The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-26
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

The Chicago Tlmes-Herald has the fol-
lowing information relative TO the Repup-
lican situation in this state: THE anti
Quay combine has for its chiefs the fol-
lowing men: Governor ID. ii. Hastings.
National Committeeman David Martin,
the und.sputed Republican leader of Phila-
delphia: Mayor Charles +. Warwick, of
Philadelphia; Attorney General McCor-
mick, Republican State Chairman Il. +.
Gilkeson. G. l.. Magee. the leader in west
ern Pennsylvania. Behind these men are
scores OF lesser political luminaries. 1t is
absolutely certain that Martin controls the
Philadelphia organization, Magee holds
Allegheny, and Governor Hastings and
his cabinet can manage 4 large part or the
interior of the state. Governor Hastings,
who is against Quay. will next month APP
point the Superior court judges, who Will
hold to the end of the year. If the state
convention shall renominate the judges
that the governor appoints they will sure
ly defeat Quay for state chairman. They
will vote for the present chairman. B. F.
G!lkeson. This fight has behind 1t the con-
troll of the Pennsylvania delegation to the
national convention. The anti-Quay COM
bine will support Governor Hastings for
president. Quay is for Mckinley. II the
state committee as they now have 1t,
Hastings will get at least 40 of the 63 ma
tional delegates. Quay wants TO be state
chairman so that he can control the ma
chine and head the delegation for McKin-
ley. There seems to be no doubt at this
time that Quay IS beaten" "At this time"
does not necessarily mean Aug. 2S. There
is big room for argument as TO whether or
not Quay is beaten now.
Jack" Robinson, the Delaware con-
gresham whose six home delegates are
for quay, thus unburdens himself: II am
for Senator Quay, If he wants to be chair
man of the state central committee. | am
not for him because | approve Of every
thing he has done in politics Of late, but
because | think he Is the most competent
man for the place on the eve of presi-
Dental election. Moreover, | am opposed
to Colonel Gilkeson. Last year. when 1
was running for a state Office, GillSeson
used the state committee gainst me- ana
allowed his subordinatcs in The commit
tee to electioneer against me. He has no
qualifications for the place whatsoever.
There is still another very strong o.
ection in my mind. Last fall, just after
electing the state ticket. which ticket
would have been elected by over 230, 900 ma
jority II we had had no state chairman
and no headquarters. Gllkeson started out
to grab the best Office at Harrisburg, and
succeeded in landing himself in Hastings
administration. after getting the salary
increased, as head of the banking depart
ment This exhibition Of the state chair
man making grab the first thing for one
OF the best offices on the hill was alto
gether subversive of discipline, and a bad
example to the rank and file. think the
state chairman should hold no office, and
especially he should hold no Office at Har-
risburg under the state administration.
For, II the state administration takes up
one Of It's appointees as chairman. and
presses his selection II would turn the
state administration into one huge ma
chine, which would be more odous than
anything we have had in the past"
The Wilkes-Barre Leader lndorses The
Trlbune's suggestion that If Luzerne
county Republicans want a popular, amia-
ble and far-slghted leader they should se-
lect Editor J. C. Powell of the Record.
The Leader says: why not? What Is
the reason why this thing should not be?
The Hon. Joseph G. Is a Republican all
tHc way lie ~ Ut tHe neuu OF tne
leading Republican newspaper He Is not
so sly. perhaps as Lew Dart. as generally
jolly as Charley Keck, or as superbly elo-
quent in pronuncamento as Bob Robin
son, but he Is undeviatingly true to his
colors. Besides, he Is at work every day,
year In and year out, scheming for vic
tory formulating the lines. dsciplining
the forces. getting ready for the harvest.
The Leader, though perhaps not entitled
to any specific voice In the matter, never
theless ventures to second the motion OF
It's Scranton contemporary.
Editor stephen w. Bolles writes to his
paper, the Erie Dispatch, concerning the
Cleveland league convention: Major
Warren made u most pleasing impression
on the delegates. At the York meeting OF
the Pennsylvania league he ought to be re-
elected, and then Pennsylvania should
make u fight for the national presidency.
There are reason why McAlpin will not
win again, and his decisions on parlia-
mentary an constitutional questions for
the half hour he was in the chair Friday,
lost him acres Of support In '96 Secretary
Fleitz. of Pennsylvania, Is also an Of
fetal whose earnestness is equal to his
guilelessness. He Is as popular as man
could be and bore his honors without any
visible increase In the size of the cap he
wore with such zeal"
The Philadelphia Times thinks that
governor Hastings assumption OF tile