Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-03-23
REPUBLICANS ELECT
QUAY DELEGATES.
Sweeping Victories in Many Coun-
ties at the Primaries.
PARTY BOLTERS REPUDIATED
Following Triumphs In Indiana and
Union, the Beaver Statesman Wins
Counties.
Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, March 21.-Stalwart Re
publicans of Pennsylvania have taken
the case of the senatorial caucus bolt
ers in hand and wherever an opportunity
presents itself to publicly rcbulle their
actions it is done in a most approved
and emphatic fashion. Legislators who
returned here yesterday from their home
districts are unanimous in testifying to
the intense feeling of hostility that ex-
lists among Republicans to the handful
of boilers who have thus far prevented
the election of the Republican caucus
nominee for United States senator.
Wherever primary elections are held this
feeling is clearly evinced in the vote for
delegates to the Republican state con
yention. First came Indiana county,
where the anti-Quayites were beaten by
about LOO majority on Il popular vote.
Then Union county, where the Martin
Finn -Wanamaker combine spent a big
wad of money, and heralded in advance
that Quay's friends would be beaten two
TO one. Here, too, the supporters of Col
onel Quay won out handsomely, their
candidate for delegate to the state con
vention. Captain Rothermel an old
soldier, sweeping everything before him.
The anti-Quay candidate did not carry q
single election precinct in the county.
Next cam" Warren county, where eX-
Congressman G. w Stone resides. and
where the anti-Quay men declared that
the Beaver statesman's friends might as
we'll make no effort to win rs they had
not the ghost of chance any how. Here,
again, the two delegates elected to the
state convention. Messrs. w. S. Pierce
and w X. Rice, are publicly committed
in favor OF Colonel Quay The most com
plcte knockout given the combiners was
in Blair county. Through peculiar ma
nipulatiOnS of the combine agents and the
expenditure of large sums of money, the
delegates from the county have for the
last four times been opposed to the rcgU-
lar Republican organization in the state.
A great effort was made this time by the
same Influences to keep the county in the
combine column. Finn, as he did in
Union county, went to Altoona himself
to direct the fight. He was accompanied
by koontZ, of Somerset Henry, one OF
David Martins men, from Philadelphia:
Weller, of Scdford, and other bOltsrs OF
the Republican caucus. They made u
number of speeches attacking Colonel
Quay. The primaries came off last Satur-
day. The result was a sweeping victory
for Colonel Quay's friends, two of the
three delegates elected to the state con.
ventiOn being publicly pledged to the
Quay organization and the other. al
though not actually committed to either
side. can be counted upon to 20 along
with the organization. The victory was
more than State Chairman Elkin and
the other organization leaders counted
upon. They practically left the direction
of the fight to their friends in the county
and did not give them any outside as
sistance. The anti-Quay mon are in u
very bad way over this licking. They say
they were beaten through over conf
dencc. On the heels Of these crushing de
fcats of the Martin-I'linn band of party
wrcckcrS comes the news from Delaware
county, where the anti-Quay men have
thrown up the sponge and withdrawn all
opposition to the four stalwart candi
dates for delegates to the state cOnvcn-
tion. The primaries take place next Sat
urday. They were picked ont by leader
Mathews, who is Il supporter of Senator
Quay and who is the recognized head of
the Republican organization in Delaware
county.
In view of these developments it is not
surprising that the insurgents .are in a
ratified condition.
The fifty-fourth ballot on the United
States senatorship taken today shows
that the same conditions, as far as the
vote is concerned, exist as they did last
week
The friends of Senator Quay among the
members of the legislature had big
rally in the supreme court room at their
usual weekly meeting. Republican State
Chairman Elllin presided, and before the
meeting closed Mr.. Elkin announced
that he had talked to Senator Quay, who
was in Florida, over the wire and that
he had said he will be here next week
and help carry the banner of stalwart
Republicanism to the finish. Naval Of
ficer Holland, of Montgomery county,
who stopped off here on his way home
from trip in the west, said he had
everywhere heard expressions Of conf
dencc in Senator Quay from Rcpubli~
cans, and that they were anxious to
hear of his recollection. The principal
speech was made by cX-Represcntative
3. X. Focht, of Union, who told the
story of the attempt to defeat Captain
RothcrmeI. the, stalwart Republican can
didatc for state delegate in that county.
Among other things Mr.. Focht said:
eff anything | may say shall encourage
you to remain firm in the resolution to
hurl back the party wreckCrs and de-
famcrs, I will fell well repaid for my
coming here and that | had done ser
vice 10 my party and my STATE Up the
winding Susquchanna, and | bolicv"
over the whole state. there is the hone
and belief, born Of desire, that the great
Republican party bc not broken and torn
by its malicious aSsailants, that you will
succeed, and that speedily. As th" gu r.
dams and custodians of the party's
honor and integrity, something h"ttrr is
expected Of You than that you shait over
strike the party's colors to a mine it,.
that is held in the insurgent lines ". de
ccit and hypocrisy, masqucrading "S r.
form rs cXnmnliinl by IOhn Mann