The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-23
SURE OF QUAY'S REFLECTION
GOTERNOR STONE ISSUED Il STATE
MENT List NIGHT.
of Senator's Supporters-Claims Gains
-COnspiracy Case Fully Ventilated
and Its Political Character Is Thor
oushiy Understood by the People.

| ouShiy UnIefStOod Dy the PeOple.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. Ex-Governor
! Stone gave out the following statement
this evening on the senatorial situation:
My opinion has not changed since I
expressed the belief, after the action of
the caucus making Mr.. Quay nominee
of the republican party for the United
states senate, that he will be reelected
His supporters have not had break
in their lines since that time, and they
have made gains. Pennsylvania Is a
republican state and unless there are
some serious reasons why a regularly
nominated candidate Of the republican
party in the state should not be elected,
it is safe to predict that he will win.
More than two-thirds of the republican
members of the general assembly are
already publicly committed to him. No
one can honestly and fairly question the
regularity of the nomination of Senator
Quay. The caucus was regularly call
ed and properly conducted. Stalwart
republicans generally throughout the
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 fully ventilated and the political
C ara ter cf the proceeding is thorough
ly understood by the people The argu-
ment of Attorney Watson before the
supreme court clearly demonstrated
that there was nothing in the bills Of
indictment against Senator Quay,nor In
the testimony showing him to have vio-
lated any law. This has been made
plain to all, as has the fact that this
prosecution was inspired AMI instituted
for the purpose of influencing votes
against Senator Quay in his senatorial
canvass. 1t is not my purpose or inten-
tion to quarrel with anyone who is op-
posed to Senator Quay. That Is his
right and privilege. But / do say that
l believe that way down in the hearts
of nearly one half of a million republi-
cans of Pennsylvania who voted for
me for governor, there is feeling of
sympathy for Senator Quay in the pres
ent contest. He has been an able and
victorious field marshal of the repuo-
lican party not only in local and state
campaigns, but in one of the greatest
and most bitterly fought national cam
paigns ever waged in American politics
LAS a member of the United States
senate he has watchfully and zealously
guarded the great Industrial, manufac-
turing 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 con-
gress. through whose close relations
with his colleagues on both sides of the
house and his statesmanlike course on
the floor Of the senate. have saved
Pennsylvania industries from ruin by
the amendments he had inserted in the
Wilson tariff bill for their especial pro-
lection. There should be no occasion
for concern among the friends OF Sen
ator Quay on account of the present
deadlock on the senatorshiD Public |
sentiment in his favor is making itself |
felt among the members of the legisla-
ture. If Senator Quay's supporters
stand firm, as / am convinced they will, |
he reelection will certainly follow in |
due time.
Signed. William A. Stone"