The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-18
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Washington, Dec. II.
Since the withdrawal of Senator Cam
eron from the senatorial race Senator
Quay has been almost run to death by fel-
lows who want to be his colleague in the
United States senate. Jack" Robinson
was the first to ask Quay for helping
hand simply because he happened to be In
town when Senator Cameron issued MS
famous letter. OF course Quay hasn't told
anybody who he will support and the race
up to date IL a free-for-all one with no
handicaps.
One of the first senatorial candidates to
show up was ex-lieutenant Governor
Watres, of Lackawanna county. The gov
einor Is a very astute politician and never
goes on political mission with brass
band at the head of the procession. He
does everything quietly. He dropped into
town on an early morning train on Satur-
day, jumped into a closed cab and was
driven to the residence of Senator Quay,
where he spent most of the Seventh day.
just what satisfaction he got out of Quay,
of course. is not definitely known. 1t is
said, however, that the senator didn't fail
to call the governors attention to the non-'
cOmbative policy pursued in the
late hunt for delegates in Lackawan-
ma county Governor Watres, according
TO current reports, promptly explained the
position he was placed in in that memora-
BILE fight and asked Quay to forgive him.
Whether Watres went away with or with
out the blessing of Quay l am unable to
say at this writing.
Governor Watres departed In the same
quiet way that he arrived.
A grandson of the late Hon. John
Covode, Of Westmoreland county, was ap-
pointed page In the house today upon the
recommendation of COngressman-a at large
Hun. The late John COvOde was quite a
character In his day. He was a shrewd
politician, but not much of a scholar. 1t
Ia said that his chirography and orthogra-
ply were awful. That was excusable, for
in the days when John was a boy the
schoolmaster was abroad from eight to
ten months out of the year. But Covode
was wonder in his way and controlled
the political destinies of western Pennsyl.
vania for many years. 1t was John
Covodc who originated the expression II
deny the allegation and defy the alliga-
tor" which is to this day often made
by people living in that end of the state.
Speaker Reed is moving cautiously In
making up the committees of the house.
He has revised them many times and is
still undecided in some OF the most i'm
portant owes. The committees will in all
probability be announced not later than
Thursday of this week. Both houses will
adjourn Friday for the holidays.
Representative Codding, of the Fiji
teefth district. Is not u very "shOwy"
man, but he Is made of the kind of ma
terial that makes good congressman. He
is lawyer by profession, and has the
reputation of being a good one, too. He
is in his forty-seventh year.
National Chairman Harrity. who was
made grand dispenser of patronage in
Pennsylvania by President Cleveland for
his perfidy to Governor Pattison at the
Chicago convention in 1892. Is said to be
persona non grata at the postoiSce depart
ment since Postmaster General Wilson as
sumed charge Of that pie counter. During
Postmaster General Bissells time all Mr..
Harrity had Ito do was to furnish the
department with the name Of the person
he wanted postmaster anywhere In the
state. and he usually landed his man, vn-
less there was too big a kick from the
opposition 1t Is different, quite different.
now. Postmaster General Wilson Is not
built upon the same plan as his predeces-
sor, and he Informed Mr.. Harrity soon
after his induction into office that he must
nOt expect 10 ulctate every appointment.
The terms Of a large number of presi-
Dental pOstmasters will expire within the
next thirty to sixty days. and the
chances are that Mr. Harrity's candidates
for good many of them will be turned
down. Not only Postmaster General Will
son. but President Cleveland himself be-
lieves that Mr.. Harrity has had his share
of the spoils The last time MIR. Harrity
was in Washington he didn't call at the
white house as was his custom. Straws
are pretty good indicators as to which
way the wind blows.
\
Marion Butler. the junior senator from
North Carolina, Is the youngest man, with
the exception Of Henry Clay. who has
ever held down a cushion in the United
States senate. Butler was only 32 years
Of age when he was elected, and will not
be 80 until next May. Henry Clay had
not reached the constitutional age OF 30
years, and was not given his seat for sew.
eral months after his election. The con-
stitutional age of a representative is 25
years and that of president is IS. Presi-
dent Cleveland was 4s when first elected
He Is now 50 years of age. W. X. Il.
JUST FOR FUN.