Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-25
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Harrisburg, Jan. 23.--Reports of the
past week of political developments
in the state show a steady gain of the
stalwart Republican element in
strengthening their control Of the Re-
publican organizations by success at
the primaries and the meetings OF
county committees. York county,
where the insurgents have been claim
ing everything in sight has just elect
ed full set of county committee Of
ficers who are in touch with the reg
ular Republican state organization. In
Lancaster the friends of Secretary of
the Commonwealth Greist carried the
primaries by over 1,500 majority and
nominated their candidate for mayor
of that city, despite the fight put up
against them by what is known as the
anti-Quay combine. The victory of the
friends of Quay and Penrose at the
Republican primaries in Philadelphia
and their capture of the Republican
city committee and the withdrawal OF
all opposition to their ticket for Of
f1cers of that committee, has been fol-
lowed, up by the announcement Of the
appointment of Representative Charles
e. Voorhees, as chief clerk of the
Republican committee of the Quaker
City.
VOORHEES, NEW PLACE.
Voorhees, is one of the secretaries of
the Republican state committee, and
was one of General Frank Reeder's
most valuable assistants in the last
state campaign. His selection was a
particular disappointment to David
Martin, whom he has fought politically
cfp in in, n &C
of the regulars and joined the insur-
gents. Voorhees, is one of the best
known political workers in the state,
and his new position will be of ma
terial advantage to the friends of the
regular organization in combating the
insurgents when the matter of the
nomination and election of the men,
bers of the new legislature comes up.
The bulk of the boilers from the Re-
publican senatorial caucus at the re-
cent session We're from Philadelphia
and Allegheny. There were three SEN
ators and 10 Republicans in the house
from the Quaker City who bolted the
caucus nominee for United States SEN
ator at the last essiOn. 1t is now GER
tain that there will not be more than
two senators and five members with
the insurgents from Philadelphia in
the next legislature, loss of II votes.
In fact many believe it quite possible
that by the time the nominations are
to be made there may be absolute har-
mony in that city and that there will
be united delegation for the caucus
nominee.
PENROSE IS CONFIDENT.
Senator Penrose has written friend
in this city that the situation at Wash
ington is daily growing brighter in the
case of the admission of Colonel Quay
into the United States senate upon the
governors appointment. From the
outset he has declared that Senator
Quay's supporters have had enough as
surances from senators to guarantee
his being seated, however. The friends
of the Beaver statesman have been
particularly pleased during the last
week by the public announcement
from Senator Cullom of Illinois, that
after carefully reviewing the law and
the constitutional provisions bearing
upon Colonel Quay's case. he proposes
to recognize the commission issued by
Governor Stone and vote to seat Sen
ator Quay.
The Pennsylvania political oppon-
ents of Colonel Quay have been count
ing upon Senator Cullom to vote to re-
fuse to recognize the validity of the
governors commission. They have
been working upon the various mem
bers of the senate and endeavoring to
employ all sorts of pressure to have
them vote against Colonel Quay. They
have had Chairman Jones, of the Dem
ocratic national committee, canvassing
among the Democrats and seeking to
make the Quay case party issue and
have the Democratic senators all line
up against Quay. The Guffey Demo-
cratic influence in Pennsylvania has
been hard at work, too. against the
Beaver statesman.
But they have failed to accomplish
what they are after. Several Demo-
cratic senators have proclaimed their
intention to take up this case purely
upon its merits and, sitting as judicial
officers, they intend to decide the issue
without political bias, leaning or preju-
dice. Senator Kenny, of Delaware, is
among those who have stated that the
question of politics will not influence
many of the senators in determining
this question.
A PROFESSORS VIEWS.
An interesting statement showing
the feeling among men of affairs, stu
dents of politics, who have no direct
connection with party organizations,
is given in an interview with President
w. e. Abernethy, of Ruthford college.
North Carolina, who is on visit
north. Professor Abernethy is a DEM
ocrat, but not politician. He said:
You people seem to be much con-
cerned about the action of the senate
In the Quay case. AS a matter of com
mon fairness to the states, and regard
less of any former decisions of the SEN
ate in parallel cases, ! cannot believe
that the makers Of our government
ever contemplated the denial of repre-
sentation to a state, even for one day.
II the decision in the Corbett case be
the constitutional view then the mat
ter should be cured Immediately by an
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