The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-03

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shows o most lamentable lack Of common
sense. The blunder ID even worse than the
stubbornness he displayed In forcing the
nomination OF Dslsmater for governor In
lssQ sysinst the sAvics Of his friends and
protest of bie party. tbs result Of which. -
everyeody hAewv. waS eHo a eee worst
dissstsrs thAk sveS eeeurye0 In ye1nsyl.
vsnia- Like ell psutidSus wAess methods
OF success rest an&iraly % the lower grades
OF politics. the Spolls systeSu. they are
moro or LEES suspicious. and become
alarmed the moment men Of merit and
force Of brain. Of pure intellectual char
aoter. like Governor Hastings. are recog-
nized. and at once the politician per 30 bc-
gins to intrigue against him unless he sur
redenrs body and soul"
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Colonel Forney adds: II have witnessed
several results In the Republican party In
Pennsylvania during the last thirty or
more years. SO claim some knowledge OF
! their previous symptoms. and from an en-
tirely Independent standpoint / predict
that unless Senator Quay comes to his
senses he will be the worst beaten man
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tried to trample on Its sovereignty. Meas
uring the chances today they stand about
ninety to ten In favor of Martin. and
should the tide keep on until the election
Of state delegates In August. there will
scarcely be a Quay representative from
Philadelphia There IL no party patron
age for Quay In the federal departments
of the state or cities as these are now con-
trolled by the governor and In Philadel-
phia by Mayor Warwick. and no ward
leader or ward councilmen could exist
without II, hence ! predict that Philadel-
phia will be almost unanimously anti
Quay. Quay has had great favor through
out the state. the result mainly of the con-
troll of federal and state patronage. The
first Is growing less daily, with no hope
of increase. for. say. two and half years
to come and the second Is entirely out of
his control. Growing out Of this conflict
the defeat of Cameron seems to be one OF
the foregOne conclusions. as apart from
this fractional fight. Cameron's attitude on
the silver question. us well as his readi-
ness to afiliate with Democrats In the
United States senate, whenever the oppor-
tunity offered, has set up against him
some very powerful opposition. Remem-
bcr with the old rcsouces Of public pat
ronage cut of, the political existence of
such men as Cameron and Quay becomes
exceedingly precarious.
zone other marked change in the polit-
ical outlook in Pennsylvania" continues
the colonel. 'is the part the young men of
the state are beginning to take in politics,
which promises some very radical I'M
provements over its present Republican
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product of the public schools Of the state,
and hence of very decided higher level
than the present ward politicians I'm
der an assured Republican president in
80. the successor to Senator Cameron
promises to be a Hastings s-Warwick-Mar-
tin senator. with whom Quay could not
enter into conflict the year before his
own term would expire. The Chris Magee
furore in the western part Of the state
Is growing every day. This formidable
combine. with the patronage Of state and
cities, will be in full force at the time
when Cameron and Quay come up for re-
election, and unless some wonderful
changes take place In the temper Of the
Republican party between now and then,
the defeat of both these men seems to be
inevitable and as a fOrerunner Of the fu
ture, Quays defeat in the present conflict
is as clearly written In the signs, present
and future, as any event ever predicted.
Some of Quay's moro intimate friends pre-
Diet that he will reach o realizing sense of
his real situation In the very near future,
say, the next sixty days. and will abandon
the fight. He is not fool, and will hardly
risk the consequences Of another Della
mater defeat"
Fayette. Greene and Westmoreand
counties will, It Is said, support Senator
Quay in his fight. Fayette and Westmore-
land have already elected their delegates,
and Quay claims eight Of the ten, with
possibly all Of them. Greene's delegate
Is yet to be elected. Fayette's delegates.
General 8. NJ. Baily, Captain ]. NJ.
Dashane, DIR. ]. d. Hazlett and John II.
Byrne, are all personal friends of the
junior senator. and say they will support
him to the end.
Senator Quay's campaign Is being d.
rected by Senator Andrews and Frank
Willing L.eech. They have opened per-
manent headquarters at the Hotel Metro
pole. Philadelphia, and have large force
of clerks employed sending out circulars
and looking after the routine work Of the
canvass. Senator Quay's friends at the
state capital dispute the claims Of the op-
position that they are already defeated.
As time goes on II looks to the Lancaster
Examiner as II there will not be much
sensation after all In the battle of Repub-
lican leaders In this state. 1t Is about
conceded that Governor Hastings will
have more than "a working majority"
ter seems settled, but just how Senator
Quay will back down and out with smile
Is yet to be seen.
Says the Philadelphia Record: 1.-THE
Scranton Tribune. recalling the fact that
ex-Lieutenant Governor Watres was per-
mltted to select his own delegates in Lacl;-
awanna county, says that Superior Court
Judge Willard should now be given the
same privilege. The opposition. however.
to Hastings Is too strong for such
course" Is It? Well, this Is news.
Ex-Auditor General Jerome d. Niles and
Representative Walter Merrick will have
tussle in Tioga county for the state dele
gates. Niles is for Hastings and Merrick
for Quay. 1t now seems likely that the
senator will get three votes from that
county.
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The announcement that Representative
Farr had decided not to be n candidate for
delegate from the First district was pre-
mature. The Willard candidate from
the Hyde Park end of the district will be
Thomas Phillips.
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It goes hard for ex-Collector Cooper and
Congressman Jack Robinson, OF Media, to
pull peacefully together In political har-
ness. But each Is trying to outdo the
other In loyalty to Quay.
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