tion of Prof. M.R. I'.lack and Miss Kertha
Grange.
The literary society was organized the |
12th of last month and the following \
officers were elected : President, Guy W.
Rogers; Viee-Pres., J. Clyde Plotts; Sec'y», j
Anna P.rownj Treasurer, Claire Nye: I
Librarian. Mollie Roger": .Janitor John i
Randall.
Lafayette Day was observed with titling {
exercises by the school.
A very interesting literary program was j
given last Wednesday evening. t>reat !
credit, is due the society for the careful
preparation of their work.
County Supt. Meylert called upon us j
Monday and cheered it" with his words of!
encouragement.
Jiernice Echoes.
P. I,'. ('onnor has returned Irom New
York where lie has been purchasing goods !
for W. 11. Plight.
.lames Long visited Irietnis at I inshore 1
Monday of last week.
M rs. C. A. Brown visited Iriends at'
New Albany the latter part of last week.
The following went to Philadelphia to j
the Peace Jubilee last week: Thomas!
Finn and son William, Misses Mary Hyan
Nellie Haley. Mrs. Peter Murphy. Joseph
Ryan and Carl Klintgart.
A number from here attended the L>em- J
ocratic L'ally at Lopez Thursday Evening!
MrvS. o. Northrop visited friends at!
Lovelton the latter part ot last week.
Chauncey Walters visited friends audi
relatives at. Dushore Saturday.
C. P. Hope transacted business at 1 >u
shore Saturday.
Mr-. <>. L. Norton of New Albany has
opened a millinery store at Schaad'.- Ho
tel for a lew days.
Prof, .lames Rutherford and John Thny- i
er transacted business at Dushore on Sat
urday.
Henry Duuahoe and wife ot Dushore
j were the guests of Thomas Dunahoe Sun
i da\.
The addition lo W. 11. Blight's meat j
market is completed. The engine anil |
boiler are ready for business and you can
get meat ol'all kinds and in all shapes as j
every thing will be done by steain.
Mrs. Soloman Burns is visiting friends
i at Long Valley.
Miss Mary Farrell ol l.opc/ visited j
i friends here Saturday.
Prof. J. il. Thayer of Dushore spent!
1 Saturday with friends at this place.
Muncy Valley.
Dr. Christian Republican candidate for j
i Assembly, was looking up his friends in
I this place last week.
Jos. Shea of Williamsport was looking j
after the insurance business at this place :
i a few days last week.
, Jas. Walsh Democratic candidate (or j
jSheriti was shaking hands with his
j friends at this place lasl week.
1 Mr. I!. 1!. Scott spent last Thursday!
j in llnghesville.
J. Win. Moran spent a few duv- in
Williamsport last week.
A large number irom here attended the 1
j speech ot' E. J. Mullen at Sonestown.
Miss Mobel and Clara Tnvlor spent a
I couple of days in Hughesville last week
Miss Jennie llause of Williamsport is I
' spending a few days with her parents at
tfiis place.
Mrs. Frank" Magargel returned home
j from Philadelphia last Satturday, where i
I she spent the week attending the great 1
! peace jubilee.
Mrs. K. E. Webb returned home irom
■ Philadelphia on Monday.
V large number Irom this place atten
ded the funeral oflittle Frankie Starr at
j Sonestown on Monday.
The bovs and girls of this place seemed
i to be plavi"P 'heir old-time trick- on the
day night.
I I inr schools at this place was closed
Monday on account of the funeral of
' Frankie Starr.
Hillsgrovc.
I.'iicie .1 o.- i.*i ti \\ anvii ot Millvicw pay *,
c,| liis annual \i-ii to ti'ietuls at this place j
, .lin ing I l.e '.\ el 1..
I'rof. \. <l'. K'lki i \ >-iil friends in
town Sinn) v.
Tli. l'. >"I A. I>.'iiic|iicl »:e :i -ilc-i
ce-- 1...i1l -, H'irii! \ liel li iin 11»* in 11 \.
Hilirv 11aa> ol Siis,picliitt.ti.n I'lii-cr-ity j
sj»c111 a ten ,'<l \ - with his fan-lit*.
11. W criln popular candidate lor j
Sliei l ' >!< Imnd- uitii Ineiiil-, in i./nn
. Sai
Il'an absence o! live tear' Mrs. De-i
1...ra1i (iilberi mi.l -•>'! ''baric-. •.!' Nor
i folk, Va.. are welcome callers :it ilicir
; loriner liohic.
I' A. Monll )i t'oji returned Sal unlay :
j from :i weeks visit niiii friend* at Sidney.
Rev. .11.. I'liocuix and wife oi Troy i
• visited friend- here Fridnv.
lie,. Mnsber of Fork-villc preached a j
very
din re 11 Sunday .
Mi-- Maude <'ran.lull ..I \ViHi:imsj>ort j
: is calling; on lriend- in low n.
Mr ami Mrs. Win. Hull retnrneil trom
their summer residence at Meriniker, N. Y.
in tli ir home <u this place Monday lasr.
Teachers' Locnl Institute-'
The! lirsi series of teachers' local msii
j itiies will l.e lielda- follows:
For I'avidson. LaPorie Horo., I.nPorte!
1V;,.. and Shrewsbury, at Soiitstown, |
| November I'J.
For Cherry, t.'ollev and IhiSlmre. at
IhiShorc. November ilii.
For Klklatul, Forks, Fox, Forksvillc
j and li at Forksv ille, Dec .'.
Two sessions ot cneli institute will be
' held, the first commencing; m Ih.'iO a. m. ]
rind the second at I;.'JO p. in. It is hoped j
tlru every teacher will attend the institute
held for his district and be prepare.! to j
take an active part in the exercise-. A
. copy of the program will lie mailed to j
1 each teacher, will also appear in the j
county papers next week.
I'irectors. patrons and citi/.et - ai ■- cor- |
dinlly itn ited to join with its in mr.king
thise meeting'* helpful to ihe cause® ol j
education.
i. W. Mi:vt.tar.
. jnol'KT rn<>' LA.MATION,
WimiKAS, ll, in. i;. M. Ih'.mia.m, President
.bulge. Honorable* John s. Line and »ennui
K rails Associate Judge* of I lie Court.of Over and
lcrmfncr and i.enenil .tail Deliverer. Quarter
j Sessions of the Pence, Orphans court and com-!
J mon Pleas for the County of .Sullivan, have Issued
theirprecept, hearing dale ttie JSday of Sept
l.v.is, to i,io directed, lor holding the several
couns In the Borough of Lanortc.oM Monday the
j l?ih day of Dec. ls;,s, at .'o'clock in.
1 Therefore, notice is hereby given to the i 'oroner
j Justices of the peace ami < onst.at,l, s within the
j county, that the) !.„• then and there in their prop
er person at'J o'clock p. m. oi said day, with their
' roll-;, records, huju.sitioiu examinations and
! other rcmcmlieranc. S to things t>> which
their offices to be done. And to those
v ho are linuudhy tlicirrceogniziuion to prosecute
against prisoners who an- or shall be in the jail of
the •■aid county of Sullivan, are hereby notified to
'he then and there to pro-ccute agauft them as
| will lie just.
1.'1.t.t- s\Y VNK. sheriff.
< Hhcrilf'sOffiee, Laporle. Pa...Oct. ;i|. ISOS.
Trial List, December Term, 1898.
1 > . Maxerly. \s Itcnjmiiiu Kuvkcndnll. Jr.
: No. ;t Mi,. Tcim i»ic. Tnnpas.-. Plea • not ruil
■l ty". Mullen. Thoms'.n.
- Mitehetl. Young,V io.vs A. .1. Iluekley, No,
Ml sept. Tern, -eire Facias. Plea. "Pavinent,
payment with eaiiseiVc, llill, i liv.diaiii-.
3 .tames MeKarlune, v» W. C. 'Mason, No. ft!
Kel.y, Term I -snT. liei'endants Apia-til. Ph-a.
"Noil Assiitnisli. payiiieni. payment with leave to
! si; ottf. Mill, ; Inghanis.
i Mcrritt shafier. \sSoscphine I'it/Pntrick, No.
;is May Term tv.'s. reigned tssin. p|,,, p u v-
I incut . liiglnims. Mullen.
"> Martin Markle. vs K. \ Ingham. No. I.Vj
Se|,|. l'crm 1S;i?. liefendaiits Ap|ieal. Plea -Son
i Assumpsit Payment, payment with leave ,o\
llill. Inghanis.
!'• KM. Lewis, \> .1. \V. llallanl. N,,. pec.
Term ISO 7. Pcfendants Appeal. Plea. "Non
j Assumpsit Pa) la,in. pavment with leave ,ic
I Mullen, | Walsh.
I. 11. Tondinsoii v-Jacob A. M.vcis and
, illiani I. Taylor, No. i IVh. T. ls'.,s. Kfeetirn nt,
Plea, n.,t guilty. Iliil. Mullen,
s J. Win. Allen and Martha Mien v- Taper
j Hmisiiigur and Hush J. lluiisincer. No. w May
IT. ls'.is. Kiceunent. Mullen and Thomson llill
| and Piatt.
WM. .!. LAW HI X, T. Pre,lb.
[ Protliy's. offie,. Lai*)rte, Pa, Oct. ill, lsgS.
Incorporation Notice.
| Notice Uhereby given that an application for
the iiieoriioration of the Borough of ICngles .Mere
. was presented lo the c,,uri ofrpmrter » sslons, in
and lor 111, county of Sullivan, on the j ) of Sep
; tcmls r ISS'S, and an order then made bv the Court
that the -aim he tiled with the clerk, and notice
; thereof given in fine iU'W -iJajt-r et the said eountv
for a period of not less than thirty davs immed
iately before the next regular term ot* the court
; following ilie prescutaiion oi such application
' and the tiling 1 hereof: and that a hearing will tie
; given to -aid application at the next regular term
i of said court.
•A.M. .1. LAWKKNOI:. fieri..
IxMiiAMs Utorney-. < lei. i!O.IS0 V .
Administratrix Notice,
K-tntc of Walter s|ieneer. i;i!i i,f LaiK.itu Horn,
.sullivan county, dci ens. 1.
Lcttemof a,I ministration uis.it the above lUllil, d
estate having been granted to the undersiginsl.
I all f«T-oiis having claims against the same will
I I.reseiit ihem for payment, duly autlieiiticanxl;
i and those indelitcd thereto, will plea.-e make
! immediate pavment to
I'.M.M \ sPRNfKU. Admrx.
A. .I.ISn -.m iv. \tty. Laporte.Pa.
aherifl's Sale.
; it) \ iitlle of !1 writ of Aliii.- fieri Facias issued
out ot the court of Common Pleas of Sullivan Co.,
, and to me directed and delivered there will Ije e\-
I wised to public sale at the Court House ill fuporle
Pa. on
sati P.Day. novi:miii:i: ij. i- .s.
at I o'clock p.m. the following descriln d nronertv
viz:
A piece or parcel oi laud lying and Iving in the
towns!llp of Davidson county of Sullivan and
| state of Pennsylvania, being parts of two trails of
land ill thu warranteeninncs .Pan: K an-, and
Jot, I'vans. de-eriln d a- follows:
beginning at a corner on iheiitn of Lyeouiilig
i county, ilieiiee northerly on common* line of
; Pan! Kvans and i-corge I.vans to common corner
of said tracts Willi Ann and I'Ui/aljeth .lames
tracts, thence easterly along line- ot iili/aheth
and Pelsirah James, (Iraec James and Joli F.vans
| tracts, thence southerly along eomiDOii lines of
Job I;vail.- and Joel Kvaiis to tile eountv line,
thence westerly along the i-ounlv line to the place
of 1 h gjuiling, containing together four hundred
and tlfty acres more or les.- fiv.m which i- re-crved
one half of all coal oil and minerals, on which it
I a large i|i:antity of valuable timlicr nmveniens
lo market, aluiut 20 acres Impitwcd.
seizixt taken into execution and to be sold as
the property oft;., s v vank a; tin- suit of T. .1.
! K. P. tiiebam. |
1.1.1.1s S-WANK Pli.'ThV.
In, .it ims Atlvs.
Sheriff's office, l.apotic Pa., Oct. IT, t';!-.
j Executor's Notice.
l'*stai. - of Frederick llcin/c. lat. o," Ivlklaud
tovvn s h Ip, i lecensed.
Notice is herebv given that Lc-tters Tesiamen
tary ujxin the estute of said deeeilcnt have been
granttsl lo the undersigned. All persons indebt-
I ed to suid •.•State an-requested to make pavment
and those having claims or demands agaltisi the
-ume will make them known without delay t>,
CIIHISTIAN 1.. IIFIN/1., ICxe."utor,
Lake Itun l'a., Oct, It lst)S.
Boarders.
•loliii. V. Finkle has open,-,I lii- iargre
and comtorlnl.de house lor the mvoiiin,la
in, n of,v,iirt Itoaidci's. and tiiso t,i; r.\mi
lar hoarders by the day or week, at r'cti
son Hide rat(<,
Corner o| Mnp.'eand Muncy Sts..l.(iportc.
Subscribe for the Xews Itkm,
I
READY*™'-;
BIG BATTLE
™**™ POLLS
Pennsylvania Republicans In
tensely Interested in the
Election Near at Hand.
IKE DIMITS BANK ON tPIIHY
Colonel Stone a Prime Favorite in
the Betting in the Quaker City.
SWALLOW A POOR THIRD.
Reports From Different Counties in the
State Received at Republican State
Headquarters Indicate That the Com
mitteemen Are Alive to the Situation
and Will See That the Vote Is Gotten to
the Polls.
"With a few days left uniil the its
sue is settled at the election." says a
special correspondent from Philadel
phia, "the Republican campaign cam
alters in Pennsylvania, recognizing that
the fight is now witli their old time
opponent, the Democracy, are confident
that Colonel Stone will sweep the state
with a great majority. They do not
expect this to be accomplished without
a tremendous amount of hard work
on the part of those responsible for get
ting out the vote, but they have every
reason to believe that this will be done.
Diligent inquiry has been made to as
certain the weak spots in the party
organization and precautions have been
taken so that there shall be no losses
In these localities. The reports from
every section goto show that the Wan
amaker-Swallow campaign against the
Republican party has had the effect,
first, to Inspire the Democrats with
the hope of capturing the slate and
to bring their warring factions together
for Jenks, and next to awaken the
Republicans of Pennsylvania to the
danger that confronts them through
apathy or indifference, while the Bour
bon forces are harmonious and ag
gressive and determined to win a vic
tory, If possible. There are evidences
that the Democratic organization is
unusually well supplied with campaign
funds. Colonel Guffey, the acknowl
edged leader of the Democracy, is re
puted to be a millionaire many times
over, anil he has been unusually liberal
this year.
THE WA.NAJIAKEII BARREL.
"They have had the advantage of the
Immense expenditures of the Wana
maker organization in its campaign
to discredit the Republican party in the
eyes of the independent voters. The
fact that the Philadelphia Democratic
machine, which was supposed to be
bankrupt, managed to pay the poll tax
of over 23,000 Democratic voters in the
Quaker City, was one of the early in
dications that the Democrats were
well supplied with cash. There is said
to be a special fund which is to be de
voted to the congressional and legisla
tive district contests wherever the
Democrats or fuslonlats think they
have a chance of defeating Republican
candidates.
"These and other facts bearing on the
Inside workings of the Democratic
campaign have come to the knowledge
of Chairman John P. Elkin, of the Re
publican state committee, and he has
Bent out a warning notice to the Repub
lican committeemen where It has been
deemed necessary In the close districts
It has been stated that the Democrats
propose to work an old Tammany Hall
game by which they hope to secure
Republicans to stay away from the
polls where they cannot get them to
vote for the Democratic or fusion
tickets. They have a special appro
priation to be expended for this pur
pose. Republican workers have been
advised to be on the alert as to the
danger from such a scheme, and there
is reason to believe that they will see
that every voter Is at the polls on elec
tion day or know the reason why.
BETTING QUITE LIVELY
"So confident are the Republican
leaders of the fact that the Republican
voters of the state are alive to the true
condition of affairs and that the county
committeemen are going to get out the
vote that they are backing their con
victions with liberal offers to wager on
Colonel Stone's election. In Philadel
phia this week a member of the Union
League and also of the Stock Ex
change announced that he had $2,000
to bet on Colonel Stone against SI,OOO
on Mr. Jenks, but he had no takers,
even at these big odds. A number of
smaller bets have been made—one of
S6OO on Stone to J2OO on Jenks. another
of S3OO to SIOO that Sto will be elected
and one of S2OO even that Stone will
have 50,000 majority. A. bet of S2OO to
SIOO has beea made by a well known
Democrat in Pittsburg that Jenks will
poll twice as many votes as Swallow.
All the betting places Swallow third
man in the race.
"The reports received at tlw Repub
lican state committee headquarters
from prominent party men in different
sections of the state all show that
the Swallow movement, except In a
few localities, is on the wane.
STONE TO HEAD THE TICKET.
"Chester county will be carried by
vvery candidate on the Republican tick
it from top to bottom," aald State Sen
ator William Preston Snyder, of Ches
ter county, confidently. "Colonel Stone
will head the ticket in the county.
While earlier In the canvass It looked
as though th«re would be a formidable
Independent Republican vote. It is now
apparent that the Republicans have I
come to realize the importance of this I
elect Inn. They recognize the fact that j
H. vote for Swallow is half a vote for
■lenks. The national I'lus-e of the eom
ing election, with President McKin- ,
ley's administration commanding the j
support of every Republican, that the j
vote uf the people may justly reflect ;
the universal desire to stand by the |
president, Is having its influence in ev
ery direction.
NO BRYANITK Full SENATOR.
"Then the danger of electing a Bry- j
unite United States senator from Penn- |
sylvania, which would be the ultimate \
outcome of the Republican support of ;
these fusion legislative tickets, has had j
the effect of lining up Republicans for
a full and hearty support of all their i
candidates. The Republican nominees ■
for the legislature in Chester county '
are exceptionally strong, and each in i
his own locality will exert a personal j
inlluence for the whole ticket."
"How about the fusion on the lesls- i
lature?" he was asked.
"The Democratic voters, who are now j
solid for Jenks, object to voting for Re- !
publicans for the legislature. The two
Republicans on their ticket will be cut
generally by the Democratic voters.
"With the Republican vote going to
Stone and the Democrats standing by
Jenks, you can see that Swallow is |
bound to be last in the race in our !
county."
A BLAIR COI'N'TV REPORT. j
The situation in Blair county is very
favorable for the Republican ticket, ae- I
cording to a report received at the Re- j
publican headquarters. C. O. Temple- j
ton, of Tyrone, is a well known mem- j
ber of the Blair county bar and a prom
inent Republican.
"There can be no doubt of the taut j
that the sentiment in favor of the Re- j
publican ticket is daily becoming i
stronger," said Mr. Templeton. "The ;
Swallow boom is on the decline, and j
while the Democrats are showing more j
interest in the campaign for Mr. Jenks, j
this very fact has its iniluence on the j
Republican voters, and they will be
found standing by their party noml- !
nees."
Howard Lyon, who is chairman of
the Republican committee of Lycoming
county, was in consultation with State
Chairman Elkin a few days ago. and
he gave a very hopeful view oi the
outlook in Ills section of the state.
"AVe have every reason to be satis
fied with political conditions in our
county." remarked Mr. Lyon, confi
dently, when asked as to ihe outlook in
Lycoming county. 'Th • Republicans!
are lining up splendidly for the randi- ■
dates on the state ticket and arc evlnc- ;
ing unusual interest In the preparatory ;
work for getting out the vote and roll- :
ing up good majorities for all the imm- j
Inees. Colonel Stone on his recent visit j
to our county made a very favorable ,
impression. He Inspired every one who i
heard him with absolute confidence in j
his honesty of purpose and in his de
termination to adhere to the pledges he i
has made to institute reforms instate !
affairs and to veto any objectionable |
legislation that may be presented to
him. His public declaration that he j
will refuse to sign objectionable appro- j
priation bills such as failed to receive
the sanction of the present executive
and which, it is intimated, may lie re- i
introduced at the coming ses. ion of the
legislature, hs.s placed the critics of the
Republican party at a disadvantage. !
Republicans of Lycoming county de- :
cline to admit that they have togo to j
the Democracy to secure reforms, and j
they fail to recall when experiments in !
that line have been effective. With a j
candid, manly and honorable candidate
like Colonel Stone, whose word can |
be relied upon, they will stand by their :
party in the present canvass with every j
assurance that they will have no oeca- I
Eion to regret having done so."
"What about the Swallow sentiment [
in your locality?" Mr. Lyon was asked, j
"There was quite a large vote polled j
for Swallow in our county the last time |
he ran,"he replied, "but he will not
get anything like that vote this time.
The more the people get to know about
Dr. Swallow and his peculiar ideas the
less are they disposed to vote for him.
Business men and other men of affairs j
who have studied the character of the ;
man do not hesitate to express the
opinion that it would be a serious hlun- j
der to entrust a man of that type with j
the grave responsibilities of the chief
executive of the commonwealth. With
the exceptionally strong nominees on
the Republican state ticket we have no !
concern about Republicans in our sec- j
tion standing by their candidates next
month. They all realize the national j
significance attached to the coming j
election. President Mclvinley's admin- !
istration would unquestionably suffer i
in the estimation of the European na- j
tions should the Republicans in states
like Pennsylvania. New York, New ,Tcr- |
sey, lowa and others permit Democratic j
victories next month through their be- j
ing carried away by the Democratic)
1 cry of state issues. In this state the
light is undoubtedly between Stone and i
Jenks, as anyone familiar with the po- j
litical conditions must place Swallow :
a poor third In the race, and here we !
have the same attacks being made upon j
Colonel Stone as the Tammany Demo- |
rrats of New York are making against j
Colonel Roosevelt. There they are j
shouting local issues and maligning the ;
brave commander of the rough riders j
just as they are attempting to dis
credit Colonel Stone, a brave soldier of j
the civil war. but this Is not a good
year to resort to such tactics, and I am
confident the election returns from Ly
coming countV will fully bene mp out
In this prediction."
j THE INSPIRATION OF M'KINLEY.
I Democrats Still Pretending Fusion and In
dependence, but Will Not Be on Election
Day—Republicans Thoroughly Aroused
to the Gravity of tbe Situation, and Are
Lining Up For an Old Fashioned Major
ity- What the Township Reports Show.
_
iSpecial Correspondence 1
I Philadelphia, Oct. 24. —With the clos-
I ing weeks of the campaign come the
j usual conditions of political contests.
Men who have had grievances, or
i what they honestly thought were
I jjrievancei, against the state or local
leadership of their party will talk all
i summer about voting a ticket hostile
I to all their convictions and their faith.
but when the frosty air of the month
before the election gets Jnto their lungs
they put aside petty considerations-
Men who have sincerely preached crit
icism, often with a biting- tongue,
ugainst certain things done by members
uf their party in Its name,take a larger
view of the importance of their right
of suffrage as November approaches.
They recall the traditions of their
party, in which they have gloried dur
ing all their manhood. They remember
rlieir pride in Its achievements when .
has been in power, anil no less exult.
In their loyalty to it and to each nth-r
when tlie fortunes of politics easi them
down in defeat. They remind them
selves I hat outside of their two great
parties, no sensible political go.id to
the people has been accomplished in
40 years. They call over Ihe list of
side issues, propagated by all ih' van
ous side slum political organizations
since anti-Masonry and Know-nothing -
ism, _and they find no results from the ; , 4
to which those who participated lit
these movements can point with t Ol
faction.
And so, with the advent of frost;,
weather, men's minds expand to the
apprecia linn of the larger and mora itr. -
portant public questions. They take
thought of what a vote cast against
their party ticket will be taken to
mean. They hear in advance the jubi
lant cheers of those to \\ hom they have
always been opposed until now, but
whom they have been beguiled into
assisting to victory. They can Imagine
their jeers, as well, and realize tha:
somebody has been fooling them.
They can smell beforehand the of
fensive smoke of the burning tar bar
rels around which their ancient ene
mies will dance in triumph on election
night, and it is all the more offensive
In their foreboding because they realize
that they have been misled into help
ing a movement to deliver their party
into the hands of Its enemies.
And then their stalwart blouU is
roused in their veins, and they cast
aside small considerations, and march
to the polls under theii old and honored
party standards.
There have been many illustrations
of this, but never a better than the re
cent subsidence of tin- crank wave in
Pennsylvania polite -. which has been
led by Dr. Swallow. A - a midsummer
madness it did threaten in August t<>
submerge some of the old party line.-,
at least in the opinion of those who d! . 3
not think far enough back to recall
that even Horace cireelej would ap
parently have been elect ■! iji August,
187'.', and yet died broken hearted by
his overwhelming defeat in November.
There is no such ■>nsurn nm I ion to
b» expected in the us of the vocif
erous Swallow, or ;it least he will not
die of lung di«effxe.
1 tut all tin indications of the past few
weeks point out that he will be a ri
diculous third in the rtiee. and that tic
issu. is now snuai ;■!> Joined net ween
Stoni and Jenks, l> ween Republican -
Ism and Democracy.
You can read i: in the unconcealed
jubilance of the reports in the leading
Democratic paper? of the state, pro
claiming the news from various coun
ties that the Hi mo. rai.ii rank and Tile
who have i» talking Swallow and
fusion are lining up to their regular
party tickets, and "Milting in the
chances of electing lVi. nicratic mem
bers of congress state senators and
members of the suit" 1. gislntut -. bv
party tickets, and exulting In the
virtue of their hop.- that Republicans
Will fool away their votes on Swallow.
One of the most significant signs
this f.-eiing upon tie Democratic sid.-
was displayed this week when the wily
William F. llartity (who was deposed
from the Democrat:.- national commit
tee by 'Juffey for refusing to support
Bryan and Bryanism in came
out publicly for th Demo* mile ticket.
Mr. Harrlty is a thrifty gentleman.and
doesn't wade out and wet his feet un
less h" thinks he sees a chance to gatli
er In an oyster. He sees now how the
party is solidifying again under the old
free silver leadership, and the sacri
fice of a little thing like consistency is
rot going to stand between him and u
seat in the band wagon.
The evidence of this return to nat
ural party allegiance is even more ap
parent at Republican stateheadquarters
than among the Democratic authori
ties All over the state the spirit of
party loyalty is coming through a re
vival.
A couple > i 1 'ks age, when the
Swallow cat. of vituperation, ig
norance and in . : rescntation had al
ready reached its height, blanks were
sent ont to •.'.COO different precinct and
township members of Republican coun
ty committees throughout the state,
asking them for a careful individual
poll, afiu their most accurate estimate
of how the rotes of thT people would ""
probably be net. The purpose
expressed was to ge. as near
the exact situation as possible.
T have personally been given the
opportunity to examine a bushel or
more of the replies, taking them at
random as they came in, and compar
ing them with the vote of last year.
There are some political plague spots,
of course, where local factional differ
ences have bred party disorders, but
the general run of the returns show be
yond question that the conservative
common sense of the people of Pennsyl
vania which has so often decided
critical elections in the past, has awak
ened to the situation. Thoughtful bus
iness men. whose judgment goes ta"
something among their neighbors.have
begun to realize what a significantly
large vote for"a raving crank and dem
agogue would in can for Pennsylvania.
The strong evidence of this is that
the returns now coming in are more
favorable than the earlier ones, and
that many oC them are corrections of
previous reports from the same com
mitteemen. making note of recent de
creases in the number of probable
l Swallow votes, and calling attention to
a stiffening up of the regular party
lines.
This condition in Pennsylvania corre
sponds with that in other states. Much
of It is undoubtedly due to the influence
of President McKlnley's speaking four
of the country. While he did not ir.
any case violate the proprieties of hit
position by climbing upon the stump
every speech was a reminder to Repub
licans of the high charge laid upon hiru
and upon them, and a bugle call to do
' their duty
GEO IK! R II WKIjSHONS.