The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-06


What He Knows About the Proposed In
qury-Colonel Quay to Garry His War IN.
to Allegheny County.
"Senator Quay does not intend to
have anything that can be called an
investigation in Philadelphia. Why,
he dare not do it. DO you think he
is going to make his own friends
suffer- He can't expose them. The
investigation business is a bluff the
only thing the Penrose committee will
do is to meet, and probably discover
that there are some defects IN the
Bullitt act, under which Philadelphia
is governed"
Charles L. VOORHEES,, of Phia-
delphia, formerly chief clerk of the
house of representatives, gave utter
ance to these words. VOORHEES, was
feeling very badly over the defeat OF
the combine. He was one OF It's
shrewdest managers and is credited
with handling much Of its cash. lie
was at one time one Of Senator
Quay's most confidential friends, But
the cold man" threw him over
board last Winter and he has since
been his bitter enemy.
Senator Penrose, the author Ct the
resolution for the investigation, talks
very differently from Voorhees,. The
young Senator wants an investigation
10 Philadelphia. He believes it will
drive out Of politics David Martin and
other combine men in that city who
aided in his defeat last January for the
mayoraity nomination.
al do not hesitate to declare that
there will be an entirely complete in
vestigation Of the government of
Philadelphia" said Senator Penrose
and that report Of the greatest
Importance will be submitted by the
Senatorial investigating committee to
the next legislature. 1t is going to
take long time to get through with
this business, because everything that
has been wrong in the government Of
Philadelphia will be exposed. Sena-
tor Quay means what he says when
he declares the investigation is to go
on"
"But, suppose some Of your or
Senator Quay's friends are found to
be implicated in the municipal wrong
doing ?"
"Our friends will not be found that
way. You must remember that none
of our friends have had for a good
while anything to do with the Phila-
deiphia government. They had no
chance to be implicated. Our friends
do not manage the municipal affairs
of Philadelphia. The committee will
go to work in couple of weeks. The
investigation could not be stopped
now if we wanted it stopped. The
Citizens municipal league has it in
charge and the league will have the
most eminent counsel. 1t has also
assured Chairman Andrews it will
defray the expenses"
"Do you think the committee
should extend its investigations to
Pittsburg ?"
"From what l hear it ought to.
That city seems to need it. 1t would
be good thing. l will not, however,
say now that it will be extended to
that city; nor will l say Just now
that it has the authority. But the
public can rest assured that Phila-
delphia will at least be investigated.
We cannot get out Of it. We must
and will investigate it."
There was great deal of talk dur
ing the early part of the week among
many Allegheny county people and
Philadelphia supporters of Senator
Quay, who were at the state conven-
tion, relative to Senator Quay's plans
to effect an organization in Pittsburg
IN opposition to the ring in control
there. The matter was discussed at
a conference of the Senator and his
lieutenants, and it was determined to
go on with it Senator Quay has
received assurances of powerful sup.
port.
A friend of the cold man" said
that the Senator is going to make the
same fight for the control of ALE
gheny county as he did against the
administration of Governor Hastings
The issue will be reform in municipal
affairs and he expects to create a pub
lie sentiment that will result in the
complete overthrow of the domina
tion of the Pittsburg ring, which SC
bitterly opposed him in his fight fol
state chairman. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lyon, of Allegheny, will b.
earnestly enlisted in the fight. He i,
jealous of Chris. Magee, Senate
Finn and others in control of ALE.
gheny county politics and would glad
ly aid in cause which meant thei
political downfall.
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