Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-23
A BOOST FOR QUAY.
Governor Stone Comes to the Sena-
tors Rescue.
HE THINKS THERE IS NOTHING
IN THE CRIMINAL PROCEED
INGS AGAINST THE BIG BOSS,
AND THAT HE WILL CERTAIN
LY BE ELECTED BY THE GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY-AN ARGU-
MENT FOR REPUBLICAN CON-
SUMPTION ONLY.

Harrisburg, Pa, January 22.-Gov-
ernor Stone gave the following signed
statement this evening on the Sena-
torial situation:
my opinion has not changed since
| expressed the belief, after the action
OF the caucus making Col. Quay the
nominee of the Republican party for
United States Senator, that he would
be reelected. His supporters have not
had a break in their lines since that
time, and they have made gains. Penn
s%ylvania is a Republican State, and un-
less there are some serious reasons why
a regularly nominated candidate of the
Republican party in the State should
not be elected, it is usually safe to pre-
dict that he will win. More than two
thirds of the Republican members of
the General Assembly are already pub
licly committed to him. No one can
honestly or fairly question the regu-
larity of the nomination of Senator
Quay. The caucus was regularly called
and properly conducted. Stalwart Re-
publicans generally throughout the
commonwealth have accepted him as the
candidate of their party and want to
see him elected.
The conspiracy case brought against
him in the heat of the campaign has been
July ventilated, and the political charac-
ter of the proceedings is thoroughly I'M
derstood by the people. The argument
of Attorney Watson before the Supreme
Court clearly demonstrated that there is
nothing in the bills of indictment against
Senator Quay, nor in the testimony
showing him to have violated any law.
This has been made plain to all, as has
the fact that this prosecution was in
influencing votes against Senator Quay
in his Senatorial canvass. 1t is not my
purpose or intention to quarrel with any
one who is opposed to Senate Quay. That
is his right and privilege. But 1 do say
that 1 believe that way down in the hearts
of nearly one-half million Republicans of
Pennsylvania who voted for me for Gov
ernor at the last election, there is a feel
ing of sympathy for Senator Quay in the
present contest. He has been a brave
soldier in the hour of his country's trials,
he has been a gallant, able and victorious
field marshal of the Republican party,
not only in local and State campaigns, but
in one of the greatest and most bitterly
fought national contests ever waged in
American politics. To him, more than to
any one else, as chairman of the Repub-
lican National Committee. did we owe the
election of Gen. Benjamin Harrison to the
presidency. AS a member of the United
States Senate he has watchfully inc zeal
ously guarded the great industrial, man.
ufacturing and commercial interests of
our commonwealth. His influence was po-
tential, not only in materially aiding in
the passage of the Mckinley bill, but with
the Democrats in control of Congress,
through his close relations with his col
leagues, on both sides of the house, and
his statesmanlike course on the floor Of
the Senate, saved Pennsylvania indus
tries from ruin by the amendments he had
inserted in the Wilson bill for their es-
pecial protection.
There should be no occasion for con-
Germ among the friends of Senator Quay
on account of the present deadlock on
the Senatorship. Public sentiment in his
favor is making itself felt among the
members of the Legislature. If Senator
Quay's supporters stand firm, as I am con-
WINGED they will, his reelection will GER
tainly follow in due time.
(Signed) WIN. A. STONE"