The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-04-24
>PENR0SE IS FIRM
Hs Refuses b Allow Any Amend
msnts to Chiness Exclusion Bill.
REPusL'cAN HARMossv ASSURED
Party Leaders Az cenndsnt That
rhsrs viii ss No FrsetieaA sy the
Time the stsss Convention Stall Bs
Held.
Especial correspondsaea

rose figured quite couspicu0usly In the
proceedings Of the United States zen.
ate In the debate oa the Chinese Ex.
clusion bill. which hs reported to the
senate from the COMMITTEES on irlmi.
grafton. Of which hs b chairman. He
would not yield TO . single change In
the bill. despite the determined efforts
made to have him do 20 by those who
seemed to think that the interests Of
the steamship companies and other
corporations which advocate sthe ad.
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 1t or leave any
room for doubt ~ to the successful
enforcement Of It's restrictive provi-
sions.
PENROsE is CONFIDENT.
Senator Penrose, who was here over
Sunday, thinks that the measure will
become q law and that all efforts to
block or retard its passage win fail.
Much interest has been shown In the
reported conference in Washington In
which Senators Quay and ,Psnrose, the
divers. Of Pittsburg: Israel ". Dur.
ham, Of Philadelphia. and other promi.
nent Republicans participated and At
which state politics are said to have
been discussed.
While NO authoritative informatioo
has been given as to what va aid and
done at this conference, there 10 rea-
son to believe that the propossd har.
mony plans will be faithfully carried
out and that before the staGe convsn-
ton shall be held at Harrisburg on
June 11th next, there will ~ absolute
harmony throughout the Republican
orennisakioa Of PeoasylvaAia. AotfY-~~
The most serious situation from the
outset has been that In Allegheny
county. but the chances ere that there
will b . satisfactory arrangement
reached there by which the eonhietins
elements will be gotten to work 10y
ally for the success Of the nominees OF
the Republican state convention no
matter what may be the contsntions IN
the local campaign At home.
It Is possible that local ticket will
be agreed upon in Allegheny which al
factions can support.
Conditions are not nearly 20 alarm
ing in Allegheny - they were and
many Of the best informed Republicans
In the county are predicting that there
will soon Be peace.
The political conditions In Philadsl-
phia have not Tor many ysns given
moro satisfaction to tho Rspsblisan
party leaders. There y practically 10
srgaaissd opposition 70 the stalwArt
Republican element which now ssa-
trolls every one Of ths torty-oas was1s
In ~ city,. Il - prsdictsd tAat sssey
msn14er OF the Legislature from Ne
ouaKSf CITY will b . stAlwart Nspubli.
can and will vote Tor Senator psnruss
TO suecseA himself IN The UniGsd otAkss
senate sHsst 81
TIE announcemnt from Pitksburg
that Henry W. Oliver y ast, ~ vip
hs bs. . candidate soS United Sta46s
senator. was . disappointmsnt - op-
poAsnts Of Senator PsnFasA. whe hAd
hoDsd 70 ~ Mr.. Oliver into . can
paisn for the slsctioa q nsmbssU q
the legislature. ~
ELKIN QUITE NAfPY. q
Attorney General John p. ulkia Was
herr last week to attend ths dinner q
the Fsllowship Club. He was -sivsa .
great ovation and was hailed . ne
next governor Of Psnnsyivaaia." he
aEtornsy SsasGA Aas - rsaeoa 70 nn-
plain about the growth q ne move
msnt In fAvor Of his nomination. To
the already long list Of eounties favor.
able TO his nomination two more were
added on Saturday last. sst b,
These arc Mercer and Lycoming
counties.
In Mercer county all factions united
In support OF set Of candidates for
delegates to the state convsntioa who
were avowed friends Of Attorney Gen.
sral Elkin and they were elected with
out . struggle. The county srganisa-
ton will be controlled by the stalwart
element. The same condition Of affairs
practically existed in Lycoming county.
where the primaries went Oh without
serious friction. 80 i'
Mr.. Elkin has been strong In both
these counties, where he 10 personally
known to most Of the influential Re-
publicans on account Of his services as
campaign orator in a number Of To-
cal and state contests. o@
Mr.. Elkin when in this city said he
had every reason to believe that an
overwhelming majority Of the dele
gates to the state convention would be
favorable to his candidacy.