Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-01-04
QUAY, THE DICTATOR.
THR GRIP OF TRB NAILED HAND ON
PENNSYLVANIA
One Man Power Supreme in the Keystone State
The Coming Battle 10 Shake II Off
Men Who Will Oppose Him
10 me Fight

NEW YORK, January "A Harrisburg.
Pa, special to the Star Gays: LOOK out
for Folger campaign in Pennsylvanis
next year" That was the way the polit-
icsl situation was sized mp to me last night
by one Of the shrewdest Republican poll
ticians of the State-s man who got his
training under old Simon Cameron and
Bob Mackay, and one OF the men
whom Senator Quay has snubbed. The
gentleman in question only voiced the
sentiment of good many Republicans in
this State with whom have talked dur
ing the past two weeks. The Republican
party in Pennsylvania has become top
heavy, aud something is going TO tumble.
The great source OF strength TO the psrty
is the iron and coal baIons, who are
willing TO bay protection" at slmos.
any price. They put up their money at
campaign times freely, and the profess
ional politicians spend it for them.
The manufacturers are not poliu-
cians. Mr.. Blaine found that out in 1884
when he made B. F. Jones his National
chairman. Hon. II. w. Oliver, OF Pitts.
burg, is perhaps the shrewdest manufsc-
turer in Pennsylvania in political matters,
and conse quently the hardest one out Of
which to "fry the fat' unless he sees il to
his interest. Just now the manufacturers
are very tired. They raised half million
dollars in 1888 TO help elect Harrison. For
the coming State campaign they will give
little or nothing, and with big wing of
the party in open revolt, Mr.. Quay will
find the struggle Of his life to win.
Hia candidate for governor, George We'll
lace Delemater, has declared his candidacy
and has been indorsed by Mr.. Quay. This
was done in Philadelphia two weeks ago,
after the Beaver statesman knew Of the in
tense feeling that existed against Delema-
ter, all OF which is in keeping with Mr..
Quay's policy ever since the Presidential
election, which is mo concession" Dele
mster's only record is in the State Senate.
He was elected to that body from district
in the oil fields in the northwest, where
every farmer ia an oil producer, on
small scale, with one selling place for
his product the Standard Oil Compauy's
system of pipe lines They absolutely
controlled the output, made their own
prices, and if any producer made trouble
froze him out of busineas Senator Della
mater was elected by this Anti-StsndaTd
Oil Company, and expected to look after
their rights. He came to the legislature,
and was the pips line peoples advocate
against the Billingsly bill, measure cal
culated to give relief to the producers by
putting the pipe lines under the conditions
Of common carriers, the same AZ
the railroads, es their char
ter provided. Mr. Delemater has
never been forgiven for his antsgonism to
the BilliDgsly bill, and the counties Of War
rem, Venango, Crawford and Others Of the
oil field are against him. These will all
tall into line with the organized Qaay op-
position, which contains such men as Con-
gresham DALI ii ard c. Msgee, Of Pitts
burg, who control Allegheny county; Con-
gresham Culhsrtson, Of Erie, Hon. James
McDAvitt, Of Lancaster, and doz ans OF lesd-
era of less prominence in the less pOpulOus
counties. D.lEall he's for years been one Of
the leading attorneys for the Pennsylvania
railroad, which enjoys important rights in
the city of Plttsburg, at the will OF the
City Council, cOntroll, d by Mcgee. That
great factor in Pennsylvania politics, is not
going to interfere in Mr.. Delamater's
favor, and the muTmurirgs Of discomfort
among Philadelphia Republicans, headed
by Boss" McManes, has the appearance
Of splitting up the party where Q nsy is the
strongest.
The principal candidate named 50 far
against Delemeter is Daniel Hastings, adju-
tsnt general of the State and prominent
and popular lawyer. His activity and good
Judgment during the terrible JohDstown
disaster, when the Governor OF the State
and Mr.. Quay were holding back aid in OF
der to give favored contractors fat job,
gave him national reputation and endear-
ed him to thousands of people through
central Pennsylvania. He is in the field
not as candidate Of the Msgee faction,
hut as a Republican, though Msgee ard
Dalzell will support him. Hastingsis not
as shrewd q man as Mr. Delemater, bat
his record is clean and he has gres. per
sonal popularity and good deal OF push,
bat be has antagonized Qdsy, because be
did moi retire at the pull Of tue string, and
the "boss" has given il out that Me-. Has
ting3 cannot run.
Major Z, A. MOntooth, of Allegheny
county, prominent lawyer and popular
G. A. r. man, is a candidate, as
is c. W. Stone, the present Secretary
Of State, who wal on the Pardoning Board
with Qaay when they opened the doors for
the escape of Bill Kemble. But neither
Nontooth nor Stone will thEow their
strength TO nslemater in any event, all
all Of which sdds TO the ccmpli-
cations which Mr.. Qoay has brought
around the party in his
state by his dictstoral methods. He 10 q
shrewd and crafty leader, and Il heR,ns TO
look ss if be wo9i,, have to change his
tactics and do something toward conciliat-
ing some Of his enemies, or else lose his
prestige ss dictator, because fully a.. 600
Republicans will either vote against G. W.
DelemsteI o. stay away from the polls in
case his nomination is forced upon them
AZ least that is the estimate given by
dozsn men who have been Republican
leadsfs in this State for twenty yesTs,