Bemarraic conn Terms, $2.00 a Year, in Advance. Bellefonte, Pa., Cct. 21, 1898. P. GRAY MEEK, - - Ebprror. The Democratic State Ticket, FOR GOVERNOR, GEORGE A. JENKS, of Jefferson. FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, WILLIAM H. SOWDEN, of Lehigh. FOR SECRETARY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS, PATRICK DELACEY, of Lackawanna. FOR SUPERIOR JUDGE, CALVIN M. BOWER, of Centre. WILLIAM TRICKETT, of Camberland. FOR CONGRESSMAN-AT-LARGE, J. M. WEILER, .of Carbon. FRANK P. IAMS, of Allegheny. Democratic District Ticket. For Congress, J. K, P. HALL. For Sendte, W. C. HEINLE, Democratic County Convention. . ROBT. M. FOSTER, State College. Assembly, | 5H, WETZEL, Bellefonte. Prothonotary,—M. 1. GARDNER, Bellefonte. District At'y,—N. B. SPANGLER, Bellefonte. County Surveyor,—H. B. HERRING, Gregg Twp. To the Tax-Payers, Irrespective of Party. You are interested in having the records of your courts kept properly. You are in- terested in having all official papers pre- served carefully and conveniently. You are interested in having clean, legible documents, the entries upon which can not be disputed. You are interested in the manner in which the indexing of records, decisions and official papers of the court are kept. In fact you have much more interest than yon may think, in put- ting into the prothonotary’s office a com- petent and trust-worthy person, for the reason that any mistakes, any neglect or incompetency, that might occur in that office would cost the county, as well as litigants, unknown sums of money. Next to the commissioner’s office, it is the most important position in the county ‘to the taxpayers. Upon the manner in which it is conducted,—the promptness and correct- ness with which its records are kept, and its work done,—largely depends the detail work of the court. An incompetent or careless prothonotary, with improper records, mixed papers, or bungled up work, can delay the action of the court to an extent that will cost the taxpayers of the county hundreds of dollars, each term, for lost time waiting until these matters can be properly arranged and presented. Why should the taxpayers overlook these important matters and take any risk in the selection of a person to fill this position. Mr. WILLIAMS is not known to have, nor do his friends allege that he has, any par- ticular qualifications for the work of this office. He may be a clever, reputable and deserving, gentleman. No one disputes that he is. But it takes more than these to make a prothonotary. The bitterest enemy that M. I. GARDNER has in the county, if he has any, will ad- mit that he isin every way qualified to per- form these duties. A good penman, a prac- tical book-keeper, trained to the business of keeping records, filing papers and mak- ing reports, prompt, careful and obliging under all circumstances, and thoroughly reliable at all times, he is just the man to fill the position as it should be filled. If the taxpayers of the county know what their interests demand in this matter Mr. GARDNER will be elected by an over- | whelming majority. C. M. Bower Esq., His Claim for Your Suffrage. The candidacy of C. M. BowEkr Esq. for a seat on the Superior court bench should arouse the enthusiasm and interest of every voter in Centre county. Recognizing the necessity of removing this high tribunal from the influences of politics the favor of our people could be conferred upon no bet- ter man than Mr. BOWER. As a jurist he has long been recognized as one of the most eminent in Central Pennsylvania and his exceptional qualifica- tions as an honorable, christian man add to the reasons for his claim upon your suf- frage. Straightforward and dignified at all times his elevation to the Superior court would not be without its benefit to the ju- diciary of the State. It should be a matter of local pride to give Mr BowER as large a vote as possible. The high esteem in which he is held here eould not be better attested than by giving him a preponderance of the votes of the eounty. Personal fitness and not politics should attract everyone to. his support, for no one can successfully challenge the state- ment that he would lend dignity and wis- dom to the bench. He is known so well in Centre county that nothing need be said of his ancestry, his early life, nor of his steady rise in the legal profession, since his admission to the bar. Suffice it to say that he has arrived at that mature age when judgment is best, especially so when grounded upon a prac- tice that has been as comprehensive as his. Politics aside, and all will grant that po- litical feeling should not be afactor in our choice of judges, there is no reason why Mr. BowER should not receive every vote in the county. If, in your mind, he has no chance of election such a compliment as your vote would be would only prove a future satisfaction to you. Should his can- didacy be successful you would certainly have no reason to regret having voted for him. Both of Them for Quay. Three fourths of the voters of Centre county are opposed to the re-election of Senator QUAY to another term in the Unit- ed States Senate. Four fifths of them are opposed to the expenditure of the taxes, wrung from the people, to pay the bills of fake investigations, junketing sprees and useless officials. Why then should they elect Representa- tives to favor and vote for what they op- pose ? DALEY and TOWNSEND, if successful, will do this. They will vote for QUAY for United States Senator, and they will vote for every steal and every profligate meas- ure his supporters introduce. They are for QUAY, first, last and all the time, if elected. They won’t admit this now because they know the feeling of the people of the county on this question. They hope to sneak into the Legislature and then serve the boss as he may require. If there is any doubt as to where these two candidates stand on the matter of the election of a United States Senator, the in- terest JACK DALE, NED CHAMBERS and Judge LovE are taking in their success, should settle it. These three are QuUay’s special servitors in this county. When he whistles they prick up their ears ; when he whistles twice they ran. They would not be interested in the election of Repre- sentatives opposed to him. They are in- terested, and specially so, in the election of both DALEY and TowNseND. Every QUAY man in the county is supporting them hecause they know where they stand 3 because they have pledges as to what they will do, and have confidence in the fact that these candidates can be relied upon to work and vote for QUAY’S return to the United States Senate and for such legisla- tion as the roosters, who are back of him, may demand. _ That these candidates will be defeated there is no doubt, but that defeat should be made so overwhelming and so pro- nounced, that it would voice the sentiment of the voters of the county. If they fail of an election, simply to the extent that the Republican county ticket will fail, it will be notice to Mr. QUAY that there is no op- position to him and his political methods among the Republicans of Centre county. Do the honest Republicans of the county who have grown tired of the rule and the disgrace of the boss, want to appear as ap- proving and favoring the continuation of that rule and that disgrace? They will be doing it by voting for either DALEY or TOWNSEND. ——The Gazette will this week interrogate Messrs. FOSTER and WETZEL as to where they will stand on the question of United States Senator, in the event of their elec- tion to the Legislature. It will also proba- bly publish their answers to its question- ing. The answers will be nothing new to the voters of Centre county because both of these gentlemen have already defined their positions as being opposed to Quay. Just what the editor of the Guzetfe intended by such supererogation is hard to understand, for it is certainly not possible that he ex- pected Messrs. FOSTER and WETZEL to be as vacillating as he is himself. No sir, they are against QUAY, first last and all the time and if our dear friend, Mr. HAR- TER, expects them to do the somersault act like he did when he threw sop to ARNOLD, until he found he had no chance for the postoffice, then turned around and gave him a left handed slap in that editorial on “‘sobriety,”’ he is badly mistaken. —It is now reported that the reason Spain is asking so much before a treaty of peace is signed is because she has come to the conclusion that our army was over-rat- ed and that if she had held out in Cuba a few days longer our forces would have been so weakened and disorganized as to make them incapable of carrying on a campaign. Spain’s conjecture about the bad manage- ment of our noble army is not without ground, but she will find it of no avail to lock the stable after the horse is gone. —It is estimated that since 1851 the Chinese have carried $650,000,000 in American gold back to the Orient, there to live on what they have earned and saved here. No wonder they are a parasite on our country. What have the Irish carried back to Ireland? What have the Dutch carried back to Germany ? What have the Jews carried back to Jerusalem? Noth- ing, absolutely nothing, for they are all here and good citizens, who make and spend here. ——Don’t run the risk of a man who is non-committal or evasive. Vote for the men who are sure to carry out vour wishes to have QUAY’S ownership of Pennsylvania broken up. Vote for the Democratic nominees. They are all opposed to QuAy- ism and make no excuses or evasions. They will vote to dethrone the boss. ——Seven dead men and twelve wound- ed tell the story of the glorious McKINLEY prosperity that is sweeping over the miners at Virdin, Ill. Republican help for the laboring classes seems to mean a speedy conduct to the grave, either by the starva- tion wage route or by Winchesters in the hands of armed deputies. ——HENRY WETZEL, sound in sense, straightforward and honest, would make an admirable Representative for Centre county. No smirch of any kind has ever been charged to him and his reputation at his own home here is such as to recommend him to the favor of every voter. ——Mr. QUAY is beginning to discover the absolute need that some people have for political entrenchments. Eli Says he Didn't. - Err TowNSEND, Republican nominee for Assembly, was over on this side elee- tioneering last week and while here he in- formed the writer that he did not say that he had never voted for a Democrat in his life, at the time he made his speech of ac- ceptance before the Republican county convention. Mr. TOWNSEND’s denial of the WATCHMAN’ charge is not a surprise in the least. In fact we expected him to deny it and we do not think that he is do- ing so as a matter of deception, for we have insisted all along that ELI probably didn’t know what he was saying. The novelty of a Philipsburger having pulled a plum from a Republican county convention, the exciting effects of being allowed to talk and the desire to keep his allegiance to QUAY in the back-ground was more than our friend could manage and in his en- deavor to say something he said the wrong thing. Now Mr. TOWNSEND insists that he never said it, because if he: did, he says, it would have been a lie. He says no one can impeach his memory on such matters. Our contention is still that he did say it, and we do not have hearsay evidence to back it, for we heard him say it. We do not make the contention with the hope of convincing Mr. Townsend of his first lie, but merely because he said it, whether he meant it or not. All for Hall. Local Republican correspondents of city newspapers are circulating the report that the “CURTIN Democrats’’ of this county intend voting against J. K. P. HALL for Congress. This is a story without any foundation, whatever. In the first place there are no Democrats in the county known as ‘CURTIN Democrats.” In the second place the men who were the warm- est, closest and most trusted friends of the late ex-Governor CURTIN, in his political contests, are the warmest and most enthu- siastic supporters that Mr. HALL has in the county. Among the Democrats of Centre there are neither dissensions, divis- ions, nor factions. Al are for the ticket, from the Governor down to the county survey- or, and the impression attempted to be made that there is dissatisfaction with the nominee for Congress is as far from the truth as it can get. Centre county people know Mr. HALL : they appreciate his worth, his ability, his business capacity, his integrity, his high character and the many sterling qualities that have made him one of the foremost citizens and wisest counselors of this great Commonwealth, and if the other counties of the district do as well for him, as will Centre, his majority will run up into the thousands. ——Notwithstanding the make-beliefs of the opposition the only way the present campaign can have any bearing on the money question is through the great con- sumption of Republican boodle there will be to hold the purchasable element in line. If you want to be sure of voting against QUAY extravagances and crimes in Pennsylvania vote against DALEY and TOWNSEND, and you’ll be sure to be right. Philadelphia’s Peace Jubilee. Everything Points to Its Being One of the Greatest Events. o PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17.—Preparations are going on a pace for the great Peace Jubilee, which will be in this city a week from to-morrow and extend over three days. Already the streets are taking on signs of the coming festival in the construction of the handsome court of honor and the in- numerable reviewing stands going up all over town. The co-operation of the gov- ernment officials with the local commit- tees will make the celebration of more national importance than anything since the Centennial of 1876. The President, vice president, the cab- inet officers, General Miles and a good many more celebrities will be here and at least 20,000 soldiers will march on military day. Secretary Alger to-day telegraphed the committee that they could have four troops of the Tenth cavalry, which sup- ported the Rough Riders in the historic capture of San Juan bill, if they would transport them here from Huntsville, Ala., which will cost $8,000. The committee answered that the cavalrymen will be here. An important change in the program made to-day is the postponement of the unveiling of the Grant monument, at which President McKinley was to officiate on Wednesday. This was done to avoid un- due crowding of the events, the great mili- tary parade falling on the same.day. The monument will be unveiled “April 26th next, Grant’s birthday. The other two days of next week’s celebration will be devoted to the naval and civic displays. Reduced Rates to Philadelphia via Penn- sylvania Railroad, Account Peace Jubilee. For the grand Peace Jubilee at Philadel- phia, October 26th and 27, the Pennsylva- nia railroad company will sell excursion tickets from all ticket stations on its line, to Philadelphia, at rate of single fare Jor the round trip (minimum rate, 50 cents). Tickets will be sold and good, going Octo- ber 24th to 27th, and returning leaving Philadelphia to October 31st, inclusive. This jubilee will be one of the greatest events in the history of Philadelphia. The rededication of Independence Hall, recent- ly restored, the unveiling of the Grant Equestrian Monument, Fairmount Park ; a monster civic and industrial parade, and a grand military and naval pageant, led by General Miles and other Jistinguished heroes of the late war, will be prominent features. The President and his Cabinet will also be present. For the accommodation of persons desir- ing to witness the evening ceremonies and return the same night, special late trains will be run from Philadelphia to the prin- cipal cities on each division each night. 43-40-2¢. —1If you want fine work done of cvery description the WATCHMAN office is the place to come. THE DEMOCRATIC REFORM NOMINEES FOR STATE OFFICES. Nn Rd Noo - [IsvTCHANT © SN GOVERNOR of 1S Ld Q . o S70 9 es THE DEMOCRATS MUCH ELATED. A Rousing Gathering of Party Workers in Philadel- phia—Every Indication Points to Success for Jenks —All the Party Factions United For the State Ticket—Philadelphia Promises to Make a Good Showing—No Democratic Votes For Swallow— Pattison, Hensel and Hundreds of Others on the Stump. fia ni The Democracy of Pennsylvania is: much elated. It has good cause to be. It has been demonstrated to practi- cally everybody's satisfaction that Swallow cannot possibly win, that many thousands of Republicans (Mr. Wanamaker says 400,000) will not vote for Stone and that the Democrats ara practically solid for Jenks. On Friday of last week more than 200 county chairmen and Democratic leaders assembled in Philadelphia, on invitation of Chairman Garman, to take counsel as to the situation. Ex-Postmaster Larkin, of Pittsburg, a veteran in the party ranks, said: “I have attended every meeting the state Democrats have held for the last 20 vears and I never saw a gathering as hopeful, as enthusiastic and with facts and figures to present as encouraging for Democratic success.” 3 Gold men and silver men, all the factions and phases of the party fol- lowing, were represented. Here is a partial list of those who were there: ‘W. U. Hensel, of Lancaster: Judge Harman Yerkes, Bucks; E. F. Kerr, Bedford; County Chairmen J. F. An- cona and W. Schafner, of Berks; Chairman T. J. Burke, Blair; Chairman Joseph Gray and Edward Homer Bailey, Cambria; Chairman John Cava- naugh, Chester; P. Gray Meek, Centre; Chairman John G. McHenry and J. J. Vanderslice, Columbia; Dr. E. M. Thompson and Matt Savage, Clear- field; Jere Zeamer, Cumberland; Dr. J. J. Fritsche and T. K. Vandyke, Dauphin; Henry Fretzinger, Delaware: Andrew Kaul, Elk; W. T. Henderson, Huntingdon; Samuel States, Jefferson; Paul Dasch, Luzerne; W. M. Brintou, W. Hayes Grier and James W. Aiken, of Lancaster; C.B. Staples, Monroe; W. B. Hastings, Northumberland; J. W. Moyer; J. Irwin Steel, Schuylkill; F. A. Fry, Perry; B. A. Brown, Union; Har- vey Sickler and Alvin Day, Wyoming; J. W. Malloy, Carbon; T. F. Minehart. Franklin; G. B. M. Wisehaupt and Harry E. Bonsall, Juniata; A. H. Shimp, Lycoming; A. Kneule, F. K. Warren and Ralph E. Shaner, Mont- gomery; George W. Bacon, York; W. B. Dunlap, Beaver; M. E. Brown, In- diana; A. D. Boyd and M. M. Cockran, Fayette; T. J. McCleary and W. B. Clendennin, Lawrence; Lev McQuis- ton, Butler; Hugh J. Brawley, Craw- ford; John L. McKinney, Venango; P. F. Toole, Clearfield; Judge R. L. Crawford, Greene; ex-Senator Laubach, Northampton; James B. Morehead, Westmoreland; James M. Guffey, W. J. Brennan and J. B. Larkin, Alle- gheny; Congressman Ermentrout, Berks; Robert E. Wright and Marshall Wright, Lehigh; General W. W. H. Davis and Chairman W. 8. Long, of Bucks; ex-Congressman Simon P. Wolverton, Northumberland; ex- Congressman John B. Storm, Monroe; ex-Senator Vandegrift, of Bucks. Magistrate Donnelly, representing the Ryan Philadelphia committee, made a ringing speech in the afternoon pledging a large vote in Philadelphia for Jenks, and Magistrate Peter J. Hughes, of the Delahunty committee, made an equally inspiring address: in the evening along the same line. What- ever their local differences, the Demo- crats of Philadelphia and united for the state ticket. The reports from every county as te the situation and prospects were cheer- ing. The following extracts from the story as told in the Philadelphia Rec- ord of Saturday, are given as samples: William J. Brennen said that 90 per cent of the lawyers of the bar in Al- legheny would soon, through their rep- resentatives on the stump, denounce the machine, and that the Republicans were badly divided. Mr, Larkin ‘said there were but few, if any, Allegheny county Democrats who had any sym- rathy for Dr. Swallow. “Berks can be relied upon for a gaod, old fashioned Democratic majority,” said Congressman Ermentrout. “We are more thoroughly united than for years; the opposition to us is badly di- vided.” Chairman Ancona, of Berks, said that for eight weeks, while out organizing, he had been in direct con- tact with the voters. He found no dis- affection. He did not believe Swallow would get more than 15 Democratic votes in the county. EX-CHAIRMAN WRIGHT SANGUINE Ex-State Chairman Robert E. Wright of Lehigh said: “In my county Mr. Jenks will receive a larger majority over Quay’s man, Stone, than any Democrat has ever received over any Republican. Our lines in Lehigh are in- tact. Swallow has been up there and made a thorough canvass. Last year he received 800 votes. This year he will likely get 2,000. Of these 98 per cent will be Republican. I have made it my business to look up the Swallow senti- ment among the Democrats, and my experience as a campaigner makes me believe that percentage to be correct. ‘There is not a single Democrat who left the party in 1896 who is not now back in the ranks with his coat off for Jenks, who will have a majority over Swallow and Stone. 4 WOLVERTON ON REPUBLICAN DIVISION. Ex-Congressman Simon P. Wolverton said: “I am well informed of the condi- tions in my congressional district. I do not believe there is a Democrat in the organization of that district who will not vote for the Jenks ticket. The Republicans are divided. The inde- pendent element is strong, and there is’ an intense feeling against the machine that forced William A. Stone upon the Harrisburg ‘convention—the same ma-' chine that forced ‘the abominable bills |. through the last legislature. The Quay crganization is industriously circulat- ing a story that Swallow will poll a larger vote than Jenks, but our peo- ple understand the source of this cam- paign canard, as well ‘as they under- stand that every vote for Swallow is a half vote for Stone. A great many Re- publicans who are saying nothing will vote for Jenks. It is my honest belief that Mr. Jenks will get every Demo- eratic vote in Northumberland county.” MYERS ON SURPRISING DISCOVERIES. “Swallow carried my county by’ 1,200 last year,” said B. F. Meyers, of Dauphin. . “He received a large number of Democratic votes then. He will hardly get one Democratic vote now, where he got seven last year. But there will be a large shrinkage in the Repub- lican vote. The votes lost for Stone will be divided between Jenks and Swallow. The feeling against the machine be- cause of its miserable record, and the factional fights, are having a good ef- fect for Mr. Jenks. I think on election day it will be shown that Dauphin county will repudiate its title of ‘the seat of corruption.’ “I would surprise you were I to name some of the reputable business and pro- fesional men of Dauphin who are qui- etly yet actively working for Mr. Jenks. The number of such men would also ‘renewed vigor, said: EE ry ame ap + ca— surprise you. As to the state generally, I believe Mr. Jenks will poll 450,000 Democratic votes, or enough to elect him. The great number of independ- ent votes he receives over that figure will constitute a handsome majority.” Ex-Congressman John B. Storm, of Monroe, back in the party harness with “Out of a popu- lation of 20,000, of whom 4,000 are vot- ers, Monroe county will give Jenks a majority of 2,000. Swallow will cut no figure this year. I believe the honest people are so thoroughly aroused this year that they will effectually wipe out that band of robbers and thieves at Harrisburg.” GUFFEY NEVER SAW BETTER SIGNS. Colonel J. M. Guffey was cheered when the chairman called uron him. “In this contest,” he said, “we find a badly divided Republican party, a thoroughly united and harmonious Democratic party. This condition abounds in every county of the state. The Democrats of Pennsylvania need do but one thing in this contest—let us be what we aro. ‘When we analyze the Democratic vote for the past 15 years, consider the fac- tional difficulties we have gone through, and the unquestioned effect they have had in preventing us from getting out our full vote; then turn to the present, perceiving no factional disputes, every- one working in the cause of common honesty, the outlook is indeed encour- aging. I have never in my political ex- perience found the Democratic organiz- ation so well aroused, united, aggres- sive and earnest as it is just now.” UNITED IN SCHUYLKILL. J. W. Moyer, of Schuylkill, said: “We are solidly united. Our party was never in better shape. The Republicans are divided. with our organization. We will elect our congressman against the sitting Republican member, Mr. Brumm, anti- Quay assemblymen and a full county ticket.” Equally encouraging reports were made by Seth McCormick of Lycoming county; Jere Zeamer of Cumberland; J. J. Vanderslice of Columbia; James B. Moorhead of Westmoreland; Edward Homer Bailey of Cambria county, and W. R. Brinton of Lancaster. i GARMAN’S APPEAL TO LIEUTENANTS. In closing the meeting Chairman Garman said that so large a meeting of representative Democrats as this should demonsrate not only that the party was thoroughly united, but also that its:-members felt certain of victory. He urged that every county chairman should divide all the Democrats into blocks—*‘blocks of five’ would do—and have a trustworthy man to bring each block to the polls. By this means the Democrats, could sweep the state with- out a single Republican vote. Mr. Garman said he had impresed upon the mind of every chairman the necessity of having every Democratic voter call- ed upon, personally by a responsible worker. ; Governor Pattison, ex-Attorney Gen- eral Hensel and other eminent speakers will be heard from frequently on the stump from now on. Over 200 speakers will be at work within a week in all the counties. The candidates will speak every day and evening. There is Dem- ocratic victory in the air. ——The combination that made OSBORN the Republican senatorial nominee in this district is not likely to work to much ef- fect in Clinton county, where the friends of Cap’t. MILLER have every reason to resent the QUAY deal that was made to turn him down. Many of them are working °
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