The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-26
THE STATE CONVENTION
Candidates for Governor Gather to
Give Delegates the Glad Hand.

BEACON Is TO HAVE OPPOSITION.
A Startling Political Surprise In Phii-
-adeiphia-A Quay Heeler Defeated by
she city Committee-The League a
Rope OF sand-DavId Martin the Com
aug Leader.
From Our Own Correspondent)
Harrisburg. Aug 24.-As this letter
Is being written the advance guard OF
the delegates to the state convention
which meets here on Thursday are
gathering. Not only are the delegates
gathering. but prospective candidates
for governor next year are arriving
with a view to giving the glad hand"
to the peoples representatives who are
here at this convention.
Congressman william r. Stone. who
is Mr.. Quay's particular choice for
governor next year, has rooms at the
Lochiel. Congressman Stone is war
ranted to be all Quay and yard wide.
Congressman c. w. Stone. of Warren,
also has rooms at the LOchiel, He Is
one of the dark horses in the race and
is regarded by the other candidates
with more or less anxiety Hon. John
Leisenring is his own candidate. 1t Is
a self projected boom. and as Mr..
Lesenring has plenty of money, youth
and ambition he will give some OF the
older ones Il fine race for their money.
The Race For Governor.
1t is a trihe early to discuss the
gubernatorial contest OF next year. AS
far as known there are today about Is
candidates in the field. This, 1t Is un-
-ierstood, is part of Senator Quay $
scheme to secure support for his par
ticular candidate. 1t is the old ia
vorite SON racket. II is the old, old
scheme of having the counties or the
congressional districts give compli-
mentary vote to some one OF their
prominent men, with the understanding
that the bosses will gather in the dele
gates when the time comes. These
dummy" candidates are sometimes
grtevously disappointed, for they often
get an enlarged head, and really be-
Iieve that they are factors in the fight,
and. sure enough candidates. when
everybody knows that they are nothing
more than stool pigeons for Senator
Quay and his minor bosses. Quay at
present is in Florida recuperating and
laying plans to capture the state next
year.
The state convention this week Is not
likely to develop any startling episodes.
II will. in the main. be fairly orderly
body. with an absence Of excitement,
unless an attempt Is made to Introduce
a. slobbery resolution endorsing Quay
and Penrose. and otherwise indulging
in fulsome eulogy Of these gentlemen.
So far as Mr.. Beacon is concerned he
~Hl receive the nomination for state
treasurer. as his reward for defeating
Congressman Hun and pulling West
rnoreand county into the Quay camp
by the heels Mr.. Beacon has declared
in an interview that Senator Quay did
not promise him the, nomination for
state treasurer, and that he Is, there
Gore, not under obligation to "the old
man" To those who know the cir
ecumstances such a declaration from
Beacon is simply laughable. 1t Is the
fairest measure OF the man that has
yet been given. His attempt to throw
off the Quay collar at this late day
would be ridiculous were 1t not pitiable
The Result OF II Deal.
Beacorn's nomination, as every ward
politician in the state knows. Is the re-
suit OF a deal. He was to have re-
cefred his payment as congressman
at-iarge two years ago, but the scheme
fell through. as result Of the Daven-
poir row. James 5. Beacon, more than
any other man before the public today,
bears the Quay brand conspicuously
and deeply. II elected he will not be
permitted to call his mind his own. He
7DIL simply be the willing henchman of
the bosses, and all the protestations of
Beacon, all his present attempts to
deny his master will not change public
opinion one iota in this respect.
The opposition to Beacon will center
around Senator Crawford, of Allegheny.
He resides at Duquesne. He is bank
er, and msn OF high standing In the
community. on last Saturday night
the Allegheny county delegation to the
number Of 25 endorsed him as their
candidate. Senator Finn said that AL
iegheny county would not support Bea-
com, and it will not. Just what other
strength senator CRAWFORD VIII nave
is not known. His candidacy is simply
4 protest against Quay dictation. The
whip Of the bosses has been welded
so vigorously that Beacon will win,
barring accidents
Business Mems League Action.
~ this connection 1t should be dis
,i,r-.'y understood that the Business
Nen.. League has not put up, or en-
a,rse5 any candidate in opposition to
Besccm ~ contented itself with pro-
testing aev. ost his nomination. The
league believes that the candidate for
such an office .h,ould be prominent
man. the choice Of the people. and not
the creature Of a bJss. There the
league has rested. II has not with
another man fought Mr. Beacon; 1t
has not endorsed the candidacy OK any
man for the position Of state treas
Ug.
OF course ii goes without saying
-sfIht Beacon Is not going to win with
out opposition. There Is X. Hathaway
ShindIe. Of York. also a candidate FOR
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