Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-30
QUAY BADLY RATIFIED.

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Talking of Entering Hastings in Della.
matters PIace--Whatever May be the
Makeshift Resorted to the Democrats
VIII Carry Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia record Thursday.
The withdrawal of Delamater from the
| fight and the substitution of Hastings in
his place at the head of the Republican
ticket is a matter that is receiving serious
consideration at Mr.. Quay's headquarters.
Amazing as this proposition may APP
pear to be, there is some foundation for
the story, which has not yet gotten beyond
a very limited circle of Republican advis-
ers but which has been more than limited
70 some of General Hastings friends
Within the past 10 days the conferences
between Cameron, Quay and the Delamater
stalwarts in western Pennsylvania have
shown that the Republican candidate is
already helplessly beaten,
Christopher Magee has advised Cameron
that there is no earthly hope of majority
from Allegheny county; that all Of the
western Republican counties are in revolt,
and not one of them could be depended
upon to give a majority for Delamater !;
that this feeling against Quay and his can
didatc was so deep that no amount of
nj mey could change the result, and that if
things kept on the boast Of the indie
pendcnts that the majority would be like
q tidal wave would be realized. Magee, in
the most forcible language in response to
Camcronis appeals to turn in for Della
mater, said that it was impossible for him
to stem the western tide cAen if he desired
to, and he intimated that he did
not desire the election of Delamater.
He said that even his friendship
for Cameron could not allow him to help
the man who had boasted that "Magee is
in the dust and he will stay there !" that
not even to insure Camerons election
could he be prevailed upon to forget or
forgive the planting Of the iron heel Of the
Quay despotism upon his forehead, and
hat no one had a right 70 ask 50 much of
him. lie told Cameron ftrtherthat Quay,
and Quay alone, was responsible for the
state Of affairs into which the party has
been placed, and that the Jig, So far as Del
amater and Quay are concerned, is up, and
that if Cameron wanted to save himself he
had better cut loose and paddle his own
canoe. for Quay was ready to sacrifice Il
United States senatnrship and everything
else in sight To save Delamater.
This sort of talk, so different from what
Cameron and quay had expected came
close upon the information received at the
Republican state headquarters that thu
canvass OF the state made under the COM
mittee's supervision showed that Della
mater was beaten by from 10000 to 20,UOO.
Charles voorhees, and some of the other
Qnay workers are said to have advised
Andrews and his committee of this state
OF affairs some time age, and Voorhees, adj
mitted to friend that Delamater was
beaten now, but could be saved in the last
week Of the fight by proper management
All these things have been recently gone
over in the close councils of the party, as
well as the desperate scheme proposed of
withdrawing Delamater and substituting
Hastings.
Delamatcr has in the past few days given
il out that he is not well, and this has been
seized upon as an excuse for this desperate
scheme. If the candidate should sud-
denly become too i'll to go on and should
hand over the fight to Hastings (providing
Hastings would accept it would not sur
prise some people on the inside.
When a prominent Republican leader
was asked yesterday about these rumors
he said why, these people must be fools.
Do you think that we can afford to swap
horses at this last hour, and at this depth
of the stream? No, sir; it would be mad
ness. | admit that our horse is a little
windcd, but we will stick to him."
To this friend who was standing by re-
marked; well, John ] told you that
Ilelamater would not carry you over Our
friends will stand by You, but don't see
why you shonldno swapyour horses now,
when you are sure to drown on the one
you have, and there might be chance in
d new one.ii
1t is not believed that General Hastings
would accept the place now if offered to
him. DO you suppose said a friend of
his, that the general is fool enough to
jump into a fight already lost? No, sir.
He does not propose to drown himself
even to save Quay