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SCRANTON, DECEMBER 14, 1893.
Jn view of the deliberate failure of
the Scranton Republican to join this
paper !n a pledge to support the
nominees of the next Republican city
convention, regardless of individual
preferences, Is not The Tribune thor
ourhly Justified In calling Itself "the
' only Republican dally In Lackawan
na county?"
The Interesting weekly letter of
Northwestern travel by J. E. Richmond,
which has proved so Instructive a fea
ture of the Saturday Tribune, will ap
pear In next Monday's issue.
The State Convention.
The Interest of Republicans In the
Northeastern portion of the state in the
state convention which has been called
to meet at Harrlsburg Thursday morn
ing. April 23, 1896, will be principally .n
the selection of delegates-at-large to the
St. Louis convention. Of the two pres
ent congressmen-at-large, Mr. Grow is
sure to be renominated, and if the
friends of Senator Quay should decide
to pass Colonel Huff by because of his
attitude In the last state chairmanship
fight, the question of naming his suc
cessor will be one for the western coun
ties themselves to decide, and conse
quently not one In which the east will
take special Interest. The choosing of
candidates for presidential electors will
be purely a perfunctory duty.
So far as is known, the northeastern
counties have only one announced can
didate for the delegateshlp-at-large
which, in the natural order of things.
Is apportioned to them Representative
J. A. Scranton. It was at one time
thought that he might secure this honct
in default of other aspirants for it; but
his recent conversion to Mugwumpery
as Indicated In tho "Independent Re
publican" caption which he has placed
at his newspaper's masthead may In
spire the straight Republicanism of this
section to seek more trustworthy rep
resentation. In that connection the
names of Hon. Morgan B. Williams and
Hon. Charles A. Miner, of Wllkes-Barre,
and Representative Walter T. Merrick,
of Tioga, have been mentioned, and
doubtless either would be acceptable to
the masses of the party. Probably
neither of these gentlemen -would use
audi an honor In the payment of per
sonal obligations rather than (n the re
flection of party preferences for the
presidential nomination.
However, ample time remains for the
consideration of this and other subjects
suggested by the formal convention
call. If the legislative district pri
maries were deferred unt'.' March, the
Intervening time would yet be ample to
permit the various delegates to gain
Information as to the wishes of their
constituents In this direction, and thus
, to enable them to act discreetly. The
main light, if there shall be any, will
be over the western congressman-at-large,
and that fortunately will not
affect us. Other subjects before th.
April convention will doubtless be ap
proached harmoniously and In good
spirit.
The Tribune will not have a padded
Christmas' edition this year, with Its
hiding of patrons' favors under a bu
hel; but it will continue to receive the
advertisements of live business men,
whether big or little, at card rates; and
as heretofore It will give a thorough
return for Us patrons' money.
He Will See Hie Duty.
That veteran political observer and
conservative prophet. Major Moses P.
Handy, after a week of mixing with
congressmen at the capital, assures the
readers of his correspondence that a
tariff bill ii bound to pasa the present
lower house of congress. In this pre
diction he simply confirms the advices
which we print this morning on our
first page.
Says Major Handy: "Nobody wants
a fight merely for the sake of a fight.
Nobody want the business interests
of the country wantonly disturbed by
agitation. An advance to the McKlnley
earthworks from which the Republican
party was driven Is neither expedient
nor desirable. But If the election of
a Republican congress meant anything
It meant that the people wished a re
adjustment of the tariff on protection
line, with a view to the revival of
our Industries, the betterment of wages
and a provision for an adequate reve
nue. With a patient lying very 111, It
la not edifying to find Dr. Reed and
Dr. Cleveland standing at the bedside
bowing gravely to each 'other, alike
fearful of assuming responsibility, and
saying In affected courtesy, 'After you,
sir!' President . Cleveland may Ho as
he pleases", a he has always done, and
Ignore the patent facts of the business
situation In an effort to avoid confes
sion to a deficit where he had predicted
a surplus, but Mr. Reed U under tbe
necessity of making a correct diagnosis
and applying the remedy which. If he
tre not a candidate for president, he
would be the first to. prescribe. Unlike
the president, the'speaker has a party
behind him. and It will hold him re
sponsible. If he does not meet Its ex
pectations I predict 4hat before this
erosion ends a Republican caucus will
call him to account and go to battle
under other leadership."
It is not likely that the Republicans
of the house will have to resort to any
such extreme measures In bringing the
speaker to a realisation of his and the
party's duty. He Is undoubtedly a big
enough man to' see that the country la
not In a mood for mere partlsanlsm In
Its congress, but that It expects and.
If necessary, will demand resolute and
patriotic action In relief of patent gov:
ernmental troubles.
'
The fact that Quay and Magee met
In Washington the other day, and shook
hands instead of pulling guns, appears
to have given some representatives of
the press quite a shock.
Mr. Palmer's Candidacy.
Hon. Henry W. Palmer, of Wllkes
Barre, has been somewhat extensively
Interviewed recently on the subject of
his candidacy for United States senator,
and these interviews brought out the
fact that he Is not an avowed aspirant
for senatorial honors at this time. With
characteristic frankness he said he pro
posed to give the matter further con
sideration and ascertain the actual In
wardness of the situation before mak
ing his decision. By this Mr. Pa!mir
doubtless intended to convey the idea
that if the senatorshlp remained open
to all comers and was a free-for-all
contest, he might take his chances with
the other aspirants. If. on the other
hand, there should be an apparent con
centration of the potent leaders on some
one candidate he would remain out of
the fight. That Is probacy tne ttU8
of a considerable number of those who
have announced themselves as canal
dates. By reason of his recently em
phasized powers In the leadership of
the Republican party of Pennsylvan.a
Senator Quay Is, by many Republicans,
regarded as the man who will practic
ally name the successor of Senator Cam
eron. At all events, this idea is con
stantly advanced. It may be that this
concedes excessive and undue influence
to Senator Quay, but there is' not the
slightest doubt that the aspirant for the
senatorshlp who is so fortunate as to be
able to command the support of the
Junior senator will have a tremendous
advantage over all competitors. We as
sume that if Senator Quay were to mnn.e
it apparent that he will use all his in
fluence In behalf of any one of the an
nounced candidates two-thirds, if not
a larger proportion, of all the others
would abandon the contest as hopeless.
It Is highly probable that nearly every
avowed aspl-rant for the senatorshlp
conditions his candidacy on the expec
tation that Senator Quay will either
support him or refrain from all active
participation in the contest. The latter
contingency might as well be aband
oned, for nothing can be more certain
than that Senator Quay will have a de
cided preference as to who should be his
colleague In the senate, and that he will
exert all the Influence at his command
in behalf of his own choice. Senator
Cameron, too, will have a preference,
and if his choice should not be the same
as Quay's, then there may be two hope
ful candidates, but Quay's man would
still be the more hopeful, unless the
state administration were to swing In
and fight a second battle with Quay.
That is, a contingency perhaps out of the
question.
General Palmer Is a man of keen per
ception and does not rush headlong into
the senatorshlp contest. Before he
takes the Meld he will ascertain 'just
what support he would be able to com
mand. ' The contest has not yet taken
definite shape and will not for several
months. Candidates may announce
themselves and the press and politicians
may discuss these candidates, but all
thU amounts to nothing. The linen will
not be formed until the members of the
next legislature are elected, and then
the situation will be rapidly changed.
Aspirants now In the field will disappear
and by the. time the legislature meets
posbibly not more than one or two will
remain. General Palmer takes the sen
sible view Of the situation.
In order that the party may not be In
convenienced, General Harrison has
kindly signified his Intention of being
within call on June 16 next. His head
quarters will be at the Planters'.
It will be noticed that Senator Quay
enters no disclaimer as to his expecta
tions concerning the gentleman who
will officiate as the next president.
While the selection of St. Louis Is
generally regarded as devoid of faction
al significance, It probably will not
hurt the chances of Senator Allison.
Senator Quay's discovery that he Is
"not fit to be president" ought to be
revised by some kind friend for the
benefit of Mr. Grover Cleveland.
From the feathers sticking to his
mouth It is Inferred that naughty
Thomas Piatt has again swallowed the
Gotham Republican canary.
It will be noticed as a fact of Interest
that no senatorial boom has yet .been
launched In behalf of ex-Lieutenant
Governor Davles.
Candidacies for delegate-at-large will
now be In order, although some of the
crop Is doubtless destined to get frost
bitten. . . -
It Is to be borne in mind that the
people, as well as Senator Cameron, ex
pect to have a voice in naming the next
senator.
In all probability the country will
respect Senator Quay's feelings and not
try to force the presidency upon him.
, The season Is young yet and hence
there Is still time for "Jack" Robinson
to enter the presidential race.
As we understand It, the Hon. H.
W, Palmer, of Wllkes-Barre, is only a
receptive senatorial candidato.
i Taose who know him aver that J.
Haj Brown Is. an uncommonly able
marij but they, are so few. - -, -
. POLITICAL POINTS.
The fact that the champions of Gen
eral Harrison have already engaged roonu
for headquarters at EL Louis Is accepted
as conclusive that the ex-prealdent will
be a candidate for the nomination next
June. There can be no question that Gen
eral Harrison has a large number of ad
herents among the potent leaders of Re
publicanism, in many slates, and among
the rank and file or the party multitudes
believe him to be the best and safest
man of all the aspirants for the succes
sion. While he may not again be able to
command the nomination his friends will
be an important factor in the convention.
Ex-Senator Morgan B. Williams, of
Wilkes-Barre, has notified his friends that
he wants to go to the national Republi
can convention as one of the delegates
from the Luzerne district, and unless too
many other aspirants make their appear
ance In the same locality his chancen of
success will be very good. The ex-senator
has elements of popularity in his party
and it Is said he hopes to succeed Con
gressman LelstnrliiB either In the next
or the succeeding congress. It Is appar
ent that the Kcpublicans of Lux-rne's
county seat Uo not propose to surrender
all tile political honors to the upper and
lower ends without a tight.
The Wheeling Intelligencer declares 'n
the most emphatic way that Governor
McKinley Is the Hrst choice of the Re
publican of West Virginia for presi
dent. If that Is the case Mr. McKinley
ought to receive the support of the
twelve delegates from that state In the
national convention. Hut we apprehend
that unless Senator Kiklns Is for McKln
ley the latter will not receive much, if
any, support from West Vlrnln!a. McKln
ley's greatest weakness us an aspirant
for the presidential nomination Is that
he Is not a favorite with those who make
and control state delegations.
Representative Merrick, of Tlona coun
ty, and Representative Focht, of t'nlon,
are candidates for re-election to the leg
islature, ami each announces that If re
turned he will aspire to the speakership of
the house. Mr. Merrick's friends claim
that he will be backed for the speaker
ship by Chairman juay. These gentle
men are certulnly taking lime by the fore
locks. Speaker Walton, of the last house,
will not be a candidate for another term
in the legislature, hence the new deal.
-: I li
lt is Intimated In some quarters In Wash
ington that when a vote shall be reached
on the question of admitting Colonel
Henry A. Dupont, of Delaware, to a seat
In the senate a number of Democratic
senators will vote with the Republicans
In tho amrmutlve. . That would be a sur
prise to the country, for Democrats are
not In the habit of doing anything of
that kind. Colonel Dupont is undoubtedly
entitled to the seat under a proper con
struction of the case.
Oovernor Matthews, of Indiana, hns sig
nified his willlngneps to accept the Demo
cratic nomination for president next yeur,
and up to date he has no pronounced op
position from the west. Mr. Matthews Is
confident of his ability to carry his own
state and has recently ibeen making bids
for support in the south. It Is apparent
that In a majority of the southern states
Cleveland has lost his grip and the oppo
sition to a third term for him is more pro
nounced that in the north.
The New York Herald has been polling
the Republican national committee and
finds that eleven favor Heed, ten Mc
Klnley, nino Allison, while eight other
candidates have the support of from one
to four each. There are four silver cranks
on the committee who favor the nomi
nation of Cameron. Those preferences of
the members of the committee have no
real significance and are not even a relia
ble Indication of Republican sentiment.
The Corporal's gunrd of Populists who
hold the balance of power in the United
States senate are manifesting an Inclina
tion to flock by themselves and resist an
alliance with either the Republicans or
the Democrats In re-organizing the sen
ate. The Republicans can afford to wait
until their reinforcements come. Repub
lican supremacy In the senate is within'
sight, and no concessions whatever should
be made to the Populist senators with a
view to an alliance..
It ought as well be understood and ac
cepted In advance that this Is a billion
dollar congress. It Is such because It must
legislate and vole appropriate money for
the support of a billion dollar country.
It takes Just about that sum to meet the
necessary expenditures of the govenment
every two years. The present congress
will do wrll enough If It keeps the appro
priations even a fraction below the bil
lion. The Scranton Republican Is, up todate,
the only Republican, paper In the state that
appears to regret the retirement of 8ena
or Cameron. Hut in this connection It
must bn remembered that the Scranton
Republican has lately manifested Inde
pendent or Mugwump proclivities. That
may account for Its recent comments on
Cameron's retirement.
Senator Quay's announcement that he
would not accept the nomination for presi
dent under any circumstances will not
cause a sensation In political circles for
the simple reason that the country has
not at uny time regarded htm as a candi
date for that office. Colonel guuy 1 a
president-maker.
Postmaster General Wilson Is eliminat
ing the postmasters of the country from
active participation In politics. His latest
viclm Is Posmaster O'Donnell, of I'itts
burg, who has been compelled to resign
the chalarmanshlp of the Democratic city
committee.
A Leap Year Ditty.
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Christmas cotirln' soon;
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