Republican News Item CHAS. LOREN WING, Editor. THURSDAY, APR. 5, 1900. "FIRST OF ALL--THE NEWS." The News Item Fights Fair. IT is A:PATR!OTIC HOME NEWSPAPER. Published Every Friday Morning. By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Seat of Sullivan County. IiAPOHTE, PA. Subscrh'tion — $1.25 per annum. If paid in advance SI.OO. Sample copies Iree. All communications should be ad dressed to liKPUBLTCAN NEWS ITEM, Laporte Pa., Entered at the Tost Office at Laporte, as second-class mail matter. ANDREWS IS DEFEATED. In Allegheny county, where the Re publicans held primaries also last Sat urday, the returns show that there is no change in the relative strength of the two elements. In this county, the home of Magee and Flinn, the organi zation has for years been in the hand 3 of the followers of Magee and Flinn. The immense official patronage of the city of Pittsburg has been a power which the opponents of Magee and Flinn could never overcome. The stalwarts, however, retain con trol of the two assembly districts which they had in the last legislature, the First and Second, and the Magee-Flinn faction have the balance. One of the districts, however, is Democratic. In rhe First district the local leaders of the stalwart element made a deter mined stand against the aspirations of former State Chairman Andrews, who desired togo to the legislature. They made their fight against him on the score that he, having but recently removed into the district from Craw ford county, should wait his turn be fore aspiring to honors from the local organization. Andrews had as his run ning mate Representative Simons, who sought renoraination. Against them were pitted Richard M. Kopp and C. W. Neeb. The last named won, se curing 28 delegates out of 40. An at tempt has been made to have it appear that the defeat of the Andrews ticket is a setback for the friends of Colonel Quay. A public statement signed by Director of Public Works Robert Mc- Afee, Director of Public Safety John R. Murphy and Delinquent Tax Col lector Samuel C. Grler, who led the tight against Andrews, shows that 1 the contest was simply one within reg- : nlar organization and that the insur- i gent issue did not enter into the fight. ' This is their statement: "The contest in the First legislative district was not Quay or anti-Quay. : but for home rule. Kopp and Neeb are 112 Republicans, and will adhere to the i rules of the Republican party. Signed, ! Robert McAfee, John R. Murphy, Sam uel C. Grier." The candidates nominated in the other Allegheny districts for assembly are: Second district, W. T. Marshall and John H. Henderson, both of whom voted for Colonel Quay; Third, G. P. McCandless, John M. Tighe; Fourth, J. J. Sweeney; Fifth, George M. Ho sack, Henry Hall, W. W. Ncsbit, C. F. Hesselbarth; Sixth, Robert McWhln ney. John P. Moore; Seventh, W. B. Kirk, Thomas J. Ford; Eighth, John I'. Hunter. Senators C. L. Magee and John W. Crawford were both renomi nated. ACHESON IS ATTACKED. The situation in Washington county is attracting considerable attention over the efforts of the Acheson faction to retain control of the Republican or ganization. There has been a decided ,change of sentiment in this county as affecting the Acheson regime, and a strong popular movement has been started with a view to a change of leadership. It is claimed that there has been too much one man power in the direction of the affairs of the Re publican organization in this county, to the great disadvantage of the Re publican party. Acheson has been co-operating with the insurgent Repub licans throughout the state, and the Republicans of his district who be lieve in regularity and majority rule demand that Washington county shall take her natural place with the stal wart Republican counties of the stal wart old Keystone State. Acheson is held responsible for the fact that his friends in the last legislature from Washington bolted the Republican cau cus and worked with the Democrats to prevent an election of a Republican United States senator. The idea of making the Republican organization of Washington county an annex to the Flinn machine of Allegheny, with the disreputable tactics which it represents in politics, is vigorously resented by the straightout, true blue Republicans of Washington. Acheson is charged with following a rule or ruin policy, and numerous instances are cited where his forces have been turned against regular Re publican nominees in the county who were not in touch with his personal po litical machine. It is argued that Ache son has been well cared for in the rev enue that has come to him from his j years of office holding at the national i capital and bin control of the county printing. It. 1.-; declared that he has ■ gotten over SIO,OOO in salary and 1 through the printing contracts by rea- ; son of his dictatorship of the organiza- j tion of his county. The opponents of j Acheson are quite confident that stal- ' wart candidates for the legislature will i be elected in that county. FAYETTE SOLID AS A ROCK. The primary election held in Fay ette county last Saturday resulted in a | clean sweep for the friends of Colonel j Quay, who nominated the three mem- ' bers of the legislature without the bolt ers daring to put up candidates against them. The insurgents after consulta tion with the Flinn-Martin leadership made a careful canvass of the county to ascertain their chances of success against the regular organization can dates for the assembly. They soon discovered that the Republicans of Payette were in favor of majority rule and would repudiate anv candidates set up as representatives ot' the insur gent. caucus bolting element. EIGHTEEN STALWART GAINS. Plana Vor the Republican State Con vention tit IlarrlsburK Tl»l» Month With Reivulur* In Complete Con trol. (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, April 3. —Attorney Gen eral John P. Elkin has given the insur gents of Pennsylvania something to talk about in a review of the results of the voting by Republicans of the sev eral counties of the state in the matter of selecting candidates for the legisla ture. He has made it quite clear that the caucus bolters and party wreckers are not popular with the men who are in touch with the Republican orga.nl ation throughout the commonwealth. He points out where they have been repudiated in clean cut contests, and he predicts the success of the nominee of the Republican caucus for the Uni ted States senatorship in the next leg islature. This is what Mr. Elkln had to say: "I have no doubt that the next legis lature in both branches will be organiz ed by the friends of the regular organ ization. From present appearances there can be no doubt about the re election of Senator Quay. The con test for nomination of members be tween the regulars and the insurgent forces throughout the state has been decided in favor of the candidates of the regular organization in every in stance where the issue was fairly made. Up to this time 20 counties have nomi nated candidates for the senate and members of the house. The stalwart Republicans have made a gain of 18 members in the nominations thus far made. We have made a gain of one in the city of Erie, a gain of three in the county of Crawford, two in Delaware, two in Mercer, two in Butler, two in Cambria, two in Blair, one in Juniata, one in Union and three in Fayette; that is to say, in each of the counties named there have been nominated by the stalwart Republicans the number just indicated in addition to the regu lar members nominated and elected in those districts in 1898. "In 1898 the city of Erie was repre sented by a Democrat, elected by the insurgents and Democrats. Crawford county was represented by three Demo- JOHN P. ELKIN. orats. Mercer by three Republicans, two of whom voted against Senator Quay during the entire session; Butler county, in 189S, was represented by two of the most active insurgents of that term. This year two stalwart Repub licans have been nominated. Cambria county was represented in 1898 by two Democrats, elected by Democrats and anti-Quav Republicans. This year two stalwart Republicans have been nomi nated and will be elected. Blair coun ty was represented in the session of 1898 by an insurgent Republican and a Democrat, elected on a fusion ticket. This year two stalwart Republicans are nominated and will be elected. Juni ata was represented by a Democrat. This year a stalwart Republican has already been nominated and he will be elected. The same is true of Union county. In 1898 Fayette county was represented by three Democrats. This year three stalwart Republicans will be elected, in the senatorial contests, so far held, the stalwarts have nomi nated their friends in every instance. In Delaware county one member and a senator voted with insurgents. This year political differences have been ad justed, and all the members and the senator will support the regular organ ization. This makes a gain of two votes in Delaware county. MAJORITY RULE THE ISSUE. "The campaigns throughout the state have been made on the direct issue of majority rule, abiding by the decision of the caucus and in support of party organization. Large amounts of money have been expended by the insurgents to nominate their friends In almost every county where primaries have been held. It is evident that a great majority of Republicans favor the con tention made by the friends of Senator Quay during the last legislative ses - sion. The prevailing sentiment among the Republicans of the state is in favor of majority rule and the re-election of Senator Quay. It is not true, as has been stated in the papers, that the members nominated in Franklin coun ty are opposed to Senator Quay. Neither Is it true that the defeat of Senator Farr in his district is due to the Quay issue in the state. That was purely a local fight, and the Quay and the anti-Quay issue did not enter into it. AS TO ARMSTRONG. "The only other instance where the Insurgents have made any gain up to this time is in Armstrong county, where one insurgent was nominated. In that county the anti-Quay people won one member because five friends of Senator Quay insisted on running, and thus the vote was divided, so that the Insurgents, concentrating their ef forts in behalf of one candidate, suc ceeded in placing him in nomination. If the Quay people had concentrated on two candidates they would have won n the contest in that county by ten or .welve hundred majority. "Whatever strength the insurgent forces have Is in Allegheny county, but in that county Senator Quay had only three votes in 1898 that remained with him to the end of the struggle. This year he will have not less than three and in all probability four or five. The contest in the First legislative district is not being made on the lines of Quay and anti-Quay. The four candidates there are all friendly to Senator Quay, and he will receive their votes, no mat ter who is nominated at the primaries. WeJlaveHoved Our Large Tumnurc Stock TO THE CARROLL BLOCK, ♦ Next Door to J. W. Carroll's Clothing Store Telephone call. Hotel Obert. HOLCOMBE & IAUER, UndeSinJ, 01 Wl\shQlX, Williamsport & North Branch Railroad TIME T-A-ZBI-tJE. In effect Monday llec. 11, isit'.i. down Corrects 1 10 February 22 l'.M) «; 1 • A. M.' A. M. P. ST.jp. M.!a. M. AM. STATIONS. 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P. \i p.m. Connection with Philn.ft Beudine'at IIall« For Philadelphia,' New York and inter mediate stations —T.eaveWilliamsport 7:4'J a.m.. 10:00 a. m.-l Arrive llalls 7:59 a.m. 10:1U a. m. and intermed iate'stations—leaves Williamsport 4:30 p. m.:*arvive Halls 4.51 p. m. From I'liila.. New York and intermed iate's! at ions—leave I'liila. 10.21 a. m. anil 11..'10 p.m: leave .New York,via I'liila.7 3d a.m. 0.00 p.m.; leave New York via Ta maqnn,'9 10 a.m. Arrive Ilnlls. ii.3-ta.in. and 5,21 • p. m. I'roniVSli amok in and interiiiediale sta tions —leaves [Shaiiiokin SlO a.m. Ar rive Halls 9 49 a.m. Connecting with L. V. BR. At Sntterllekl. For Towanda and intermediate stations, leave Wilketrtiarre 3.05 p. in.: arrive at Satterfield G.25 p. 111. For Toxvanda and intertiiidiatesiations. leave IVrniee (i.40 a.m.: arrive Satterfield 7:04 a. ni. For Wilkesharre and intermediate sia- A. T. ARMSTRONG, SONESTOWN, PA. DEALER IN Flour Feed and Groceries 13J pounds of pure Lard for SI.OO Baking molasses. 25 to 50c. 8 pounds Rolled ' >ats for 25c. 7 pounds of Corn Starch tor 25c. 7 ]Kinnds of Laundry Starch for 25c. 2 pounds of Rio Coffee for 25c. 8 bars ol Lenox Soap tor 25c. No. 1 mackerel per jjound Sc. Best Sugar Coated llauis (<r 1 Ic per lit. Buckwheat Flour 25 pound sack'4sc. Buckwheat Flour 100 pounds, $1.8). Yellow Corn per 100 pounds 90c. Corn Meal or Cracked Corn 90c. Corn. Oats and Barley Chop 90c. Wheat Bran 200 pounds if 1.50. Flour middlings. 140 pound sack $1.40. Fine middlings 200 pounds $1.60. Flour per sack SI.OO. Winter Roller per sack SI.OO. Good Flour 90c. Rye Flour 25 ]K>unds, 50c. Graham Flour 12J pounds ,!oc. Common Fine Salt per barrel $1.20. JJ TO EVERY READER who mentions this Ad. and sends us an order, we will make a 10x20 Cry on Portrait in 51 inch Oak and (.lilt frame, and give A WAY A lsS< >LUT IJY FREE, the latest oil Portrait, of Admiral ( Jen. Dewey, all complete for #2.50. All work hand-linished and guaranteed to deliver. We will give daring 1900 SPECIAL induce ments to agents. Write to-day. Address all orders to THE HOME ARTIST, HILLSGROVE, PA. *To Repair Broken Arti cles use Remember MAJOR'S K Cr.MENT '^LEATHER -Aaaoin punjaj msixanjp *njnt> oi iidj •,-} ■. > ,> ji •OFJ JO oot -ONJOQRE) AputiQ s)9jtto<n\) e^ii, l. 'Wiuuj uO|iudii»uoj gin] ox dour—leave Townnria 045 h.iii. «nd a.m.: iirrive Snt'fleltJ, a. in. 1.0-1 p. in. STAG K I. INKS loaves llmrliesv illc p.,-i oilir.- lor l.ainlsvillc, Mcngwe and I'liilijisdaK'diiilv NVilson, iVavci- Lake and Frili,ev nil I ucsdny, I'linrsday and Saturday at IL.'iO leaves<»leu .Man r tor liillsL'rove ami Forksville at 11 02 n in. 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Every corset is warrented not to break or rust, absolutely impervious to moisture or perspiration. A new pair given for every pair that breaks. Guarantee printed on each corset. Recommended by over 10,000 Phy sicians. 1 furnish complete stock on consignment and pay a salary S4O to 800 per month and expenses. ijfl.OO sample out tit free. Prices reduced. SendJlO cents postage for sample and terms. Dk. G. 1). NH HOI.S, }iew Canaan, Couu. |RESERVED| FOR W.L. Hoffman's Spring Announcement. •F ■ • ■ ♦ JENNINGS BROS. We keep in stock at our mills a complete line of dressed lumber in hemlock and hardwood. MANUFACTURERS OF Gang Sawed and Trimmed Lumber. LOPEZ. PA. SPECIALTIES Hemlock Novelty or German Siding, | Hemlock Ceiling 7-8 or 3-8 stick, Hemlock Flooring any width desired, Hemlock Lath both 3 and 4 feet long, M Hardwood Flooring both Beech, Birch or Maple, The same woods in $-8 ceiling. CORRESPONDENCY SOLICITED. I fpl jln a Pretty I r I Pickle v. ■' /V- w, jfcM - I is the woman who must entertain ! unexpected company—unless she ,"\:j "! ' j is well supplied with canned and »r| bottled groceries. If her pantry ' 112 ' shelves are nicely lined with our / -I j famous brands of pickles, soups, | ™ I •«; | vegtables, canned meats and fish and ...murt-. .. ■ —'•»*—' ->■ crackers she is completely ready for any emergency. What s ill we send you to-day? ON DRY GOODS WE ARE xN THE LEAD WHY ? Because we carry the Largest tnd Best line in the'county ■ Because we have only new anj attractive patterns to show Because you will find no old goods on our shelves, .. We have jirst "opened anew line of Gingham 4 Shirtings, muslins etc., or the spring trade, which we'would bejpl rt asedJto have you inspect. l'or women and men. We hav Mttglk iHHI Mek of women's shoes that is hi.- < q ialed hereabouts. The shapes are dainty, the leather fine, workman- Casli Paid for Countryj Produce. EG. Sylvara dushore.a Removed! to my new store in the GAREY BLOK where I will be pleased to meet all my old pat rons and many new ones. We fit he young and old of all nationalities and color with Boots, Shoes, Rubbers, Fine Assortment at Popular Prices. GJLXjL OUST TTS Remember BLOCK, the Place, DUSHORE. DUSHORE. J. S. HARRINGTON.
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