The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-21
QUAY HAS TROUBLES
The Campaign "a Com-
edy of Errors"
HIS OWN STATE CHAIRMAN.
Hard and Cruel Fate Continues to Pursue
the Boss in His Efforts to Hold the
Nose of the Party Up Stream.
Especial Correspondence

4 Especial correspondence
Philadelphia, Sept. 1S.-The Demo-
cratic state committee is now more
royalty housed in Philadelphia than it
has been in years. Large, airy rooms
have been fitted up with Democratic
simplicity" at 140S-10 South Penn
square, within the shadow of the city
hall. the costliest pile of marble, brick
and cement in the world, a colossal
monument of Republican extravaganza
and knavery. Here during the cam
paign State Chairman Killing of Erie,
Secretary Meyer of Schuylkill and
Representative Palm of Crawford, in
charge of the publicity department,
will be daily found on the "hring
line" together with staff of assist
ants. A large and hospitable latch
string hangs on the doors outside.
Democrats and others interested in
the war upon the Quay machine and
In favor of honest and economical
state government are invited to drop
in. and it goes without saying, they
will be welcome.
since our ldSl epislie luo Poi'iN"i
temperature in the state has arisen
somewhat, but has hardly touched
summer heat from the fact that the
Republican campaign has Slipped a
cog" The loudly heralded intention
Of the Quay managers to open the
campaign with blare of trumpets,
battery of spellbinders and with Colo
mel Barnett raising the blazing cross"
aloft with one hand and the flag in the
other, has been run on side track.
THE TROUBLE WITH BARNETT.
Colonel Barnett has got psoriasis, or,
In plain English, the itch. This means
that between the itch and the pepper
ing in store for him and his aiders and
abettors that he and they will be kept
scratching from now until the 4th of
October.
Colonel Barnett is now in sani-
tarium, and the opening of the cam
paign has been deferred until Oct. 4,
when the Republican State League of
Clubs will hold a fandango at Harris
burg, when the shootn' of niggers in
the Philippines will be glorified and
pertinent state issues ignored again
as completely as was the case with
Quays state convention. Meanwhile
the Quay machine is beset with
troubles, and like the i'll luck man who
begins to slide down hill, every fell
low citizen stands ready to give him 4
kick to expedite his descent.
COMEDY OF ERRORS.
Quay's appearance before the last
legislature in the role of IAN old panta-
loon," clamoring to be permitted to
retain his seat in the senate, was "a
comedy of errors" and the Republic
can campaign this fall promises to ex-
ceed it not only as a comedy, but as a
farce-comedy as WELL
The choice of General Reeder, who
was kicked out of the Hastings cabi-
net for cause. for chairman, has been
found to be an error. In the first
place he is discredted and smirched
with the Independent voters. Then
his selection is the foolish Haunting OF
red rag before the maddened insur-
gents. The famous resolutions he
wrote for adoption by his Northamp-
ton convention, in which he termed
those Republicans who had voted fol
anti-Quay members of the legislature
and the anti-Quay legislators who
voted against Quay as towards anC
traitors" and declared that "sucf
masqueraders should be debarred from
taking part in the deliberations of the
party" is regarded as the serving O
a formal and insulting writ upon then
and their ilk that their votes arr
neither wanted or required for the Re
publican state ticket this fall
Then, the machines place holders
are demurring at Chairman Reeder'
assessment for campaign Doodle on tn,
ground that while he was in the lux
urious enjoyment of the $4,000 job o
secretary of the commonwealth he re
fused to chip in a single penny to tn
state committees treasury. Then, lib
eral contributors are declining to remi
for the reason that they have no con
fdence in the committees manage
ment, which is most serious thing
since there is a debt of $780, 900 whic
will have to be liquidated, as tn
creditors are tired and urgent Bu
the troubles do not cease here. Ger
eral Goblin, who Is permitted to roar
about without a check rein or a mus
zle, and whom no politician will il
sure against committing blunders
Il speechlet to the Changers at vii
iam's Grove, threw another handful
salt and pepper on the raw flesh of ii
insurgents by coarsely reminding the
of their sins and that threre are 4
seats checked for them in the Qua
band wagon.
Then in the Quay privy council Il
iealousies, the trace kicking and co
punching of the tin lieutenants, whic
nave been so notorious, have broke
out afresh. compelling the "old maa
in sheer self defense, to send Il
printice boys to bed and take the d
rection of matters In his own hands.
BULL" ANDREWS MISTAKE.
The old Crawford rooster, Bill A
jrews, who was deprived Of his u
feathers while the 'printice boys we
.musing mankind with their come,
Of errors" during the legislature, b
again been restored by the boss
power and favor on the basis OF Ca
tain Cutie and old Soil Gills-that