The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-09-06
INSURGENTS WHO
WERE NOT IN TT.
Twenty Eight Members of the
Legislature Who Were
Turned Down.

Philadelphisa Inquirer.
Tne Republican insurgents in the re-
cent deadlock ia the United States Sem
atorial contest can not but take the &C
ton of the Republican State Conven-
ton at Harrisburg a. a complete repu-
diation Of their factional opposition to
the Republican CAUCUS nominee for
United States Senator by the represent
atives Of their Republican constituents
who passed upon this important issue
at primary elections held since the adj
journment of the Legislature. An an
alysis has been made of the vote by
counties in the State Convention on the
adoption Of the State platform, which
on the subject of the United States Sen
atorship said:
''The Republican party owes debt
of gratitude to her senior United States
Senator, Matthew Stanley Quay, who
for more than quarter Of century
has stood in the forefront Of the battle
for Republican supremacy. Our State
is entitled to full representation in the
United States Senate, and we indOrse
the action of the Governor in making
his appointment to the vacancy caused
by the failure of the Legislature to
elect -
The significance of the vote on this
declaration is that the delegates from
the home districts softwenty-eight mem-
bers of the Legislature who claim 10 be
Republicans aud who voted against
Colonel Quay, the Republican caucus
nominee for United States Senator,
voted to indorse the action Of the Gov
ernOr in making the Senatorial appoint
ment OF these twenty-eight all were
nominated and elected as Republicans
except four. The latter, while claiming
TO be Republicans, ran against the can
didates of the Republican party and
were elected on fusion tickets, By the
aid of Democratic and Prohibition
votes.
Here is a list of these twenty-eight
members of the General Assembly, the
fusionists being indicated by the aster-
isk Ctl after their respective names:
Caucus BOLTERs REPUDIATED.
Philadelphia Distriets-Sd, William
Reed; 9Th, Edw Wadsworth; 10th, W.
F. Stewart, Elias Abrams; 2lst, John
F. KeatOr; 22d, Robt. A. Linton; 18th,
Mcclellan Hersh; 18th, Palmer Lau-
bach, A. l.. Allen.
Bradford, Robert 5. Edmonson, L.
w. Manley.
Butler, James \. Moore, John Din
ninger.
Delaware, William c. Sproul, Ward
r. Bliss.
Chester, P. l. Jefferis, John B. Ran
DALI
Clearfield, Joseph Alexander.
Lackawanna, Nathan G.. Maekey.
Luzerne, Frank L. Snyder.
Mercer, John VI. Martin.
Montgomery, Jason Sexton, II. III.
Fetterolf
MOntOur, James Foster.
Somerset, William II. KOOntz, sam
uel A. Kendall.
There We're ninety-six Of the Repub-
lican members of the General Assem-
bly, who, despite the sinister influences
brought to bear upon them, remained
to the last voting for the Republican
caucus nominee for Senator. IL the
men in the above list recognized the
sentiment of their constituents, as did
the delegates to the State Convention.
there would be no question about the
election Of a Republican Senator from
Pennsylvania
In the entire convention of 2fS rep
resentative Republicans there was not
a single sO-ealled insurgent member Of
the Legislature elected as a delegate to
the Convention outside the limits Of the
Finn machine control OF Allegheny
county. In Philadelphia one Of them
slipped in, Leslie Yates, proxy. He
did not face his constituents at the pri-
maries. While the Legislature was in
session there was a great deal of talk
about the insurgents representing the
people, but it is noted that they did not
have the temerity to go before the peO-
pie for vindicatiOn and have them
selves elected as delegates to the Con-
I ventiOn. In Bucks and other counties,
where they said they would DO this,
they finally changed their minds and
concluded that they would let some
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