The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-01-23
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CONSPIRACY AGAINST QUAY.


can organization for state treasurer
CONSPIRACY AGAINST QUAY.
Col. Quay himself. the victim OF one
OF the most damnable conspiracies in
the history OF American politics, was
arrested upon a trumped up charge,
dragged before a police magistrate in
sympathy with the insurgents, taken
before a court. nearly all OF whose
officers were bitter partisans Of the
political interests which were combined
to destroy him, and made TO stand trial
in one OF the most infamous proceed
ings Imaginable. There was not a
scintilla Of evidence that Col. Quay had
profited TO the amount OF dollar 10
the detriment Of the commonwealth or
OF any individual, or that he had been
guilty OF an improper or unlawful act
in any OF his business dealings with
the officials of the Peoples bank
after the failure Of which the charges
were Concocted.
Despite the partisan character Of the
surroundings and the criminal actions
of some of those supposed to represent
the interests of all the people, Col.
Quay was triumphantly acquitted by
the Jury Of his peers. Unhappily for
Col. Quay, this acQuittal did not come
until after the adjournment OF the leg
islature, before which he was a candi-
date for reelection 10 the United
States senate The politicians and the
millionaires who had consPired against
him had succeeded through the argu-
ment that Col. Quay should not be
elected while the case before the Phila-
delphia court was pending, In getting
n number Of members Of the legislature
10 pledge themselves not to vote for
Col Quay while these charges stood
against him.
Notwithstanding that he had large
majority Of the Republican members
of the senate and the house Of repre-
sentatives voting for him for senator,
for ~ ballots Col Quay was unable TO
break the deadlock in the last legisla-
ture on the United States senatorship.
He was short but - votes Of the neces-
sary number to elect on the first bal
lot.
Then came Col Quay's appointment
as United States senator by Governor
Stone and the opposition of the insur-
gent Republicans and Democrats,
which. with the aid of Senator Hanna
and the chairman OF the Democratic
national committee, Senator Jones, re-
suited in Col. Quays commission be-
ing rejected by the United States senate
by majority of hut one vote
AN APPEAL To THE PEOPLE
He next appealed to the people. He
made a campaign such as was never
made before in the old Keystone COM
monwealth. He went into many coun-
ties Of the state and challenged his op-
ponents to put up a Republican candi-
date against him. His name was sub
mitted to the Republican voters at the
primary elections, and he won great
majority Of the members nominated for
the senate and house as favorable to
his candidacy. Then the insurgents
fused with the Democrats and more
money was spent layishly to defeat Re-
publican candidates who had been reg
ularly nominated, but who would not
pledge themselves to remain out of the
Republican caucus on the United States
senatorship and vote against Col.
Quay. Democrats were elected in Re-
publican counties under these circum-
stances. the Republican majOrities in
the senate and house were reduced, but
despite this fact Col Quay, when the
caucus on the United States senator
ship was held, received l23 votes or
four less than a majority Of the entire
membership Of the legislature, and
three Of his supporters were unable to
be present on account of Illness. On
that very night another Republican de-
clared for him, giving him the num-
her of votes required to elect
Colonel Quay's stanch friends hav-
ing succeeded in organizing both
branches OF the legislature, accessions
came from the ranks OF the insurgents.
Republican sentiment at the homes of
members of the legislature in favor OF
blocking the game Of the insurgents
and their Democratic allies was so pro-
nounced that several members publicly
announced their intention Of voting for
Col. Quay. The insurgent forces were
thus demoralized, and had the friends
Of Col. Quay desired to, they could
have gotten enough Republican votes
to make Col Quay's total l50 instead OF
1870 votes.
The outcome Of Col. Quay's triumph,
this magnificent victory for stalwart
Republicanism and majority rule. will
be Strengthening Of the Republican
organization in every county in the
state. II will mean that the party
wreckers will be driven from their few
strongholds and that true Republican.
ism will hereafter reign throughout
| Pennsylvania, and that assistant Dem
ocrats will have to go over to the De
mocracy entirely. il they are to figure
in politics in the future.
The millionaires ring has been shat
tered, and honor and principle, ant
not money and political thugs, will
hereafter rule in the Republican part!
/ in this commonwealth