The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-11-04
TIE POLITICAL OUTLOOK

Says Philadelphia letter Matthew
S. Quay, who has been running the Stall
wart State Committee for C.merop. is
said to bei discouraged. A dsy or iwo
ago a young StaiwArt and a personal
friend called upon him. The young Il an
had a few hundred dollars 10 bet. He
couldn't afford 10 lose this money, and |
would Mr.. Quay kindly tell him if he
was safe on betting on Beaver.
young man." said Q1sy, 'put your
money back in your pocket. at is pos
sible that Beaver will pull through, but
don't believe it,"
The fact is that not soul al the Stsl-
whrt headquarters, in Philadelphia, will
risk dollar on Csmerons candidate. 1t
has been different heretofore.
Tie reason Why QIay wanted to help
Chairman Cooper out in The campaign
has leaked out. In 1873, When Quay
was Chairman Of the Republican Com
mittoe, there wGs deficit nt the end Of
the campaign of $50 O0p. For this Quay
was personally responsible. When he
took held OF the committee a short time
ago he had two objects in view. He
hoped to be able to capture the coal re-
gioa vote, as he had dons 1873, or al
least to divert it from Pattison. In this
he has been sadly disappointed, for all
the Stalwart schemes have been so thor
ougLly exposed that but littlo hsadWay
hRa been made. Again, he hoped to gel
back that $50, 900 for which he is rsspon-
sible. When he began to look iEto the
committees finances, however, be found
the treasury nearly depleted. Cooper had
used II up in sending missionaries
through the State, in purchasing 100, 600
copies OF an Sllcged libcl Of Beaver by
an alleged journalist, in printing all
= sorts Of documents, and in getting
thousands of copies of the New York
TABLET struck Off containing a speech
credited TO Pattison rejecting on the
Irish. The papers were not circulated
because the scheme was expostd, but
they cost money just the same. Quay
got so disgusted the first part of last
week that ho ran of to Harrisburg and
remained there for several days.
There seems to be but one thing left
for tho Cameron men TO do, and that is
TO falsify returns. This has been duly
considered during the week, and an st-
tempt ID now being made to get 5000, 0OO
ont Of tie business men on tariff scare.
TIE plan is to use the money 10 buy up
, the election Boards of the coal counties
-S,huylkill, Luzerne and LacknwannS.
The scheme is not practicable, and il
Will doubtless he found impossible &c
raise the money. There seems to bs on
ly three hopeful Stalsarts left in the
State Beaver. Cameron and Cooper
The future OF these three men depend!
upon tlsis election, and they don't dar,
4 be anything bat hopeful.
Enthusiastic DumScrats who hanl
about tho committee headquarters, il
Philadelphia, are putting Pattison'
= plurality as high as G0.OOO or so coo
:, Victor Piolette, who is at the head of th
y State Changers, says that the Reppbli
d can party is divided in the middle. fl
= hGl been travelling all through the Stat
> on business connected with his office, an
II says that his observation leads him to be
!, y, lieye that Beaver will not lead StewaI
81" 20, coo votes and that PAttison's plural
( ity will not be less than 100000. 1t
% impossible to get down to the figures c
y tbs campaign, for no ono can estima,
- the Independent vote or the succets {
" tho Stulwarts in buying votes in the cos
~ y regions. Conservative people who kno'
VI the State generally settle upon shout 80
- 900 as the plurality vote which will cleo
eS Pattison,