New-York tribune., 1902-01-19

PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
STILL CHAOTIC-ERRATIC
COURSE OF GOVERNOR STONE

/ for
| a candidate for Governor doubt and uncertainty
will reign Mr.. Quay is in absolute control OF ,ns
situation. but he has not any time in the last
SIX years OF his more less career faced
more perpleNins proposition than that which now
| con1ronts him. This is largely due 10 the arr,,tc
ana dS yet unexplained. course of Governor STONE
IN turning against the policy of the stalwar, Re-
iuoiieaiS' VINO have Just won bitter fight for
| 80. may ana making an alliance with the en-
einE IN the western part of the state
] Al the instance of Senator QUAY and his foIIow
ers IN PittsbIrg the last legislature passed .r,n
pei oiii lot cities Of the second class whereby IL
| was made possible. by appointment OF the Gov
ernor' to remove the municipal officers OF P,t,s
| ie' Ior many years controlled by Senator MaEee
tho~ dead and Senator Finn and install IN ,hs,-
| stead men friendly to Senator QUAY
ACTIVE IN support of this, measure we're C,eorps
proprietor OF The Pittsburg Gazette" ."Th.
| - ioHiCle-I telegraph and two German pane-s:
Thomas s and E. VI. Bigelov and Other b,,.ia
men OF wealth and influence The financial srd
moral support Of these men had rror,o+a5 G..
iaue poSsloie the reelection of Mr.. QUAY to ths
Chlted states Senate who had been kept our Of hfs
seat Tor two years by coalition 'insurgent Re-
puolcans' and Democrats which had daadlocks5
tne legislature or 1899 The election of Mr. Ouay IN
Is'l mad also resulted in the absolute control OF
both branches OF the legislature and made the r.
pregnabIe. ' ~
1t was understood by Senator Quay and his Pitts
ours friends that under the provisions of the rp-
POA Olil OONeInOT stone was to appoint
.. Bigelow Recorder to succeed the Mayor ripped.
out of office. This programme was interrupted bv
GoVernor stone, who himself candidate TO sue
ceed senator Quay three years hence. feared that
MT Bgelow's appointment would strengthen tha
rumo-ed Senatorial candidacy of Henry w Oliys-
brother to George T. Oliver. Mr. BigeIow's poltti
cal associate To prevent such a consumration
Governor Stone appointed Recorder against the
protest of Senator Quay. Major Adam NJ Brown a
representative lawyer of Pittsburg
Meantime Governor Stone had entered into a nr,
Fate agreement with Senator Finn whereby ha
PROMISED 10 deliver to the Senator municipal con-
troll Major Brown. the Recorder refused 20 tska
the Governors orders, and proceeded To 5iscb.rgs
the duties Of his office in accordance with the zn,r5,
oi the Dill which had been framed for the eIir,ina
tIoH ol the FInn influence. Thereupon Governo-
stone removed Major Brown as Recorder ar,ro,-+
Ing In his stead j. o. Brown ex- Diroctor - 60
Safety and one of Senator FIinn's ueutena,+s a
r+a Iea'uo OF tne Governors agreement with Senator
FINN was that the latter should deliver the an
gheny County delegation in the next RanuhIIo,,
State Convention to the support Of A+,o.4 80
eral John P Elkin. Governor stones candidate To-
Governor. A0'
senator quay his Pttsburg friends led bv ~.
OiI'eis ana the Bgelows. and other organiza+ion
I'epuoncans IN the State openly repudiated the
Stone-F1inn agreement. Wher Mr. F:1kin rs,-s
20 emphasize his disapprovaI of It by restgnino-
from the Governors cabinet they began +o o-Do-
rhe hlkln candidacy In consequence more tba,
nan -uozen counties have brought out ''ravorIt.
ioiu these delegations from pedgfns Themselves a.,
MT. Elkn. II these candidates. have NO, h..r
consequence or conferences of various district laas
ers with senator Quay, they have immeciateIv roI
4o"ed such interviews. Senator Ovav has not 80
whether or not he favored Mr. EyLin,g o,s, so
ne Hlehds or the candidate, however have bes
active IN MS behalf. Insurance COMMISSIONS rs-I
" U''ah' VINO controls the PHILADELPHIA dele
sduoh' has said that he would be for NJ, ELL
to the finish. and If Senator Finn can 5eI,a 80
<AAeshehy delegation entire there are sIrnos-
enough votes In sight TO insure his nomination
"tiiie 'here Is no question of the possIbiIitv or
forcing the nomination OF Attorney General EILi
Senator Quay and the conservative or.-t-.a --A'
NeiS throughout the State hesitate to accent tbs
pSiollity OF such action. They NAV NOT ha
uououu. as TO his election. but they fear tba
injurious erect which his nomination vro,,Id -
upon the county, Congress and IagtsIo+i,, - go
II Is essential to the success OF the orpanizatt
mat IL snail control both branches Of the NY
go OeiOre which body United States senato-
noies Fenrose will be presented FIR rsaIao.t
Ihe margin which Senator Ouav ma - %
StaI"arts united was perilousIy narrow wiz th
eaii@auoh republicans divided as thew are rovr
~ governor stones latest action and the onnozI
-. democrats and tnsursent Republicans
u' senator Penrose's chances are not roseata
II IL shall be determined that the lseisIat,,- q,
Al jeopardy there Is little doubt that Senator Ouav
anu insurance Commissioner Durham will advise
III III r-iAih 10 Withdraw Their decision in all Ike
hhood. will be determined by the resuIt OF VI.
February elections in Pfttsburr vvbara .h 60
onVer-Blselow Stalwarts have locked horns vyt,r
'ie o'ohe-Fhnn organization If the Stone-F1fnn
c0ne Is ueIIeated. there is doubt Of the ont
feated -'Ai" VIII Withdraw or he will be de-
Senator Quay. as before stated is under ,sa. ob
possible his 'vIniicaton Ry 0ysesGIws; who made
Sansto states Senate On the other hand the
Fi h'of Iesis deeply grateful 10 Attorney Gensr1 %
EEn i Ior MS loyal support during the Sht og ah
T[noT Tn 4L pennsylvania Personally there WouI5 ~
NJ No oPP91eGton by the divers and BigeIows I HE os
the Governors agreement with Senat0rs sFTd Ef, when
I@duS @ hhown his popularity in the or1ani1. .s wss
now but it is too late The immedia+aa ne realizes
politically speaking will be extrsor -
TT The Union party which was (organized IN t,,,
city last year effect fusion on ca1ddsta "a n tnls
democrats and tnsurgent Republicans asainsyy the %
All chance IL had of diminishing the povVer .s
present administrators of Philadelphia affairs az
election, when there We're three Common P,eas sEs
majority party and o5 b 70 +b be elected two by the
party named two candidates against two RaDnbGf
Democrats were feitbfI Tl iIsnT because so many
a. a hepublcan and one Democrat. Which one OF
tbese Mas CHOSEN was in doubt for days until
favor of the exRepublican. This success led No IN
an, h,nouncement that fusion would be carried o,,
tnls year in the spring elections In was Tr5a-
STOOD that because of the defeat OF the Demo-
r1z, cTat on the Union ticket, the Democrats wbiIa
yielding their claims the nomination. Of S;i," se s
arJ atu OF candidates for Councils in thoss
49, tut prospect was promising would
take the nomination of two magistrates Sf vvb
lowed cast his ballot for four ch voter being al
10 .ns minority party. The Democrats Onca 49,
understandings bat Thursday night tb i'n Io THIS
pdrtS lhuorSed the nomination of Iohn 7 ISin.ol
publican party and named two insUTgemnt M ne R Re
ref,i tor magistrates The Democrats will nov,
81 s GounGmen tSo % and the Republican orTan
the election ne Dext hT strongly ntrenched after