Johnstown weekly Democrat. (Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.) 1889-1916, 1890-05-16
QUAY WILL NOT RETIRE.
A ovement to Displace Him as Chairman
of the National Committee.

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of the National Committee.
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Politicians in
Washington are still indulging in a great
deal of talk on the subject of the probable
retirement of MIR. Quay from the Chair
manship of the National Republican Com.
mlttee. Mr.. Quay's friends say that he
has no thought of resigning. 1t is true,
Notwithstanding, that there is lively
movement on foot, inaugurated by the
men who-do not admire his methods, to
secure his removal. Mr.. Quay is well
aware of this antagonism, and has said to
his intimate friends that he does not pro-
pose to retire under fire. 1t is possible
that if his colleagues on the committee
and other Republicans had not made a
personal fight upon him he would have
withdrawn from the management of party
affairs, but under the present circum-
stances it is believed by well-informed
Republicans that he does not intend to
retire.
Senator Quay returned from Florida on
Wednesday and is looking more vigortous
than he has at any time for the past six
months. He privately says to his friends
that he is in very good shape to make a
fight on any one who wishes to criricise
his conduct as Chairman of the Com
mittee. The fight of the Republicans is
being made against the so.called combin-
alton Of Quay, Clarkson, and Dudley.
Their methods of managing matters are
not pleasing to other members of the
committee, who complain that they are
entirely ignored in the management of
party affairs. Some members of the COM
mittee do not hesitate to express their
dissatisfaction with Chairman Quay's
management whenever they have an op-
portunity. 1t issnot likely that they ex.
pect to secure Mr.. Quay's removal, but
they desire to place on record their
dissent from the manner in which he is
conducting the affairs of the committee.
No well informed persons expect that he
will be deposed, but he will be informed
that he cannot longer ride rough shod
over the members of his own party.
Mr.. Clarkson, the First Assistant Post
master.G General, is spoken of as chairman
of the committee in case Mr.. Quay decide S
that circumstances demand his retire
ment. Mr.. Clarkson intends to leave the
Postoffice department next month in any
event. He has always felt that he was a
little too big to be made First Assistant,
and that the proper place for him was the
Postmaster-G This was the
common understanding when he accepted
the appointment that Mr.. Wanamakcr
would retire in a few months and make
way for the First Assistant. Mr.. Wana-
maker, however, has become so enamored
of public life and the allurements of
Washington society that he has never
shown any disposition to lay down the
burdens of his Office. Mr.. Clarkson has
decapitated all the Democratic fourth,
class postmasters throughout the country,
and therefore finds his occupation practi-
cally gone. He does not wish to remain
in the office as a figurehead, and so he is
going to retire. Whether he will be Sc
lected to take charge of the Republican
National Committee depends upon the
amount of dissatisfaction with Mr.. Quay's
management. Mr.. Clarkson's friends say
that when he retires from official life he
will take up the management of Repub-
lican daily newspaper in the east, in which
it is understood that General Russell,
Alexander Alger, and other Republicans
of prominence will own considerable
stock.