Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-11-15
art. Fusion

In Erie, Mercer, Westmoreland, But
Ter and Cambria the senator's are IN
cluded in the stalwart count. The total
for Quay will be increased to 81 when
the two Republicans in Crawford gain
their rights. In Venango George Ma
loney, q Democrat, won because OF his
own popularity. The one man IN
Westmoreland was nominated at the
primaries and his name appeared on
both Republican and Democratic tick
cts. The stalwarts supported him be-
cause he was a regular nominee.
Col. Quay made speech in Hunting
don when Senator H. C. Chisolm and
]. C. Dunkle were attempting to break
into the house by the fusion route.
Stalwarts were elected. This county was
visited by Wanamaker. The great
Philadelphia ''reformer" was also in
Blair.
In Lebanon Quay suffered net loss
of one member
WASHINGTON POSTS TRIBUTE.
The Washington Post, Independent,
published the following editorial on
Col Quay's great victory:
There are many reasons why we re-
joice in the triumph which Mr.. Quay
has achieved in Pennsylvania. In the
first place his credentials were i'm
paired originally by one of the most
fragrant and ignoble conspiracies that
ever disgraced American politics.
Through secret contrivances he was in
dicted just at the moment when such
indictment would injure and distress
him. He was tried and acquitted as
his enemies expected, but the incident
enabled Wanamaker & Co. to postpone
the action of the state legislature and
to leave Mr. Quay at the close of the
legislative session without the formal
Endorsement of distinct majority anx-
ious to honor and reward him.
''Mr. Quay's appointment by the gov
ernor Of Pennsylvania, who was famil-
lar with the facts and knew that Mr..
Quay was the choice of five-sixths of
the Republican party. was rejected by
the United States senate through the
efforts of three or four members-~Re-
publicans-and Mr.. Quay lost his seat
in consequence. The fact that he Is
now once more In control of the party
organization, and that his reelection
as United States senator is assured ap-
peals to our grateful sense of justice.
HIS WORK FOR NATIONAL TICKET
Not the least pleasant factor of the
situation, however. is to be found In the
manly, loyal and unselfish manner in
which Mr.. Quay conducted the cam
paign now happily terminated. He la
bored with unaffected zeal and with all
his quondam address and skill for the
success of the ticket. Weaker men
welding hts power might have exploit
Al . v,orfoetIv In ouftimat a aau 40 of I'm filry
and labored for petty vengeance. He
rolled up for his party msgniheent
majority: preserved the proud tradis
tions OF the state. and gave Mckinley
and Roosevelt the glory and prestige
Of an unexampled victory. Stabbed as
he had been in the house OF his friends.
treated with contempt and hostility by
the most powerful and pron>Dnent Re
pubIicana in the senate. he gave To the
ticket his fidelity. his devotion and his
brains with as compiets an y thusiasm
N though he had been pettea favored
and promoted without stint.
Under his management the Republi-
can party has achieved In Pennsylvania
IN exceptionally brilliant triumph tle
Iabored to that end as though lac had
never received al Injustice or u slight
--as though his party bad placed him
under innumerable obligati lions and
no unbiased man who has made nini.
self familiar with the case will with
hold from Mr. Quay his profound SYM
pathy aud his sineere eunfrat tulat ions.
He will return to the sslsH'e this time
without question and he ~ii. figure
there as ons OF the most potsst aussti.
ties IN that squatIon of intellect anq
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