The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-01-13
OPENING THE fight.
Auti-Quay Republicans Call q State
Conference to Discuss Issues.
0UAY's PHILADELPHIA DEFEAT

.ed Leading Republicans to
The Business Mems League
the Battle-Candidates Will
Suggested This Month-Some OF
Poiitics-The Appointment OF Boyer
to tho Mint.
From Our Own Correspondent)
Harrisburg, Jan. 1.-THE action OF
the Pennsylvania branch of the Ma
tional League Of Business Men In de-
Gliding to call together for conference
representative business men from every
part Of the state Ia regarded here as q
very shrewd move. General satisfac-
ton Is expressed over this action. The
determination Of the league to save
the Republican party from another An
drews candidacy for governor and to
use It's best efforts to send representa-
tive Pennsylvania to Washington in
stead Of a politician Of the Quay stripe
meets with general approval.
Senator Quay's sneaking methods
were never better illustrated than in
the fight for tax receiver in Philadel-
phia, which, for Senator Quay and his
friends, came to such disastrous close
on Tuesday Of last week. After de-
flaming Secretary of State Martin for
several years Senator Quay came crawl
ing on his stomach to Secretary Mar
tin within the past three months with
vain pleading for a fix up" of their
differences. Quay offered to do any
thing II Martin would only turn In and
help him out on his senatorial fight.
Martin positively refused to make any
deal. Then Quay's friends started the
report that a deal had been arranged.
This was in the hope of weakening Sec
retary Martin in Philadelphia, where
Quay is so lamentably weak himself.
QUAY DECLARES HIMSELF.
During the past two months Quay's
friends in the Ward Leaders League
nave been declaring that Quay was op
posed to their candidate, hewitt, for
tax receiver. But this fooled nobody.
Everybody knew that Senator Quay. In
his sneaking way, was doing all he
could to help this sandbaggers' league
defeat the regular Republican organi-
cation. But the cat came out Of the
bag on Friday last, when. with the ut
most haste. Senators Quay and Pen
yose secured the appointment Of Henry
X. Boyer as superintendent Of the mint
in Philadelphia. -
This was done in the hope of help
ing the ward leaders combination In
their losing fight. This combination OF
city contractors, lobbyists and ward
heelers Immediately began spreading q
report that there were several hundred
places in the mint to be given out to
their followers, but this falsehood did
not win q. delegate for them. The ef-
feet which Quay figured on did not ma
terialize. and so the Boyer appointment
fell fiat. 1t was more than counter
balanced by the withdrawal that day
from the league Of William B. Ahern.
clerk Of courts and chairman of the
campaign committee of the Ward
Leaders League.
Now that organized effort Is being
made to defeat the candidate of Hon.
Asparagus" Andrews the element In
Dauphn county and the adjacent coun-
ties that is opposed to bossism and
one man power is taking an active in
terest in the matter Quay is not liked
here in Harrisburg or in Dauphin coun-
ty This was shown by Dauphin county
going for DR.. Swallow last November
State Senator McCarrell, one of the
most subservient Of Quay's followers
and who wants to be LIEUTENANT gov
srnor next time. will not be able tc
carry the county for Quay and An
drews this year. This much is assured
ANDREWS WORKING HARD.
For weeks the agents of Hon. "As.
paragus" Andrews have been working
in this and neighboring counties to sci
up delegates favorable to Colonel Stone
the Hon. Asparagus candidate fol
governor. The great majority of Re-
publicans have stood ready to oppose
this scheme, but they have been at G
disadvantage because of the absence II
the field of any organization or can
didate around whose standard they
could gather. When the members Of the
Business Mems League and other anti
Quay Republicans who join with then
decide upon a candidate to oppose VIII
lam A. Stone. the bosses man, ther,
will be little trouble in uniting to de
feat the efforts of Hon. Asparagus
Andrews to. 'own n governor"
The work of the political bandits IL
Philadelphia who, masquerading al
Republicans, are known as the Ware
Leaders League, have been threatening
to oppose the regular nominee for ia,
receiver. has been demoralizing upoi
the party all through the state TIL,
Independent candidacy of Sheriff Grow
last year. his bolting of the regula
Republican convention, has angere'
thousands of Republicans. Quay am
Penrose are equally denounced for no
hating this movement at that time
The recent uprising in Ohio agains
alleged bossism, the failure of Platt II
New York to control the party, and tn,
split in Republican Maryland is pointed
to as a possibility of what may happei
In Pennsylvania this year.
QUAY PRECEDENT FOR BOLT.
ING.
Senator Quay and his friends have
established in the Crow campaign 0
precedent for boltihg, and they will
have nobody to blame but themselves
If they neglect the warning of the
. Swallow vote, smash the party and