Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1901-12-13
THE STlTE CAMPAIGN
United States Senator Quay and
the Governofshin.


IRE rafhJ ~ JEOPARDY afUeIoH
For wstres.
Harrisburg Pa, Dec. The sig
nifcant political event Of the week
is United States Senator Quays
signed dispatch to the Pittsburg Com
mercial-Gazette, stating that Attorney
General John p EllSin can afford to
wait. and that he Is too loyal a Re
publican to put the party in jeopardy
by becoming a candidate for governor
of Pennsylvania next year This crys
tallizes the political situation in the
state from the standpoint of a sage,
and brings into evidence the mental
workings Of a strategist who is not
anxious to invite disaster Before
framing that dispatch Senator Quay
evidently made careful study of the
conditions existing throughout the
state. He saw unfolded, as in pano
rama, county after county where the
Republicans had been victorious but
year ago, and he was able to esti-
mate at it's proper worth the meagre
majority secured, with the doubtful
assistance of questionable methods in
Philadelphia, for the Republican can
didates for supreme court judge and
state treasurer There can be no
doubt that Senator Quay analysed the
underlying causes and from them rea-
soned out the logical consequences
with the certainty of an expert in po-
litieal algebra. More than this, he saw
before him, as in a well-defned chart,
the important struggle of next year
and realized that in a conflict involv-
ing such big issues 1t would not be
wise to take chances, Firing at ran
dom might do well enough when the
game is hardly worth the powder, but
not in the face Of a great emergency
such as will arise next year to engage
the attention of the people of Penn
sylvania, who will elect a governor,
! legislature, United States senator and
congressman. Every Republican Of
consequence. who has at heart the
continuance of party prestige, must
feel that this is a time for prudence.
and that it would be a mistake to at
tempt to. force the nomination of un-
desirable candidates.
CAMERON FOR wATREs.
No sooner had Senator Quays sig
nificant announcement become public
than the admirers of ex-senator Cam
eron brought that gentlemans name
forward, but he promptly caused It to
be made known, through some of his
| closest friends, that under no condi-
tions would he become candidate for
/ M hut 10 n1sffoa fr,. "a
nomination is Colonel l.. A. Watres,
of Lackawanna. AS already stated in
these letters, ex-senator Cameron's
admiration for Colonel Watres dates
back through a good many years of
public service on the part of the latter.
1t is we'll known to the initiated that
the duties of the gubernatorial office
are not to Senator Cameron's liking;
still he is anxious for Republican
success and wants to see the place
filled by an executive who shall be
representative of the entire party The
factional chickering's of recent times
are not to the liking of the really big,
broad-minded men OF the organization,
and a good many feel that it is time
for a restoration of the old order Of
things, when harmony and success
went hand IN hand, and Republicans
we're more anxious to win victory over
their political opponents than over one
another.
IT WAS IN DIVERS PAPER.
Senator Quays dispatch, setting
aside Attorney General Ellin. In a firm
and friendly way. was, as already
stated. sent over his own signature to
the Pittsburg Commercial-Gazett
The "Com-Gaz," as it is known for
short, has long figured in the politics
of the state of Allegheny" as a
staid, conservative and really reliable
Republican journal It was so under
the direction Of Mr.. Reed who was a
firm friend and admirer of Colonel
Quay and It continues to be so under
its present ownership. George oliver
is it's acknowledged proprietor, but ii
Is well known that the paper also
speaks for Henry w. Oliver, and in a
general way it is spoken of as one
OF "the Oliver newspaper properties. D
It is fashionable for some of the
younger and snappier sheets to refer
to The Commercial-Gaz as "fogy,
but It suffers no loss of weight or dig
nifty on this account, and it has recent
ly attracted a good deal Of attention
to itself by making its constituency
familiar with the opinions Of Senator
Quay. It did this when Governor
Stone removed Major A. M, Brown
from the Pittsburg recordership. and
Senator Quay said the act might be
far-reaching and disastrous to the
party; and It has done 50 again this
week in the still more important po
litical pronouncement from Senator
Quay that Attorney General Elldn can
wait. and that he is too loyal a Re
publican TO put the party in jeopardy
by becoming a candidate for gov
ernoF.
That Senator Quay makes this really
. significant announcement through the
newspaper controlled by the Olivers
Is an indication that there stil exists
something OF the old friendship which
prevailed when he tried so hard tc
make Henry W. oliver the United
States senator. and a good many per
sons interpret it as proof that the
senator had no sympathy. open or sec
ret, with the removal Of Major Brown
) from the ONCE Of recorder. It was
I, whispered and hinted that while Quay
/ publicly criticised Governor Stones
c. W. Lynch, Winchester, Ind