Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-12-22
WHY QUAY Made
HIS LATEST MOVE.
Ihwarting a Political Conspiracy
Such as Has Never Been
Equaled in Politics.
THE DICE WERE LOADED.
Remarkable Proceedings That
We're Stayed by the Su-
preme Court.
POLITICIANS SEEK REVENGE

uGntS oil the senior SeuatoI w hhSii
Justices Green andyilliams Prompt
ly Considered in Taking Up Ke-
rnarlSable Case From the Courts OF
the Quaker City.
The fact that those in the conspiracy
against United States Senator quay
still expect to use the proceedings
against him in the courts as a means
of manufacturing sentiment against
him in their desperate efforts to de1eat
him for reelection, is well KNOWN
Though the Vaccinations of the wan
amaker-Gordon-Gr political syn
dicate have thus far signally failed to
smirch the character of the senior SEN
ator or to give his friends any occasion
for serious concern about his reelection
by the Legislature next month, it is be-
lieved that within the few remaining
days of the political canvass for the
senatorship sensational plays TO the
galleries may be anticipated from TINS
source There is no doubt, however
that the people have now become thor
uughly acquainted with the despicable
and monstrous tactics that have been
resorted to in this fight against Senator
Quay, which had it's inception in the
campaign waged against the election
OF Colonel William a. stone 10 the
governorship. While the methods now
resorted to are more daring ana con-
temptible, they are quite IN Hne WIFI
the policy inaugurated i'll the contest
for the governorship, which was really
the skrmish struggle for the great
prize which both Wanamaker and Gra-
ham have had in view for years. Wan
amaker's many defeats in his aspira-
tions for public office, notably the SEN
atorship, which went to Penrose, and
the governorship, to which the Repup-
llcan convention thought Colonel stone
more entitled. have all been charged
up against Senator Quay Graham
admirers have held Colonel quay re-
sponsible for his failure to get the
supreme court judgeship, which was
bestowed upon Judge Fell, for his sew
eral defeats to go as delegate TO Re-
publican national conventions and for
blocking his aspirations for the gov
ernorship and for the United States
senatorship. and more recently for his
humiliating turn down in his effort to
succeed himself in the district attor-
news office. Gordon's supporters, as is
well known, charge Senator Quay with
influencing Democratic leaders to de-
feat him for the nomination for COVER
nor at Allentown.
These facts are all familiar to Pennsyl-
yanians. and it is for these reasons
that the persecution of Senator quay
is generally looked upon as part OF the
most desperate game Of politics that
has ever been played in this or any
other state in the Union.
That Senator Quay should make the
appeal he did to the supreme court was
to be expected. The peculiar nature or
the testimony that was put forth by
Graham. curiously kept private memo
randa books. from which an expert
could draw any deductions that the
prosecution might desire; with the
cashier OF the bank, with whom it is
claimed the alleged conspiracy took
place, cold in his grave; with the re-
ceiver of the bank. Thomas w. Barlow,
Graham's chief assistant district at
torney; with the only known person 10
make the information in the case, q
man named Myers. employed in the
district attorneys Office; with the pre-
iiminary hearing in the case conducted
by Magistrate Jermon, for many years
a clerk in Graham's Office; with Judge
Gordon sitting on the bench on the
opening day in court; with Judge Fin
letter, father Of an assistant to Gra-
ham. who joined in the argument, on
the bench when the demurrers to the
indictments We're presented; with these
hemurrers rejected by Judge Fnletter
and with a former assistant to District
Attorney Graham, Judge Bregy, likely
10 subsequently sit in the case, and
with every indication that if the case
proceeded under existing conditions
Senator Quay would be in the position
of playing a game in which his future
and that of his family was involved.
with the dice loaded against him, the
justification for appealing to the su-
preme court can be recognized by
fair minded citizens.
When the case was presented to the
supreme court Justices Henry w. Will
Jams and Henry Green promptly CAV.
a rule upon the commonwealth to show
cause why a writ of certiorari should
not be granted to bring the case up to
the supreme court and that proceed
ings be stayed in the court of which the
complaint was made.
THE APPEAL FOR JUSTICE.
In the petition filed by Senator Quay,
his son Richard and y. J. Haywood.
and upon which this writ was granted,
they. among other things. said
Your petitioners respectfully pray
your honorable court to issue it's writ
of certiorari to said court of quarter
sessions to bring up said indictments
in order that your honorable court may
deal with the same in such q way as
will enable them to secure what it is
Impossible for them to secure in the
present position of affairs in the courts
In which said indictments are pending
namely, justice and a fair and impair
tial trial which is guaranteed to them
by the constitution and laws of this
commonwealth. and, in support OF their
said prayer, aver as follows:
That these prosecutions were insti-
gated and inspired chiefly by one James
Gay Gordon. late Judge of the court
OF common pleas No. 3, of Philadelphia
county, acting in concert with other
open and avowed political enemies Of