New-York tribune., 1903-01-25
CLUBS

in hostile action the first alignment will show a.
breach between the Legislative and Executive De-
partments Of the State government with Quay and
Pennypacker and the Senator's western allies
arrayed against United States Senator Penrose.
Insurance Commissioner Durham. ex-AttOrney
General John p Elkin and their follower From
the legislature the fight may be carried into the
next State convention
The first public intimatOn Of a disruption OF the
relations between Senator Quay and his hereto
fore loyaI henchmen OF Philadelphia was the an
nouncement the first of the week Of the departure
Of Mr. Durham for the Bermudas. 70 remain Until
about February !. That member OF the Gov
ernor,s cabinet-fOr Mr.. Durham's term as m
surance Commissions has several months TO run
would deliberately absent himself from the eere-
monies of installing his chief into ONCE SGT
the tongue of rumor waggins. and before long the
principal facts in the case became known
The Secretary of the Commonwealth W. W
Griest and the Superintendent Of Public Buildings
ard C;rounds T Lawrence Eyre. respectively lead
ers I'm those stronghods of Republicanism, Lancas-
ter and Chester counties. political and personai
friends Of ex-Attorney General Efkin. whose car
didacv for Governor was Unceremoniously
turned down. by Senator QUAY for that Of his
relative Judge PennypaclSer, had swallowed their
noIticaI disappointrnent. turned in for Mr.. Quays
candidate and returned tor him In their eouhtles
maiorities which thousands Of votes greater
than had been expected by the most sansuihe 0u'-
slider Senator Penrose and Mr. Durham at once
tool. up their cause and urged thelr IeteH'iOi ue
the new adninstrato
I-p until the organization OF the legislature tnsy
had every reason believe that Senator SuSE
was earnestly seeking with then: to have the Gov
eruor-eIect reward them for their fealty 70 the
Dar+v despite their arbitrary defeat in the state
Convention II is this point where comes In tne
charge of double dealing the part or senator
QUAY He prevented agitation by leaving durham
and Penrose under the impression that Crest and
Eyre were safe. They did not wake from tnelr
dream until the appointments had been rendered To
and accepted by the men whom the Governor r-eieet
and Senator Quay had chosen to succeed them
Then began the opening of a campaign OF retaha-
| ton Without Senator Quays knowledge conIeF-
| snce was called at Atlantic City. This was par
ticnated in by Senator Penrose, Mr.. Durham state
senato- Snyder and Mr.. Eyre. Elkins friends IN
Chester County: Representative O'Conneh. EiAl'
| leader in Lawrence County and chairman OF u'7
tIo,-se SLATE. committee and. by means least
! OF the party the president of the state senate
John NJ Scott. and the Speaker OF the Houss'
| Harry F. Walton. This conference agreed upon
\ the chairmanships and the majority memoershlp
| NJ all the important Senate and House committee
i n which is intrusted the shaping OF lesisia
| +ioo The agreement then entered into was cor
~r,noated when the legislature reconvened tnis
week bv the announcement OF the committees O'
President Scott and Speaker Walton. 49,, ,t
These appointments seem to warrant Iae SlsIul s
that eOmbinat1on has 6ee9 f2red apG Senator & oua
so far as the legislature IS concerned: can Re -
cd
carrv on the fight II is assumed in TINS clal tna
the distinctive1y Elkin men in eha anshlps
s1Innort Durham and PenrOse. Elkins countle
have the chairmanshps Of 10th the senate am an,
tba House Committees of Elections. Wnlch WI
take care of Senator Quay's promise 10 give IH7
state reform ballot law; -, r,L,i.-
Senator Quay. as chairman or tne RepuorSa W 5 :,
state Committee. appointed committee 10 , G1d-
a ballot law This committee prepared a report
which eliminated from the ballot the circle Wnlcn
permitted a citizen to vote a straight tlckeL ..
r~arkjns a cross within it, Mr. Elkn, a menoer
of the committee. refused to sign the reporI a.,
NJ DI1rhau1's friends insist for StralgnI
| ticieT voting When ex-senator Hertzler, chair
| man OF the committee, submitted the repo[It -
| Senator Penrose he was told 70 take II oaCA u
Senator Quay with Penrose's dlsapprovaI-