The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
LEAVE THE INSURGENTS
Prominent Members Of the Lsgis-
lature to Be With Regulars
in Future.
DELAWARE COUNTY LEADS.
Great Di=apooi=tmeat to the Oppo-
ncnts of Colonel Quay. who Had
Hoped to Make That county a
Promising ns..,e Grornd.
(special Correspondrncel

upon the Beaver statesman at his hotel
TO pay their respects. II was their
first opportunity to greet him since his
return from Florida. and they found
him enjoying splendid health and in
excellent spirits. That he was conf
dent of being seated by the United
States senate was made quite manifest
to all his friends. and that as usual he
was looking ahead was also apparent
from the number OF little conferences
that he held during his brief stay with
marty leaders of most OF the counties
east of the Susqueianna river. Among
his callers were many members OF the
senate and house Of representatives
| who voted for him at Harrisburg
throughout the deadlock.
The most interesting festure Of Col
onel Quay's presence here was the fact
that several members of the legislature
who bolted the Republican caucus ana
who refused to support the nominee OF
| that caucus on the senatorial balloting
/ visited Colonel Quay in his rooms and
voluntarily declared their intention 10
stand with the regular Republican or
| ganization in the future and to have
nothing further to do with the insur-
| gent movement
Ten of the men who voted against
| Colonel Quay refused to sign the ad-
/ dress to the United States senate
against his being seated. and many OF
those who did sign this latest insur-
| gent paper have no earthly show OF
| ever getting back to the legislature.
| Senator Sproul and Representative
Bliss, both OF Delaware county, who
were conspicuous in the insurge1t
movements, called upon Colonel Quay
with others in a delegation from Della
ware county during his late visit here.
and it was announced that peace had
been brought about and that there
would be no contest for the legislative
nominations at the coming Republican
primaries. There has been a complete
/ harmony program outlined, which in
/ cIudes the election of delegates to the
| Republican state convention. the nomi-
/ nation Of candidates for the county
ticket and the election Of the veteran
Judge Clayton as the delegate to the
Republican national convention. This
arrangement for the bringing OF all the
elements of the Republican party to-
gether in Delaware county is severe
blow TO Wanamakerism. IL is known
that desperate efforts we're made TO
break throu~h the lines OF the regulars
in this county Inducements of start
| ling nature were offered TO have the =.
leader of tho Republican organization.
| PrOthonotary Mathues, leave his
friends. who have recognized Colonel
Quay as their leader. and join the in
| surrelts Mathues is what is known
as - true blue" and he could not
be sweryed by any propositions, no
matter how great the personal benefit
might he to him.
NEWSPAPER GUNS SPIKED.
Tie insurgents rely upon the Phil
adelphia newspapers carrying the bis
last page advertisements as their prin-
cipal asset in their attempts to carry
counties east OF the Alleghenies. These
papers are all intensely anti-Quay. and
nothing appears in them to annoy or
displease the political friends Of Wan
amaker. They always fight for the in
surgents. whether their batteries are
trained upon voters OF the state or the
members of the United States senate
| at Washington, in a crusade such as is
being waged TO prevent the seating OF
| Colonel Quay. Doctored news reports
and venomous editorials are given by
the yard. but up TO date they have not
accomplished much for the political
advancement Of their patron. The Re
| publican organizations in Chester and
Montgomery counties have been made
particular marks for these newspapers,
and the stalwart are attacked and mis-
represented, while the insurgents are
| praised and b0omed on all occasions.
In these counties these methods at the
last legislative election resulted in the
election OF fusion legislative tickets
with Democrats and guerrilla Republi
cans running together. But at the last
election, despite the assaults made
upon Colonel Barnett by these same
newspapers. the Republicans were tri-
umphant. and It is likely that they
will be so again next fall.
With the purpose to continue the
fight. the insurgents had put Delaware
county down as one of the counties in
which they hoped to make special in
roads in the ranks of the regulars.
They were preparing TO open fire upon
the stalwarts. This harmony scheme,
however, fairly takes the ground from
under them, and they may now order
the newspapers to fire away for all they
are worth and they will accomplish
nothing in Delaware county. The new
arrangement eontemplates the nomina-
tion of the former Republican state
chairman, Thomas V. Cooper. for the
house of representatives at Harris
burg He will be one Of the leaders
of the stalwarts.
NATIONAL CONVENTION PLANS.
The arrangements for the Republi-
can national convcation are progress
ing satisfactorily. General Frank
Reeder, chairman of the Republican
state committee, has secured rooms at
the Hotel Walton for the Pennsylvania
delegation, aud many OF the most i'm
portant delegations will be quartered
there. Members of the subcommittee
of the Republican national committee
will visit this city within the next ten
days and will confer with the local
committeeman regarding the plans for
the convention. The immense audi
torium of the National Export exposi-
| tion, in which the convention is to
held, is being remodeled, and there is
no doubt that everything will be in
satisfactory shape in ample time
President J. Hampton Moore. of the
State League of Republican Clubs, has
called a meeting of representatives of
| all tie Republican clubs of this city
and vicinity to map out program for
the entertainment of the visiting dele
cations. The present idea is to alot
to each of the clubs one or more state
delegations and have then, meet the
/ yisitors on their arrival and escort
them to their respective headquarters
They will also provide for their en-
tertainment during their stay in this
city. There is every reason to believe
/ that the delegates and elubmen will
be pleased with their reception.
The Republican primary election will
not be held until the second week in
January. but. with the exception of one
| district. the delegates to tine Republi-
| can national convention from Phila-
delphia have been agreed upon They
are Israel ". Durham and Congress-
man H. H. Bingham. First congress
sional district; United States Senator
Boies Penrose and David II. Lane. Sec
| ond; Select Councilmen James B.
Anderson and Joseph II. Klemmer.
Third, and Charles F. Kindred and a.
S. L. Shields. Fourth. The delegates
from the Fifth district have not yet
been agreed upon. though it Is not
likely there VII. be a contest.
A Lucky Accident