Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-03-23
The Arch Caucus Bolter Reaches
the End Of His Rope.
ASHBRIDGE TURNS HIM DOWN
Quay's Friends VIII Control the Phil
adelphia Organization. and Penrose
Is Recognized by President Mo-
Kinley.
Especial Correspondence.)


markable course at Harrisburg in boiling
the Republican senatorial caucus has had
as much as anything else to do with
his downfall. He is TO be relegated to his
old position of Il ward leader, and if he
does not have Il care he may even be
supplanted in his own particular bali
wick.
That Samuel II. Ashbridge proposes to
be mayor of Philadelphia in fact as we'll
as in name has dawncd upon the poll
ticians who have been in practically un-
disputed control of the official patronage,
and have been otherwise specially IA
vored by the Warwick administration.
There will be a novelty about this con
dition of affairs that must be delightfully."-
refreshing and satisfactory to the men
who make up the rank and file of the
Republican organizat tOn-the men who
recognized the popular sentiment that
called for the nomination and election of
Ashbridge to the mayoralty, and who
promptly and heartily acquiesced in this
demand and gave their time and ener-
gies to see that the result was accom-
plished without interference or friction
from those who were secretly planning
for a continuance of the present regime
upon the mayor-eect, but he gets little
consolation. That this conspicuous party
caucus bolter would like to name both
of the directors may be taken for grant
ed That he will not have the privilege OF
doing so may also be accepted as a fact
Things have not been going Martins
way since he burned his party's bridges
behind him and joined the insurgents
ranks. In all his trouble and tribulation it
is his wont to seek the counsel and advice
of William j. Latta who holds the of
fee of general agent for the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
Possibly it has been mis- close relations
business and otherwise. with Latta, who
is n Democrat, that have wrought this
change over Martin, made him indiffer-
ent to the time honored principles of the
Republican party that the majority shall
rule, and led him to bolt the Republican
senatorial caucus and take up with the
Finn rule or ruin combine of party
wreckers. WhcG Martin was FIRST her
aided as the coming man to supplant
James McManes, the veteran leader, al
ways true to his friends, in control of the
Republican organization, there was much
talk about "a new coon in town"
Now there is another new COON" and
before long Martin will realize that his
name is "Ashbridge."
The anti-combine element in the Re
publican party, of which Israel w. Dur
ham is the acknowledged leader, will be
well taken care OF by the new mayor
Durham and Lane will be the most DO
tential men in the Republican organi.
Zation. They will control nearly all the
delegates TO the Republican state con-
yentiOn, and will stand by Colonel Quay
to the end.
PENROSES NEW POWER.
An understanding regarding the dis
position Of federal postofIfcc patronage
in Pennsylvania has just been reached
which is Of vital Importance TO RepubE-
cans residing in Democratic congreSsion-
al districts. The last congress- it will be
recalled, contained only three Democrats
from the keystone state. and one of
these, Mr.. McAlccr, represented in part
the city OF Philadelphia. and conscqucnt-
ly had no plStoGiccs in his district The
other two democrats, Ermcntrout of
the Ninth. and Bcnncr, of the Nine
tcenth, represented together but five
counties, Bcrks and Lchigh, and Adams.
Cumberland and York. According to Gus
tom, President Mckinley permitted Sen
ators Quay AKA Pcnrosp to select the
counties. The most recent instance Of
this rule established by the president was
the appointment of A. NJ. High. the
veteran Quay leader of Berks county, to
be postmaster at Reading.
With the advent of n new postmaster
general, who has never been in political
sympathy with either of the Pennsyl-
vania senator's, and more latterly with
Quay's reelection to the senate hung up
by a deadlock in the legislature, thus
making Penrose the only senator, it was
feared by the Republican organization
managers in the state that the admins
tration might depart from the usual
rule in selecting postmasters.
conference has been held at the
White House between President Nc
Kinley, Postmaster General Smith and
Senator Pcnrose, when the subject was
fully discussed. 1t was finally agreed
that in the event of Senator Quay's
failure to be reelected, Senator Penrose
would be permitted to name all the post
masters in the districts represented in
the FiftysiXth congress by Democrats
An exception was made Of the Twenty
sixth, or the Erie-Crawford district in
which Congrcssman-at-la Davenport
lives. Through the courtesy of Senator
Penrose, Mr.. Davenport was given CON
troll Of the Offices there. It was, of course.
understood that should Senator Quay be
reelected, ne and Senator pcnrose would
have an equal say in filling these Offices
In short, the result of the conference
fully upheld the right of Republican sen
ators to appoint postmastcrs in Demo
cratic congressional districts, and en-
phasizcd the fact that the administration
would not depart from that custom.
Tho iunDPI. Urn of this IuIrrst "a nGi,,,