Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01
RUTAN'S REJOINDER.
The Ex-senator Again Comes Back at
the United States Senator.
HE OFFERS HIS LETTERS AS PROOF
A Review of Politics and Politicians for o
Number of Years.
HIS EXCUSE FOR THE CHAIRMANs TALK

Senator quay DENIAL OF Jne INTERVIEW
had with ex-senator Rutan regarding Pres
ident Harrisons GOODNESS and want of
political tact caused considerable talk yes
terday. After Senator Rutan had read the
interviews published yesterday morning he
desired to make the following statement:
81 am entirely responsible for what I said
at Harrisburg much more than the Senator
is in nine-tenths of his interviews. What I
stated in my interview was told me by
Senator Quay in his own house three weeks
ago last Tuesday evening. 1t was not
sought BY me and no seal of confidence was
placed upon my lips. He said just what I
said he did, and in addition, said that Har-
rison even made clerks out of his Cabinet
officers, and they were simply there to
register his DEGREES, fact well known in
Washington. Mr.. Quay said he desired
to secure a unanimous delegation from
Pennsylvania for Blaine, and if necessary
adjourn the National Convention before
Blaine would be heard from to decline. In
event of that failing he was for Alger.
How Rutan Excuses Quay's Conduct.
eSenator Quay said that Harrison had
more political brains and less political sense
than any political man he knew of in the
country. have known Mr.. Quay for more
than 80 years, large portion of the time in
timately, and can only account for his de-
parture from the truth in this matter by the
fact that he is growing old and his memory
is failing him. He and were brought up
in the Presbyterian faith and taught that
truth and honesty were the greatest of vir-
t,,ac nd o.
nial of my statements. When my letter to
Dick, in ths Delamater campaign, was pub
lished he never denied it, although. chal-
lenged by the Democrats to do SO.
He dared not, for I had witnesses
then, as have now, who heard
him repeat the statement over and over
again l owe little to Mr.. Quay and he
much to me. When ran for District At
torney in Beaver county he opposed me-
When afterward he ran for the Assembly,
I supported him and nominated him, al
though he did not come home until the day
of the primaries. When General Hart
yania, Quay was then, as his friends said,
very much down at the heels, and
Don Cameron, who was his friend,
then came to me and insisted on
my presiding over the convention, as I had
been Speaker of the Senate that term and
had made some reputation as presiding Of
ficer. I declined at first until he agreed
with me that if did and Hartranft should
be nominated, Quay should be Secretary of
the Commonwealth
How Change Was Prevented.
ct then consented. Hartranft was NOM
mated and elected, and he himself came to
me and asked that would not insist on
Quay's appointment, because of his unpopu-
larity, and proposed that Quay should be
made secretary of the Senate and Errett
Secretary of the Commonwealth. Presented
it very strongly, and got Cameron to join
with me, and thus prevented change.
''The first thing 1 did at Quay's request,
after his appointment as member of the
Finance Committee was to increase his fees
from S3,50e to $1,000, which passed both
Houses without attention. That was fol-
lowed up by service after service, both while
1 was in the Senate and after my leaving it.
1t was through me that he was reappointed
Secretary of the Commonwealth after Hoyt
was elected Governor. 1t was through me, he
admits himself, he was elected United States
Senator. Quay induced me to'be candidate
in Allegheny City. for State Senator, and
the week of the nomination he came up to
my house and said .if you don't win this
fight I won't allow my name to be even
lu6uIlOUeu lOT OultCQ ObdJC5 DOudtOI. LhC
whole State is watching this contest, and
your success means my success. said, Mr..
Quay, go home and 1 will win this fight
There was no trouble about it, and it did not
cost him one cent.
A Challenge to the q. S. Senator.
ssWhenI was candidate the second time
I had his absolute assurance of support up
until the very last, yet his son and every
Federal oficeholder in my district opposed
me to the last If he seeks an open contro-
versy have his letters and papers for 80
years, which have prepared in the shape
of memorial, and simply invite him to
send any trustworty man there to examine
and find one letter or a word to differ from
this statement.
'Quay undertook to nominate candidate
for Mayor for Allegheny City, and contrib
uted 81 900 in advance to his campaign fund.
He also sent him check for $1,000 more
from Florida. He secured for the same can
didate $1,S75 from one man, $500 from an
other, 81, 500 from another and SIC, 900 from
another"