The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-07-24
HON, THOs, V. OOOPBR's FIGURES.


AON' lnOo' " UUUfh LIN tlG Uh6b,
lie Declares senator Quay WIN Win by
~ Majority.
E~x-Republican State Chairman Thomas
V. Cooper, was interviewed at his home
in Media and gave out the following dag
nosis OF the situation regarding the pres
emit State contest. He places Senator
Quay's majority at AZ, if the battle is
waged to a finish, which the ex-Collector
hopes it will not. Moreover, he declared
that Hastings and Gilkeson will n { carry
more than sixteen counties, all told. He
gives Gilkeson 1914 delegates in the State
Convention. Ex-Chairman Cooper is strong
for a compromise and said:
"Conceding the truth of a Philadelphia
Combine newspaper that Hastings and
Gilkeson have won oil sixteen delegates
since Quay declared his candidacy, it
compels the conclusion that Quay is still
safe for a majority OF ~, if the fight goes
to a finish, which l hope it will MT.
81 figure this way: One hundred aud
ffty-three delegates have been elected, of
which number Quay has 1O1. Then there
is one from Sullivan county willing for a
compromise and anxious to vote that way.
Singularly enough, nearly all the 16 dele
gates claimed by the Combine are from
counties having Superior Judges, so
wrapped up in local interests that they
feared to instruct for Gilkeson.
Probably, like myself, they wan
peace, and want it bad enough to fight fot
it. These counties are L3ckawanns, 6 for
Willard; Northampton, 4 for Reederr
Centre, 2 for Beaver, the latter, of course,
being for Hastings and any thing the Gov
ernor wants.
"Only Clearfeld, said Mr.. Cooper, lis
outside of the radius of the Superior Court
appointees, for Sullivan means peace. 1t
is also a remarkable coincidence in politics
that the counties getting these Judges were
the first to hold their delegate elections,
Nothing could have been better planned to
give Colonel Gilkeson a boom. l dare not
suggest that it was so planned, though the
new Combine embodies some far-seeiDe
men. If this boom continues probably
Quay would be more willing for peace than
he seems to be now. He might yet yield
to ray persuasive powers. But it cannot
continue, Bucks will swell it, and after
Bucks not eight counties remain for Gilke
son, whereas 1876 delegates are to be chosen
10 from Philadelphia and sc from the
country districts.
'These facts will bring the result a.
stated, and if Quay gets Is out of Phila
delphia he may have the 10 majority ht
claims. That he will have a majority will
be conceded by those who best understand
the State. Iplsce it at not less than AZ
hut l hope it Will be unanimous, both fol
Quay and Hastings. Neither is running
against the other, and some of the 16t
county delegates yet to be chosen can bt
very wisely instructed to vote in this way
and, thus holding the balance of power
those so instructed, can, along with tb,
judicial delegates for Rice, Reeder, Beave
and Orlady, settle the fight. This can onl,
be done at the primaries by printing
tickets, allowing instructions upon the Stat
issue, for both Hastings and Quay.
'It is too late,'' said Mr.. Cooper, 'to at
tempt to pass resolutions calling for peac,
in county conventions after they are Assem-
bled."
eff Sullivan County had it 10 do 1--WE.
again, I venture to say, with Wesimore
land, Washington, Blair, Clearfeld ant
Bedford and a dozen other counties tina
have elected delegates too soon, there woult
now be an admitted ability to comman,
peace. C1ester, Montgomery, Hunting
don, Mifiin, Perry, Delaware and Dauphil
may yet do something of this kind, Blu
YOU can put it down, and stick a pin RICH
here, that every county west of the ALE
ghenies will 90 pell.mell for Quay excep
Cambria will probably go for Hastings by
big vote, because of his Jamestown foo,
record"