The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-26
The Situation.

The Situation.
Cr the ere o. the state convention.
With all the delegates elected. both
factions are claiming a majority, and
tdence that they will easily control the
convention. Somebody is either great
~ deceived or making pretensions to
strength that are only imaginary. Up to
this time the champions of the state
administration faction have wisely
given the Quay boomers a monopoly
of the buster, boasting and threaten
ing Of the campaign. The Hastings
people have claimed nothing except
what they had fought for and won.
methods when they have been beaten
in fair battle. What they won they
claim. and II all the delegates who We're
elected In the interest OF the admins
tration remain true to their pledges
the Hastings faction will control the
convention by a majority Of not less
than twenty-one. Senator Quay claims
that he will have control of the con-
vention by an overwhelming majority.
If that claim is realized he will have
to secure the support Of a large num-
Der Of delegates who were elected as
anti-Quay men. A victory achieved
in that way would be far more destruc-
tive of his future political hopes than
N dafaat in, ba
delegates who were elected in the in
terest Of the Hastings administration
act in good faith, they will number 155
and constitute a majority of twenty
one in the convention. These figures
cannot be controverted. This comedies
to Senator Quay every delegate elected
for him, together with those elected
before the factional fight came on and
who have not declared their adherence
to Governor Hastings. 1t follows that
in order to win Senator Quay must cap
ture not less than eleven Of Hastings
delegates, or oust them and put Quay
men in their places.
The senator has left no doubt in the
AA'AA'A "a o"y ch~ uhi hHS tiAt past t"o
weeks that he has become both des-
perate and reckless. II this despera-
ton and recklessness affected only him
self and Colonel Gilkeson 1t might be
tolerated with a greater degree of
patience. but 1t strikes at the very life
of the Republican party. He has
caused contests to be commenced
against fairly and honorably elected
delegates for no other reason than that
they refused to pledge themselves to
him. He has. without authority and
in violation Of the rules and precedents
Of the party. convened the state COM
mittee to support him in his almost
openly avowed purpose to carry out a
scheme Of trickery and fraud By which
he hopes to secure control OF the con-
vention. Never before In the history Of
the Republican party has there been
witnessed in this state such a reckless
disregard Of propriety and decency.
nor such utter contempt for the well
fare of the Republican party.
Republicans who love their party and
desire to see II dominant In the state
and nation contemplate with deep con-
cern the outcome Of the convention at
Harrisburg on Wednesday. The con-
tests Of the past month In large num-
ber Of counties have left Generalization
in their wake. No Republican state
convention In Pennsylvania has ever
before met under circumstances quite
SO deplorable. Never before has the Re-
publican party in Pennsylvania been
quite SO hercely rent by factious war
fare, and never has II stood SO near the
brink Of threatened internal revolu-
tiOn. For this condition Of things Sem
sisted on war when there was no cause
for war. The state administration had
given Senator Quay no cause for re-
sentiment. His status in state and ma
tional politics had received all due rec
ognition from Governor Hastings. The
latter declined. at the demand Of the
senator. to virtually abdicate the Office
to which be had been elected by the
people and permit Senator Quay to
have his own way in everything. The
peor!c will respect the governor all the
more for the resolute manhood he has
manifested. The battle il between Sem
ator Quay and the old political ma
chine on the one hand and the Re-
publican masses on the other. The peo-
pie. have won in the battle for the dele
gates ana It remains now to be seen
whether they win be cheated out Of the
Quits Of their victory in the conven-
tion. y t'e .G-
Fivo years ago state convention
net at Harrisburg to nominate candi-
aatcs for governor and other. state on
GERS. That convention, when It assem-
bl.d, contained Q majority Of delegat 20
VIII" favored the nomination Of General
Eastings. BY what n>fafious meth
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