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. \. -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 ,'!< 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 ' 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.