Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-04-10
PENROSE IS FIRM

he Refuses to Allow Any Amend
ments to Chinese Exclusion Bill.
REPUBLICAN HARMONY ASSURED
Party Leaders Are Confident That
There Will Be No Friction BY the
Time the state Convention Shall Be
Held.
Especial Correspondence.
Philadelphia, April 8.-Senator Pen
rose figured quite conspicuously in the
proceedings of the United States SEN
ate in the debate on the Chinese Ex-
clusion bill, which he reported to the
senate from the committee on immi-
grafton, of which he is chairman. He
would not yield to single change in
the bill, despite the determined efforts
made to have him do so by those who
seemed to think that the interests Of
the steamship companies and other
WhiSh eIuSoSeSS ehS aSA
mission of the Chinese are more i'm
portant than the claims of the Ameri-
can workingmen, who demand that
there shall be rigid exclusion OF such
undesirable labor.
Senator Penrose had the floor several
times during the discussion Of the pro-
posed amendments and fought every
suggestion of a change in the bill
which would weaken it or leave any
room for doubt as to the successful
enforcement of its restrictive provi-
sions.
PENROsE is CONFIDENT.
Senator Penrose, who was here over
Sunday, thinks that the measure will
become a law and that all efforts to
block or retard its passage will fail.
Much interest has been shown In the
reported conference in Washington in
which Senators Quay and Penrose, the
divers, of Pittsburg; Israel w. Dur
ham, of Philadelphia, and other promi-
nent Republicans participated and at
which state politics are said to have
been discussed.
While no authoritative information
has been given as to what was said and
done at this conference, there is rea-
son to believe that the proposed har-
mony plans will be faithfully carried
out and that before the state conven-
tion shall be held at Harrisburg on
June 11th next, there will be absolute
harmony throughout the Republican
organization of Pennsylvania.
The most serious situation from the
outset has been that in Allegheny
county, but the chances are that there
will be a satisfactory arrangement
reached there by which the conflicting
elements will be gotten to work 10y
ally for the success of the nominees or
the Republican state convention no
matter what may be the contentious in
the local campaign at home.
1t is possible that local ticket will
be agreed upon in Allegheny which all
factions can support.
Conditions are not nearly SO alarm
ing in Allegheny as they were and
many Of the best informed Republicans
in the county are predicting that there
will soon be peace.
The political conditions In Philadel-
phia have not for many years given
more satisfaction to the Republican
party leaders. There is practically no
organized opposition to the stalwart
Republican element which now con-
trolls every one of the forty-one wards
in the city. 1t is predicted that every
member Of the legislature from the
Quaker City will be stalwart Republi-
can and will vote for Senator Penrose
to succeed himself in the United States
senate.
The announcemnt from PittsburE
that Henry w. Oliver is not, nor will
he be, candidate for United States
senator. was a disappointment to op-
ponents of Senator Penrose, who had
hoped to get Mr.. Oliver into a cam
paign for the election of members of
the legislature.
ELKIN QUITE HAPPY.
Attorney General John P. Elkin was
here last week to attend the dinner of
the Fellowship Club. He was given a
great ovation and was hailed as the
next governor of Pennsylvania" The
attorney general has no reason to COM
plain about the growth Of the move
ment in favor of his nomination. To
the already long list Of counties favor
able to his nomination two more were
added on Saturday last.
These are Mercer and Lycoming
counties.
In Mercer county all factions united
in support of set of candidates for
delegates to the state convention who
were Avowed friends Of Attorney Gen.
eral Elkin and they were elected with
out struggle. The county organiza-
ton will be controlled by the stalwart
element. The same condition of affairs
practically existed in Lycoming county,
where the primaries went OF without
serious friction.
Mr.. Elkin has been strong in both