The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-27
Political POINTS.


POLITICAL POINTS.
Quay captured Armstrong county. but
| s. b. Cochrane lost u legislative renomi-
nation by JV votes,
or the u Republican national delegates
| from Pennsylvania, 30 have been chosen.
| including 10 from Philadelphia.
Senator Finn says Mckinley will have
| l5,OO0 majority over senator Quay ic Al
lesheny county outside OF Allegheny
city.
Representative George Kunkle. of Dau-
| phin county, who Is friendly 10 Senator
Quay. Is regarded az a possible candidate
| for speaker.
Frank willing Leach threatens. II Is
said. to carry his fight for the state
| cha!rmanship into the convention, whether
Quay likes it or not.
The proposition for "A direct vote on
| the presidency at the coming Republican
| primaries in Montgomery county did not
strike the chairman of the county COM
mittee with favor.
The anti-Quay Republicans in Lycom-
| ing county, who control the machine, con-
| tion to the voters. The quay people are
| supporting II. g. Parsons and the anti
| Quay people Elias Deemer for national
delegate.
The action of the Nineteenth congress
| sional district in declaring for Senator
Quay for president in spite Of York S
| instructions for Mckinley takes another
| from the anti-Quay delegates in this
| state. The latter may not number more
| than g.
1t is said to have become a demonstrate :
a1 net N Ia frinn1S sal N
| Reed and Allison that the latter can give
| no assurances OF commanding the votes
| OF any state except his own and that,
| therefore. from this lime onward they
must figure how to defeat Mckinley with
| Reed as the hub of the opposition.
The Philadelphia Press errs when it lists
County Chairman John II. Thomas as one
| of the national delegates from this coun-
| ty. For the benefit of exchanges who
| seem to be unab BILE to get the name correct
ly, We state that the two delegates from
| the Eleventh congressional district are
william Connell and John Il. Williams.
Says Mr. Eohlsaat's paper. in bold face
type: 1.-THE Times Herald IL not commit
ted to any candidate or any party and will
not support for the presidency any man
who Is not an advocate OF honest money.
| If the Times II erald did not believe Major
monetary question 1t would oppose him
with all the force at it's command both
| before and after the st. Louis conven-
ton
The situation with regard to Indiana
| has begun to give the managers Of all the
candidates more or less alarm, as there
are many shrewd politicians in Wash
ington who believe that the name of eX-
| President Harrison will be presented TO
the convention notwithstanding the as
surance that he Is not u candidate, and
many OF his friends are hopeful that II
| il,.. in th.i
| convention Harrison will be nominated
with or without his consent.
Chris Magee says that when the An
drews I.exow committee was appointed.
he told Senator Quay that the sentiment
| of the senator's was not in favor OF such
| a move. He told me- adds Magee,
that they need not fear; that no one
was to be hurt. and that he only wanted
| the committee to use 1t as Il political club
| In order that Mayor Warwick would not
| turn out his. friends. and that the Phil
| adelphia politicians would be compelled
| to do as he wanted" This statement
would seem to call for denial If II be
untrue.
George V. Lawrence. the veteran legis-
| lator from Washington county. has made
| formal announcement tina; he Is an aS'
gressive. bona fide candidate for the po-
gition of congress sman- large on the Re-
publican ticket. Mr.. Lawrence was an
active member of the Legislature half a
| century ago and Is regarded as the most
picturesque member of the same body at
the present time. His friends claim that
| II Galusha 4. Grow is to be retained as
one of the ongressmen-at-large because
| Of his past. II is no more than proper that
| Mr. Lawrence should be taken up as his
| colleague for the same reason.
From now on the presidential contest
| promises to become lively. Only a little
more than onethird of the delegates have
been chosen. There will be 80 delegates
| I'm the convention and 315 have been elect
ed During the next htirty days nearly 500
| more delegates will have been selected
| The Mckinley managers claim that they
will secure enough Of these to nominate
| their man OH the first ballot, and that
there will be u scramble to get on the Me-
| kinley band wagon. This, however. Is
probably an exaggerated claim for effect
At present writing 1t does not seem pos
| sible for Mckinley TO poll more than $50
votes on the firat ballot. or within 10 Of
| enough. 1t is possible that the contested
| seats may hold the balance Of power
| and that the committee OH credentials will
really name the president. At the same
rate OF progress there will BE- over LOO
cont ested seats in the convention. Thus
| these added 10 Mciknleys column might
nominate him. and If decided against him
mean his defeat
Walter Wellman predicts that Mckinley
will get the following vote on first bal
lot