Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-03-01
Entered at the Post Office at Laporte, as
second class mail matter.

great eXultatiOn that the lnsurgent
press bureau sent out through the
state last week a story to the effect
that Colonel Quay's case in the United
States senate had been side tracked
and that it could not possibly be
brought up at this session of congress
While they may not have believed
what they wanted the people OF the
state to believe, the insurgents thought
that this was splendid card to play
for effect upon the Republican primary
elections throughout the Commonwealth
and at which they are endeavoring to
break through the lines of the stall
wart Republican element. The guer.
rilla politicians, who know no allegf-
ance to any organization, except their
own personal political machine. did
not know that while their newspaper
allies. few in number though they be.
were printing this story of Colonel
Quay being bowled out, Senator Pen
rose had his plans carefully laid to
bring the case up in the United States
Senate on Friday last. This he did
and despite the schemes of a few
Senators who are leading the opposi-
tion to the Beaver statesman, to side
track the case. the young Pennsylva-
he finally won by vote of "a to 2S
and the case was called up for discus
sion. This showing was surprise to
The enemies of Colonel Quay. as among
those voting against the consideration
OF the matter at that time, were sew
eral Senators who are on record as
having said they will vote to seat Col
onel Quay when the matter comes up
for final action. These men for one
reason or another opposed considera-
ton of the Quay case on that day but
all of them have since said they will
vote to seat him when the issue is
reached for on a final vote.
PENROSE A GOOD FIGHTER.
Senator Penrose made a strong
showing on the floor. He advanced the
proposition, first of all, that the claim
of the senator to n seat was a ques
tion of the highest privilege, and was
entitled to be brought up whenever
any senator desired to discuss it. He
claimed that no vote was required
whatever. A ruling upon this point
was not made The presiding officer
Indicated that Ii he were forced to
make ruling it would be against Sen
ator PenroSe's proposition. Senator
Hoar and one or two others were
anxious that the point should be met.
A long discussion would have resulted
and both Penrose and Chandler We're
prepared to debate the question. but
the point was temporarily shelved,
when Mr.. Penrose made the simple mo-
tion that the Quay credentials be taken
up.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia. made
the opening speech in favor of Sena-
tor Quay. His contention was that a
governor has a right to appoint at any
time when there is vacancy and the
legislature is not in session 1t was
an elaborate address. and the senator
was well fortified with quotations
There does not seem to be any desire
to supplant the Hawaiian question. for
as only few speeches are to be made,
they can be made before O'Clock, the
hour when the regular order begins.
The indications are that the matter
will be put to vote within a short
zine and there is every reason to be-
lieve that Senator Quay will be seated
by a good majority. The New York
1erald's Washington correspondent
wires his paper that there is no doubt
about Colonel Quay being seated upon
Governor Stones credentials.
The local election in this city last
week resulted in the election of every
man on the Republican city ticket
There were only candidates for magis-
1rates running, but bitter fight was
made against them by the insurgent
Republicans and by other men who
have selfish ends to serve politically
and who have been arrayed against
the leadership of the Republican party
in ha cfo fn
been allowed to have their way in the
matter of the distribution of the favors
of the Republican organization. These
men found as the campaign progressed
that the people did not believe the re-
ports which were intended to hold the
Republican party responsible for the
election frauds which were uneartiaed
in couple of election precincts in the
slum districts of this city. The think
ing and honest voters realized that
conditions exist in every large city in
the quarters of the depraved elements
which naturally result in election
frauds. Of the men accused of stuff
ing the ballot boxes three were found
guilty as the results of Investigations
and prosecutions by Republican Of
ficials and they are now serving .heir
time in prison. The people evidently
did not take any stock in the attempts
to make the Republican party organi-
zation responsible for these frauds
OF the Republican candidates for mag
istrate Magistrate Cunningham, a pro-
nounced Quay supporter, who had been
the subject of almost daily attacks
during the campaign waged by the in
surgent newspapers, polled the high
est vote at the election. He was the
only candidate who received over 100.
900 votes.
The Republican organization comes
out of the last contest stronger than
ever and will be found with repre-
sentatives from almost every district
from this city acting with the leaders
of the regular Republican state Or
sanitation at the coming state conven-l
lion