The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-12
GOVERNOR HASTINGS
FOR THE SENATE
He will Have Senator Quay S Assistance
in Securing Cameron's Seat.
LYON IS A PARTY TO THE BARGAIN
PenrOse and Andrews Are Trying to
Keep Mir. Quay and Dave Martin
Apart..The Story Of q Recent Con.
ference Held in Philadelphia.
Mayor Warwick's Position.
From the Harrisburg Patriot.

OSAS1Ous
From the Harrisburg Patriot.
Governor Hastings will take the place
OF j. Donald Cameron in the United
States senate If he is not defeated by an
independent combination. This Is now
as certain as anything can be in Penn
sylvania politics. Senator Quay has
picked out the governor for his col
league and there is every reason to be-
lieve the next legislature will ratify
his choice. If General Hastings is
elected he will be the only governor in
this commonwealth who made the gub-
ernatorial office a stepping stone to
the senate. The late Governor Curtin
tried it and was beaten by General ST.
mon Cameron.
Senator Quay was Curtin's friend in
that memorable contest and directed his
campaign. He was a member of the
house at the time from Beaver county.
The senator was the choice of Curtin's
friends for the caucus nomination for
speaker and was beaten by small ma
jority. This is the first and only time in
his political career that he has been de-
feated in a personal contest for office.
Quay's friends in political and official
circles at he state capital believe he is
Just as anxious now to make Hastings
senator as he was more than thicty
years ago to secure similar honor
for Curtin.
HASTINGS FRIENDS AT WORK.
While Governor Hastings has given
no formal notice of his aspirations to
succeed Cameron his friends are quietly
forming complete organization
through the state. They have already
secured promises of support from sew
eral Legislative nominees. The COVER
non will not formally announce his
candidacy. This will not deter him.
however. from making a quiet and ac-
tive canvass for the nomination and
election of legislators friendly to his in
terests.
With the potent aid of Senator Quay
it looks as if nothing but Democratic
legislature or an independent combina-
tion can defeat Governor Hastings His
strongest competitor is Senator Penrose,
whose strength lies in his use of Senator
Quay's name Penrose insists that he
has the support of the Beaver states
man. On the other hand the governors
friends declare Colonel Quay is COM
mitted to the executive and will come
out for him openly after the Republican
primaries in Philadelphia. Senator An
drews, of Crawford, is directing Pen
roses canvass with the assistance of
eX-Ma agistrate Durham.
1t is believed that Penrose will drop
out of the contest if Senator Quay de-
clares for Hastings. This would leave
the field to "'Jack" Robinson and John
Wanamaker. There is a strong posi-
bility that Senator Cameron will be
candidate. 1t is said he furnished the
money for George Kunkel in his cam
paign in this city for denomination. al
though Kunkers friends deny this.
Cameron's movements the past month
have excited suspicion among the
friends of other candidates and they are
keeping close watch on him. The senior
senator has given no intimation to his
lieutenants here that he will become a
candidate.
LYON HELPING HA2TINGS.
Lieutenant Governor Lyon is pleased
tion to the senatorship and is quietly
helping along his candidacy. They
spent two days together at the Noun
tain house, Cresson, last week discuss
ing the situation and outlining a plan
of campaign. Lyon has promised to re-
tain all the appointees of Governor
Hastings If he becomes chief executive.
This was part of the agreement when
the bargain was made between Hast
ings and Quay that the governor
should have the support of the "old
man" for the senate
The position of Mayor Warwic.. and
David Martin in the senatorial contest
IS doubtful. If the fight should narrow
down to Hastings and Penrose they viii
be for the governor. The breach be-
tween the rival Republican factions has
been widened by the revelations which
have been made the past week by the
"Lexow' committee. Penrose and his
friends on the committee have started
in to try to down Martin and II they
are not careful they will dig their own
political graves. There is no doubt that
the investigators went into the Auto
matte telephone scandal without the
knowledge or consent of Senator Quay
DICK" QUAY AND MARTIN.
Penrose and Andrews heard recently
that Quay and Martin had ratched up
their quarrel and have since been at
work to keep them apart "Dick" Quay
has been trying to bring his father and
Martin together for eight months. Hc
arranged several conferences between
them and the only thing that stands In
the way of a complete reconciliation Is
the brand of the dollar mark on Mar
tins forehe ad Senator Quay has re-
peatedly promised to remove this
When he does it will be in such a way
as to leave no doubt of a renewal of
his personal and political relations with
his former lieutenant.
At the conference between Governor
Hastings. Mayor Warwick and Senator
Quay at the executive mansion tha FRI
day night preceding the late state lie
publican convention the senator prom
ised to wipe off the dollar mark. Ee
refused, however, to do this until after
the st Louis convention. To have dO~e
SO before would look too much if It was
bid for president. The Philadelphia
leader was told by Warwick of Quays'
promise and on the strength of this ne
refused to take sides in the state con-
ention or the fight between Deputy
Attorney General Elkin and Frank
Wiling Leach for state chairman.
PENROSE SAW THE OLD MAN"
Martin left his friends free to act as
the pleased on the question of making
Mckinley the second choice of the
Pennsylvania delegation. The result is
that nearly all, the Philadelphia dele