The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-12

Senator Quay. District Attorney Graham
Charles Emory Smith, editor of the Phil
| adelphin Press and ex-Minister to Rus
sia, Tom Dolan, q traction masnate. and
| others. ! expect the fight to get so hoi
that compromise candidate will have to
be selected. The senatorship belongs to
the eastern part of the state, and IL Phila-
delphia cannot agree upon u candidate the
country viii then furnish the man. Con.
| gresham Jack Robinson. of the Sixth
district, would make a good, strong can.
didate. So would Mr.. William Conneii
| the big coal operator of Scranton. He is
the strongest man In the Republican party
in the northeastern part of the state
That section of the state never had a
doubt, make an effort for recognition
when the next legislature meets.'"
Lancaster Examiner: Whatever may
be said of the ways and means which
made 1t possible, 1t must be admitted that
no one ever held, as by hooks of steel. the
love of his followers as did Genera! Simon
Cameron. He seldom forgave an enemy
and never forgot a friend. Because of this
his battles were fierce, but his friends le-
gion. The power he built up so largely
BY personal influence he gave to his son,
a man of different temperament and man.
ner as the masses thought, but under a
cold or apparent brusqueness of man.
ner, beat a friendship as warm as the
sire for his following and an equal con-
tempt for an enemy. The possession of
wealth oft lead him into different lines OF
political strategy. The force of combina-
ton Joined to the craft of secret manipu-
lation won for him three elections TO the
United States senate, the same number
of terms his father served. The people
resented the course of Senator Cameron
on the elections bin and the silver ques-
tion. At war with public sentiment In the
state on these two matters, he very prop
perly publicly avows his intent for the
time being to sit in the shades Of private
life. This Is WELL"
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Philadelphia Inquirer: Quay, by Cam
erOn's withdrawal, is left the sole and un-
disputed leader OF the Republican party
In Pennsylvania and he has planted him
self upon an advanced platform which
looks to genuine civil service reform, the
protection of city employees In office from
political raiders, the disuse of money in
politics, meaning by money in politics the
placing under contribution of every en-
ploye Of the city and state governments
and the expenditure OF enormous sums
among political workers. Not only has
he advanced this platform, but the state
committee, over which he presides, has
authorized him to name a committee to
put into the form of legislation the re-
forms demanded by 1t. That committee
has been appointed and tho next legisla-
ture, should 1t be friendly to Senator
Quay, will rid the state of bossism as 1t
now exists In Philadelphia and Pittsburg,
for 1t will eliminate everything that
bossism feeds upon
To-
Shenandoah Herald: "The scramble for
Camer0n's shoes will now begin in earn
est. 1t appears that ex-Lieutenant Gov
ernor Watres. Of Scranton, has the inside
track. although number Of able men are
mentioned
To-
Pittsburg Chronce-T Telegraph: "We
should have. In two years from now, a
man every way qualified by temper and
mind to impress on the senate the require
ments of the state. This should be the
first consideration"