Evening star., 1896-10-26
UP IN PENNSYLVANIA
Effect Of the Coming Election on
the State Politics.
SOME INTERESTING INSIDE HISTORY
Senator Quay Said to Be Arrang-
ing a Senatorial Slate.
HE MAY RESIGN HIS SEAT
: INTERESTING INSIDE HISTORY
HE MAY RESIGN HIS SEAT

HARRISBURG, October "a, 1896.
There was certified to every county in the
state this week the official ballot that will
be voted on November 8, and the lists may
therefore be said to be made I'D and in
capable of change. There j a great deal
OF interest In the election for senators and
members OF the legislature, for on these
gentlemen will devolve the duty of electing
one and probably two. United States Sena-
tors. In the senate of 1895 there were forty
four republicans and six democrats or
these the terms Of twenty-four republicans
and one democrat expired. and there will
be elections in the twenty-five odd number
ed districts this year. The one democratic
district will return democrat, but one
OF the republican districts. the forty-first,
composed Of Butler and Armstrong coun-
ties. will send a democrat, for the reason
that the two republican candidates broke
up the conference while there was a dead
lock, and both propose to remain in the
neld. thus giving democrat more than a
chance Of election. The next senate will.
therefore, stand forty-three republicans and
seven democrats. providing the free silver
sentiment In some of the rural districts Is
not sufficiently strong to bowl over the re-
publican candidates in the close districts.
OF this. however, there is little fear 1t is
absolutely certain that Senator Quay will
hold-over senator's and in those who have
been nominated. largely predominate.
Quay Wants Hastings Chosen.
In the house Of 1895 there were 175 re-
publicans and twenty mine democrats. and
1t is not at all certain that there will be
any material change at the next session.
While the majority of those who will be
elected are friendly to Quay it is not IN
evidence that they are infatuated with the
gentlemen whom Quay has selected to go
to the United States Senate, and the next
session Of the legislature Of Pennsylvania
may witness one of the biggest political
rows that was ever seen in this state. The
one man above all others that Quay wants
to see in the United States Senate is Gov
Hastings. When Quay elects Hastings to
the United States Senate the governor will
have to resign, and in his place will go
Lieut.. Gov. Walter Lyon of Pittsburg, the
closest friend Quay has in Pennsylvania.
There is nc heartier advocate Of Hast
ings for Senator than Mr.. Lyon. Day
IN and day out he thinks Of nothing
but how he can serve his dear friend Hast
ings and aid him to get into the United
States Senate, albeit he was a short year
ago holding the governor up to scorn and
combine"
Having disposed of Hastings and secured
a governor, Quay will next arrange for the
election Of Senator Penrose to the Senate
Senator Quay to Resign.
But this is ancient history and only told
for the purpose of leading up to the state
ment that to make Penrose a United States
Senator the silent man from Beaver. Sen
ator Quay, will resign from the United
States Senate before the 4th of March next
and appoint Penrose. which appointment
will be ratified by the Pennsylvania legis-
lature. II Quay controls 1t and there is no
revolt. Quay never held an office from
which he did not resign. From private sec
retary to governor up to secretary of state
member of the house, colonel in the army
state treasurer, secretary of the state
committee, he resigned from all of them
But he is canny. He is not going to step
down and out for nothing-retire from poll
tics. Not bit Of 1t. When he leaves the
United States Senate 1t will be to go into
William McKinley's cabinet as Secretary of
the Navy. Those who know everything
that amounts to anything say that this is
an actual fact. and that in the event of
McKinley's election Quay will be the ruler
Of Uncle Sans na-vee. 1t is true that Maj
Mckinley says that there are no promises
out, and Mark Hanna holds up his hands
in horror at the bare mention Of promises.
but. s.ll the same, Quay is not in
politics for his health. He is in it strict
ly for business. and that journey to Can
ton before the campaign had gotten on It's
mind legs was for business pure and SIM
pie. and then the position Of Secretary Of
the Navy Is what would just fit Quay.
Mr.. Wanamaker AS a Quantity.
There is one large able-bodied fly in the
Quay ointment, and that Is the candidacy
Of ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker of
Philadelphia for the United States sena-
torship. Already he has some of the
smoothest politicians in the state hustling
for him. and it would not surprise any
body If the Philadelphia merchant has a
good many votes for Senator possibly
enough to elect him II some of those sup-
posed to be for Quay and couRted as Quay
men should take a notion to tump away
from him. Stranger things than that have
happened. Wanamakers canvass is in
charge Of FrankW.Leach,a at one time Quay's
private secretary, and the man who was
responsible more than any one other man
for Quay's remarkable political success
There are other men who are looking visit
fully at the United States Senatorial plum
notably Congressman Charles w. Stone of
Warren, ]. Hay Brown of Lancaster
whom Quay and Cameron wanted Harrison
to appoint to the Supreme bench; ex-I..cut
Gov. Watres of Scranton, who served a
term as chairman of the state committee
and paralyzed the politicians by submitting
lis accounts to be audited; Congressman
Jack Robinson of Delaware, Peter A. h
Widener and William L. Elkins, Philadel-
phia' multi-millionaires, and few ether
lesser lights. But If Quay controls the
next legislature the United States Se1ators
from Pennsylvania will lie Daniel Hart
man Hastings and Boies Penrose