The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-11-14
STATE TREASURER QUAY
TO BE CAMERON's SUCCESSOR In
The SENATE
ing Politicians Of the State
Favorable 10 Him.

Philadelphia Press: Nothing is SO
much talked OF in political circles as
the United States Senatorship. 1t has
been kept pretty we'll in the back
ground during the interesting cam
paign Just closed, but the overwh elm
ing Republican maj oiity in the Legis-
lature makes the election Of Repub-
lican certain, and as number OF
other things are likely to hapg upon
the shape which this matter takes, il
comes first into the minds of all. The
chief figure in the discussion is natu-
rally State Treasur Quay. Thas he
was most likely to be candidate has
been understood for several months,
just as has the possible candidacy Of
several others, including Chairman
Cooper, Wharton Barker and ex-
Speaker Grow, has been understood,
There are few so close to Col. Qlsy,
however, as to get an open avowsl of
his am bition. He certainly did not
care to have his position discussed
openly until the result OF the election
had been asceItained. Even Chair.
man Cooper, as late ss Saturday, did
not feel positively assured that Col.
Quay would De candidate.
There is no longer any doubt on the
subject. Col. Quay is understood to
have reached the COR cluson that he
can be elected with the cordial sup.
port OF the party, aud there Is now no
hesitation on the part OF his friends to
state his position aud let 1t be known
that he is candidate. He has kept
his eye on the Legislative nominations
in all the possible Republican d etricts,
and no one who knows Col. Qusy's
shrewdness as politician will doubt
that he understands what he is doing
when he becomes candidate for such
preferment.
he would not make dash for any
thing in politics without pretty clear
idea as to where he is coming out. |
Chairman Cooper, who knows him as
we'll as any body, recognized this when |
he said day or two ago that ''if Col. |
Quay decides to be q candidate for
United States Senator / shall not run"
That took Cooper out of q contest
which he believed was won the mo-
ment Q1ay was openly avowed as a
candidate. One OF Quay's friends said
yesterday that he believed he had the
support of two-thirds of the Legis-
latu Q. This would mean pretty close
to all the Republican members.
Meantime there has been now and
then more or less suggestion about OPP
position to Quay on the part OF Sena-
tor Cameron. So far this has been
talked without expression or action by
Senator Cameron himsef to base II
on. There is no reason TO suppose
that he would oppose objection to
Quay's election. 1t is known that
Gen. Cameron has expressed kindly
interest in Quay's success. Whatever
differences may have existed between
Quay and Chris Magee, Of ?, ttsburg,
are no longer in the way of the s ate
rreasurer's desire to 60 to the Senate.
They have worked in entire barmo-
ny for year, and very early in the
summer Mcgee put himself on record
'egarding the senstoTship by saying
hat "if Quay wss q candidate he
,uRht to have it, and there should be
70 opposition to him in the party"
With Cooper Withdrawing himself
rom the race, Cameron not obieclioR,
not actually aiding, and Msgee cor
Tally asserting, the track for Quay was
veil cleared in one quarter at least.
But there are other candidates,