The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-01-26
FIRM FRIEND TO VuAY.
A Statement Issued by Gov
" ernor Stone.
THINKS HE'LL BE RE-ELKsrBp.
Declared a Majority Of tho Repsbtsca.s
OF Pennsylvania Favor the Senator.
Van vaikenburg Declared e~sv u.s
All the Votes lie Could Get

HARRIsBURo, Jan. 23.-- Geverner
Stone gave the following signed state
ment on the senatorial situations,
my opinion has not changed sipes
expressed the belief, after the action Of
the caucus making Colonel Quay the
nominee Of the Republican party for
United States senator, that he would be
reelected. His supporters have NOT had
break in their lines since that time
and they have made gains. Pennsyl-
vania is Republican state. and unless
there are some serious reasons why
regularly nominated candidate Of che
Republican party in the state should
not be elected, 1t is usually safe to pre-
dict that he will win. More than two
thirds Of the Republican members of
the general assembly are already pub-
licly committed to him. No one can
honestly or fairly question tho regular
ity Of the nomination of Senator Quay.
The caucus was regularly called aud
properly conducted. Stalwart Repub-
hcans generally throughout tho com
monwealth have accepted him an the
candidate of their party and want 10
see him elected.
"The conspiracy case brought against
him IN the heat of the cam paign has
been fully ventilated and the political
character of the proceedings 10 thor.
oughly understood by the people. The
argument Of Attorney Watson before
the supreme court clearly demonstrated
that there was nothing in the bills OF
indictment against Senator Quay, nor
in the testimony. showing him to have
violated any law. This has been made
Nla,V. aI1 Al. a.. Il. -.
prosecution was inspired and instituted
for the purpose of influencing votes
against Senator Quay's senatorial can
vass. IL is not my purpose or intention
TO quarrel with any one who is opposed
20 Senator Quay. That is his right and
privilege. But do say that 1 believa
that way down in the hearts Of nearly
100000 Republicans of Pennsylvania.
who voted for me for governor at the
last election. there is a feeling OF sym
pathy for Senator Quay in the present
contest.
"He has been brave soldier In the
hour OF his country's trials, he has been
gallant, able and victorious field mar.
shal OF the Republican party, not only
IN local and state campaigns, but in one
OF the greatest and most bitterly fought
national conteste ever waged in Ameri-
can politics. To him, more than any
one else, as chairman of the Republican
national committee, did we owe the
election Of General Benjamin Harrison
to the presidency. AS member of the
United States senate he has watchfully
and zealously guarded the great indus
trial. manufacturing and commercial
interests Of our commonwealth. His in
huence was potential, not only in ma
terially aiding in the passage of the
AcKinley bill, but. with the Democrats
in control of congress, through his close
relations with his colleagues on both
sides of the house and his statesmanliks
course on the floor of the senate, he
saved Pennsylvania industries from
ruin by the amendments he had in
serted in the Wilson bill for their espe-
cial protection.
"Ihere should be no occasion for
concern among the friends of Senator
Quay on account of the present dead
lock on the senatorship. Public senti-
ment in his favor is making itself felt
among the members of the Legislature.
IL Senator Quay's supporters stand
firm, as am convinced they will, his
reelection will certainly follow in due
time. "WILIIAM A. STONE"
Il. A. Van Valkenburg, one of the
managers of the anti-Quay Campaign,
issued statement, in which he said
the senatorial situation was no longer
complicated or uncertain. Mr.. Van
Valkenburg claimed Senator Quay's
strength was ut high tide when he re-
ceived lib votes, which ia just Ia short
of a majority. Against him are 1870
votes, 81 being Democrats and 90 anti
Quay Republicans.
"The Quay managers have abap-
doned all hope Of securing single vote
from the anti.Quay ranks" he adds.
"But while admitting that no Demo-
crat will vote directly for Quay ut any
stage of the contest, they assert with an
air Of mystery rather than OF confidence
that at the proper time enough Demo-
Gratis will be found to supply the neoes-
sary IA votes that Senator Quay must
have to elect him.
1.-THE Quay machine is bankrupt in
the matter of political patronage. All
the attempts of the Quay people 10
create friction between the Democrats
and the anti-Quayites have aEpally
failed. Senator Quay amasse & all his
strength TO break the anti. Quayites last
Wednesday and failed. He has given
orders that every effort must be made
to break them next Thursday, but he
will again fail. Senator Quay may be
able to prolong the deadlock. bus re-
elect himself United States senator
from Pennsylvania. never"
The fourth joint ballot taken ab high
noon Saturday was tame and entirely
perfunctory affair. There were only
six members more than a quorum pres
ent, and the ballot resulted: Quay, So;
jerks, Al; anti.Quay, divided among
eight candidates, 81. There were 90
pairs and absent without pairs, and
Quay was IL votes short of an election.
The absentees were Senator John III.
Brown, Westmoreland, Quay; Senator
John r. Higgins, Schuylkill county,
Democrat; Representative Samuel A.
Kendall, Somerset. anti-Quay; Charles
II. Knoblett, Philadelphia, Quay; Jere-
miah Roth. Lehigh, Dsmocrat; Joseph
w. Smith, Clinton, Democrat. and
Michael j. Tighe, Luzerne. Democrat.