Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-16


Dudley. He deals in the sentimental in
politics, and believes in running campaigns
with the use of plenty of documents, and he
addresses his efforts to the reasoning powers
Of the voters.
Quay deals in master strokes, and an ex-
ample of his political methods was seen in
his turning the sentiment of the sporting
classes to Harrison during the last cam
paign. The betting was all IN favor OF
Cleveland, and Quay saw that it was going
to influence the election. He sent General
Swords one night with SIC, 900 in cash TO the
Hoffman House and told him to bet this
money on the election of Harrison, and to
bet even. If odds were offered he was not to
take them.
oUAY's BIG BETTING BLUFF.
The Democrats were surprised at the bluff.
Ten thousand dollars is large amount to
put up on moments notice, and the Dem
ocrats had some trouble in raising it. They
saw, however, that they would have to
cover It, and they took the bet This fact
was telegraphed out over the country, aud
also the statement that the Republican Ma
tional Committee had made the bet. The
next night, General Swords appeared again
at the Hoffman House with another SIC, 600,
and the Democrats had more trouble in cover
ing this than they had in raising the money
for the first one. The next night Swords
appeared again with $4,000 more, and the
fourth night Quay sent him up again with
another $40, OOO and the managers of the
Democratic party saw that this was also
taken.
By this time, however, the bets on the re-
suit had been even on both candidates, with
the chances, if anything, in favor of Harrl-
son, and the change In the sentiment had
considerable to do with the election. Dud-
ley's strong point in the last campaign for
the Presidency was his wonderful power of
organization. He is a great man for details,
and he knows how to keep his men in good
working order.
SECRET OF DUDLEY's SUCCESS.
As an instance of how he manages such
matters, he had in the State of Indiana alone
1000 personal political correspondents, and
he knew how to keep every hustler hustling.
Dudley did as much as any other man at the
Republican Headquarters to make Harrison
President, and he has, l am told, not had an
interview with the President since his cleo
ton. he Is devoting himself strictly to the
law and pension business, and his income is,
from these sources, about $40, 900 year.
1t was Clarkson and Dudley who saved
Harrison at Chicago. Clarkson led the
Iowa delegation, and it started out to vote
1or Allison. AS the convention went on
and it was seen that Allison could not be
elected, number of the Iowa delegates had
a secret understanding that they were to
desert Allison and go to Sherman. Clark
son did not hear of it until late that even
ing, but when he did he rushed about ard
got the delegates TO vote for Harrison, and
this was not because he loved Harrison but
because he was a friend of Dudley's. Since
he has come to Washington, however, a
strong friendship has grown up between
him and the President, and he is one OF the
members OF the kitchen cabinet of the pres
ent administration.
HARRISON'S KITCHEN CABINET.
And has President Harrison kitchen
cabinet? Well, yes. Not a very big one,
nor very strong one, but it is a kitchen
cabinet all the same. 1t has not the weight
with him that Henry A. Wise and others
had with President Tyler during his admin
istration, and 1t does not write his messages
as diG the kitchen cabinet of Andrew Jack
son, when Amos Kendall and Major Lewis
remodeled the political ideas of "Oid Hick-
ory." Still, it keeps the President posted to
a certain degree on what is going on about
him, aud tries to help MIN in doing what is
best for himself, for 1t and for the party.
General Clarkson is one of the members
of this cabinet. The President looks upon
him as one of the best posted men on the in
terror workings of the party, and he advises
with him as TO party matters. Another
member of this cabinet is Postmaster GEN
eral Wanamaker. He and the President
are closely associated in social and church
matters, and they talk over many of the sd-
ministration points outside of their cabinet
consultations.
wANAMAKER KNOWS HIS MAN.
Wanamaker is a good deal of a diplomat.
He has studied the moods OF the President,
and he is blunt enough at the same time to
tell him he is wrong if he thinks so. The
Attorney General has very close relations
TO President Harrison. He is not, how
ever, in touch with the politicians and
don't know enough about what is going on
to be much of an adviser. He was Presi-
dent Harrison's old law partner, and under
stands him very we'll. Secretary Tracy has
had much closer relations with President
Harrison since his wife died, but he can
hardly be called a member OF the kitchen
cabinet, and the same is true of Secretaries
Proctor and Noble.
One OF the closest friends here and one in
whom he seems to have implicit confidence
is Dan Ransdell, the Marshal of the Dis
trict. He is a one-armed soldier and an old
comrade of President Harrison's He is al
ways around and among the people, and he
keeps the President posted to a certain ex-
tent as to what is going on. 1t was he who
was the go-between OF the President and
Tanner at the time of their trouble, and he
is assuredly one of the kitchen cabinet.
AN OUTSIDERS POWER.
Another man in whom the President has
great confidence and who will have more in
fuence than ever, is Louis 7. Micnener, the
Attorney General of the State of Illinois,
and the Chairman of the State Republican
Committee. He is, l understand, coming TO
Washington to be partner with Dudley in
his pension and law business, and he will be a
constant visitor at the White House. AS to
the Presidents own family, don't think
Elijah Halford is as good mixer as Dan
Lamont, but be is the watchdog of the Pres
ident's private Office and has more or less in
huence.
Russell Harrison is not here enough to
give his opinions and Bob Mckee is devoting
himself to his shoe business in indianapolis.
This man would be a very valuable addition
to the Presidents political family. He is a
quiet, pleasant-manneredf fellow of Sc with
good address. He does the President good
wherever he goes, and he is very plain and
outspoken in his expressions of the situa-
tions to him. FRANKG. CARPENTER.