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WliiENER GAVE
GANGA SHOCK
Eulogy of Quay by the Philadelphia
Millionaire Upset Their
Calculations.
HAD EYES ON HIS BAEREL.
Inrnirgcntii Iliit-1 to Swell Their
Corruption I'mul to Continue Their
Filiht Aicnlniit the IlcKiilnr ltcpiill
llrnn Ormiiilrallon In the Lt'ijisln
ture nt lltti-riluri(.
(Special Correspondence.)
Harrisburjr, Nov. 27. The political
sens'ation of the Inst week was the
publication of an interview with Seu-atcr-e'eet
Benjamin K. Fucht, of Union
county, in whkh he recounted the cir
cumstances of a visit which he and for
mer United States Senator John J. Pat
terpon paid to P. A. 11. Widener, the
street railway and gas magnate, who
has been prominently mentioned for
United States senator to succeed Col.
M. S. Quay.
The Insurgents of Pennsylvania,
after trying all ethers who were re
garded aa available to he pitted against
Col Qui'.y for the senatorship, agreed
that Widener wa3 the best equipped
man to play up agairst Quay. His
"special equipment" was, of course,
the millions of dollars which he has
invested in many enterprises, and
which they assumed would be drawn
upon to meet the ever pressing finan
cial needs of the politicians who have
been making the anti-Quay movement
their sole means of livelihood for some
time. : These tricksters have had dif
ferent men to meet their demands for
cash, all with ambition to fill office and
all willing to be presented to the pub
lic as great reformers, who have only
the interests of their dear common
wealth at heart in making their cam
paigns n.caintit this terrible man Quay.
One afi.er another of these "good
thinn:-," for the political macers have
gotten tired c,f being bled by the pro
fessional politicians, and these vam
pires have I;-, en looking around for a
candidate v, ho would produce liberal
ly to keep ip the "fight on Quay."
V.'iikner evidently seemed to be their
last report, and tiny immediately pro
ceeded to boom him for the United
States senator-hip and pass the word
aloii the line that Widener would
produce "big money" if he could get
the !-.;;:ii'.'.or.ship.
Democrats were given the rue to In
tini'.te that possibly after they found
that thev could not elect a Democrat
to tiie United States senate they would
take up Widener in order to defeat
Quay. This was clone to keep Widener
In line.
Thin port of talk had been going on
quite freely, when Senator-elect Focht
happened to call upon Widener in re
gard to soi.".. railway business In which
former Senator Patterson was Interest
ed. To these gentlemen, possibly without
thought of having his remarks publish
ed, Widener expressed himself quito
freely legarding Col. Quay. He intro
duced the subject himself, and appar
ently could not find anything too good
to pay about the Heaver statesman.
Senator Focht declares that Mr. Wid
ener not only made it quite manifest
that he was not a candidate for senator
In opposition to Col. Quay, but express
ed the opinion that he should and will
be re-elected.
WIDENER TALKED FREELY.
Re::ardlng Col. Quay's political rec
ord, Senator-elect Focht quotes Mr.
Widener as having spoken as follows:
"Col. Quay has done much for the
advancement of our Industries. His
action In the United States senate when
me nson bill was tip for considers
non was a master stroke. With the
. Introduction of his many amendments
to tnc tree trace measure ami hia fin
blistering tactics, including his famous
speech, the longest on record as having
been delivered In the United States
Btnate. ho saved the industries of Penn
sylvania from wreck and ruin with
which they were at that time con
fronted.
".Senator Quay has really been the
champion of reform legislation in
1 ei.nsylvanla i;;.t-:id of the opponent
as fiitnp of his adversaries would like
to make it appear. Pack In the 70's,
us chairman of the committee on ways
and means of the I'onnsvlvnnl:! W-
Mittens, Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas,
toshes and Rain Proof Coats.
0
lsir.ture, ne reported the bill, which
Is now a law, that transferred the bur
den of taxation from farm lands, real
estate and horses and cattle to the
corporations.
"This was a most equitable arrange
ment, for while the Individual proper
ty owner has been relieved of former
oppression the corporations have been
able to meet their obligations and they
have not been unduly taxed. From this
splendid revenue came the eleven mil
lion dollar school appropriation, which,
besides building countless schoolhouses
In every section of the commonwealth,
gives free books and free education to
the children of Pennsylvania.
QUAY FOR REFORM.
"It was Col. Quay who, recognizing
the demand of the temperance element
of the state, gave the people the op
portunity to vote upon the question of
the prohibition amendment to the con
stitution which was submitted to a pop
ular vote by direction of a Republican
legislature. In which Col. Quay's
friends had an overwhelming majori
ty. The outcome of this was the pass
age of the present high license law,
which eliminated seven-tenths of the
saloons In Philadelphia and 50 per cent
of the liquor shops of Pittsburg, and
which assured an absolute observance
of the Sunday laws in regard to the
sale of liquor in all the large centers
of population. This law likewise prac
tically placed the granting of liquor
licenses In the hands of the people, as
no court dare refuse to recognize a
properly submitted remonstrance from
the people.
"Then there is the question of ballot
reform. Col. Quay should be given full
credit for what he did In that direction.
He was the pioneer in the movement
for ballot reform in Pennsylvania. He
and hi3 friends passed the present law
which was the first step toward the
accomplishment of the desired result.
The natural evolution from this act
win be the nnal attainment of a per
fect ballot system a3 the needs of the
several localities of the state are made
manifest.
Senator Quay Is a man who has
made his Impress upon national as
well as state politics. He has been the
victim of many conspiracies, as have
most men who have been distinguished
In public life". He will outlive them
all.
WORDS OF GREAT PRAISE.
His speeches In the recent' cam
paign were splendid specimens of fine
English diction, attesting his scholar
ship, and throughout all these public
utterances there was not a particle of
resentment toward those who have
been maligning and traducing him. In
the present campaign the issue has
been submitted to the people, the ver
diet has been rendered In favor of
Col. Quay, and he should be accorded
the honor due him and without that
bitterness and turmoil which attended
the last session of the legislature,
have no doubt of his election."
Senator Focht also stated that Mr.
Widener had commented upon Col
Quay's home life, and paid a handsome
tribute to him for a side of his charac
ter which is not appreciated by those
not familiar with his domestic rela
tions.
INSURGENTS IN A RAGE.
Since the publication of this Inter
view the Insurgent newspapers have
been making all sort3 of excures for
Widener. Some have (rono so far as
to print statements purporting to cume
from Widener, denying that he said
what has been credited to him, but the
fact remains that no authorized denial
has been sent out by Mr. Widener, and
Senator Patterson, to whom Air. Wid
ener referred several newspaper men
has, ever his own name, corroborated
Senator Focht In his report of tho
eulogies of Col. Quay by Mr. Widener,
The Insurgents seem to forget that
Widener Is a practical man; that ho
knows that a large majority of the
Republican members of the state sen
ate and the house of representatives
are favorable to Col. Quay for United
States senator: that many of them
were nominated and elected on this
Issue, and that they could not If they
wanted to go back upon the expressed
will of their constituents without for
ever blasting their political futures.
Mr. Widener wants to go to the Unl
ted States senate. There can be no
doubt of that, but he recognizes that
he must have the support of the regu
lar Republicans to go to Washington
and that no alliance between the insur
gents and the Democrats could elect
him to the senate.
Siireltlr.
MeMurthn Poor Phclnn hod th'
measles twice mi died nv thini.
Mulroon Th' fur-r-st or secon' toimoT
Kansas City Independent.
Lowest Prices in
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GUFFEY PLOT.
nsurgent and Democratic Bosses
Scheming Against Regular
Republicans.
A QUESTION OF TEE FUTUEE.
Mentliera of the Leulxlntnre Klectoil
by the Hepnlillenim tnniiot Afford
to 1'lnee Democrat In Position of
Power, 1'roflt nml liilliience.
(Special Correspondence.)
Philadelphia, Nov. 27. Republicans
of Pennsylvania have Just been given
another exhibition of the extent to
which the insurgents of the Martln
Fllnu type will go to prevent the elec
tion of the choice of the majority of the
Republican members of the legislature
to the United States senate.
William Flinn, of Pittsburg, the ac
knowledged leader of the insurgents,
held a conference in this city last week
with James M. Guffey, the Bryanite
member of the Democratic national
committee from Pennsylvania, regard
ing the organization of tho legislature
and the election of a United States sen
ator to succeed Col. Quay. Flinn real
izes that he and his followers are in
a hopeless minority In the Republican
party, and that he has to go to the
Democracy for support In his schemes.
In a free and fair fight at the Repub
lican primaries Flinn and his friends
were successful in but seven counties
In Pennsylvania, and outside of his
own machine following in Pittsburg
and the Martin henchmen in Philadel
phia there is less than a score of Re
publican members of the legislature
who will co-operate with him.
REGULARS IN MAJORITY.
The regular Republicans, with a ma
jority In both the senate and the house,
are entirely satified with the situation,
but it does seem strange that men
wishing to be regarded as RepubHcann
should be conspiring with Deri-ra'.s
to defeat the will of the majority in the
Republican party.
Even though they had a secret com
pact In the last campaic-n to defeat reg
ular Republican candidates for th : leg
islature, who would not submit to decl
ination from Flinn or Martin, the In
surgents and Democrats were badly
routed In every county in whih they
made their most conspicuous eTort.
The people were not with thr-i, nor
are they now. Cut Flinn and Grffey
have their personal ends to serve, and
they are go In-; to do all in their power
to make trot'ble for the reular Re
publicans at Harrlsburg, even if they
cannot prevent Col. Quay's election.
Their first e.Tort wl'l b3 n rgree upon
a candidate for spenker of the house
of repre:e'.itative3. There are ninny
difficult ie.? In the way of a deal on the
speakership, especially in view of tho
fact that the stalwarts have a mnlor
lty in the house, and the regular; hive
no doubt about the election of their
favorite. Representative V T. Mar
shall, of Allegheny, as speaker.
Republicans who may be opposed to
Col. Quay's election to the senate will
hesitate before committing themselves
to a losing game In the organization of
the house, on account of the locnl In
terests directly Involved. A deal on the
(speakership would mean promises to
the Democracy of clerkships and other
patronage which properly belongs to
Republicans in this stalwart Republi
can state. It would mean the giving of
important places cm committees to
Democrats, and thus depriving in Re
publican party of credit for any im
portant legislation which may be pass
ed, and for which credit should be
given. The appropriations to charita
ble institutions and hospitals, where
patients are treated free, have always
been made through Republicans on the
appropriation committee, and the party
has been commended for its liberality
in this direction.
The generous appropriations to the
public schools of Pennsylvania hava
been made under Republican auspices,
and the Republican party has been
Juntly praised for its action in this
matter. The schemes contemplated by
Flinn and Martin is to place Democrats
in position to take credit for what
should properly belong to the Repub
lican party and thus give the Demo
cratic members an undue share of the
glory and deprive the Republican mem
bers of an opportunity of advancing
the Interests of their party organ ir.a-
All These Goods and a Look
THINK OF THE FUTURE.
Members of the legislature elected as
Republicans will hesitate a long time
if they consider the interests of their
constituents nnd their party before
they allow their names to be associated
with a scheme which permits Gulfey
and his cohorts to step Into places be
longing to Republicans by the votes
of the people, and which should be era
ployed to ndvance the interest of the
Republican party.
A speaker elected by a combination
of Democrats nnd Insurgents would
have to give due recognition to the
Democrats in all his appointments,
and accordingly the Republicans would
suffer.
ROW AMONG THE DEMOCRATS.
There is a lively row on between
several of the Democratic aspirants for
the speakership, for the honor of their
caucus nomination. None of the Demo
crats are thinking about bolting their
party caucus. They are leaving nil
the bolting to be done by the Republi
can Insurgents. They see no benefit
to he derived for the Democratic party
through bolting, so they are determin
ed to stand together. The rivalries be
tween the aspirants for the Democratic
nomination for the speakership may,
however, lend to trouble later on. Guf
fey is supposed to want Gcorre R.
Dixon, of Elk county, for the Demo
cratic candidate for Fpeaker or to have
him get the caucus nomination, so that
the Democrats will be tied up until he
cai deliver them over in a body in
any deal he may make with. Flinn.
Creasy of Columbia, Falm of Craw
ford and llurnett of Monroe are also
spoken of for the Democratic nomina
tion for speaker, and they may get into
a snarl before the caucus shall be held.
WANTS DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
A fight In the Democratic ranks will
not be pleasing to Flinn, as he is anx
ious to have all the Democrats turn
in for Hall, of Pittsburg, one of his fol
lowers. In the event of Hall's election
to the speakership Flinn would guaran
tee that the Democrats v.ill bo well
cared for in the matter of commltteo
appointments and patronngo.
Gen. Koon'z, of Somerset, is another
Insurgent mentioned for speaker. While
Flinn and Martin can probably turn in
all of their followers to carry qi.it any
deal Flinn and Guffey may make, it is
not at all probable that many of the
so-called ins -rgnt5 It interior couutio3
will risk their political futures in a
combination with Guffey Democrats
against the rejular Republican nomi
nee. Representative Marshall, of AUe
ghey, was in this city last week and
met Representative Keyser, of this
cit7, and McClaln, of Lar.ces'er, stal
wart Republicans, both of whom were
announced as candidates for tho speak
ership. They both assured Mr. Mar
shall that they were in favor of h3
election and that they had no dobht
about his winning the speakership.
Following the many county delega
tions which had already doclaied in
his favor. Dauphin county last week
unanimously indorsed Mr. Marshall for
speaker and pledged him its four vote9
in the hou.-e of representatives. Thco
representatives, witli Senatr;r-elcet Fox,
of Dauphin, also pledged themselves to
go into the Republican cauci:3 on the
United States senatorship and vote for
Col. Quay for senator.
During the last week tin lnsurrent3
have been working a sort of film Ham
game upon the Republicansof thes'nte.
They have been taking. out and out in
surgents, men who voted against Col.
Quay at the last legislature, and her
alding them as converts to the insur
gent movement. They preface thee
declarations with statements that these
men have been counted upon !:y friends
of the Heaver statesman to vote for
quay anti tney tnen lonow tins up
with the announcements, with big dis
play articles In the insurgent news
papers, giving "another Qury Ion."
That they believe the people at largo
do not follow up these matters clovly
is quite apparent, for anyone familiar
with the facts can at once see that
these stories are fakes pure and simple.
and are intended to mislead the people
in the counties where nttempM may bo
made to l!bc nietnl e-s . tn Ipr.i.-' -i-
ture to Join tin; inr.uigt-iu c;ui.-.:
In commenting upon the aigunierits
of the subsidized newspapers of this
city in urging Republicans to join wiill
the Democrats In the nrsmizrition of
the legislature, l lie Commercial Ga
zette, of Pittsburg, says:
"That the item of party regularity is
the most valuable of all csseta, ami
that without this no ors.iniz'itlon er.n
maintain its influence or even its exist
ence. Is a truth against which no
soolilstrv can prevail
o
LTG
'Pitiable, Indeed, la the confession or
weakness mudo by Tho Thess when it
seeks Justification for belting party
caucuses and primaries In the declara
tion that others have done the same.
"The Philadelphia Insurgent organ
editorially advises Its renders that
there Is no party obligation that com
pels them to respect the decisions of
the Republican primaries or the Re
publican caucus. In the recent cam
paign It urged defeated Insurgent can
didates to Join with Democrats in order
lo defeat at the polls the stalwart Re
publicans nominated at the Republican
primaries. Fniling in this effort to se
cure majority legislative control Tho
Press now vehemently declarer that
insurgent members must not tike part
in the senatorial or organization cau
cuses, contending that the party rules
and usages do not impose such an ob
ligation. "The primary and the cnuetts are (he
means through which the will of tho
party Is ascertained. Once ascertained,
it should be binding on all metul efs of
the party. The party will Is ascertain
ed for the purpose of being obeyed.
The policy of The Press Is to subvert
the ascertained will of the party."
HIS HARD FROBLEM.
An Obntreperonii Wife and an Innr-
nnee Policy In Her Xuuie.
It happened In nn Insurance office.
The caller, who was n large man wbh
very red whiskers, came in nnd intro
duced himself as Mr. So-and-so, who hid
taken out a life policy for $10,00!) about
four years before.
"I remember, said the man nt the
window.
"I hnd the policy innde out to my
wife that is, I bad it made payable to
her. Well, I want it chaniyd. We've
had a falling out, and she's gone back
home, and so, of course, I don't want to
enrrv that policy in her name any lon
ger." In that ense the thing you want to do
is to have her formally transfer the pol
icy to yon."
"What's she got to do with it? You
know that I took out thnt policy and
that I've made all the payments, carried
it in her niinie just to make it easy for
her to collect in case I died. Now I want
to take it out of her naiiie. We've dis
solved partnership."
"What you want her to do is to have
her sign over the policy to yon."
She wouldn t sign over nnything. Why
enn't you just change this policy and put
It in my name?"
"She is the policy holder, nnd so far as
the face of the policy shows yon have no
rights whatever. So far as the rending
of the policy goes to show yo't have no
interest in the policy except as the pcrs'-n
upon whose death the payment of the
policy is conl indent."
"That is, the only thin I can do in the
premises is to go and die?"
"That is the only tiling you can do
which will in any way affect the opera
tion of this policy."
"If I die, I suppose she gets the
money."
"Yes, if she can produce Ihe policy."
"Well, she can't because I've got it
locked up. P.ut it ain't worth nnything
to me as It rends now, Is It?"
"Nothing whatever."
"If I stop paying on it, though, I lose
nil that I put In.'i
"You lose all except a surrender value.
But you can't collect that. The policy
holder Is the only one who ninv claim
that."
"What in thunder cim I do?"
"Go nnd make nn arrangement with
your wife."
"Do you know my wife?"
"No."
"Then you don't know what you're sug
gesting. It seems to me the only thing I
can do at present is to guard my health
and keep her out of that I? lo,()(H) until my
Inwyer can tnine her down enough to
have a talk with her." New York Tele
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flavored with the plcnsiint nminn of the
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3 o'clock in tho afternoon, eating what
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