The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-01-26


tries TO control the JOINT ConVeh-
tfon and TniIs-A Red Hot Time in
u,,.,,. A.. ~,,,. ,,,,
Especial Correspondence)
Harrisburg. Jan. 23.-The situation in
Harrispurg the past week mas no'
changed quay is sun outsiue III,
ureas,Worhs. anu 'ne De,moo,a.s n.y.
the Key 10 tne situa'ion. WIN 'he CO
operation Oh the ahti-Quay nepuon
cans they nave successIui'S ,,,
seVerai attempts Oh tne quay nepuv
CANS 'o iiilrihse On 'heir rish's'
was pa''icuiarly 'he case oii 'ae' -
"esuay' "nei .ne new lieu'eiia".
ernor, ., r. 6opin' at.eihp.eu III @
most high hanueu way 10 RUE 'he Joi"'
convention IN pehair OF quay.
AT the democratic caucus heiu 'na'
morning, IL was oeciueu 10 piesent
series OF rules Tor governing the JUN
convention Ihe anu-ouay hepuolican
ieauers had peeh invited 10 uiscosS
these rules ana hau asreeu u 'hei'i'
and guaranteed TO stand py tne Dei''o-
crats IN securing their adoption. lheie
was nothing particular IN the ruies' eN-
only one JOINT paiot ior ohiteu o.a.eH
senator per Gay rms was uistas'eiu,
10 the quay leaders ana 'hey iar,
tneir pians 10 uelea' Tue auop''on u
he rules ana Lieutenant ioNernoi
"ooih was seiec'eu us 'ne oiu''
DIXON'S JOINT RULES.
Aooora,,r,, u,hor penresentatiya
D;xo,,, of Ti,, tho Dauocratic leader.
g. ,;stor 60 tha,,, tio rr1ed tban them
o,,, ~ ardar ,rhor Mr. Dixon anneal-
oS ,ror, bis decisior seconded bv SEN
- Ir,,, ,ta ant,,ouoy leader R,t
.~o,, Coh,r rof,sod 70 ,isten to the
annao, Ir,na,,, u,hon q burr,ed attemnt
'.,.,. a. 49,. ,,o O., r,a,, 70 adiourn
CIT, .i,,, dionissed the CON
,,o,,.,a, na,,,s,rr 60 col, tho yeas and
,,a,,, ne dor,ar6od bv half tho Demo-
Gratis on the floor and the anti-Quay
Republicans. In an instant the mousse
was IN an uproar' protest iIlee''is
was held, WIN Bliss anu -Quay hepuo
ncan OF Delaware as chairiiiah' anu
Dixon, Democrat OF Elk as secretary
A series or vigorous resoiu,iohs' ue-
nounclng 1opln anu MS ac'ion, "ei
framed. That day II was also ueclueu
that II in the future Gopin attempted
anything more or the KIND ne would pe
dismissed from the chair. All Wednes-
day afternoon Hon. George "A. JenKs'
Hon. John II. Fow and ex-Judge Cor
don, of Philadelphia, three of the ablest
Democratic lawyers In this state win
ex-Attorney Ganeral III. c. Mccormick.
Republican, were in Harrisburg law
Office examining the law as to Gobins
viuh IN n
tion as lieutenant governor. 1t was
found that he had no right, nothing
but courtesy and precedent permitting
him to so act. The protest was signed
by 139 senator's and members. the ma
jority of the Legislature, all of them
Democrats and anti-Quay Republicans,
with perhaps half dozen Quay men
who became disgusted with the action
of their party.
nrN,oCp ATc STAND FAST
The Democrats are IN eNcehent shapt'
during the past week ooioiie' o. W.
Gui1ey' the priiiiah' anu ac,iNe Deiii'-
cratic ieader' ieIt MS great business
In Plttspurg ana came on 10 iiarris-
burg TO look aiter 'ne hsht III per sun.
Hon. George a. Jenks' cahuiuate ior
united states senator spent par' Oh
the week mere. FROM fhiiadeiphi'
came eX-Judge James ei' Gordon' whose
sterling Democracy mas earned MIN
the eternal enfhlty OF the quay ma
chine. ID. A. orr editor OF the HARMS
burg Patriot, ex-Postmaster John IS
Larkin, OF flttspurs' eN-Cou"tS Cnar
man w. D. brehhah' OIL AiIesheny, eA-
Congressman Howard Mutchier, 'Iray
Meek, Colonel Jack Spangier ana
other leading Democrats OF the state
have been in constant attendance
watching the progress OF events. De-
spite the fact that these men were mere
directing the fight in person the quay
men did not hesitate to attempt all
sorts of lying schemes to create fric-
tion between anti-Quay Repupncan'
and the solid Democratic phalanx.
Their most popular mehod was to
start the story that certain members
,,tr,o ond tbot on such q da>
.saso .,,e,, r,o,,rd hrea,, awav from tbf
,ot,o ill., Tbo s+or,, would tho,
n,..',a,,,otaa &c cor,irg From, thf
,w,'soI,ar ha,douartars Every false
80 % ~. l,ir,d H,,as aI1eged to CONF