The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-23

Schemes to Make Deats to Secure
His Recollection to the Senate.
Quay's Friends. the Ward Leaders.
Already Badly Bcatcn-Thoir Man to
Run rs an Independent.
sFrom Our Own CorrcspondentJ
Harrisburg, Dec. 2l.-The news of the
past week has centered around two
things of general state interest. The
first Is the announcement OF another
break between Senators Quay and Pen
rose at Washington. The second Is the
declaration from an authoritative source
that the Ward Leaders league, The rec
ognized Quay machine in Philadelphia,
is on its last legs
The cause Of this, the second quarrel
between Senator Quay and Senator
Penrose, is the attitude that Senator
Penrose has taken in the local fight
for supremacy now going on in Phil
adelphia. Senator Penrose has been
unusually active in pushing the candi-
dacy OF Mr.. hewitt. of the Ward Lead
ers' league He is al present making
campaign in the city on behalf of
hewitt and the Ward Leaders league.
Senator Quay has frequently ramon-
strated with Penrose for his unwisdom
in taking such an active interest In the
affairs OF the league. And his reasons
are these:
WHY THEY FOUGHT.
I Next year the legislature that is to
elect Senator Quay's successor Will he
chosen Senator Quay is very much
" .l..l ,g. f.,,
| that he will not succeed himself. He
has been cndeaNorng to placate all his
enemies-to settle all differences. This
action of Senator Penrosc in going
around through Philadelphia dcnounc-
, ing Secretary OF state Martin and all Of
his friends only tends to widen the
breach and make II harder for Quay
to effect any sort of truce with the
secretary of state. But Penrose Is
headstrong and obstinate. and cares
nothing for Quay's prospects. 80 that
he may satisfy his own personal ami
mostly against Martin.
AS the story goes. Quay took Penrose
to task for his action in this respect,
and the result was war of words be
tween the two men. Penrose came
OF Quays wishes and requests. plunged
into the city campaign and denounced
everything and everybody not in SYM
pathy with him and his friends.
Another element OF worry to Sen
ator Quay is the activity Of Senator
w. II. Andrews. late chairman of the
| "LeXow' committee OF Philadelphia,
and the manager of Congressman Will
lam A. Stones boom for governor. An
drews' power in politics Is brute force.
He has no finesse. His persuasive pow
crs are main straogth and money.
With these two he thinks 1t Is impos-
sible to lose. II Is on this basis that
he is pushing Colonel Stones cam
paign, and II begins to look as If he
were pushing 1t over the brink of the
precipice. Andrews is pushing the
Stone boom Just as he did the Delama.
ter boom--to ruin. 1t is an unpleasant
thing to predict, but the prophecy Is
here made unreservedly, that If Hon
"Blll'' Andrews succeeds in nominal
ing Colonel Stone as the boss candidate
Stone will be whipped as badly a
Beaver was fifteen years ago.
ANDREWS Is WORRYING QUAY.
In pushing this boom Andrews Is
making bad friends for Quay. Al Al
instance he Is going into congressional
districts In the state selecting post
mast srs who cap help him, as h.
thinks, and then ignoring the congress
men. himself demanding of Quay ant
PenrOse that these men be appointed
Several Of the congressman have resent
ed this action with great vigor and a
least one of them has informed Qua!
that he proposes to see that Stone doe!
not get the delegate from his distric
If he can help 1t. All in all. Senate
Quay Is having good many bother
some half hours, and 1t Is no wonde
that he is growing alarmed over th'
outlook for next year.
The situation in Philadelphia is a
bad as 1t can be for the Quay following
known as the Ward Leaders league
When 1t started out to do business tn
combination consisted of q contractors
officials. lobbyists and ward heclers. !
majority of its members, or II, constitut
a majority. All last week until Frida
the league was unable to obtain n quo
rum of its members, and finally to Sc
cure a quorum IL was compelled L
elect three new members for the pur
pose. Both of these memebrs are oh
scure ward heelers with no importan
following.
A QUAY PAPER ADMITS DEFEAT
The most significant utterance on tn
subject was made last week by Th
North American, of which Colonel Clay
ton Nc cMichael, the new city treasure
and personal friend Of Senator Quay
is proprietor. 1t made the manly. hon
est declaration that the Ward Leaders
league was going to pieces, and Il a
nothing coted stop it's progress in tina
direction.
The fact that this combination o
public plunderers is doomed to destruc
ton is recognized by all The newspa
pers of Philadelphia save two, on,
Democratic and the other Republican
both of which are organs of Senator
Quay. The leading spirits in the Ware
Leaders league recognize this fact also
as shown in their determination {,
have their candidate, Harvey K. New.
lit, run as an independent after ht
fails to receive the nomination for taS
receiver in the Republican convention
Every plan is being laid with this END