The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-02-16
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
FAIRLY TESTED.
Philadelphia Republicans Strongly
Favor Senator Quay's
Recollection,
FROST FOR THE BOLTERS,

AbOJA Oh ILL bOhL hlsOt
While the Regulars Are Enthusiastic
ally Endorsed by Great Crowds, the
Flinn-Martin Kiokers Find Empty
benches aud Get Cold Reception.
Philadelphia, Feb. 1L-More striking
and significant evidence Of the senu-
ment Of the people on the United States
senatorial issue now before the citizens
OF Pennsylvania could not be given
than was exhibited at two public meet
ings held In this city on the same night
last week. a meeting OF stalwart Re
publicans In a single legislative ais
trict was attended by more people, who
enthusiastically declared in favor OF
the nominee Of the Republican caucus
Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay. than were
present at what was advertised to be
"a great popular demonstration Of citi-
zens against the reelection Of Senator
Quay" One was a spirited and hearty
expression OF loyalty to party principle
and candidates coming from a large
and earnest body of Republicans; the
other was a chilling frost, with more
than half OF the seats in the building
vacant, and with no enthusiasm or
fervor manifested by the audience.
sTALwARTs DECLARE THEM
SELVES.
In ringing terms the voters OF the
First representative district at a meet
ing at Relnstlne's hall. Seventh and
Dickinson streets, pledged their al
legiance to Senator Quay. There were
present over 1000 citizens of the two
wards which comprise this district,
and the following resolution was passed
unanimously amid the widest enthu-
siasm;
THE Republican voters OF the First
representative district, comprising the
First and Thirty-ninth wards, in mass
meeting assembled, herewith earnestly
and emphatically protest against the
course Of those members Of the legis-
lature Of Pennsylvania who. although
elected as Republicans. have thus far
failed to abide by the decision Of the
Republican caucus and support the
unanimous nominee OF over two-thirds
of the Republican members Of the gen.
eral assembly of Pennsylvania for
United States senator. Hon. Matthew
Stanley Quay.
Party precedent has declared since
the organization of the Republican
party that the will Of the majority
shall rule. The Republican caucus
nominee, the Hon. Matthew Stanley
Quay, by his mastery strategic ability,
as chairman of the Republican national
committee, led the party to victory,
and as a member Of the United States
senate has zealously and successfully
labored for the welfare of the great in
dustrial and commercial interests of
the state.
1--WE heartily approve and commend
the action of our representatives, Hon
George A. Ware, in the senate, and Hon
Charles H. Selby and Hon. Joseph Mac
Iver, in the house of representatives,
and all the other members of the legis-
! lature who have loyalty and consistent
| ly supported and voted for Hon, Mat
J thew Stanley Quay for United States
/ senator, and we respectfully and ear
nestly urge upon all Republicans in the
| general assembly of Pennsylvania who
have the welfare Of their party and
country at heart to do likewise"
The significance of this action lies in
1 the fact that it was passed spontane-
4 ously and not as an aftermath of pro-
1 Quay speeches. No sooner did Chair
1 man Ware read the title Of the reso-
1 luton than every one in the large hail
/ broke forth into enthusiastic cheers,
| which were kept up until the measure
was adopted.
| The meeting was afterward ad-
! dressed by Samuel H. Ashbridge and
John L. Kinsey, the Republican can
didates for mayor and city solicitor, re-
| spectively.
The Wanamaker political bureau
managed the anti-Quay meeting. They
had big advertisements In all the news
| papers subsidized by the immense
| Wanamaker advertising patronage.
! Tickets of admission to the meeting
were distributed from the business Of
fees of all these newspapers, and a
special train was run down from Har-
risburg to carry the speakers to ad-
dress the meeting. The principal speak
er was William Finn, a state senator
from Pittsburg, who is also a highway
! fortune by his control of councils and
manipulation of contracts and oppor-
tunities to get ION the ground floor
in the operation Of valuable franchises
obtained from the city. He is a typical
politician Of the practical school. such
as thrive in New York under Tammany
rule, This eminent gentleman, as the
star speaker at the great reform"
| demonstration, was too much for the
respectable people of Philadelphia.
They declined to be party to this sort
| Of a political game, Finn, who is lead
| ing the fight against Senator Quay at
| Harrisburg, has a personal grievance
| against the senior senator, who on
more Nuan one occasion exposed his ne
| farious schemes to the people OF Al
| legheny. AS has been stated, the meet
ing was a complete failure. The lower
| part Of the Academy Of Music, where
| the meeting was held, was only partly
! filled and there was nobody In the up
| per tiers. Wanamaker, who had a seat
in one of the proscenium boxes, went
home disgusted before the meeting
was half over.
Notwithstanding the slim attend
ance, all the newspapers controlled
by Wanamaker influence came out the
next morning with four and five coll
umns of speeches assailing Senator
Quay, and eading the readers OF the
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