Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-01-05
THE SEM TORSHTP.

The Harrisburg Patriot, in alluding
to the subject says:
With the unanimous action of the
Republican delegation of Allegheny
county in favor of Henry W. Oliver
the contest for United States Senator
has become somewhat more clearly
defined. Allegheny with a strong and
united>Republiean delegation of seven.
teen members Of the Legislature will
claim the Senator on geographical
grounds, and this shrek OF locality
will gather other votes from the west.
ern portion of the State, though that
territory has been pretty well covered
over with instructions for Grow. How
much instructions are worth is seen
from the tact that two members from
Allegheny county who were instructed
for Grow have gwen in their adhesion
to Oliver.
This Allegheny county movement
may be regarded as the first distinct
manifestation Of the purpose to unite
the opposition to Grow upon o liver.
Cessna, the able party leader of 1880,
and Quay, the sklllful manager of many
campaigns, are TO be thrust aside for
this obscure representative OF pig iron.
With Oliveras candidate against Grow
it will be contest Of pig iron and
cash against experience aud capacity
Grows old attachment to Free Trade
opinions will be brought more promi.
nently than ever into the foreground,
and much stress will be put upon the
Importance OF having genuine repre-.
sentative OF pig iron in the Senate Of
the United States. But the Republi.
cans of Pennsylvania sent David viii
mot to the Senate of the United States
after his vote against the Tariff Of 1912,
and the Republicans of that day were
AS much devoted to the cause Of pro.
lection as those OF 1881. Grows for.
mer and almost colorless record on the
Tariff will be employed against him
only as a pretext. II he served the
purpose Of the party managers Of the
Cameron persuasion in Pennsylvania
his mild Free Trade proclvites of an.
cient date would be as readily over
looked as was the anti.protection rec.
ord of David Wilmot.
The chief merit Of Mr.. Oliver con.
sists in the liberahty with which he
has contributed money for campaign
purposes. In the pinch Of the Indiana
contest he made heavy contribution
which was gratefully acknowledged.
This liberality affordsa sufficient guar.
antee to those who know the value of
such sinews Of war as be possesses that
be will not be wanting in a contest in
which he is personally interested.
This is the chief, If not the only, ground
of divers availability us a candidate
against Grow, who does not possess
what has come to be regarded as the
essential equipment of Republican
aspirer in Pennsylvania for the honors
Of the United States Senate. III this
contest shall narrow down to q strug.
gle between Grow and Oliver it will
be desperate and bitter in the extreme
II may, and probably will, result in
the defeat OF Grow, but it will not
elect Oliver. The attempt to force
Oliver through the caucus by the well
understood appliances that have been
successful in former contests will al.
most inevitably lead to a revolt of the
best Republicans in the Legislature.
In this case il may be necessary to
compromise upon Governor Hoyt or
some other available candidate, or
postpone the contest, as in 1855, to a
future session.