Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-23
SHERMAN AND QUAY
Really on the Outs and Nothing at
All Able to Reconcile Them.
THE CAUSE OF THEIR QUARREL.
How the Pennsylvania Senators, While Not
Making Much Roadway,
KEEP ON GOOD TERMS WITH EACH OTHER
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1spArcH,


Pennsylvania managers and the Ohio man
ayers during the last few days had its frs
public manifestation last evening, whel
Senator Quay expressed the opinion tha
Senator Sherman had acted discreditabl,
and dishonorably, and need expect no NOR,
favors from Pennsylvania 1t was so uniqu,
to hear Senator of the United States &C
cuse another Senator of dishonorable con
duct, and that other Senator John Sherman
that when the accusation became talked
about nobody believed it. Few believe il
this evening, as no confirmation of the mat
ter is published coming from Senator Quay
and as Senator Sherman denies all the ale
cations against him which are attributed to
Quay. Nevertheless. there is no doubt
about the authenticity of the allegations.
Senator Quay reiterated his statement this
evening to the correspondent of The DIS
PATCH, and clenehed it with more emphatic
words than he had previously employed.
WHY THEY ARE MAD.
The cause of the rupture, in brief, is this:
Both Senators had candidates for Deputy
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and
Sherman persuaded Quay to withdraw his
candidate, upon agreeing to let Quay have
the office of Solicitor of Internal Revenue,
for which place Sherman had presented the
name of Alphonso Hart, few years ago
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio-Quay back
ing Frank Gilkeson, prominent lawyer
and politician living at Bristol, near Phila-
delphia.
Quay went to his Beaver home, assured
that Gilkeson would be appointed, and was
astonished to discover on his return last
week that Hart had been offered the place.
In view of the fact that Sherman's man
Wilson had been appointed Deputy Com
missioner of Internal Revenue, Quay nat
urally thought that Sherman was playing
his hand very high, and concluded TO let
the public have the benefit of his wounded
feelings and Sherman's dishonored word.
To the correspondent OF The DISPATCH,
Senator Sherman this evening admitted the
agreement, but said he had nothing to do
with the appointment of Hart That was
accomplished by Butterworth and McKin-
lev; that is in so far as the matter had gone.
Hart had been rendered the place, but the
appointment was held back temporarily.
He disclaimed having taken any hand in
the matter.
WHAT MR.. QUAY HAS TO SAY.
Senator QUAY declares that Sherman had
the whole thing under his control, and that
after the appointment of Wilson he asked
Sherman to withdraw Hart and that Sen
ator Sherman refused.
"There is no way out of it for Sherman
was Senator Quay's ultimatum this even
ing, 'and I am done with him. 1 think
this will also settle McKinley's candidacy
for the Speakership. If he and Butter
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knowledge OF the agreement that had been
made with Sherman, and common decepcy
demanded that they should have acquiesced
in that compact But while their action
invites retaliation on its own account, the
fact or allegation that upon them rests all
the responsibility doesn't excuse Senator
Sherman. He could have Withdrawn Hart.
The last thing a politician should do is to
violate pledge to. a friend, and one who
does it is not to be trusted in anything. Oh,
no, Mr.. Sherman could do nothing that will
regain for him my confidence.
WHO'LL GET THE WORST OF IT?
Among those who are convinced of the
sincerity of the rupture between Quay and
Sherman the opinions are many and fire.
quently curious. While the most ardent
friends and admirers of the PENNSYLVANIA
Senator believe he can make it very uncom-
dUmlQlSlTNIlOQ. n
terested observers are inclined to think that
he will get the worst of the battle. A Penn
sylvania politician who has been here since
the Inauguration, who is an experienced OBJ
server in such affairs, and who has kept a
keen eye upon all that has transpired be-
tween the Pennsylvania Senators and the
administration, shook his head solemnlv
when asked for his opinion of the situation.
Il have nothing to say for publication
said he, ''but 1 will give you my private
view Of the matter. Quay's situation re-
minds me very much of Conkling's lust
previous to his retirement He thought he
was bigger than the Administration. He
had the entire machine of New York at his
back. No one was fighting him who was
the equal of Chris Magee in shrewdness and
influence, but when the politicians of New
York discovered that Conkling could not
control the patronage of the State, thev
dropped him, and he never could control a
ward meeting afterward.
CAMERON NOT FAvoRTTE.
'Now let us look at PENNSYLVANIA and the
administration. Everybody knows there
has never been any love between Harrison
and Cameron. Our senior Senator never
goes to the White House without protest
that is not always unspoken, and which is
often profane. Quay is not Harrison's kind
of man, but the President was disposed to
treat him with almost unlimited liberalitv
on account of his services as chairman of the
national committee. The action of Wana-
maker in regard to the PHILADELPHIA post
mastership was the first note of independ- J
ence. 1t had been heraided abroad that
Quay could get anything he asked; that |
Harrison and Wanamaker were both as
clav in his hands, to be nodded as he willed.
ftThe fact was Wapamaker was the an
pointee of the Manufacturers Club of Phila- |
delphis, and Quay was forced to accept him |
against his judgment Wanamaker deter |
Quay and the President sustained him.
This caused the beginning Of strained rela-
tions between Quay and the administration.
and the strain has been increasing in ten
sion until it has almost reached the break
ing point
HE DID IT FOR CAMERON.
"The vote of Quay against the oonfrma-
tion of Halstead was an act beyond the COM
prehension of all his friends The fact is it
was in accordance with an understanding
between him and Cameron, who was absent
at the time. 1 know this to be fact. That
vote not only determined the Repub-
licans of the Ohio delegation to down
Quay. but it cooled to an icy temperature
all the warmth of friendship yet remaining
for Ouav In the bosom of the President
Since that Ohio has got more than it did be-
fore. aud Pennsylvania has got practically
nothing. Look at the Pennsylvania ap-
pointments. Every one of Importance in
the departments has been made by Wana-
maker. and without any recommendation
from the Pennsylvania Senators. He chose