Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-05
BAYNFs WITHDRAWAL.

| NEW YORK Star: The surprising with
drawal of Representative Bayne from the con-
test for the Congressional denomination In the
Pittsburg district prepares the public mind for
| further surprises in Republican politics in
| Pennsylvania.
" WASHINGTON Post. Colonel Tom Bayne's
declination of denomination was great sur
prise to his friends in the House. No intima-
| tion of such action had been received, and the
first bulletin announcing the fact was generally
discredited. He will doubtless make his home
| in Washington after he retires from Congress.
BUFFALO Express: A good Republican Rep
| resentative has retired from Congress in the
person of Thomas NJ. Bayne of the Twenty
third Pennsylvania district But the man who
has been nominated as his successor likewise
has done his party good service. This is Will
lam A. Stone, formerly United States Attor-
ney for the Western district of Pennsylvania
PHILADELPHIA Record: Mr.. Bayne's decli-
nation of the chance to be sent to Congress is a
surprise; but, otherwise, no great matter.
There are plenty Of better men for Congress in
Allegheny county. The gist of the Pittsburg
news is in the posrscript-that Bayne declines
the Congressional nomination in the hope
to succeed Mr.. Quay in the Senate; and
that Quay will resign his seat in the Senate in
order to run for Governor.
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer: Colonel Bayne
will be missed in Congress. He has had to
fight his way in politics and has amply proved
his ability to take care of himself. But better
than that, he has been a strong man in the
Pennsylvania delegation and has stood shoulder
to shoulder with the late Judge Kelley in his
defense of the great iron and steel interests Of
his native city and State. He will have a
worthy successor in Colonel Stone.
PHILADELPHIA Times: 1t is Just IS well TO
accept Colonel Bayne's own explanation of his
declination-thaJ he has been a Congressman
long enough-as to accept the absurd theory
that Quay is to resign to run for Governor and
that Bayne is to have his seat in the Senate.
Bayne's hot fight to secure the nomination he
has rejected can be explained on the theory
that he wanted to name his successor and that
he could do that more easily with convention
elected TO nominate himself than in any other
way.
CLEVELAND Plain Dealer: 1t is given out
that twothirds of the delegates were in favor
of him (Bayne), but whether that is true or not
two facts stand out boldly-one is that he had
strained every nerve to secure denomination
and nearly every Government employe in the
district rendered himself liable to dismissal by
offensive partisanIsn on his account, cleo
tioneering and taking active part in conven-
tions; the other is that he withdrew and an
other man-CoIonel w. H. Stone-was nomin-
ated.
PHILADELPHIA Press: No one had re-
ceived any intimation of his intended with
drawal, and there will be plenty to probe for
some reason for it beside that which Colonel
Bayne has himself given. He says that he is
worn out and unable to work, bat up to this
time he has done a good deal of work, and has
been an exceedingly useful Congressman.
That the office no longer has any attractions
for him is likely enough, and with IA years of
service he has had about all the honors that
could be got out of it.
NEW YORK Press: Colonel Thomas NJ.
Bayne will be missed next session from Con-
gress, in which he has been a prominent and
hard working member. His retirement is
somewhat dramatic. An opposition to his re-
turn having sprung up in his district, he made
a fight for denomination. secured it, and then.
without previous warning. announced his deci-
sion not to make the race, explaining his action
to be prompted by desire for vindication.'
Colonel Bayne has refuted the adage about
public officials that few die and none resign"