The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-12-16

Three Prominent Leaders Desert 1t
in One wcek-More Dcscrtions to
Foliow-The FIeht For Governor
Next Ycar-A Candidate to BE Put
Up who WIN Command the support
OF All Anti-Boss Republicans.
From Our Own Correspondent)
Harrisburg. Dec. 1.-THE contest in
Philadelphia appears 20 be attracting
the attention {: the state. one hears
nothing else discussed in the line OF
politics. This fight has developed some
very peculiar things, not the least OF
which is the fact that Senator quay
has apparently become the Jonah OF his
party. The situation in Philadelphia
points to that If all that can be learn
cd about it is true.
The Ward Leaders league. which has
put Mr.. Harvey *. hewitt in nomina-
ton for the Office of tax receiver, Is
meeting with daily disaster. 1t began
with "A grand play for public sympathy
and support on the basis of reform!
II proposed to rally around II all ire
reform elements of Philadelphia, the
business men, the Municipal league ana
everything else high or low that mas
queraded under the name of reform. 1t
has failed To do II. More than TINS,
the organization during the past week
has been slowly but surely going to
pieces Three of its most prominent
and influential members have deserted
il, and others will follow during the
coming week
ALLEGED REFORMERS EXPOSED
All it's pretenses of reform have been
exposed and il stands today before the
public what it really is-a combination
of contractors, otliCeholdcrs and LOBBY
lists, with not an ounce of genuine re-
form in its makeup. IL cannot be de-
MED that this Leaders league is the
greatest fake" in the wav OF re
form" organization that Philadelphia
has ever seen. IL is one of the chill
dren OF Senator Quay's fertile brain.
But now that Senator Quay has gotten
into hard lines there is a disposition TO
throw him overheard. The league mis-
trusts him, and as Secretary Martin
will not have anything to do with him.
he is being left severely alone. In
deed. Senator Quay appears to be the
Jonah of his party, neither side want
ing to have anything to do with him.
The strange situation existing In this
Philadelphia contest will be understood
by the people all over the state when
they know that the Leaders league.
made up of all of Senator Quays
friends and lieutenants in Philadelphia,
has found II necessary in the n tempt
to help their cause to publicly de-
clare that they did not expect or dsire
Senator Quay to endorse their candi-
date Mr. hewitt, or to help him In any
way whatever The newspapers have
published that the Leaders league
really fears that Senator Quay will in
some way say something favorable to
their candidate, and any such endorse
ment would be considered as fatal to
the chances of Mr.. hewitt so unpopu-
lar is Senator Quay in Philadelphia.
There has already been pointed out
in these letters the effect that his Phila-
delphia campaign will have on the COM
ing state convention. The contest is .
matter Of vital interest over the state
as well as in Philadelphia. And so
everything bearing upon it has its
value The first withdrawal from this
friends) occurred on Tuesday last,
when George w. Holzwarth, the leader
of the Sixth ward, handed in HIS resig-
nation. giving as a basis for 1t the
overwhelming sentiment in his district
IN favor of William J. Roney, the SOL
der candidate, for the office OF tax re-
ceiver.
SCOTT"S SCORCHING LETTER.
Two DAYS after Magistrate Scott, he
leader of the Seventeenth ward and
member of the league who was sup
posed to be solid" handed in his resig-
nation. couched in terms that must
have made the ward leaders smart un-
der his charges. In his letter he said:
1T has been apparent to you for some
time that ! have not been in accord
with your plan OF operations, and the
methods of attempting to accomplish
results. as pursued by the league. The
general condemnation OF those methods
by the press and public generally is
evidence to me that in Withdrawing
from the league ! am pursuing the
right course The plans for the con-
duct Of the league, as outlined in the
beginning, have been so radically
changed, and the methods substituted
therefor so reckless, that ! have come
to the conclusion that ] could not az
ford TO remain in the organization any
longer
THE present internal Generalization
of the league is entirely due, as you
well know, TO the rule or ruin policy
of q faction of small following that
has been intoxicated with measure OF
success. on the strength of which they
have thrown prudence to the wind, and
by their actions have held the league
up to public and we'll deserved, con-
tempt and scurn.
HITTING FAKE REFORMERS.
"Thc spectacle Of men, outwardly
posing as refurmers. and yet in the
councils Of the organization, throwing
aside all pretense of It, and betraying
nothing but personal hatred for indi-
viduals and officials and desire for
personal revenge, is a sight not cal
culated TO inspire their fellow mem
bers not so constituted with respect
either for them or the objects of the
organization.
"In addition TO the above public senti-
ment in my ward has set so strongly