The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-04-20
Important Lessons From the Sena-
torial Elections.
From the Philadelphia inquirer.

Prom the Philadelphia Inquirer
The Republicans Of Tioga county, ike
the Republicans OF Armstrong, Snyder,
Union, Lawrence, Mercer, Butler, Erie,
Lancaster, and Crawford counties, will
vote directly for United States Senator
In Armstrong county 5552 votes were
cast for Harrison in tie Presidential cleo
ton Of 1855. On March 2s. 1866 Repub-
cans voted for Senator. OF these Quay
received 9O06 and Dalzell 1850.
In Snyder county 2SGO votes were cast
for Harrison 1896 Snyder county Re
publicans voted on the Senatorial ques-
ton. Quay received 16OS votes and Dal-
zell 2Ss, and Harrison was supported by
the votes of 1869 Republicans fOr q re-
nomination.
In Union county PAS Republican votes
were cast for Harrison for President in
1855. On March 26, 9l2 Republicans
voted for Senator, of whom 81 cast their
ballots for Quay and 252 for Drlzell, the
rest Of the votes being divided between
Robinson, Beaver and Stone.
In Lawrence county 4342 votes we're
cast for Harrison in 1855. This year
276O Republicans voted for Quay and
1860 for Dalzell, making total Of 4l20
votes, only 222 less than the full Presi-
Dental vote.
Mercer county in lsSS cast 642s votes
FOR Harrison. This year she gave 1896
votes to Quay and 464 to Dalzell, total
ofS35O votes.
Butler county gave 5S5S votes for Presi-
dent Harrison. The other day she gave
2257 votes to Quay and 95S 10 Dalzel, a
total Of 32l0 votes cast.
Erie county gave 1872 votes for Harri-
son. Quay got 1859 votes and DAlzell
23G. making q total Of 1925 votes
Lancaster cast p ,97G Republican votes
at the last Presidential election. On the
9th Of this month she cast 1882 votes
for Quay and S0s4 for Dalzsll, making
total Of Il, ,4S3 Republicans who voted st
the Senatorial primaries.
Crawford county gave 500 votes TO
Harrison This year she gave 1910 votes
10 Quay and l0lG votes 10 Dalzell, total
Of 1856 votes.
It is interesting to note these figures,
for the Dalzell followers are fond Of rails
ing the cry Of machine influences. \
primary vote which approaches 50 near
| to Presidential vote that gave Harrison
a msjority over Cleveland Of $4,000 can
not be created or controlled by machine
influences any more then it can be ex-
planned away by the defeated candidate
This voting directly for United States
Senator is a new thing in Pennsylvania
and the United States. A mere party
! boss or q machine could have prevented
it. and would have done so. Senator
| Quay might with reason have avoided
the issue in Union county, where many
years ago Charles 5. Wolfe taught the
party the folly offaction, or in Crawford
county, where the personal opposition Il
Delamater has been kept alive by Law
suits, or in Erie county or Lancaster eoun
ty, where the local quarrels have been o
the most bitter character, OF in Tiog
county, the home of ex-senator John
/ Mitchell and ether Stewart independent
whose followers have degenerated il
ability. and are crying aloud CONSTANT.
and aimlessly without cause.
The country at large can draw one In
portant lesson from Senator Quay's sub
mission Of the Senatorial question direct
r ly to the people, and that is that Stat
Legislatures do represent the people
His great majorities are not more an II
, dorsement Of himself than they are an il
dorsement Of the Constitution OF th
United States and ofthe wisdom Of il
founders.