The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-08

tee ON judiciary general, they once J
more scored a victory and the bill was
reported 10 the house with favorable
recommendation
The next move of the antl-Quay Re- p
pubHcnns was TO get their friends
among the Democrats to call caucus I
Of the Democratic members OF the
| house to make the hin "a political meas
/ ure aud line up the Democrats against
/ A. There was "a regular circus when
/ this caucus took no the matter. A dozen
| usty Democrats made vigorous
| speeches denouncIng the attempt to
| work the Democratic party 10 satisfy
| the revengeful and spltcful feelings Of
a few hoting Republicans They made
! IL so hot for those who called the eau
! Gus that they withdrew the resolution
| to make the matter a party measure
| and adjourned This caucus served TO
! demonstrate the bitter feeling many of
! the Democrats have toward the men
/ like Martin, Finn. Wanamaker and the
other leaders of the insurgents who
have sought to use the Democrats for
| their selhsh purposes. and also have
given the Democrats nothing.
The weakness of the position Of the
| 20 boltiug Republicans is shown in an
analysis of the situation.
ONLY QUAY CAN BE ELECTED.
Representative Charles 70. Voorhees,.
Of Philadelphia. vice chairman Of the
! Quay steering committee, who has
charge Of the pairing Of the Republican
! members Of the house. when asked
about the claim of the ant-Quay lead
ars that several members who have
been voting for Quay would this week
transfer their votes 10 an Independent
candidate, authorized the following
! statement:
yes, ! have heard these reports. I
! have heard them almost daily since the
balloting began. Any one who has care
! fully reviewed the matter will apprecl-
ate the fact however that charges of
! this character would have no material
effect upon the situation. Nobody but
Quay can be elected. The senator's
| forces have unity OF action and Of pnr-
pose. His opponents are divided in both.
! There is nothing i'm common between
Martin and Finn on the one side and
| Wanamaker on the other Wanamaker
wants to be United States senator now,
not four years hence. Martin aims to
| succeed Senator Penrose four years
! hence and therefore would not stand
for his fellow Philadelphian now. Finn
| thinks that the Quay men will weary Of
the contest and that most Of them will
then break to Magee Although abso-
lutelY loyal to Quay. Magee would be
heartily supported by both Martin and
Finn.
NO SERIOUS BREAK FEARED.
"No serious break can be made in the
Quay lines, even If the legislature shall
al .rrft g1Y TY,ft al
States senator. This means either that
the 50 bolting Republicans must BE-
joined by "A Democrats or that the 81
Democrats must be reinforced by 80
boiling Republicans i'm order to elect,
in the former case a Republican as
Quay's successor or in the other case
A Democrat But the bolting Republi-
cans have declared their purpose to
elect a Republican, and it is certain
that not half of the necessary number
of Democrats would join them in that
effort.
q know that boiling Republicans
claim that half dozen supporters Of
Quay can be drawn away from him.
We do not believe that they can break
our lines. But for arguments sake
concede them those six. That would
reduce Quay's vote to- say 107, and in
crease the huulper OF poltinS ftePupl-
cans 10 % WhaI coulu those 10 40
without the os democrats necessary TO
make up the lzo' d pare majority Oh the
,,,,i,,,,t of ,,,irir,., ,,o,,id 80 oo,1ri,S
continue the relative strength of the
contesting forces in the same proper
tons Therefore, nothing can be fig
ured out but the election of Quay or
the adjournment of the legislature
without eiecting a senator"
NITIEROTrS COMMENDAT ATrOrJS
senator "IIilanh Brown Oh the
steering commute VI the oISaulzaIloh