The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-16
BILL SCOTT OR WALLACES
The Political situation IN PcnnayIvnnia-A
Look Iuto both Camps.

| there Is prospect OF one OF tho hottest cam
| paigns in the history Of tho State. In both o.
the great parties q struggle Is going on for SUI
rromacy. and both State. Conventions promise
| lively proceedings.
The Republicans will meet ut Harrisburg on
June %. and the Democrats will hold thcit
Convention at Scranton on July .. The ticket
to be nominated will consist Of Governor, n
Lieutenant q Governor, and Secretary of Inter
nal Affairs.
In both parties tho fight is confined to the
| Governor. except in Lancaster county, whore
the Republican delegates were chosen in the
interest Of L. X. Martin for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor. Martin has competitor in the person
ofState Senator Watres Of Lackawanna county,
but for Secretary Of Internal Affairs Thomas
]. Stewart, the present incumbent, who is
strongly supported by tho Grand Army of the
Republic, of which lie is Past Deputy Com
mandor will have no opposition.
On the Democratic side little attention has
been given to the minor offices, interest being
oncentrated upon the Governor.
Since PENNSYLVANIA has record Of eighty
thousand Republican majority In two presi-
Dental campaigns. and Of late wears has never
failed to give over forty thousand In off years.
the contest among Republicans about candt-
date for Governor naturally attracts rather
more attention than the struggle of Democratic
factions for a leader OF the opposition. Besides.
the fight within tho Republican lines is a
battle royal involving the national as we'll ms
the State organization. 1t Is primarily and
really an issue Joined between the Quay and
anti-Quay forces in Pennsylvania, and Will
determine tho political future oil the Junior
Senator from the Keystone state.
The original and present choice OF Senator
Quay for Governor is Senator George W. Della
mater, millionaire railroad and business man,
whose home is at Meadvle.
Delamater Is a young man about forty years
OF age who has been prominent in the politics
OF his section and leader In the Senate OF
Pennsylvania. He was with Quay Ia New
York during the Harrison campaign. and sew
eral times drew his check for large amounts to
meet the financial emergencies OF the National
Committee when hoy had no other source Of
revenue. 1t is hold by many that Quay is
under such obligations to Dclamater that he Is
compelled to give him his support.
While Delamater is man OF fair ability. his
record In the Legislature aud his habitual and
reckless use OF money in elections are power
full arguments in the hands OF mis- enemies.
The latter charge that he is the creature OF the
Standard Oil monopoly and tho Zoe OF the
Granger legislation that was attempted at the
last session of the General Assembly, 1t is
also asserted that he falsiiled record in one
case and broke his pledge in another in order
to defeat legisa alton in tho interest OF the
farmers and oil producers.
Delamater'S canvass Tor the nomination be-
gan with the election OF his personal friend
and henchman. William II. Andrews as Chair.
man OF the state Committee over Thomas Y.
Cooper now Collector OF the Port at Phiadel-
phia, an event which took place two years ago.
Cooper had been State Senator for many
years and was carefully nursing a scheme OF
his own to capture the Governorship, when his
hopes we're blasted by bis unexpected defeat
it at the time. no threw HIS boom out Of
the window OF the room In which tho commit
tee meeting was held This gave Delamater a
State organization he improved his oppor-
tunity TO lay the foundation for his campaign.
After the Johnstown disaster. which made
Daniel II. Hastings. now Adjutant-. General of
the State militia a sort OF popul ar hero DELHI
mater found himself confronted with formida-
bic opposition In the person OF Hastings
Meanwhile "A rupture had taken place between
QUAY on the one hand. and Mageee; the Pitts;
mogul OF Philadelphia, on the other, and COM
plications began TO show themselves all over
The STATE numSer Of State tSo Senators who
OF the last session of the Legislature sympa-
thized with Magee and McManes in their oppo-
they have been ioined by eS-Sherff Leeds.
great power in Philadelphia politics.
has is pTes hps
he has comes through the patronage and sup
port he receives from Quay. HIS man Andrews
his meth ods.,, In several o: the counties Of the
tho use OF money was open and notorious.
The county OF Cambria. in which the city
mems, is located. as well as the, town OF Hast
ings, named for him and where his coal works
are situated. furnish striking instance Of the
use OF questionable means.
Tho organization Of the party and the name
Of Quay have both been freely used by Andrews
in Delamater,s behalf. Notwithstanding Quay
pI etends to stand neutral.
There are three or four candidates IN the
field besides Dclamater and Hastings. includ-
Vention with the Pittsburgh delegation and
some outside strength, picked UP here and
there. Stone. Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
who few days ago succeeded in capturing
three of DelamaterS neighborinG oJunti"s and
II; G. Mccormick; lteprescntatiy" in, Congress,
who is regarded as promising dark horse.
SO much bitterness has been enGendered by
the contest that the nomination OF Delamater,
which now seems probable, notwithstanding
the strength developed by the opposition. that
it is possible third candidate may be placed
in the 1el d. and reretitton of the campaign
sue. 1t may smelly be predicted that Delamater
will be heavily cut at the polls and that the
with the national Admiuistrn-
ton, the opposition TO Quay. and his peculiar
and the monorollstic record of Della
mater will nll contribute to keep the Republican
vote below the normal figure.
On the Democratic side the fight Is between
" the Scots that hae wi Wallace bed' ana Bill
Scott of Starvation Hollow; The feud between
10 1875 When Scott and Wallace locfSd horns 0Tn
for membership in the National Committee.
Since that time. in season and out OF season.
Scott has been the unroenting enemy OF Wal |
lace. During the Cleveland Administration. |
which utterly ignored Wallace. although he |
was a State leader. and had served six years |
in the United states Senate with distinction. |
BIZ Scott announced his programme TO 10 |
the re lection of Cleveland and the keeping |
OF Wallace out Of even n taste Of the Admin
lstration pOrridE".
Four years ago. when the Cleveland Admins
tration was In the heyday of IL power, Wallace
tried to Let the nomination for Governor but
was beaten through Administration influences
Inspired by Scott.
Ever since tho announcement OF his candi-
dacy for this years nomination Scott Inns been
busy trying to work M sentiment against |
Wallace and to form combinations to accom-
pl!sh his defeat.
Scott cares nothing about the Governorshp
tho solo end Of his movement being TO insure
the selection of Cleveland delegates Tor lSg2
SCOTS strikers distract wallace, ana even
charge that he attempted In 1855 10 sot IN dele
gates in some of the southern order counties
In tho interes OF Hi. Besides II Wallace
should attain the GovrrnOrShir II would place
him in line Tor the Presidency. and enable him
TO get delegation rom Ills STATIC In his inter-
eet. In Scott's zeal 10 beat Wallace he tried
svery means to srduce such tried and true
friends Of Wallace AS Mutchlor from his allie
glance. The Inter. however. was made OF
'torner stun. and wthsto2! mnnfuliy al
he tempation- tho millionaire Of the
iyspepti" stomach and nipinG voice was