Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1905-09-21
TIA INKS TO R0osEv WELT
Pennsylvania Peculiarly Favored While
Senators From Other States Backed
a Host Of Disappointed Rivals.
Especial Correspondence

PittSburg, Aug. i.
The departure yesterday for his
post at st. Thomas, Ontario, of Max
we'll Kennedy Moorehead, of this city,
has directed attention to the fact that
President Roosevelt has been more
than kind to the Republican organiza-
tion of the Keystone State recently in
the matter of consular appointments.
This is the third desirable place in the
foreign service which Senator Pen
rose has landed within the last few
months, and it is stated that no other
state in the Union has got the same
recognition within anything like that
period. Complaint has been made by
some of the United States senators
that they have not had a single con-
sular appointment for a year or more,
which emphasizes the good fortune of
the trio of Pennsylvania applicants
who have landed in fat bsrths within
very short time.
Stands Well at White House.
The relations between Senator Pen
rose and President Roosevelt are of
the most friendly and cordial char
acter and these appointments in the
consular service are but additional
evidences of the fact that the Penn
sylyania Republican leader stands
well at the White House.
AS chairman of the important con-
mittee on postoff1ces and post readt
of the United States senate, Penrese
is brought frequently in touch with
the president, who is taking deep in
terest in the development of the pos
tai service, especially the free rural
delivery feature. in which the farmers
Of the country are most concerned. All
postal appointments requiring confir-
nation by the senate come before this
committee, as we'll as all propositions
for departmental expenditures and
other matters of like Importance.
The president has on more than one
occasion recently shown his apprecia-
tion of the magnificent support given
his administration by Senator Pen
rose and the Pennsylvania delegation,
which has larger Republican vote
than has the delegation of any other
state in congress.
Interest is naturally attached to the
careers Of the three Pennsylvanians
who 80 recently profited by the presi-
dents recognition of the Republican
organization of this state.
Young Republican Recognized.
Besides Mr.. Moorehead, who goes
to Ontario, the other consular ap-
pointments referred to are those of
Jerome Quay, OF Morganza, a brother
of the late Senator Quay who was
sent abroad few months ago, and
has jast been named as consul to Ca
tania, Italy, but who does not sail
for his new field of activity until Octu.
Der 10 next.
These are all first class appoint
meRts, and there was host of appli-
cants from almost every state in the
Union after each of them
Mr.. Moorehead comes of one of the
oldest and best families Of Allegheny
county. He is a son of the late Major
w. J. Moorehead, who not many years
ago was among the leading iron and
steel men in this state and was the
head of the Moorehead- Mclean com
pany. Young Moorehead's paternal
grandfather was General James X.
Moorehsad, famous as a soldier, and
who for 20 years represented Ale
gheny county in congress from the dis
trict now represented by John Dal-
cell Mr.. Noorehead is but 27 years
of age. He is graduate of the Univer-
sity of Chicago, where he took a spe-
cial course in history, geography and
International law, which specially
qualities him for his consular duties.
lie is vigorous type of Young Re
tblicanism. is ambitious and aggres-
e, and has since he became a voter
zen deep interest in the welfare
the Republican party. He was
commended to Senator Penrose by
home of the most representative busi-
ness men and manufacturers and lead
Ing Republicans in Allegheny county.
StaIwart Worker Rewarded.
Mr.. Chase, who goes to Catania. Ia
one of the best known stalwart Re
publicaRs Of his section of the state.
He has been prominent in politics for
p number OF years. He was for several
years secretary of the Republican com.
mittee of Clearfield county and for
three years its chairman. He was born
IN Woodward township, Clearfield
county Pa. in 1869, and is the young
est son of the late John Chase, a prom.
tnent lumberman and one of the
founders OF the Republican party in
Clearfeld county. He is a graduate of
the Clearfeld high school and a grad
uate of the law department of the
University of Michigan. Under his
leadership the Republican party In
Clearfield has transformed that old
time Democratic stronghold into a re-
ltably Republican county During his
three years in the county chairman.
ship the majority given the ReDubIi.