ARE LINING UP FOR QUAY Members of the Legislature De clare For ; the Ee-election of the Senior Senator. A. CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED. Vilification and A huso From the Wan amaker Bureau Helped toMako Pop ular Sentiment In Favor oftho Beavor Statesman, nnd Senators and Repre sentatives I'ubllcl.v Express Them selves In His Favor. (Special Correspondence.) Philadelphia. Dec. 27.—Having spent the Christmas holidays at home, many members of the legislature have since dropped Into town to fret posted as to the political situation. That recent developments have re moved all doubt as to the re-eledtlon of Senator Quay there can be no question. Many senators and representatives elect whom the Wanamakerites have for one reason or another counted upon to oppose the senior senator's return to Washington have publicly declared their intentions to stand by Colonel Quay to the end. There has been a marked change in popular feeling in sections where the Wanamaker literary bureau had created a sentiment antag onistic to the Beaver statesman. His vindictive and unscrupulous opponents have gone too far; they have made it apparent to all fair minded men that Colonel Quay is being persecuted by a few disgruntled and disappointed in dividuals, who charge Senator Quay with blocking their ambitions for pub lic office, and who hope to get revenge In his defe&t and at the same time open the way to use the Republican organ ization for their personal advantage. MAOEE NAILS A LIE. A sample of the bold and reckless misstatements that are being sent out through the Wanamaker newspaper Byndicate is found in the story in which Senator Magee was represented as hav ing made a canvass of the state and that he had found 07 members who were opposed to Senator Quay's re election. Senator Magee emphatically denied that there was the slightest l'oundatlon for that report. "I have made 110 such canvass," said he,"and I have none made for me." He added that he had 110 knowledge of any pledges such as indicated in the report. "It is about time that the people of the state were .informed of the delib erate and unprecedented character of the newspaper misrepresentations that are being circulated with the view of making sentiment against Senator Quay," declared Representative Salter, of the Seventh district of this city, the other day."The whole purpose and in tent of the authors of these reports is to effect the votes of the members of the legislature from the Interior counties. Reading these daily distorted and ir responsible statements emanating from the Wanamaker press bureau one would naturally be prejudiced against Senator Quay or any one else who might be the subject of these attacks. Public men are misquoted, facts ara distorted and the most palpably fake reports are given as news to what the men Inspiring them must look upon as a most gullible public. Fortunately the members of the legislature whom the opponents of Senator Quay hope to in- | fluence by,these stories are thoroughly acquainted with the tactics of the Van Valkenberg literary corps, and they know how to gauge their productions accordingly. "Senator Quay won his hght for re election at the polls in November last," continued Mr. Salter, earnestly "The people elected Republican senators and members of the house with the knowl edge and desire that they should vote for the re-election of Senator Quay. In many rases there 'v ere clean cut bat tles In behalf of Coldnel Quay won out the Republican primaries when the successful candidates were selected to so before the people. If the small cote lie of ambitious gentlemen and the others who are actuated solely and purely by a desire for revenge, who are putting up the money for this fierht against Senator Quay, think they are going to succeed they are being badly tooled. ..onator Quay Is bound to win— first, because ho lias more than enough votes pledged to him to Insure his elec tion, because the sentiment of the great mass of the Republican voters of Penn syKania, who abhor hypocrisy, who have supreme contempt for the men responsible for the campaign of vili fication, abuse, misrepresentation and character assassination, demand that such men and their un-American meth ods shall be rebuked, and because the people believe in fair pi ay , and in the end they must triumph." Every day brings additional evidence or the facts that the choice of the Re publican house caucus will be elected speaker, that the candidate for United States senator who gets the joint cau cus nomination will be elected, and that this candidate will be Colonel M Quay. Representative J. L. Christian, of Sul llvan county, who has been in the citv visiting hi» friend, former United States Attorney Ellery P. Ingham, takes lit tle stock in the campaign that is being £V h ° Wana ™kerites against established customs of the Republican party. R be,lGver In the principle that the majority should rule,*' remark ed Mr. Chris-lan, "and I am also con vinced that no political party can ex ist without an organization through which it? members may act ii accord and by which its policies and princi ples may be maintained. The attempts to dissuade Republican senators and representatives-elect to abstain from participating In the Republican caucus ot> the organization of the legislature, and on the selection of a Republican candidate for the United States senate, in my opinion, should be condemned by every true and loyal Republican. The Republican voters of Pennsylvania have elected a majority of the mem bers of the legislature, they have made the Republican party responsible foi the actions of that legislature. If lt3 record be good, the Republican party j shall merit commendation; but if, on I the other hand, Its work shall be of a , character that will call forth adverse I criticism from the people, the Republi can party must expect to take the | blame. Republican members of the Kiuse are obligated togo Into the lte i 'tiblican caucus and support the choice | of the majority for speaker. The speaker ! > ( the house Is always an important ictor in shaping legislation. He should 'to a stalivart Republican. Place a fu vion speaker in the chair, one who owes his election to an alliance with the De mocracy, and you have defeated the Republican members. The fusion speak er would be in honor bound to give the D( mocrats places of importance, and their prominence would be to the detri ment of the Republican party. "The fact that this legislature will be called upon to elect a T T nited St tes senator should be kept In mind by every Republican. Questions of s-reat mo ment in national politics are involved. ! Next to the election of a president of | the United States there is nothing more S Important from the standpoint of party ! politics than the election of a United States senator. We must elect a stal wart Republican to the United States I senate from Republican Pennsylvania, j There must be no fusion or trades or : deals with the Democracy. Every Re publican must go into the Republican caucus and stand by the ch eof a ma jority of that caucus. Thai I propos-; to do. No matter who may be deter mined upon by a majority of the Re publican senators and representatives, lie shall command my vote. Personal ly, 1 shall vote for the re-election of Colonel Matthew Stanley Quay, and I sincerely believe that he will be elected." Major David S. R. Chew, member of the house from the Eighth district of this city says: "It is preposterous to talk about de feating Senator Quay. Mo cannot be beaten. He has the votes, and they will stand by him. The Republicans in my district knew 1 favored the* re-election of Senator Quay when they nominated me. and the people who went to the polls were fully informed as to my po sition on the senatorial issue when they voted for me. Colonel Quay's services to the Republican party are too well known for me to comment upon them. They entitle him to the respect and ad miration of the members of that party, lie Is today the victim of a persecution such as is frequently visited upon pub lic men by disappointed opponents.' Senator Hanna, in Ohio, has but recent ly gone through a similar campaign of vituperation and abuse. He was suc cessful when the issue was put to a test vote, as Senator Quay will be when the roll of Republican sena f ora and rep resentatives is called at Harrisburg." "I have not the least doubt that the nominees of the Republican caucus for speaker of the house arid United States senator will be elected," declared Rep resentative Sclioffstall, of Northumber land. "Of course, I am going with the Re publican caucus; I am a Repub'lcan," exclaimed Representative Seldel, of Perry. Representatives Harris, of Clearfield, Wilson, cf Jefferson, and Adams.cf Sus quehanna, are among others who were here recently and expressed similar sen timents. And they are all for Quay. LAWMAKERS READY TO MEET. Interest Centers in the Coming j Gathering of Legislators at Harrisburg. THE RACE FOR SPEAKER.j l-'arr Still In tlio Lead, Though It Is u Contest Open to All, and the Best of Feeling: Prevails Among the Several Republican Aspirants. (Special Correspondence.) Harrisburg, Dec. 27.—There is going to be a srreat crowd here at the or- j ganization of the legislature next Tues- j day. The widespread belief "that action I on the United States senatorshlp will be ! taken by the Republicans about the i same time will draw many to the city who ordinarily would not attend the initial sessions of the general assembly. All the hotels have big bookings for rooms. Many of the party leaders in the different sections eif the state are expected here as early as Sunday for preliminary conferences. The Repub licans and Democrats will each have a caucus on Monday, Jan. 2, to agree upon their respective candidates to be supported for speaker of the house. Though there have been few important developments in the political situation during the last few days, ail signs point to a drawing of the party lines by both the Republicans and the Democrats. Fusion seems to have gone to smash. The Wananiaker newspapers of Phil adelphia and vicinity have ceased to devote column after column of space to puffing fusion candidates for speak er. They have discovered that the idea is not any more popular with Republi cans than was the Swallow movement, which those same papers supported so heartily in the last gubernatorial cam paign. With every newspaper in Phil adelphia that carries the Wananiaker store advertisement booming Swallow in every issue, the whole outfit could not give Swallow but 23,478 votes in the entire Quaker City, and many of these came from the old line Prohi bitionists, and quite «a proportion of them were Democrats. Republican sentiment has no more sympathy with the present fusion agitation than it had with the Swallow campaign. REPUBLICANISM TO THE FRONT. Stalwart Republicanism is going to control the situation here at the or ganization of the legislature and In the selection of the candidate for Uni ted States senator. Although Farr. of Lackawanna, has a big lead in the race for the Republican caucus nomination j for speaker, it Is still a free for all struggle. BUss, of Delaware, McClaln i of Lancaster, Marshall of Allegheny ! and Voorhees of Philadelphia and the i others are still in the lleld, and each | has quite an enthusiastic following. It Is not believed that any one will be slated by the leaders, so that whoever shall procure the largest number ol votes In the caucus at the outset of the ■ balloting will bo apt to draw votes from those less fortunate until ho shall have gotten a majority. There arc 127 Re publicans. 74 Democrats and 3 fuslon -1 ists (former Republicans) in'the house, j so that 64 votes will be a majority of : the Republican caucus. The Democratic candidates for speak er of the house, Skinner of Fulton, Fos ter of Centre and Spatz of Berks, arc all on the go, and each is hopeful that in the event of a factional disagreement among the Republicans he will get the support of enough disgruntled Repub licans to elect him speaker. Of course, nobody is harmed by these wild specu lations, and if it gives the gentlemen who indulge in them any special sat isfaction it would b# a shaine to deny ! them this pleasure* The fact is that ! the old time members of the legislature ! realize that the Republican caucus ; nominee for speaker is going to bo I elected, and they are not being carried | away with the fusion talk. They would prefer to vote for a Democratic can didate for speaker, as they then could not be accused of taking sides in th? Republican quarrels. They are all anxious not to offend the man who will be speaker, as he will have the mak ing of all committee appointments. Be sides this lie will be in a position to help [hem in many other directions. STONE IS SILENT. Governor-elect Stone is us silent as a sphinx as to his cabinet appoint ments. No one can, up to date, make, with any degree of authority, a predic tion as to a single nomination. We are all anxious to know who will be the attorney general, who will take David Martin's place as secretary of thi' commonwealth, who will IK- insur ance commissioner, who will be bank ing commissioner, and who will 1111 the several other good berths at the dis posal of the governor. Because of his efficient services In the canvass for the nomination and subsequently In the conduct of the campaign for the elec tion State Chairman lOlkin lias been regarded by many as entitled to recog nition, and his name has been men tioned In connection with the appoint ment as attorney general. Mr. Klkin's friends, commenting upon the opposi tion to his selection for this office, point to the fact tiiat the objections coni>' from the same newspapers that op posed Colonel Stone not only for the nomination, but also for the election. They declare that these are not the sources from which the governor-elect is likely to seek advice wh< n he comes to make up his cabinet. The opinion prevails that Colonel Stone will not make any announcements of appoint ments uutil the inauguration. General Reeder of Northampton, YV. \V. Grlest of Lancaster, Senator Israel \V. Dur ham of Philadelphia and two or three others have been mentioned Yor secre tary of the commonwealth, but it is known from the highest authority that no one has vet been chosen for the place. Colonel Stone lias been in con sultation with leading Republicans In different counties, and Is making an earnest effort to harmonize the var ious elements in the Republican party. It is believed that he will make a splendid record in the executive office. Plans for the inauguration are pro gressing favorably. There is a disposi tion to oppose the bringing of many troops to take part in the inaugura tion parade. It is not believed that the members of the National Guard, many of whom were away from home for J long time during the recent war, have any desire to come here. There will be a delegation of veterans from Colonel Stone's old regiment, and a number of Republican clubs from Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other cities. Many of these will be accompanied by their own bands of music, and special banners and uniforms have been ordered for th« occasion. Among the recent visitors here was Colonel Clayton McMlchael, of Phila delphia. He is one of the closest friends of President McKlnley In Pennsylvania. In commenting upon the senatorial con test Colonel McMlcliaei said: "Very much is being made of Sena tor Quay's action in standing as a can didate for re-election in view of the charges which have been made against him. Is there any public official with Senator Quay's record of duty perform ed who would retire under lire'.' What proof has been advanced yet that Sena tor Quay is guilty? And in the absence of such proof, which can only be pro duced upon the trial of his case, com mon decency, as well as the law, says he shall be presumed to be innocent. Suppose every candidate for office could he induced to retire from the field upon charges against his honesty and integ rity being preferred, would there be lacking political enemies who would In stigate these charges for the direct purpose of forcing the candidate from the field? In the case against Senator Quay the prosecutors are, without a single exception, men who are noto riously his political enemies. There is not among them a man who an be said to be politically unbiased. All of them are men who have bitterly contested Senator Quay's leadership in Pennsyl vania for years past. Add to this the fact that although the alleged evidence upon which the prosecution Is based was in possession of these men for months, it was not until on the eve of an election in which Senator Quay was interested that he was arrested, and that the prosecution is now belngwaged with intense partisan spirit in antici pation of the approaching meeting of the legislature which will elect Sena tor Quay's successor. "Here is enough evidence of a politi cal motive behind the prosecution to cause all fair minded men to hesitate. Why should Senator Quay withdraw from the contest, then? He Is confident of his ability to prove his Innocence when given a fair trial, and under these circumstances shall he supinely enter the trap which his enemies have laid?" It is probable that Colonel Stone will be here next week to meet the member? of the legislature, many of whom are his personal friends. There is no doubt that the governor-elect has a high re gard for Colonel Quay and that he is deeply Interested in the canvass for hi« re-election to the United States senate. After the ordeal which he went througli himself in the late campaign, and the perconal abuse that was showered upon him by the Wanamaker crowd. Colonel Stone can thoroughly sympathize with Colonel Quay In his present canvass. That Colonel Quay will win, as did Col onel Stone, there is not the alight*!) doubt Advice to | jGonsumptives! J There are three great reme- | ♦ dies that every person with * X weak lungs, or with consump- « I tion itself, should understand. I | These remedies will cure X | about every case in its first | I stages ; and many of those Z I more advanced. It is only | I the most advanced that are Z | hopeless. 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I'pon a housetop the sleigh halted, and Santa Claus disap peared down ,t culrr.ney. "Then the aceue changed, the lights were turned out. and the hundred sil very voices of the company united in singing 'The Star of Methlehem.' Then, still sin gins.', th" pretty little ones, all beautifully costumed, inarched across the stage, each hearing iu his or her armji tn< dainty .proems from l)aii Rice's Santa Claus. (t, th.it was a great C'.aus saw that no hungry one in the whole city \vr:,: suiperiess to bed." "And what luvsiik: of ; l jose dear lit tle hoys unct f.iils o my company? Wf 1!, some are .1. ill, and some are married, while 1 , : •••ill l>.in Kite. 1 want to set nv : .r.'iiv jv.ms in order to ascertain t.:. •itnaie 1< vel of tile 'new ivuvan,' " Gub*G s2&n&t§ patioK and you cure its consequences. 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