Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-12
RELYING ON MAGEE,
Adjutant General Hastings Bids Def
anCe to Quay and Cameron.
BOTH SENATORS FOR DELANAFER
And Are Now Meeting With Annoying and
Unexpected Complications
IN CARRYING OUT THEIR PLANS
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GScuAt VI MhACu CduuOl DC lOICSCGus AEd1dst
the advice OF some of his most intimate
friends and even some of his near relatives,
Adjutant General Hastings has decided to
be candidate. This advice was given on
the basis'of a reasonable doubt whether ne
could secure the support ofthe Pennsylvania
Senators, as against Delamater or any other
candidate. He has uttery failed to get the
least countenance from either of the
Senators, not because they are opposed to
him, but because they think that for many
reasons Delamater is the most available
candidate for the nomination for the next
term of the Governorship.
BOTH SENATOR'S FOR DELAMATER.
The correspondent of THE DISPATCH has
positive information that upon the occasion
of the visit of Senator Delamater and Chair
man Andrews at Washington a week or so
ago, the Senator had the final assurance of
Senators Quay and Cameron that he would
receive their support, and, that at the prop
er time, their preference would be plainly
made known. The two visitors made their
home with Senator Quay while in Washing
ton, and between them and the two United
States Senators the conferences were long
and earnest. The fed was thoroughly gone
over.
THE DIsPATCH's informant asserts that
Delamater and Andrews were able to show
that the former was far in advance of all
competitors in popularity and numerical
strength of delegates elected and to be elect
ed, and that the full, free and formal in
dorsement of the candidacy of the statesman
from Crawford county was given previous to
the final separation.
RELYING ON MAGEE's AID.
In spite of the knowledge of this fact the
Adiutant General has declared himself
candidate, and the fight therefore wakes
merry. Hastings has great confidence in
his own popularity, and believes that he is
able to win, with or without the support of
Senators Quay and Cameron, provided ne
has so valiant general as Mr.. Christopher
L. Msgee. He has within the last few days
cut loose from the Quay Cameron mooring,
and is on the high sea OF the Magee faction,
under full sail, with every inch ofcanVas
shaken out to the breeze.
To become the candidate of the Magee
faction, however, it was necessary to make
some arrangement with Montoeth, and that
deal has just been effected in an agreement
that Hastings is to be supported as long as
he has chance OF election, and that in the |
event of its becoming apparent that he has
p0lled his full vote in the convention with |
out succeeding, he and Magee will attempt
TO stampede the convention to Montooth.
AN UGLY FIGHT AHEAD.
While Delamater's friends profess to be- |
lieve that neither Hastings nor Montooth |
has a shadow of chance for the nomina-
tion, they admit that a very ugly fight may
be developed. Senstcrs Quay end Cameron
have been forced to make some enemies out
of old friends in the distribution of Offices
where these old friends espoused the candi-
dates of the Magee faction, and of course all
of these will join with Magee and help to
make one of the hottest faetienal fights ever
seen in State convention.
One of the most formidable ieutenants
of the Magee faction is Hon. John Dalzell,
of Pittsburg, who went with Magee in sup
port of Ford for the Pittsburg postofice.
Senator Quay, feeling that it would be
good thing to have at least disturbing ele-
ment to check and annoy the Magee forces
in their stronghold at Pittsburg used the
power of his position as Senator and Chair
man of the National Executive Committee
to defeat this one chance of the Magee fac
ton to secure to one of their own workers
one of the high Offices within the gift of the
national administration.
oUAY's WAY OF WORKING.
Naturally Dalzell resented the refusal TO
recognize his rights in the matter. Quay
regretted to offend and ALLEVIATE Dalzell. but
1t was better to do that than to permit Ma
gee to secure the postmaster. Long before |
the State Convention is held Senator Quay
will have filed every Government Office in
Allegheny county with his own friends.
Lyon and Warmcastle are already ap-
pointed. Mexican will soon be. The Sur
Teyorship and the pensionA agency will soon
have new incumbents, and these five leading
Offices each with their corps of under
officials will make a formidable machine
with with to fight Magee on mis- own
ground.
The Delamater men confidently predict
that they will elect several of the delegates
from Allegheny county. One trouble in
the way Of the smooth and successful capdi-
dacy of Hastings is that he will either be
opposed by many of his former friends, or
be compelled to suffer their indifference and
inaction.
HASTINGS MIND CHANGED,
The United States Senators have not at
any time opposed him. They have obliged
bin in many ways. His old and best
friends are nearly all friends of Cameron
and Quay. Some of them hold Office Sc
cured for them by Cameron and QUAY, and
many more are under great obligations to
the Senators. All of these have strenuously
objected to the Adjutant General entering
the race, unless he could secure the support
IF Cameron and Quay. For months after he
had expressed a wish to be a candidate
Hastings declared that he was in the hands
IF the two Senators. He told Delamater
hat If he could not get the Endorsement of
he Senators he would not be candidate.
Repeatedly and publicly he declared that
Without the consent of Quay and Cameron
le would not enter the race Thus he has
Illowed many of his friends to put them
elves in a position which makes it impos-
ible for them to give him their support
nd they predict that he will go into the
ight and fail, and so end his public ca
eer.
THE GAUNTLET THROWN DOWN.
Others bank on his success. Thew saw
hat Magee is stronger than any one dreams
T, and that be will be valiantly backed bv
mass of people who are dissatisfied with
be absolute domination of Quay, who now
as machinery at his command such as was
ever possessed before by any one man since
le Republic was instituted. At anv rate
IastngS has decided to cast his lot with the
Iagee faction and so fings down his gaupt-
t to Quay and Cameron. 1t is new. and
8 great extent, an uutried machine 4
yainst an old engine which has had some
nv hard knocks, but has pulled the train
curely over many 8 dangerous grade. iImp- -
g broken rails and steering clear OF open I
Titches.
The silent man of the whole affair is
one, of Warren, who hopes that, in the
neral wreck Of matter and crash of worlds.
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