Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-03-02
M'KINLEY FAVORS
SENATOR QUAY.
The President Deeply Interested in
the Former National
Chairman.
A SIGNIFICANT APPOINTMENT

Sets Aside His Postmaster General,
who Was Helping Hastings TO Block
Nomination Asked For by Friends
of the Senior Senator.
Special Correspondence.)
Harrisburg, Feb. 2S.-The thirty-sixth
ballot ia the United States senatorial
deadlock today shows no material change
IN the situation. While the friends Of
Senator Quay are confident that he will
ultimately be reelected, they do not ex-
pect this to come about this week.
There is growing sentiment among
Republicans Of the state against the
boilers, who are not only preventing the
election of the regular Republican nomi-
nee for United States senator, but
through the blocking of legislation, are
entailing frightful expense upon the
state. There is an undoubted weakening
| of the lines of the boilers. 1t is predicted
that there may be a break from their
ranks to Senator Quay at any time. Re
| newed assurances come from Washing
ton of President McKinley's deep inter
est i'll Senator Quay's election. The presl-
dent is quoted as saying that the Re-
publican party owes q great debt TO Sen
| ator Quay for his great services in be-
half OF the party and the country, and
that he is entitled to a reelection to the
senate. very important action by Presi-
dent Mckinley few days ago shows
the extent to which he will go to Indicate
his interest in Senator Quay. In appoint
ing w. w. Montgomery TO be postmaster
of Bellefonte. the president was obliged
10 set aside his own postmaster general
TO oblige Senator Quay. The president
sent Montgomery's name into the senate
on Friday last and the nomination was
| confirmed Immediately. This ends one of
the most bitter fights for federal patron
age that has been made since Mckin-
ley's Inauguration. The appointment of
Montgomery was originally recommended
by Congressman Arnold, at the solcita-
ton of Colonel Dale and other leading
citizens of Bellefonte. The papers in the
ease were among the strongest that have
been filed for any candidate from Penn
| sylvania. These recommendations were
| made just prior TO the delegate election
| in Center county. but at the solicitation
| of Governor Hastings, Postmaster Cen
eral Smith. ''held up the nomination i'll
the postoftice department. Hastings
| wanted to impress his fellow citizens
| with his influence at Washington but he
| evidently did not make much impression
| upon them, for his friends were signaliy
defeated at the primary election and
both delegates from the county cast their
votes for Colonel Stone for governor.
| Congressman Arnold was renominated
and. though defeated at the polls.
mainly through the guerrilla campaign
waged by the Wanamakerites. Arnold's
| friends still control the Republican or
| ganization throughout the district. Sena-
tor Quay made personal request of
| President Mckinley to appoint the can
! didate recommended by Congressman
| Arnold. and his nomination was the re-
suit. There is no question that President
Mckinley is a thorough believer in the
Republican party organization and that
he has been consistent throughout his ad-
ministration in recognizing the men who
are loyal to their party colors and who
control their home organizations. His
! brave stand in favor of the reelection OF
| Senator Hanna. after he had received
the support of the Republican caucus in
Ohio. was one of the most recent and
striking exhibitions of stalwart Republi-
/ canism. He has stood by Senators Quay
and Penrose. even when he had to set
| aside the recommendations of his own
| postmaster general. The recent appoint
ment of Charlemagnc Tower. of Philadel-
! phia. to be minister to Russia. was made
at the request of Senator Penrosc Scna-
tor Quay has unquestionably the full
sympathy of President Mckinley III his
canvass for election.
STALWARTS VICTORIOUS.
| The election returns in Philadelphia
and the stalwart attitude assumed by
David II. Lane in expressing the opin-
ion that every Republican should support
! Senator Quay. is calculated to make the
| activ. party men throughout the state
reflect before they encourage any one to
bolt II Republican caucus nominee. A
statement issued from the Van Valken-
berg headquarters in which jubilation
| is expressed over the defeat OF Re-
publican candidates whom they designate
as friends of Senator Quay. in different
towns in the state, has called forth ex-
pressions of indignation from a number
of the Republican regulars here.
IF the Van Valkenbergs were mem
bers of the Democratic party" remarked
Senator Mitchell. of Jefferson. ''we might
look for statements Of this character.
They may glory over Il few isolated cases
in which Republicans for local causes
have been unsuccessful, but they over
look the fact that the nominees of the
Republican party in nearly every county
in the state were uniformly successful in
last weeks elections. The Republican
members of this legislature without the
Republican organizations in their re-
spective localities behind them could
not hope to succeed. Preaching party
treachery and disloyalty TO encourage
Republican senator's and representatives
To bolt their caucus nominee for United
States senator is like suggesting political
suicide to a man to further your own sell
fish ends. The unprecedented majorities
given the Republican candidates for
mayor in PHILADELPHIA and Pittsburg are