Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-05-23
Quay Declares Himself.

WASHINGTON. May 16.-Senator Quay
LEFT for Beaver this morning, and Is not eE
pected To return until June l. lie no
longer masks his support of Delamater, but
has given the word all along the line that
Delamater must be nominated as personal
vindication fhimselfa and ofthe charges that
have been brought against both candidate
and Senator. This manifesto was par
tiealarly to offset the interview authorized
by Congressman Reyburn, who yesterday
repudiated Delamater. Senator Quay was
cautious in putting his pronunejamento be-
fore the public. Typewriter copies were
prepared by his private secretary under his
direction. At go o'clock P. NJ, this alter
noon the representatives of the Pennsyl-
yania newspapers which are the mouth
pieces of the Quay machine were called TO
the Senators committee room ard each one
was handed an envelope sealed with red
wax. They were notified that 1t contained
an important political communication,
which must be telegraphed rerbdtm Ct
ljferafpge. without even the transposition
of punctuation mark At 1:30 p NJ, the
time when these representatives. OF the
QUAY organs were allowed to open the
missive, they found an interview as pre-
pared BY the Senator with himself The
full text of the ''talk," which was arranged
with introduction, questions and answers
in regular newspaper style, follows:
Senator Quay left Washington for Beaver
this merning. Before going he said some
things about Pennsylvania politics. which
are not only interesting in themselves, but
which are sure to be interpreted as having
A bearing upon the events which are
shaping themselves as preliminaries to the
State campaign. The Senator was asked
before he left his house to start Tor the
train. whether he would not express an
opinion as to the probable outcome OF the
struggle for the Republican and the Demo
cratic nomination for Governor Colonel
Quay thought for moment and said:
eYou knew that / have already refused
to reply to such questions. No reply to
them, authorized by me, has ever yet been
published. | have now, however. no hesl-
fancy in saying that the indications are
that Delamater will be the Republican
nominee and that Ex-Governor Pattison
will be nominated by the Democrats.
believe that Ex-Governor Pattison will be
nominated by the Democrats. / believe
that Mr.. Pattison is stronger by lO,OOO
votes than any other material IN the hands
of the Democrats of Pennsylvania. He
could get all the Mugwump and 'Sorehead'
vote. and he is supposed to have a pretty
large religious contingent besides. /
haven't much faith in this latter supposi-
ton. but if | were Democrat, entertain
ing any idea that the State OF Pennsyl-
vania could in any event or by any chance
be severed from her Republican moorlngs,
| would be for Pattison. He made very
clean record when Governor, and II
Democrat were to be elected l would as
soon see Pattison in the Governors char
as any man the Democracy could name
"You have already been quoted as say
ing that Pattison would be strong can
didate."
yes" said the Senator, "and | notice
that some of the Democratic newspapers
antagonistic to Mr.. Pattison are making
use Of the fact that have said he was the
strongest candidate the Democratic party
could name as an evidence | want him
nominated. | do not, for it will give US
great deal of trouble. But | want to
prophesy this: The Republican candidate,
whoever he may be, will defeat Pattison
by the largest majority ever given Re
publican candidate for Governor in Penn
svlyania. You can mark this prediction
and refer to it next November"
it has been stated that Senator quay
visit to Beaver was in connection with his
sons candidacy for the Legislature. When
asked about this the Senator said: mo,
nv visit to Beaver is caused by private in
terests which demand my care and atten-
ton Dick is able to take care of himself,
and the reports from the county indicate
that he will be nominated
Senator Quay will not return to wash
ington for at least 10 days. The meeting
of the Republican National Committee viii
be called not far from June /.