Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-01-17
NOT NOW DEMOCRATS.
Those Who Aided Quay Ez-
PEELED From Party.
HOT SHOT FIRED AT WAsHBURS.
joint eanoas of Most Pennsylvania DEM
cratic Legislators Requested Speaker 80,
Z" Regard a. Democrats squie, shuts
Eain, Fake. Kothroek, tiarvtn, t1aivtp.

Harrisburg. Ian n AT loutt
caucus Of the senate and house Demo.
Gratis these resolutions were adopted
Whereas, William j. Galein, Of tie
First legislative district Of Sehuylkiil
county, Was elected last November as
a Democrat and pledged to represent
faithfully Democratic constituency
and
Whereas. The said Calvin has
bascly betrayed his constituents, as
well as the county and state organi.
cation Of the Democratic party first
by voting for w T. Marshall for
speaker of the house and again by
voting for NJ. $. Quay for the United
States senate, be it therefore
Resolved. That We denounee the
said William i Calvin as traitor
to his party. an enemy TO good gov.
ernment. man utterly unworthy OF
respect. and one who should never
again be entrusted with any position
of honor. profit or responsibility
Resolved. That the action of A IT
Sqnier, of Wyoming county. who per
mitted himself to be counted ms
paired OH the vote for senator with
Il man who was not q member of the
house. and at time when no ar
rangement whatever had been made
for pairing. thus playing into the
hands of the enemy, deserves the un-
qualified condemnation of every loyal
Democrat. and such act should force
said Squier into political exile.
Resolved. That ex-Rev. Washburn
who misrepresents the Fiftieth sena-
torial district, and who for years has
been most violent in denouncing Quay
and Quayism from the pulpit and
platform. has by his treachery to his
constituents and by his perfidious be-
trayal of the three political parties
which he has disgraeed earned the
seorn and contempt of every man.
woman and child in the state Of
Pennsylvania.
Resolved. That Harry B. Shut,
John B. Kahn. L. S. Fake, S. H.
Rothroek. William j. Calvin and
Madison A. Garvin, who voted for or
aided indirectly in the Quay organi-
cation of the house. did not only with
the full knowledge that they were
directly aiding the election of NJ. S.
Quay to the United States senate.
but in so doing they basely betrayed
their party. retarded the advance of
reforms much desired by the truly
loyal people Of the commonwealth.
and deserve our unqualified eondem.
nation,
Resolved. That we respectfully re-
quest the speaker Of the house in
making up his committees net to re-
gard Messrs. Squier, Shut Kahn.
Fake. Rothroek, Garvtn and Calvin
as Democrats
None of the Democrats against
whom the resolutions are directed
was present except Representative
Samuel III. Rothroek, of Mifflin. Sen
ator ]. Henry Cochran. of Lyeoming,
presided.
The resolutions We're offered by
Representative Palm. of Crawford.
and originally did not name Messrs.
Rothrock. Shut, Kahn. Fake and Gar
vim.
Representative Cotter of McKean.
moved that their names be inserted
and the motion carried.
Mr., Fisher. of Northumberland sue
gested that action be postponed on
the resolutions. that the Democrats
may have more time to consider the
matter. but this was not done. and
the resolutions were unanimously
adnntpd