The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-08
QUAY'S GREAT PLOT.
CENSUS ENUMERATORS NOT ITO
COUNT NEGROES.

COUNT NEGROES.
Republican Schemes are Brewing to Sc
cure an Overwhelming Majority in the
Next Congress.
Especial to Ne,o York Stay.]
PiTTsBURG, April 3O.-On the oc-
casion of the Americus banquet last
Saturday night, Congressman Bayne
became so exhilerated that he was un-
able to collect himself when he was
called upon to respond to the toast,
"The Ways and Means" on which
committee he held such a prominent
position.
It was also abserved that the pri-
vate secretary of Postmaster General
Wanamaker, who attended as his rep
resentative, was so absorbed with the
popping Of corks that he became en-
thusiastic enough to take hand in a
game of draw poker early Sunday
morning at the Seventh Avenue Hotel
favor
1t was not until today that it was
disclosed that during these hours of
revelry, important political secrets
were revealed. The American Club
is emphatically Quay organization,
but numbers among its members not
a few adherents Of Chris Magee, of
whom Congressman Dalzell is one of
the most prominent.
It was was with some of these faith
ful followers of Magee, while some out
siders were present, that Frank Will
ling Leach, the private secretary and
factotum of the chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Committee, became
involved in heated argument soon
after the close of the banquet.
In such company the conversation
naturally drifted to Quay's leader
ship of the party, and then the Magee
man became indignant and loudly
proclaimed that Quay had sacrificed
| the organization for the sake of one
point, and that was that as the next
House of Representatives would sure
ly be overwhelmingly Democratic, he
foresaw the signs Of disaster. The
chairman was thus, according to COM
mon report, getting ready to resign.
LEACHS BOMBsHELL.
"Don't fool yourself" responded
Leach, in half angry, half suppl
eating tone. "That meeting of the
Committee on May is called for an
dntirely different purpose than for the
acceptance of Quay's resignation. 1t
is called to take official action upon
plans which were perfected by Quay.
''Some Of them, under his direction,
were already under way. which prom
ised to insure the permanent control
of all branches of the government t o
the Republican party"
Leach stopped moment and then
abruptly asked his companion, "Who
is taking this census, anyway"
"Robert P. Porter and his assis,
tants, I suppose" replied Mr.. Leach's
companion.
eyes, and you can rest assured that
the census will be taken right" was
the speedy answer. "What do you
suppose Quay spent all those weeks in
Florida for-tarpon fishing? Well
hardly, let me tell you" (and here his
voice became at once emphatic and
mysterious "that a southern negro
will have to be very conspicuous to be
counted in the census this year"
"What do you mean?'
A NEW SYSTEM OF COUNTING.
"Just what [ say. The censu:
enumerators viii! discover very few
Southern negroes this year. You car
see in a moment the important resul
Of this. We expect to have the cen
sus completed by June 20, thanks tx
an amendment of the laws proposed
by Sunset Cox.
"The certificate of Superintendent
Porter is all that Congress needs tt
take action for a new apportionmen
by our system of counting. We ex
pect the Southern States to lose a
least eighteen or twenty representa-
tives, if the negro is not counted at tn
poll. He shall not be IN the count.
"1he Northwestern States will gail
just about the proportion that tn
Southern ones will lose. Minnesot;
will get three or four coore Congress
men, and Kansas and Nebraska per
haps half dozen each, not to speal
of the Dakotas and the rest of them.
But can such action be forced
through Congress at the eleventh hour
against all precedent?' exclaimed hi
listeners, in astonishment
cit can, and easily, too. You see
this is not hasty scheme. 1t was de
cided upon as soon as it was found tha
the Democrats would redistrict Ohio
McComas' bill will not be passed, as
does not cover the exigenciea Of tn
case.
PART OF A GREAT PLAN.
"There is need for more radical ac
, ton. Everything that has been don
in Congress so far" continued MI
Leach, "has been part of a great plan
} With Reed and his rules we now hav
the House in such shape that an
7 measure can be rushed through when
} ever and in as short time as may nee
essary.
"The Senate has still to be fixed
and that is why Chandler Introduce
> his resolution for the new rules fe,
days ago. Morton has gone away
and will not be back until the battle
over.
"With Ingalls, in the chair, and tn
. Improved rules in force, the measur
can be rushed through, if the Republ
cans are solid, and right there is tn
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