Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-08-16
ELKlN SHOWS
S'FANART GAINS.
An Estimate Giving the Big Lead
Of Regular Republicans.
QUAY TO MEET THE VOTERS.
Beaver Statesman ON Returning
From Maine Will Go Into the
Counties and Canvass For ,Re-elec-
tIOn to the United States Senate.

0caNCE St9sChHAAn OAA - =
From Maine VIII Go Into the
Counties and Canvass For Re-elec-
tion to the United states Senate.
Especial Correspondence.)
Harrisburg, Aug. 14.-Since the de-
parture of Col. M. S. Quay on a trip
to Maine persistent effort has been
made by the insurgents and Democrats
in Pennsylvania politics to create the
impression that the Beaver statesman
has decided to retire from politics. All
sorts of reports have been put into
circulation to the effect that the in
surgents have made great gains and
are in position to influence the selec-
ton of the candidate for United States
senator. ListsrOf figures purporting to
represent the relative strength of the
regulars and the insurgents have been
published in insurgent papers and
other matter has been given publicity
with the idea of misleading the Repub-
lican voters In the counties yet to nom
mate members Of the legislature.
FORMER CHAIRMAN ELKIN
SPEAKS.
Former State Chairman John p.
Elkin, who is in position to get exact
information on the political situation.
has given a complete refutation of the
insurgent statements, and in an inter-
view for publication he has had this
to say
Estimates and tables OF figures pro-
claimed by insurgent newspapers on
the senatorial situation lack convince
ing force because no details are given.
l have Just looked over the estimate
published In the Philadelphia Press In
an issue of recent date, and find 1t so
wide of the mark that do not appre-
bend 1t was intended to be either relir
able or accurate. II the opposition
newspapers want to be fair with the
public in this matter It would be an
easy task to make up list Of counties
in alphabetical order, showing upon
what facts their claims are based. The
estimates thus far made public are as
mysterious and misleading as the
cipher dispatches of Chinese diplomats.
There are few things which may be
taken as flxed facts In this controversy.
In the first place Senator Quay is a
candidate and will remain In the Geld
until his successor IL elected, Before
leaving for Maine he informed his
friends that upon his return he would
make a tour OF the state In the fall
campaign on the senatorial and other
public questions. 1t is his intention to
carry this vexed senatorial question to
the forum of the people, where he will
meet his adversaries and give the elec-
tors of the state the opportunity of de-
Gliding it. In my judgment decided
majority of the voters In the state are
In favor of re-electing Senator Quay
for the United States senate. There
has been so much misrepresentation
about the partisan and faetional COM
plexion OF the incoming legislature
that a plain statement of the exact
situation may prove OF interest. The
list OF counties below show those In
which primaries have already been
held. those in which primaries have
not been held, together with the re-
suits, SO far as known.
This is table showing counties
In which members of the house have
been nominated;