The morning times., 1896-12-21
QUAY And HIS CLAN DINED
Defeat of Wanamaker for the
Senate Seems Certain.
state Senator Penrose and Thirty
six Other Legislators Came Over
and Conferred Together.

The contest for the seat OF Senator
Cameron of Pennsylvania was Ae cause
OF a gathering in this city on Saturday
night and yesterday of all the forces in
the senate of the Keystone State that are
in any way in touch with The junior Sen
ator, Mr.. Quay,
At dinner given at his residence, No
1912 street northwest. on Saturday
night, Mr. Quay entert aimed his own pet
candidate for the succession OF Mr.. Cam
eron and thirty-six out OF the fOrty-six
Republican members Of the Pennsylvania
State senate.
The greatest secrecy was observed about
the function, and the invitations, which
were sent out u few days ago, Were marked
confidential" It would seem that this
secrecy was rather unnecessary II Nlr.
Quay can count as certainly favorabIe
to lis interests and his candidate all who
sat down with him around the festive
board.
There were no toasts. The business
discussed was too serious and the time
toe limited for the Pennsylvanians to
waste any moments in throwing oraJoriCal
bouquets at each other 1t was business
meeting. and the work was that Of count
ing noses for the final lineup OF forces IN
the second week in January.
State senator Boise Penrose OF Phi!a-
delphia. who is Mr.. Quay's candidate FOR
the toga OF Senator Cameron. stopped at
the Raleigh and left the hotel about 8
O'Clock for Mr.. QCay's residence. When
he arrived there he found congressman W.
y Stone and d. B. Heiner and about
forty other guests, including the Repub-
lean members OF the Pennsylvania senate.
Speeches We're made by several gentle
men. after the feast, but they were all
political talks, and the subjects were the
ways ami means Of electinS Penrose-
II was developed in = comparison Of
| notes by those present that the pledges
OF sufficient number OF legislators have
been secured to control the caucus and
make certain the defeaJof Mr.. Wanamaker.
As an extra precautionary measure to
secure secrecy, not only OF the result but
| OF the fact Of the conference, the delegation
/ scattered when they reached the city
/ and did not flock together u any sus-
/ picious degree.
Z Senator PenrOse registered at both the
/ Shoreham and the Raleigh and set tho
! new Spaper people ON wild goose chase by
/ that bit of cunning. He returned to Phila-
/ delphia yesterday.
Mr. Quay's candidate is the Quaker
City's pride. He is the typical gentle
man i n politics"
Besides those named the following were
| present at the dinner.
Senators Brown, Ware, Thomas, Becker
and Oshourn OF Philadelphia, Senators w.
H. Andrews OF Crawford, Vaughan OF
| Scranton. Mitchell Of jefferson, Street Of
Warren, Meredith OF Armstrong, White oi
Beaver, Kennedy OF Allegheny, Milleisen
OF Cumberland, Mitchell OF Bradford. Mer-
rick of Tioga, Critchfield Of Somerset,
Mover of Bucks, Coyle OF schuyIkll, Say
lor OF Montgomery, Snyder OF Chester. Nc
Carren Of Dauphin, Hertzlcr OF Juniata
Brown OF Law renee. Herdenherg of Wayne
McQuown OF Clearfield, Chisholm OF Hunt
ingCon, Brown OF Westmorcland. Hutzelel
OF Mifflin, StineInan of Cambria, Helle
| of Northampton, KiDple of Lehigh, ana
| Walton OF Greene.