Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-12-14
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Harrisburg, Dec 12-Many promi-
nent Pennsylvanians who were in
Washington last week are in this city
and have interesting stories about The
Quay case before the United States
senate.
Developments in the political situa-
tion during the past few days have
given new evidence of the compact that
has been entered into between the
Flinn-Martin Republican insurgents
and the Guffey Democracy of Pennsyl-
vania upon the issue of the election of
United States senator. 1t is quite
manifest that rather than see Colonel
Quay in the United States senate the
Flinn-Martins would help elect Bry-
ante of the type of Colonel Guffey
from this stalwart Republican COM
monwealth. So vindictive are these
men that they do not hesitate to hold
conferences with the Democratic lead
ers and have it heraIded to the world
that they are working in harmony. AS
they did here during the fight in the
legislature over the election of a Uni
ted States senator. these men are CO.
operating to have the United States
senate reject the appointment of Colo
mel Quay by Governor Stone.
HIGH PRICED LAWYERS ENGAGED
The Flinn-Martin-W -Wanamaker COM
bine, with unlimited money at their
command, have retained a corps of
lawyers to appear before the senate
committee and argue against the seat
ing of Colonel Quay. Among these
high priced lawyers is former MEM
ber of the United States senate. Ed
munds, of Vermont, who has been liv-
ing in Philadelphia for some time and
who has not hestiated to take a fee
from any side of any controversy at
law Edmunds has been retained by
the millionaires' combination that is
fighting Quay What the size of his re-
tanning fee was has not been made
public, but he has the reputation of
not working for nothing. 1t is possibly
quite as well that the money goes to
him, rather than be used to further de-
bauch the elections in this state.
Now the queer part of Edmunds par
ticipation in this case is the fact that
he is on record as arguing and voting
in favor of seating appointees of gov
ernors when state legislatures failed
TO elect or when a vacancy occurred
during recess of legislature. The
journal of congress has column after
column of his speeches advocating the
iCtotilitioi vi ippoihttNS VI SoNOi-
nors. He now accepts the fee of the
Flinn-Martin-W Wanamaker insurgents
and is booked to make the effort of his
life in contradicting everything he said
before upon this subject
But this is lawyer like, and Ed
munds is not to blame.
And then he ought to make enough
out of the game to put coal in his cell
lar for the winter, take Il trip to Paris
next summer and still have comfort
able sum to invest AS the insurgents
have money to burn. Edmunds might
as we'll help to burn it as anybody
else
At least that's what Edmunds no
doubt thinks
Ex-senator Edmunds has been sub
jected to a broadsde of railery since
he has been in Washington. One SEN
ntor suggested that Edmunds' speech
in favor of the seating of Henry w.
Blair, of New Hampshire, who was
appointed by the governor. under eX-
actly similar circumstances as exist in
the Quay case, be printed in parallel
columns with any speech Edmunds
may now make against Quay.
my only connection with this case"
admitted Edmunds to friend lis that
VI COuuScl loi Tic OppOSltlOll W AOiO-
mel Quay, and | propose to reserve my
remarks until | shall appear before
the committee
GUFFEY CHIPS IN, TOO.
Along with the monied men Of the
insurgent outfit. Guffey, who is several
times a millionaire. has been spend
ing cash freely during the last year
to defeat Quay and have himself elect
ed as United States senator. Guffey
spent thousands of dollars trying to
elect jerks governor and many thou
sands more to help elect Democratic
members of the legislature and to keep
them in line when they were elected.
He is now at work to get the Demo-
cratic United States senators from vot-
ing for the seating of Quay. He has
enlisted the active cooperation of Sen
ator Jones, of Arkansas, who is chair
man of the Democratic national COM
mittee, to line up the Democratic SEN
ators. He is using the argument that
it is to the interest of the Democratic
party in Pennsylvania to keep Quay
out of the senate, as it will encourage
the Democratic voters to make an ef-
fort to elect Democratic legislature
in Pennsylvania next fall which would
other wealthy men in the senate, as
Brice, the Ohio millionaire, was sent
some years ago. 1t is said that Guffey
was always envious of Brice, and he
long ago declared that it was the am
bition of his life to occupy seat in
the senate chamber at Washington.
The argument Is advanced that if
Quay shall be seated the Pennsylvania
insurgents will be greatly discouraged
and they will be unable to carry out
the deals in contemplation with the
Democrats for fusion tickets to defeat
regularly nominated Republican can
didates for the legislature next fall.
This is the situation as presented to
the Democratic United States sena-
tors who are being urged in the cause
of Democracy to vote against the seat
ing of QUAY.