The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-04
PHILIDELI'HIi'S LEIDER.
The Press, UnIon Leasu-, nnd ,rufic ;ur-
Inrer., Clnh After Dnx.d Va .rtIn.


turer~' Club After DAVID "a, rtlp.
PHIADErrHrA. Dec 3.-The death Of Com
gresham o'Neill. week ago has developed.
disclosed. and determined tho fact that Mr..
David Martin. by the grace of Senator Mat
thew stanley Quay. Is the Republican ruler OF
Philadelphia and must be ack no wledged and
obcyed us such.
At the time Of Mr.. G'NeIlTs death. David Mar
tin. according to newspaper acco UNITS. was down
in Florida with Sen itor Quay fishing for tar
pom. His political friends in Phlladelphia
winked their Off eyes as they read those San
Luce dispatches for they knew that Gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania. Mayor of philadel phla.
Congressman at Large. q Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. Secretary OF Internal Affairs. and few
state Senators were the "tarpons these as
tute fishermen were angling for.
From San Luce came the news that there
was an outstanding political obligation from
Senator Quay TO ex-Stats Senator BERTHE
Adams. which must be cancelled by the NOM
ination OF BERTHE for the vacancy caused by
tho death OF Congressman O'Neil: and
straightway the newspaper press, the Union
League. and Manufacturers Club OF Philadel-
phia got upon their hind legs and howed for
the nomination OF one OF Philadelphia's abest
orators. all joining in the assertion that Mr.
Adams was not in that category.
We may be slow in some things In Philadel-
phia, but when It comes to suggesting tho
right men for Governors. Senator'S. and Con-
gressmen We are not backward in coming for
ward to let the world know who those " hest
fitted for the honorable office" are; and we
should have been disappointed had not the
newspaper press OF our city pointed with pride
to such eloquent Republican orators as
George W. Childs. Col. Charles l. Warbur-
ton. Harrington Fitzgerald. Col. Charles Emory
Smith, Clayton McMichael. and Robert T.
Davis. as being eminently qualified to grace
the high position. The Democratic press
modore Singer ". and James $. EMERSON.
D. The ~, Union League pointed with pride to It's
asS to lawn BENSON and Roman Hm
bassador Potter and its members Rudolph
sansSpbp n1s pr Hsnr Ernest
an avsraGe Of 100 Tor orHtSric"i cfrSrts' The
pointed to It's President. Thomas DoIan, and
It's vice-Presidents, John WanamaIer and
Edwin 4. tiller as men who could not only
In oratorical bouts. but who could chip in a
check for $4,000 apiece to help on an i'm
In the mean time. David Martin remained
away from civllizati3a and the reach Of tcle-
graphic messages in the everglades OF Florida.
tho day OF the election To- MI the vacancy.
Every eloquent orator that had heen suggested
bossism which prevailed in Philadelphia and
yet every candidnte waited with hat in hand
the return OF Mr. Martin.
And about the time that THE Sun shines for
have returned from Florida, whittier he had
gone to take for'nlghts rest from his recent
labor of piing up l:iS.OOO majority against
tho Cleveland Administration party in Penn
sylvaniR. Mr. Martin will sean the almost end
less list Of eminent orators. editors. Union
Leaguers. and Manu- lecturers who are seeking
q seat In Congress- after which he will doubt
less conclude that pick ing out a Congressman
from among so many distinguished orators Is
bee. a serious matter for tho man who max es
the choice. He will probably suggest that rot
being q citizen of the district in which the va
eaney exists. and withal a citizen not given to
making Congressional nominations outside Of
his own district. he must decline taking any
other part than that. as member OF the
City Republican Committee. Of aiding to Sc
cure large majority for whoever may be req
ulArly nominated.