The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-29
Has Three Times as Many Votes
as Wanamaker.
NO DOUBT OF SUCCESS.
His Rivals Campaign Now One
Of Revenge,
THE HAND OF LEACH.
His Hatred of Quay Causing him to Use
the wanamaker Press Bureau to
Crafty His own Personal Spleen in
Vnnity--A Bungled Campaign.

the wanamaker Press Bureau to
Crafty His own Personal Spleen in
Vanity--A Bungled Campaign.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2s.-Boies Penrose
has won the fight for the United States
senatorship, and no amount Of bluster or
manufactured sentiment can possibly
change the result between now and the
time when the legislature will be called
upon to elect the successor to j. Donald
Cameron. The young senator from Phil
adelphia is now positive Of 152 out Of the
2l5 Republican votes in the next legisla-
ture. Those who are in position to. un-
derstand the real political situation in
Pennsylvania believe there will soon he a
general scamper, and that majority of
the remaining sixty three votes will be
found in the ranks of the Penrose men,
and against Wanamaker
As a matter of fact the fight for Waua-
maker has virtually closed and is only
being kept up on the surface for the pur-
pose of deceiving the public and grntify-
ing the vanity of u few men who cluster
around the merchant prince for social,
business and pecuniary motives of their
own. The whole Wanamaker campaign
has now degenerated into campaign of
abuse and revenge, and in this unique
performance Mr.. Frank Willing Leach
finds himself employed in congenial
work. Interviews and statements are
being sent out assailing Senator Quay and
every one else who has tho temerity TO an
nounce himself against Wanamaller, and
in favor of representing the interests of
his constituents.
The fake character of the Business
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in all parts of Pennsylvania. In the begin
ming, few business men were deceived,
but they soon saw through the whole self
ish scheme and wiped their hands of it.
They see now that what was announced
as a legitimate business organization is
merely self constituted committee got
ten up by clique of over-rich Philadel-
phia capitalists who desired to further
their own selfish interests at the expense
of the people of Pennsylvania.
The most significant feature of the cam
paign at the present time is the willing
ness of the PenrOse managers to hold an
early caucus. The Philadelphia Ledger,
noted as one of the most conservative
papers in the Quaker City, prints the fol-
lowing in its issue of Dec 26
The Penrose managers favor an early
caucus of the Republican members of the
legislature to vote for a candidate for Uni
ted States senator Some of them are agi-
tating the question of calling the caucus
together on Jan. 8, the day after the legis-
lature organizes, although the election of
United States senator to succeed senator
Cameron cannot be held until Jan. 10.
Two weeks before the election is unusual.
In 1892 the caucus which agreed upon SEN
atOr Quay for reelection met the day be-
fore the legislature acted This year, how
ever, there is disposition among the
PenrOse people to hasten matters, in order
to commit the members to their candidate
and place them on record, so that they
could not change to another candidate af-
ter voting in the caucus without tho risk
of having their motives questioned.
The eagerness of the Penrose people
for an early caucus indicatesa confidence
that their candidate has pledged to him a
majority of the Republican members,
which Mr. Wanamaker's friends are not
willing to admit. Should the caucus be
held on Jan. 6, or day or two later, and
decide in favor of Senator Penrose, the
continuance of the agitation on behalf of
the defeated candidates interests would
be practically useless, unless the majority
should be so small that vigorous effort
might result in changing enough MEM
bers TO elect the uns IcCessful candidate
before tbs .ucus