The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-25
POLITICAL GOSSIP.

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Quay refused to help 1t defeat Quay coun-
ty. the Pottsvile Miners Journal is out
for the Junior senator for state chairman.
1t says Mr.. Quay fought for the new
county openly ana above board, while the
Martin-Magee forces, after promising 10
help defeat it, fiunked. The journal adds
"Our principal reasons for supporting Mr.
QUAY for chairman are altogether founded
on principle. He represents the advanced
ideas of the Republican party; he is being
struck at by the very men he made; lie
would make better leader than any other
man in the party, especially Mr.. GilkeSoh;
and the party always needs good leader;
If he gets to be state chairman he will be
national chairman and no other Pennsyl-
vanlan has any chance for that great dis
tlnction; with Mr. Quay as state chairman
the Republicans viii be successful, no
matter what kind of money plank goes
into the party platform, and with Mr.
Quay as national chairman Pennsylvania
and Schuylkill county viii BE- of some i'm
portance at Washington during the next
administration, which is sure TO be Repub-
lean"
Says the Harrisburg Patriot: efforts
have been made to draw ex-Lieutenant
nouncement that he will be Quay's candi-
date for temporary chairman of the con-
yention. Mr.. Watres refuses to take sides.
He Is looking ahead to 'g when he expects
to contest with Senator Cameron for his
seat in the United States senate. The eX
Lieutenant governor passed through Har
lisburg last Saturday with Governor Hast
ings and his party from Ebensburg, where
he was one of the witnesses in the libel
suit against city Solicitor O'Connor, Of
Johnstown. To representative of the
Patriot Mr.. Watres said he was not a can
d!dats for state chairman or any other Of
flee. except for United States senator. He
believes the contest for this place Will be
so bitter that he will be taken up as
compromise candidate and elected. Mr..
Watres has a strong following through the
state and will be able to make strong
fight against Cameron"
1T Is said that the best David Martin
can figure on, in Philadelphia, Is 40 out of
the city's 10 state delegates. Magee Will
do well II he can get 20 out of Allebheny's
u. 1t takes liJ to nominate; and the only
counties In which Quay will not have the
best end of n fighting chance at present
seem to be Bucks. with delegates; Cen
ter with 2; Franklin, with 3; Lebanon,
with 3; Lycomlng. with 3; Montgomery,
with z: Northampton, with A. Schuyllll,
with 6. and York. with 3. These counties,
added to the combines strength in Phia-
delphia and Allegheny, give the Glkeson
side only 81 votes, or 4S less than u working
majority AZ 1t looks 10 me, Quay will
capture at least as many Of these "a dele
gates as the opposition will get Of the dele
gates in the other Interior counties. IL
Governor Hastings is wise, from Il political
standpoint, he viii not take hand in tho
fight against Quay" Thus spakc u friend
and confdante OF the Beaver leader within
The Tribune's hearing recently.
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The Philadelphia Record says 1t Ia the
consensus of opinion in the city OF Broth
crly Love that there Ia no positive assur-
ance that Governor Hastings will oppose
Senator Quay. and there are those who
think the governor will wisely maintain
neutral position. This 1t Is also believed,
Mayor Warwick will do. as both the
mayor and the governor have four years
before them In which to declare their pref
erences and It Is believed that they are not
prepared to commit themselves at this
early stage. with the governor and the
mayor neutral lt Is not thought that Mar
tin and Magee could put up fight that
would amount to anything. especially with
such Quay leaders In the state as Senator
Fruit, Lieutenant Governor Lyon, ex-
Lieutenant Governor Watres Senator
Kennedy Representative Lytlc, Senator
McCarrell, Senator Andrews, Auditor Gem
eral Mylin, and In Philadelphia, Senators
Penrose, Thomas, Grady. Becker and
Smith and ex-Maglstrate Durham.
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There is no doubt, says the Patriot. but
that u majority OF the judges of the new
Superior court, II nominated by the con-
vention, Will vote for Bank Commissioner
Gllkeson. The appointments will be an
nounced this week simultaneous with the
governors formal approval of the bill
The appointees will be Judge John j.
Wickham. of Beaver: ex-Judge j. Howard
Reeder, of Easton; George b. Orlady, of
Huntingdon; ]. Hay Brown, of Lancaster;
II. N. Willard, of Scranton: Ex-Governor
James n Beaver of Bellefonte, and Henry
J. Mccarthy, OF Philadelphia. the latter a
Democrat. With the single exception of
Judge Wickham, the Republican, APP
pointees are expected to support Chairman
Gilkeson. There Is some doubt as to Mr.
Browns acceptance.
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