Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-13
ALL AFTER HARMONY.
Senators Cameron and Quay Meet
With Republican Leaders
AND LOOK OYER TIE SITUATION.
Nothing is to be Left Undone to Strengthen
Weak Places.
CAMERON IN NO SERIOUS DANGER


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE D1sPATcH.i
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. Ex-senator Quay,
who has been in consultation with the local
Republican leaders for the past two days,
had an hours chat to-day with Chairman
Andrews, of the Republican State Com
mittee, relative to the organization of the
party. The junior Senator, while accepting
the defeat of his party as the result of the
late State fight, is anxious to have the line
of battle wherever weak strengthened for
future contests. Senator Cameron, who is
looking after his Senatorial fences, arrived
early this morning and was at. once shown
to room 25 of the Continental Hotel. Sena-
tor Quay and his son Richard were in wait
ing. Without delay messenger was dis
patched to summon Collector of Internal
Revenue David Martin, and upon the lat
ter's arrival, the triumvirate entered an ad-
joining room and talked over the situation.
Sherif-elect Horace P. Connell was the
next of the local party leaders summoned to
the front. Upon reaching the room where
the conference was being held, Colonel
''Dick" Murphy, who was acting as SER
geant at arms, informed those inside OF
mitted.
Sizing Up the Situation.
When the quartet of leaders, Messrs.
Cameron, Quay, Martin and Connell, had
arranged matters to their satisfaction, its
local members retired, leaving the Senators
to bid welcome to the visiting statesmen
from the interior counties.
Chairman Phillips, of the Schuylkill
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first to arrive, ana with little delay un-
bosomed himself and told the condition of
Schuylkill county's Republican organiza-
ton.
State Senator Harlan, of Chester county,
who had just arrived at the hotel, before en-
tering the Senatorial presence, chatted
pleasantly for a short while with Frank
Willing Leach and Colonel Murphy. The
Senator, after his chat with the Senators,
expressed the belief that things were be-
ginning to look bright again in Republican
circles. B. Frank Gilkeson, of Bucks
county, and Senator Mylin, Of Lancaster,
arrived shortly afterwa-d and were ushered
into the secret chamber. The situation in
the State was thoroughly gone over, and it
was agreed on all sides that strong effort
must be made to prevent disaffection among
the leaders of the party in the counties of
Iuo Oldte. IL wa dlsO ICcu u pOn VIC pal
of the conferees that nothing should be done
by the leaders in control of the State
organization which would lead to the belief
that bossism is still rampant.
Senator Cameron in No Danger.
All hands agreed that there was at the
present time no serious opposition to the re-
election of Senator Cameron, and that moth
ing should be left undone to have the har-
mony continue. Another subject of dis
cussion was that OF the election of officers
of both Houses of the Legislature, and it
was agreed that in the matter of the election
of the Speaker of the House of Represents
tives it should be left entirely to the judg-
ment OF the members of that body, and that
the election of minor officials should be
made by the properly constituted commit
tees of both bodies.
Messrs. Martin and Connell. after leaving
the Senators, held quiet talks with Select
Councilman Anderson, of the Fifth ward;
Joseph L. Nobre, of the Second, and others
of the local leaders, and the information
was given out that no stone shall be left un-
turned to bring about perfect condition of
harmony in the ranks of the local Repub-
lican workers.