The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-10-12


speech delivered at Huntington last
Tuesday: also 10 the records OF the
criminal court OF Schuylkil and North
ampton counties.
Mr.. Wanamakers ambition for the
senatorshfp has invariably been op-
posed BY Senator Quay. and he haH al
ways failed Having concluded thzt
il was Impossible TO enter The United
States senate through a Republican
caucus, he made q bid for Democratic
support, and succeeded He had re-
pested conferences with prominent
Democrats. both In Philadelphia and
New York
The result of all these negotiations
was that Judge James Jay Gordon was
TO be the Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, and Mr. Wanamaker was 10 give
hira his support As a consideration
for every bargain Is presumed In law
and Is especially characteristic Of the
gentlemen involved. the conclusion
among many persons would naturally
be that In return Judge Gordon was 70
support Mr.. Wanamaker for the uni
ted States senate. and throw 10 him the
entire Democratic vote in the legisia-
ture. To carry this out II was necessary
to smash Quay Early in the pro-
ceeding they thought they saw an op-
portunity to carry out their purpose.
Last March the Peoples bank OF this
city went into voluntary liquidation
This was the institution in which the
state treasury had had. for great
many years, a large deposit. Moreover.
at this bank Senator Quay transacted
the greater part of his private business
Upon the morning of the failure Judge
Gordon appeared at the bank and as
sumed the role Of an officious adviser.
which oscasioned much comment at
the time, because he was not an at
torney, but Judge Of court OF Penn
sylvania, before which some action
might be takeR in the future in refer
ence TO the closing of the bank. For
several days he spent much time at
the bank. No surprise was manifested
when the announcement was made that
Thomas w Barlow had been appointed
receiver of the bank. / am Informed
through a person who was at the time
employed in the bank that Judge Cor
don was present when the private
drawer of Cashier Hopkins was opened.
among the documents found were
those produced at Wednesdays hear
ing. But, in order that no chances
might be taken, they were removed
from the bank and photographed. and
as this step Is unusual in such trans
actions. the conclusion is that II was
done for political purposes This was
in March, IL should be remembered.
seven months ago. Not a move was
made until this week. a few days prior
TO an important election. in which Sen
ator Quay's return to the United States
senate is involved. II the prosecution
had been inaugurated one week earlier
IL could have been returned to the Oc-
tober term of court. but that would
not have suited the purposes OF those
hack OF the case, for in that event the
matter would have been disposed OF
before election. and disposed of In a
way not TO their liking. From the
point of view of the scheming politi-
clans In the background their action
was well timed; provided. Of course.
the public was simple minded enough
TO accept their ex-parte statements as
facts. That is a matter for the public
themselves to determine
GORDON AND THE GOVERNOR
SHIP.
But / have anticipated somewhat.
The Wanamaker-Gordon deal met with
one serious mishap. namely, the failure
of Judge Gordon to receive the Demo-
cratic nomination at the Altoona con-
vention. Though supposed to be on
the slate up to two weeks prior to the
state convention, practically without
opposition, he was suddenly dropped
by the Democratic leaders as an avail
able candidate, and Mr.. jerks was
named instead. This totally uRexpect-
ed bludgeon blow was at the time at
tributed by Judge Gordon's henchmen
and organs to the influence of Senator
QUAY, exerted through certain Demo-
cratic leaders
'HThe recital of these facts Is sufficient
to convince any reasonable person why
the parties interested should show their
malice against Senator Quay in a con-
temptible prostitution of that criminal
arm Of the law temporarily under their
control
II do not hesitate to predict that the
boomerang thrown by these malignant
and desperate political intriguers at
Senator Quay will return to them with
terrific force at the polls on the Sth
of November.