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M1LF0M). PIKE COUNTY, PA., FIJI DAY, APRIL 8, 1808.
NO. 23.
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ty
THE TIME OF EENEWAL
All nit turn Is
renewed in the
Spring time.
The sky takes
on n fresher rol
or, the trees don
their Easter gar
monts, every
thing seems
glad nnd happy
ir SCCHlS n plt.V
flint nt such n
bountiful season
malady ns tho
disagreeable n
so-called ' spring
fever"should unfit a grent mnnv poo
pie to enjoy the unaccustomed nun
shine and freshness that prevails.
What is spring fever? tt is that
sluggishness anil irritability which
everyone takes a spring tonic, for
Bad hlood" some people rail it. A
grent deal of "hlood medicine" is
sold in the spring of the year. The
blood, the vigor, the health must
he renewed, with the trees and
flowers and grass. The principal
difficulty is, which of the numerous
'spring tonics is the best? Which
will cure permanently and remov
quickly nil the disnereenhlo symp
toms? Rend whnt Mrs. Aldin Ad
ams, of Crnfton, Ky., says of Pe-ru-na:
"I was about to give np all
hopes when I concluded to take IV
iti nn. I believe it i the best tned
icine in the world. I can't scnk
too highly of it.''
A b' ok containing several hun
dred letters similar to the ono from
which this is nn extract, will bo sent
free tonny pddiess by the Pe-m-nn
Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus.
Ohio.
PERSONAL.
Harry Reed nrrived home this
week to spend his Easter vacation.
JohnT. Armstiong is plastering
the new house of E. S. Wolf on
High street.
TleC.L. P. met last evenirpnt
the home of Mrs. B. E. Brown, on
George street.
Geo. F. Hnrtwell lins rc moved
from Greely to the tenant house
on Overbrook farm.
Munson Lambert went Wednes
day to hnul stone for the new
bridge nt Mntnmoms.
Mrs. A. E. Lewis and grandson,
Lawrence, were visiting friends in
New York a couple of days Inst
week.
Jns. C. Rose of Mntamorns was
nt Milford Wednesday. He is pro
prietor of a popular summer resort
nt that place,
Wesley Griffin, Glen Eyre,haslate
ly removed from that place nnd now
occupies ono of R. W. Kolley's
houses at Kiniblcs.
Howard Reed is said to have
gone on board a monitor at Phila
delphia which will proceed to the
defenco of Boston harbor.
A. D. Brown nnd wifo went
Monday to attend tho funernl of
bis sister at Old Bridge N. J.
They returned Wednesday.
Miss Bertha Williamson left Mil
ford on Saturday for an extended
visit among friends in New York
City and Ridgewood, N. J.
P. C. Rutan, the bioyole repairer,
of Milford Pa., has been appointed lo
cal couusul and official repairer
for the L. A. W, at Milford Pa.
Qua. BusUweiler, of Honesdnle,
has moved in his new house, near
Kimbles. His father is seriously ill
and shows slight improvement.
Andrew Yetter, of Blairstown,
paid a short visit to Milford Monday
and was speedily whirled to Port
Jervis behind ono of Yantassols fast
roadsters.
Miss Annie Heller closed a suc
cessful term nt the Union School
House in Dingtnan Township Mon
day. Exercises appropriate to the
occasion were held, which were
well attended bj the patrons.
A number of Milford people have
received cards announcing the mar
riage of Miss Dorothy Forster to
Mr. Charles Lyman Grifflu, on Sat
urday, April 2nd, nt her home, 248
West 45th Street, New York.
Harry Anglo, Milfor's popular
young base bull twirler, left On
Monday to begin his work as pitcher
for the Rochester Club. Their first
game will be playad with the Phila
delphia team, of the Eastern League,
at Philadelphia.
Leroy Kipp finished his term at
the Utter School House on Monday.
The school, though not large con
tains a number of bright pupils who
ha ve made excellent progress. In a
spelling contest embracing the whole
terra Annie YnnGorden took first
pr ze in the A elites, Mable McCarty
first in the B, and Fred Hotulon
first in the C class.
Just try a 10c box of Casearets the
fimt liver and bowel regulator ever
is
BRIEF MENTION.
Sunday is Easter.
To-day is Good Friday-
The past was holy week.'
Ladies' Aid Society met Tuesday
at tbehomeof Mrs. R. G. Barekloy.
Tho Forest Lake Association Club
House wiil open for the reception of
Members May 25th.
The usual service may be oxoeted
nt tho Sawkill School House Sunday
April 10th, nt 2:30 P. M.
There will bo special services nnd
fine music in tho Church of the
Good Shepnid this Frida y after
noon. Armstrong's Milford Pharmacy
is well supplied with Easter goods
as tho new nd oh nnothor page more
fully states.
Dubois Pettibonn will soon leave
the Brick House nt Montague to take
possession of the Exchange Hotel
in Port Jervis.
We had a touch of genuine March
weather the former part of this
week, to compensate for whnt we
did not have in season.
The collection taken in the Pres
byterian Sunday School last Sab.
l ath in aid of tho starving Cubans
amounted to aver eight dollars.
A. L. Rowland, who will open n
bottling establishment in the former
Gold shop nn Harford street, moved
his family to Milford the first of the
week.
Travis has moved his store from
the Pinchot building to the New
man Buildingon Broad Street, where
he expects to keep a large stock of
goods.
The Epworth League of thoM. E.
Church will hold nn eg? social to
morrow, Saturday evening, in the
Church parlors. Everyone is ' cor
dially invited.
Write something in your diary
about tho weather this week : the
fine robin snow which fell April 5.
but don't write any poetry about the
' beautiful" spring time just yet.
The Milford and Delaware Bridal
Company has bench t plank of E. S.
Wolf to replace tho bridge There
will be one course 8 feet long laid
so as to cover the centre of the track.
Tho snow storm nnd cold wea
ther this week grcntly injured the
prospective fruit crops in this state.
In the Franklin County peach bolt
the loss is estimntcd nt a million
dollars.
Jerry nnd Darling La Bar, of
Smithfleld Township, Monroe Co.,
were lodged in jail at Stroudsburg
Inst week, charged with tho lar
ceny of hi ef, bacon and feed from
the smokehouse of Frnnk Miller.
The Milford firemen responded
very promptly to the alarm of fire
Inst Saturday evening and were
ready to do their work with zeal,
nut the building was too far from
the hydrants to be reached by the
hose. -
The corps of surveyors for the
M., M. & N. Y. R. R have been
running a line this week arronnd
Milford crossing Brond street at
Sarah street thenco up to Seventh
and out beyond Col. Lewis' house,
crossing Harford nt Ninth.
A break in the levee of the Miss
issippi Rivorat Shawneetown, 111.
has 6ve)t nwny that village and
drowned more than 50 people. Th e
gap is over 100 feet wide and gradual
ly increasing. The site of the town
is from 15 to 20 foot under water.
The contractor forthe M., M. and
N. Y. R. R. at Port Jervis has the
derricks and engines in position and
has cleared off the abutments pre
paratory to building. A large scow
is nearly completed which will tie
used to enry stone te the pier. The
stone will be hauled from a quarry at
Cahoonzie.
Gifford Pinchot, Acting .State
Foreter of New York, made an ad
dress nt the New Jersey Forestry
Association Meeting held at 1 rent-on
March 11. His topic" w-as forest fires
nnd how to light them, also touch
ing on somo of the peculiarities of
certain trees which would grow if
fires were prevented.
Medical authorities and boards of
health are expressing great anxiety
as to tho certainty of the introduc
tion of yellow fever into the country
next summer in case of war which
would compel the presence of our
troops in Cuba and close and con
stant communication with, them,
thus probably endangering mora
lives in tho United States than exist
in the island of Cuba.
The members of Miss Lizzie, Bull's
Sunday School class, and tin ir
friends, were delightfully entertain
ed by her on Friday evening, April
1st. A lr.u.ieal programme had
been arranged for part of tho even
ing, consisting of a number of in
strumental selections by Blanche
Cross, Bertha Kleinhans, Linda
Klaer and Lila Vau Etten ; also a
vocal solo by Frank Cross.
What a terrible state the livers
of the jaundiced journals must bo
in to enable them to keep up such a
yellow, while the President quietly,
but surely goes forward withCongres
and the people willing to trust his
judgment and await his action. It
is a good thing to have a man at the
head of the government in whose
wisdom and stability all jMirtios can
rely in a Juncture like the preaout.
POLITICAL NOTES
State Chairman Elkin hns issued
a call announcing thnt the Republic
an State Convention for nominating
Candidates for Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Secretary of Internal Af
fairs, Judge of tho Superior Court
and two Congressmen nt Largo will
meet at Harrisburg Juno 2.
Pike, since the defeat of Barber in
Carbon will hnvon now interest for
Mr. Mutehlor. Now if ho can
secure an honest man in theso wilds
that will stay bought after ho is
bought and paid for, ho may yet
make it interesting for the gentle
men who are after his scalp.
Should Northimpton Democrats
in the present condition of things
go into a conference to settle a basis
of representation for Congress with
tho other counties in this district,
oh, my 1 what n pretty looking parrot
sho would bo whou tho monkeys got
through caressing her.
Mr. Bvrbnr can now wait nnd run
for President Julo in his county
six years house as ho was recently
advised by tho Linsford Record.
That paper prognosticated wisely
when it said ho would always bo a
wenk candidate for congress.
Tho opportunity looms up for Pike
to beconio a prominent figure in the
next Democrat Congressional Con
vention. In fact sho m ay ngnin
hold tho key to tho solution, and
unlock it to her advantage. In
Carbon and Monroe tho door is
shut in tho faco of Northampton
tnd tho three conferees from this
eonnty could hold the fort, for with
out them no nomination could bo
ma'do. We shall expect a lot of states
men to tumble to tho opportunity.
The Borough Statement.
Tho Town Council has hung Tip
several yards of Borough state
ments in different places, and from
them wo lenrn that tho amount of
poor tax collected last year was
H52.93. The amount of moneys
received by C. II. Wood, Treasurer,
was 11472.77, and that there is now
a bnlanep due him of $10.15, and
outstanding vouchers to the amount-
of 1154.10, so thnt the Borough
begins the new flnnncinl year with
n debt of fl70.22.
The amount roceived from liquor
licenses last yoar was $570. Tho
cost of curbing, grading, etc., on
Centre Square was 73.25, and the
amount contributed to the Borough
by dog tax was $71.71.
OBITUARY.
EMILY FRANCES BROWN
Emily V., wifo of Gilbert Brown,
of Brooklyn N. Y. died Sunday at
tbehomeof her dnnghter at Old
Bridge N. Y. where sho was visiting.
For years her health hnd been de
clining nnd though she was fairly
active yet an insidious disoase was
wearing her life away.
She is survived by her hus
band, one son, daughter, and two
brothers, A. D. Brown, of Milford,
and Henry, ofFlorida. The fune rnl
was hold Tuesday.
Real Estate Transfer
Jacob Shafor and wifo toChnrles
Kramer, dated April 2, 3 ncros in
Green ; consideration $200.
Frederick Meisengor and wife, to
Anthony Waldis dated March 31 25
acres in Lncknwnxen ; consideration
$400.
John M. nnd Jas. P. Van Auken
to Peter Q. Deyo, dated March 23
204 acres West fa 11 ; consideration
1020.
EASTER SUNDAY EXCUR
SION. On Easter Sunday, -April 10th,
the Erie will sell special excursion
tickets front Port Jervis to Now
York, for tho round trip.
Tickets good g ing on trains leav
ing Port Jervis at 4:10, 5:20, and
7:45 a. in., and good returning on
sH:cial train leaving Chambers St.,
New York, nt 8: 30 p. m.
Remember only one dollar fur the
round trip.
The two year-old son of W. L.
Furgason of Bolton, Miss., had
whooping cough. "After several
physicians bad prescribed for him,
without giving relief," writes Mr.
Ferguson, "I persuaded my wife to
try a 25 cunt bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. The first dose had
the desired effect, and in forty-eight
hours he was entirely free from all
! cough. I consider your remedy the
best in the market, especially for
children, and recommend it ut all
times." The 25 and 50 cent sizes
for sale by druggists and general
merchants in Pike County
Something new, a spring txth
harrow with wheels. Syracuse
plows and " Planet Jr." cultivators
at W. & O. Mitchell V
Arbor Days.
Governor Hastings has issued a
proclamation designating Friday,
April 8th., nnd 22d., to be observed
as Arbor days, throughout tho Com
monwealth. Ho says the swelling
buds nnd flowing sap remind us
that the annual awakening of plant
life is nppronching, nnd that our
share in tho work of tree-planting
for tho benefit of ourselves nnd our
fellow-men must shortly be per
formed. It is Incumbent upon
us, not only to observe this
ennobling custom, but also to be
conspicuous therein. Thnt the chil
dren of the Commonwealth may be
impressed with the importance nnd
beneficence of tree-planting and that
the men and women of mature judg
ment may approve by an active int
erest in Arbor Day, tlio efforts now
being made to render our homes
more beautiful, and our land more
fertilo, and productive, by clothing
the mountains nnd valleys, the
shores of our rivers nnd streams,
and lining our highways withtrees
How Easter Was Settled
Tho npostolio nge hnd scarcely
pnssed before discussions occurred
and dissensions ensued as to tho
time of celebrating Easter. It was
early held by tho great majority of
Christian churches thnt much im
portance should bo attached to the
day of Christ's resurrection, nnd it
is easy to understand how the
violent controversies were brought
about when differences of opinion
grow in reference to the timo of
year when tho feast should bo ob
served. The question wns brought
before the Council of Nice, nnd finnl
ly settled for tho whole chnrch, by
adopting the rule which makes
Enster day to bo always the first
Sunday nfter the full moon, which
happens upon, or next nfter, March
21, nnd if tho full moon happens on
Sunday, Easter day is the Sunday
after, so thnt by this nrrnngoment
Enster may come ns early as March
22 or as late as April 25.
House Burned.
Last Saturday night about eleven
o'clock fire was discovered in an un
occupied house situated across Saw-
kill Creek, above Gordon's mill, and
in a short time the building wos
wholly consumed. It belonged to
the Shubiger estate nnd was
about to bo occupied as a bottling
establishment. Hennoberg and
Lnngan, of Port Jorvis, had during
the day placed somo apparatus in it
preparatory to beginning business
this week. This was destroyed. It
is not known how the fire originated
but the presumption is thnt these
parties who were busy about the
house until nonrly six o'clock, may
hnve left some sparks of fire which
smouldered for several hours before
breaking out. There was no insur
ance. The Beer Was Free.
Last Saturday about six hundred
barrels of beer were emptied in the
river at Honesdale. The tramps
and others 1toro on hand with thoir
cans and scooped in all they could out
of tho sewer. The Honesdale brew
ers have united, since the formation
of the brewing syndicate, in manu
fact uring at the Irving Cliff brewery,
aud tho Schimpff place was closed
April 2, its license having expired a
couple of days prior. Whon the
attempt was mado to remove the
beer from it, the revenue officers
would not" permit the transfer be
cause no revenue stamps had been
procured and affixed while tho li
cense was in force, and orders were
given to destoytho beer which was
done.
Bottles Were Used
Saturday night a fracas occurred
in tho barlier shop of Herman
Koehler cm Brond fctrect, during
which Lafayette Lattiinoro was
quite severly injured by being
struck on the head with a bottle in
tho hands of Koehler. The gashes
necessitated sovoral stitehep which
were taken . by Dr. Kenworthy.
Tho barber wns arrested and takeu
before Win. Anglo who held him
in 300. bail for appearance on
Monday for a hearing, at which
time he gave bail for appearance
at Court.
Prohibition Meeting.
V. B. Gushing of Maine will lecture
in the Court House at Milford Thurs
day April 14 at 7.30 P.M. on the
subject of Probition. He is a uinn
of national reputation and au elo
quent and talented orator. Do not
miss hearing him.
awi'j:r 'V'?fc,'m't
The Dimmick House.
This House is one of Milford's best known hotels. It wos originally
built by Samuel Dimmick, who was a soldier in tho war of 1R12, and oom
ing therenf for to Milford, be began thobusiness which for seventy years
lias been carried on at the present location. His first opening was in the
Pinchot house, which stood r cross the street, and in 1828 bo erected a
frame two and ono-hnlf story building on the present site of the brick
structure. The former was burned in 1855 and immediately after the
house now standing wns built. For ninny yenrs Hnd until the Erie Rnil
rond wns oiiornted, the Milford nnd Owego Turnpike was tho highway
for travel to tho West. Mr. Dimmick hnving acquired control of the
stngo line, his House been me tho relay station nnd general stopping place,
and Horace Greeley, who wns interested in tho Sylvanian Society in
Laeknwaxen Township, made frequent stops. The story is related that
ono day, having walked tome distance on account of an accident to the
sta"e, became to the hotel rather footsore, and very dusty. Ho quietly
asked the landlord, Mr. Dimmick, if he could have a place, as bo desired
to wash bis feet. The reply was rather gruff, that he could wash bis feet
in the horse trough where be, Dimmick, washed bis. Greeley, without
remonstrance, proceeded to obey the direction, when a friend, recognizing
him, explained the situation to the brusque proprietor, and tho matter
wns speedily arranged in n different way. After the rebuilding of the
house in 1850, Miss Fannie A. Dimmick, the present proprietress, took
charsro, nnd with casual intermissions, has over since wielded the sceptre
of commnnd.
Many people of note have been sheltered beneath its roof, nnd en
joyed its hospitality. Hon. James M. Porter, President Judge ot this
District, Hon. William Jessnp, nnil later bis son, Hon. W. 11. Jessup,
who for many yenrs wns an attendant at- our courts, were regular guests.
Judge Shnrswood nnd Geo. M. Dallas, of Philadelphia, made it their
summer home, nnd poets nnd artists, such as E. ('. Stedmnn, Lnuut
Thompson, John F. Weir, Win. Beard, Walter Satterlee, and Whittridge
found happiness inside its walls.
Many of the characters delineated in "A Perfect- Adonis;" by Mrs.
Harris, were inmates during the Summer when she wrote that novel.
Dr. Alfred Looiflis, of New York, was charmed with the town nnd
made Aunt Fan's his home while in Milford. Without wishing to even
hint nt nge, but to show tho unfading popularity of the house, it may be
casually remarked that for thirty-four years Mr. It. V. R. St.uyvesant
has been a regular visitor, and many who swelled tho pay and fashion
able crowd which thronged its porches in tho early seventies, yet return
to renew their yquth and their early pleasant memories nnd associations.
Time, the thief, may rob tho cheek of its bloom, and change the
raven hair to silver, but ho has never yet succeeded in quenching the
vivneity, or quelling the cheery spirit of "Aunt -Fun," who can piny tho
fiddle and cater to tho wishes of her guests with nil her old-time henrti
n ess.
The Dimmick Honso has always enjoyed nn enviablo jiopnlarity,
which is attested by the fact that even dining the winter it usually re
tains a full complement of guests, and many of those who bid ndien nt
the close of n summer season, find themselves back at tho beginning of
the next, more than over delighted with the prospect of a henlthfcl vaca
tion at a conitortnblo home.
WASHINGTON LKTTEI
The fltnniHli Cfimptlrutlnii. Germany Will
He Nentral. f'erltng In CongrrMi.
Washington, April 4, 1898.
Hark I Henr the mighty retrain
Of n nation, shouted again and again :
"Remember the Mamo ;
Down with Spain !"
President McKinley hnving shown
tho world that the United States
wns not seeking a quarrel with
Spam, nnd Spain having declined its
last opportunity to give up Cuba
peacefully, and having added insult
to injury by treating the loss or the
Maine as a trivial matter and sug
gesting that it might be referred to
lnternntionnl nrbitrntion, there is
no honorable course left to this
country except to nse force in driv
ing Spain ont of Cuba and establish
ing the independence of Cuba. Con
gress will this week, upon President
McKinley's recommendation, auth
orize that- course, and then there will
be war. This war has not been
sought by... the administration, but
every preparation has been made to
fight it to a speedy 'and victorious
close. Now that it is almost upon
ns, there is no doubt or hesitation in
any quarter. Steps have already
been taken that will result in the
necessary legislation by Congress to
provide the money needed to carry
on war on a scale largo enough to
make sure that it will bo short.
There is but one feeling in Wash
ington, and that is, to give Spain a
thorongh licking, regardless of any
attempt that may be mado by Euro
pean powers to prevent it, either by
diplomacy or by force.
Captain Sigsbee, Into Commander
of the lnttlesbip Maine, wns the
guest of honor nt a reception held
by tho National Geographical So
ciety Saturday night. There was
only one fault to be found with this
recent ion. There were thousands
w ho wisehd to honor Capt. Sigsljee
by attending, who were unable to
secure the invitation required for
admittance. There may bo another
reception tendered him which will
be public in fact und not in name
only.
Thoso who are anxious to partici
pata in the war with Spain can best
accomplish their purpose by joining
the militia at their homes, and it is
generally understood in Washington
that ihe militia will be tho first
troops put in the fluid, and believed
that no other troops will be required
outside of tho regulars.
Germany has officially announced
to this Government its intention to
remain neutral in the war between
the United States and Spain, but
recent diplomatic occurences have
aroused, a suspicion that the United
States may be up against Germany
before tho Spanish war has proceed
ed very far. Tho suspicions cir
cumstance is a claim made by Ger
many upon Spain for property de
stroyed in Cuba by the insurgents.
This property was only dostroyed
about three weeks ago and yet Ger
many is talking about using force to
compel a settlement. It will not
greatly surprise diplomats if Spain
settles that German claim by ceding
to Ger ;iany a portion of Cuba or
Porto Rico, solely with tho inten
tion to defeat the plans of this Gov
ernment to make Cuba nn indepen
dent republic. If Germany agreed
to such a plan, it would bo deliber
ately done for the purpose of pro
voking a scrap with us as the Mon
roe doctrine expressly forbids the
acquiring of ndditionnl territory on
this hemisphere by any European
Government and the U. S. has too.
often reiterated its intention to main
tain that doctrine at all hazards for
any doubt to exist as to what our
position would be in such a case.
Some idea of the feeling m Con
gross may be gained from the follow
ing words of Representative Grout
of Vermont, one of the most conserv
ative men in the house. I am in favor
of swift ond terrilbe vengence uon
Spain. Up to tho present time 1
have been opposed toany intervent
ion by force in Cuba and I om one of
tho few republicans who voted
against tho recognition of Cuban
belligerency more thanja yenr ago,
when the question was presented to
tho Houso. Now I am ready to use
our army and rsnvy to drive the
Spanish Flag from the Island of
Cuba, ana I will not only follow,
but I am prepared to h ad in a
movement to authorize tho Presi
dent to teach tho Spanisn Gover
nient that sho cannot insult this
nation with impunity and hide be
hind the cloak of diplomacy. The
American people are inflamed be
yond endurance by the method she
tins employed in dialing with
the Cubans, and tho destruction of
the Maine is an additional cause for
an immediate resort to force. It
will not do to treat the blowing up of
our battleship and the killing of our
gallant sailors as simply a distressing
incident of the Cuban situation. The
destruction of the Maine has done
more to fire the American heart
than all tho long list of cruelties
practiced upon the suffering Cubans'
In order to guard against the possi
bility of trouble from some crank
who might get into tho White
Houso along with the crowd that
throngs the mansion in these excit
ing days, a number ' of additional
policemen in citizens clothes huve
been detailed for duty there. These
policemen move about the crowd
constantly on the alert for any sus
picious action ou the part of any
individual.
Compendium of Important
News of the Past Week.
Onr Speclnl Correspondent at Hnrrlflbtlrff
Writes on Matter of Tltal Impor
tune to Krery Cltlxen of the Key
Ktotie State.
llAHmsHURO, April 4 Quite a stir
has been created over the entire
State during the past week by the
announcement that Secretary of the
Commonwealth, David Martin, had
resigned as leador of the Philadel
phia City Committee, although It
had been known that he contem
plated t his move since the election
of Sheriff Crow, of his home city.
But coming at this time, just when
State polities are aasnming immense
proKrtions, the announcement was
a surprise to his close followers,
who exerted their every effort to
have him reconsider his decision,
hut to no avail. Mr. Martin, in his
letter of resignation, stated that he
was obliged to pursue this course on
account of the public office which
ho holds and private business affairs
requiring his entire attention. But
it is known that Martin is beginning
to realize that he is losing his grip,
and that his eloquence will no long
er assist him as it has in the past in
tho way of dictating to the people
how they "must" vote, ho in order
to let. himself down as lightly ns
possible and to leave the impression
thnt his strength is not waning, he
does so at the expense of the Re
publican party. To a personal
friend ho has mado the following
statement : "I om convinced that
the Republican porty is about due
for a licking next, Fall, owing to the
combined issues that have been ap
parent for some time past. As the
recognized .loader of the party, I
have he in assailed and villifiod to
an extent that would drive any
other man away from the party,
lint 1 refused to retire under fire and
held on and accomplished everything
that I S( t as a task formysolf. With
defeat staring the party in tho face
heroic politics must bo resorted to
in order to savo it, and should vic
tory not bo accomplished it will be
blamed on me, and this, coupled
with my official duties as Secretary
of the Commonwealth, and other
private business loads me to retire
from the party leadership, at least
so far as my seat in tho City Com
mittee is concerned."
And now look into the matter
deeply nnd find the real cause for this
proceeding. It is simply this : Mar
tin and several of his political as
sociates hnd the idea that it would
bo the former's privilege to decide
who the Republican gubernatorial
candidate wouid be, and at the State
Convention next June his ohoice
would bo ratified by the delegates.
But not so, and now he is pursuing
the same course as tho spanked boy
in Galo's Reminiscences." There
is not one person who will dispute
that Mr. Martin was a strong leader,
but on the othor hand they do not
sanction his actions nt this time
when everybody should pull togeth
er and work harmoniously.
THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES.
Tho fight for delegates to the Re
publican State convention continues
but things have shaped themselves
definitely and it is generally con
ceded that Colonel Wm. A. Stone
will be the gubernatorial nominee.
A majority of the delegates have
ilrendy been choson and the greater
portion, although nninstructed, are
favorable to Stone. The Wanamaker
people do not admit this to be the
case and are still striving to create
sentiment in favor of the defeated
Senatorial candidate. This is a dif
ferent thing to do for Stone's canvass
was made early and when the fact
is considered that patriotio associa
tions, and tho public in general favor
lis candidacy it is an unwise move
ro attempt to thwart their desires.
Less than sixty days remain until
;he time of the convention, June 2d,
md on that date, as I predicted sev
eral months ago, the champion of
immigration will he declared the
nominee. The candidates for Lieu
tenant Governor are numerous, but
Senator S. J. M. M' Carroll's chances
are the brightest.
As to the situation in Democratio
circles it must, be said that Colonel
James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg, looks
like a winner. He has repeatedly
been inentio: ed in former years as
the party's leader, but for some
unaccountable reason never received
the nomination. This time it is
different , for Mr. Guffey is managing
i his own campaign, adheres strictly
to pa rt y principles and does not place
is much confidence in flattering re
Kirts as heretofore. The Patterson
boom is receiving litt.io encourage
ment nnd it is my candid opinion that
Guffey will have a walk-over in the
convention.
Regarding Dr. Swallow and his
outfit it can be said with propriety
that they are keeping up their hope
less struggle. But a -new element
has taken possession of the reform
ers, and is altogether likely that the
same individuals who handled Wm.
K. Thompson's campaign last fall
will shape matters for the coming
contest. In accepting the order of
tho Independents, Dr. Swallow said
he wanted it understood that this
would not prevent him from lead
ing any other party who might de
sire to make him their choice. This
suggestion was offered, of course, in
order that he might shelter under
the protecting wing of the Prohib-,
ition followers. '
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