Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-12-15
PARTY TRAITORS
BOUND TO FAIL.
Wanamaker's Democratic Fusion
Scheme Meets With Cen
eral Condemnation.
REPUBLICANS ARE LOYAL.
The Aw full Fate That BefelI the Leader
of the Treachcrous scheme Against
senator Hanna in Ohio Recalled by
PennSylvanianS.
Especial Correspondence

Harrisburg, Dec 13.-The presence of
quite a number Of members of both
branches of the legislature in town dur
ing the last few days, looking for ac~
commodations at hotels and boarding
houses getting posted as to the method
of allotment of seats and other matters
which the wide awake member or SEN
ator always wants to know about, re-
minds us that the opening day for the
state legislative mill is near at hand,
Contractor Allen b. Rorke, of Philadel-
phia, who is in charge of the construc-
tion of the new capitol building, is
rushing the work at lively pace, and
though he has but a few days left to
complete the job he promises absolute
ly that everything will be in readiness
for the opening of the session. OF
course interest continues to center in
the caucus for the speakership of the
house of representatives. The Republi
cans will undoubtedly dispose of this
matter in the caucus in an entirely
harmonious manner, and the caucus
nominees for speaker and the other Of
ficers of the house will unquestionably
be elected.
A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.
The triumphant election of Colonel
Stone to the governorship and the big
Republican majority in both branches
of the Legislature insured a Republican
administration through and through in
both the executive and Legislative
branches of the state government.
There has been no change in the situa-
ton on the speakership. 1t is still a
free for all race, despite the rumors
that this fellow or some other fellow
has been slated by the party leaders.
Voorhees, of Philadelphia, Bliss of Della
ware, McClain of Somerset, Farr of
Lackawanna and Marshall, Ford and
Hosack of Allegheny are all got their
lightning rods up, eagerly waiting for
the prize. The best evidence that
there is to be no friction in the organ
ization of the legislature, or in the
election of the United States senator,
is found in the harmonious relations
that exist between the influential lead
ers of the Republican party in the
state. Governor Stone has al
ready shown his capacity for leadership
slider all elements of the party in mat
ters affecting hi administration. The
fact that Senator Quay has been In
consultation frequently with Senator
c. L. Magee, of Pittsburg, and Senator
elect David Martin, of Philadelphia,
has brought about an unexpected
peaceful condition of affairs, in view of
past differences. They will all abide
by the caucus action on speaker and
United States senator, and the Wana
maker Van Valkenberg- -BIankenburg
outfit will have but one thing to do,
take their natural place with the De
mocTacy. They were opposed to Stone
for governor, and in every way
sought to disrupt the Republican or
ganization. They have taken them
selves out of the Republican organiza-
ton and they are everywhere regarded
as allies Of the Democracy.
The fusion scheme which is being
nursed by the Wanamaker bureau is
bound to fail. The first step, the call
ing of a conference in Philadelphia last
week, was a complete fiZZle. Repre-
sentative John H. Fow, author of queer
legislation and one of the slickest GUS
body, is working up the Democratic
end in conjunction with the Wanama-
ker campaign. to line the Democratic
members up to follow his leadership.
The Wanamaker managers could not
have made a more unfortunate seIec-
ton. 1t is notorious that FOw is al
ways looking after Fows personal in
ferest, and the old time Democrats have
refused to follow his leadership, as
they would never know when Fow
would be doing business with the
other side" in order to be taken care
of himself on choice committees which
the Republican speaker will have to
name. Fow, too, is looked upon as
representing the Gordon Democracy,
which is an annex of the Wanamaker
machine, and the Guffey men positive
ly refuse to have anything to do with
him politically.
REPUBLICANS ARE TOGETHER.
While the Democrats are at odds,
the Republicans are together, with a
few exceptions. 1t has been demon
strated tha the Democratic machine
cannot be delivered over to a Wanama-
ker candidate for speaker. 1t is known,
too, that nothing like one-half of the
number of Republicans, 20, necessary
with all the Democrats DelnS together,
to make the 103 votes required for an
election for a speaker, can be drummed
into any fusion scheme.
The principal reason for this is that
there is such an intense prejudice
among Republicans against boiling the
party caucus, and particularly against
the bolter. The politicians of the pres
ent day have not forgotten the famous
bolt of 1881 and its results. After all
their scheming, the boilers failed to
carry out their program, a man in
whom thev had no suecial interest
was elected United States senator and
ne was never any use to any Of them.
Besides, their action resulted in the
practical ostracism Of alwcst every
man among them. Those uar.ta tai.a lnr
in the boz were almost entirely ,b3it-
Grated from the field of na Tics. Of
ihusa Who took part ia THE =.i.f "a