Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-04-27

| lot gives Colonel quay 80 votes, three
Of his friends were paired. so he thus
had 96 Republican supporters to the
end. The total strength of the insur-
gents was but 20. They pol:ed SO votes
and had one absentee. This number was
largely made up of the followers of the
Martin machine in Philadelphia and
the Magee-Flinn organization in AL
legheny. Among the others were men
who have no claim to recognition as
Republicans, as they were elected over
regularly nominated Republican cam
didates for the legislature, through
fusion with Prohibitionists and Demo-
Gratis. Conceding them all to be Re-
publicans, however, Colonel Quay, after
all the defections, had majority of 26
Of this Republican vote at the end OF
the contest.
In any other state men who under
similar circumstances would prevent
the election of regular Republican
| caucus nominee for United States sena-
tor would be branded as traitors, driv-
en- from the organization and be for
! ever barred from recognition from the
Republican party. The Republicans of
Pennsylvania can be depended upon, as
already indicated by the result of the
primary elections, to attend to the
eases Of these insurgent guerrllas.
QUAY WILL BE SEATED.
There seems to be little doubt that
the appointment of Colonel Quay by
| Governor Stone will be promptly recog-
niZed and accepted by the United
States senate. No better evidence could
be wanted of the fact that Senator
Quay's enemies fear this than the ex-
hi
by the newspaper organs Of the op-
ponents of the Beaver statesman in
their efforts to show that he has little
chance of being seated. They place
great stress on the cases of the three
silvertes appointed by governors of as
many states who We're not admitted to
the senate. They were Lee Mantle, of
Montana; A. C. Beckwith, OF Wyom-
ing, and John b. Allen, of Washington,
and also upon the case of Henry w.
Corbett, of Oregon. In the cases of
Mantle, Beckwith and Allen number
of senator's We're influenced to cast
their ballots against the admission of
these men because of their attitude on
the money question. Corbett was handi-
capped in his efforts to get recogni-
tiOn from the fact that Senator Mitch
ell, whom he hoped to succeed. aspired
to- reelection at the following session
of the legislature, and was a favorite
with his colleagues in the senate, and
also by the methods employed in his
campaign not only in his state, but in
Washington.
The anti-Quay newspapers are try
ing hard to make ii appear that ali
the senatorial precedents are against
admitting Mr.. Quay. Such is not the
case. The senate has time after time
decided in favor of the right of gov
ernor to appoint senator after the
legislature had failed to elect A few of
these are worthy of mention
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The first case in which a guberna
torialappointee applied for admission to
the senate occurred March 81, 1890, at
time when delegates to the consti-
tutional convention We're members of
the senate. and they were the best
judges of the meaning of the constitu
ton. Mr.. Grayson. of Virginia. senator,
died, and George Mason was elected by
the Legislature against his will to sue
ceed Grayson. Mason declined. Here
was a case in which the legislature
failed to elect a man who was willing
to take the Office, although it had an
opportunity of doing So Nevertheless,
John Walker, the governors appointee,
was seated by the senate and con-
test was not thought of.
The term of William Cooke. of Tenn
| esse, expired March 3, 1897. The legis-
lature, up to that time. had not elected
his successor. He was appointed to sue
ceed himself and the senate seated
him.
The term of Uriah Tracey, senator
for Connecticut, expired March 3, 1901.
Up to that time the legislature had not
elected his successor. The governor ap-
pointed him to succeed himself, and
the senate seated him.
The term of William Hndman, of
Maryland. expired March 3. 1901. Up
to that time the legislature had failed
to elect his successor. The governor of
Maryland appointed him to succeed
himself, and he likewise was seated.
The term of Samuel Smith of Mary
land, expired in 1903. He was ap-
pointed to succeed himself, the legis
lature having failed to elect his sue
cessor, and the senate, by vote of 10
to G, gave him his seat.
| The term of Aaron Ogden. senator
from New Jersey, expired on the Sd
| of March, 1903. The legislature had
| failed to elect his successor. The gov
ernor of New Jersey appointed John
| Condit to succeed him. and Condit was
seated by the senate.
The term of Joseph Anderson. OF
| Tennessee, expired March g. 1909. Tho
| governor appointed him to succeed
| himself. the legislature having failed
! to elect, and the senate seated him.
| The term of Samuel Smith. of Mary
| land. expired March 3, 1909. without
| the election by the legislature of his
successor He was again appointed by
| the governor TO succeed himself, and
| the senate seated him.
! The term of Charles Cults, of New
| Hampshire, expired March 3. 1918. The
legislature failed to elect his successor
and on the I'd of April, 1913. the gov
/ ernOr appOinted him to succeed him