Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-13

lature Will adjourn on the 2Oth 1nSt.,
and in the nine days remaining there
is promise of some of the most ex-
citing kind of politics. Backed by the
sentiment of the great mass of the
Republican voters of the common
wealth in favor of party loyalty and
regularity, the supporters of Colonel
Quay for the United States senator
ship have returned from their homes
determined to march behind the
partys standard to the end of the
battle. There will be no surrender to
the guerrllas under the leadership of
Finn, of Allegheny, and Martin, of
Philadelphia, the discredited city
bosses, backed by the financial re-
sources of Wanamakerism, represent
ing the most selfish principles in poll
tics
During the last few days there has
been preconcerted effort on the part
of the newspapers. thriving on the inn
mense advertising patronage of Wana-
maker, to place the responsibility for
the deadlock upon Colonel Quay. They
totally ignore the fact that he is the
caucus nominee for senator and that q
mere minority has, up to date, pre-
vented the election of the Republican
nominee
ISSUE BEYOND QUAY.
Senator Quay has not the power to
break the deadlock by taking himself
out of the way. The question is one
that is far above and beyond Quay. 1t
is a question of the right of the Re-
publican party of Pennsylvania to
make Il nomination and to insist that
the voice of the majority shall be the
voice of the party. That is the issue
and there is no other Senator Quay
would be an migrate should he advo-
cate the surrender of the majority to
4 small and malicious minority. He
cannot do that. 1t is his duty to re-
main a candidate until the end and
throw all the responsibility of the
deadlock upon the shoulders of those
where it rightly belongs.
Senator Quay cannot prevent the
deadlock, but Boss Finn, of Pittsburg,
and eX-Boss Martin, of Philadelphia,
can. Wanamaker does not count a fac
tor, because his personal following in
the legislature is extremely small. I'm
fortunately, both Finn and Martin can
crack their whips about the ears of
sufficient number of personal hench-
men to hold the balance of power.
Finn has done this thing because he
hates Quay, and his hatred is of more
Importance to him than the organiza
tion of the Republican party. Martin is
in the guerrilla warfare because, hav-
ing once tasted the blood of tTeachery
he prefers treachery and the absolute
violation of his personal pledge to
manly politics. These are the men who
are doing this thing. and they and
their followers must accept the punish
ment which political parties inflict
Stalwart Republicans will not con-
cede that the party is going to smash,
for while the guerrillas have done
their best to create chaos and break it
up they have not succeeded in doing so.
The attack upon the Republican party
has been going on for two years, and
Wanamakerism has done its very
worst. 1t has succeeded in overthrow
ing seven congressional districts, but
there is every reason to believe that it
has reached the end of its string. The
Republicans of Pennsylvania know
persecution when they see it, and are
j not slow in uncovering political hy-
I pocrisy. They understand very well
that this fight against the Republican
majority is not one of principle, but
one of personal revenge, and the man
ner in which at every primary they are
rallying to the support of the Re-
publican majority and are repudiating
the guerrilla politicians is proof pos
tive that the political combination of
have very little influence in the future.
MORE COUNTIES ACT.
There could be no more conclusive
evidence submitted bearing upon the
feeling of Republicans throughout the
state than is given by the actions of
those Republicans themselves. The
Venango county Republican primaries
were held on Saturday last and the
friends of Colonel Quay had a walk
over in the election of delegates to the
state convention. Brigadier General
George A. Wiley, of Franklin, and W.
II. Corrin, of Oil City, who were chosen
state delegates, are pronounced sup
porters of the Beaver statesman. The
few sympathiZers of the Finn boilers
who reside in Venango county con-
cluded that it would be useless to make
fight against these candidates, who
were chosen by the supporters of the
regular organization. General Wiley
was in Harrisburg recently and as
sured the supporters of Senator Quay
that both the delegates would be in
sympathy with the state organization.
ihe anti-Quay faction which was in
strumental in the defeat of the Re-
publican legislative ticket last fall
gave up the fight at the last moment
when they recognized the hopelessness
of their cause. The Quay people were
disappointed at the action of the anti
Quay forces in refusing to fight, after
the bold bluff they had put up. as they
desired to show the anti-Quay people
flN.Nx.
was disagreeable, but large vote was
poled owing to the contest for some
county offices, and where there was a
contest the candidate allied with the
Quay forces won hands down.
In Forest county Republican pri-
maries were also held on Saturday last,
and after spirited contest the fight