Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-21
QUAY PLACATED.
Rumor that Quay Was Snubbed
Pronounced a Canard.
THE HARRISON QUAY ALLIANCE.
The President Unduly Excited About the
Delegation from he Keystone State.
Figuring for a denomination
and Counting Noses.

Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 20-A broad smile OF
increGulity Illuminated the countenance OF
the politicians here today when they read
the silly statement that President Harrison
had snubbed Senator Matthew Stanley
Quay. The gentleman in the White House
may not be Ulysses in wisdom or j
Machiaveli in statecraft, but he certainly
is not an IDIOT and to Snub one of the
shrewdest politicians in his party AT 4 time
when he most needed friends would be the
act of an imbecile. Senator Quay ana the
president both desired 4 conference. One
had bean arranged for yesterday. but when
the president attempted to keep his engage
nent he found it impossible to do so owing
10 the accumulation Of business upon his
desk This business was pressing. Among
the papers were several pardon cases that
demanded immediate attention. The alb
Sence and serious illness OF Secretary Blaine
threw many important state matters upon
him. Under these circumstances he sent a
note to Senator Quay asking the postpone
ment of the meeting for the present Sena-
tor Quay willingly agreed.
The character of business which was 10
have brought the president and the national
chairman together is such as TO make pre-
poSterouS the idea that Quay was again
given the cold shoulder ii the White House.
The business affects Mn Halriron more
than it affects Senator Quay 1t means the
addition of the delegation from the Key
stone state to the number he is already
counting on. These delegates, he well I'M
derstands. can only be secured with Quay s
consent and influence. Instead of snuboing
Quay the president is doing all he can TO
placate him He begins to see he has not
fairly treated the man who contributed SO
much to his election. and he now feels that
he must make amends for it. The presi-
dent was scarcely warm in his seat when
he quietly turned his back on Quay and viz
tually placed Mr.. Wanamaker and Con-
gresham Dalzell, the latter one of Quay's
bittereSt political enemies. in control of the
state patronage.
QUAY NEVER wHIMPERED.
1t was an unpaiatable dose but he took it
like man He didn't initiate F'arwell of
Illinois and blaZon his wrong from house
to house He bided his time. That time
has arrived For the past six mon tbs
President Harrison has been casting around
and gathering in every piece of timber that
will build his fence of 1882. He was not
slow in realizing that he had made 4 mis-
take in treating Quay and his friends so
carelessly. With q modicum of remorse
and magnum of anxiety he began to APP
proach the men he had almost driven out
of camp. Heiwas glad 10 find responsive
spirit of forgetfulness for Sights and
wrongs inflicted. He also found u DISPOSE
ton to make q closer bargain than was pos
sible III 1855. To consummate this bargain
is the object of Senator QuayS proposed
conference.
Dudley and Clarkson are back into line. a
trife sore, but ready to repeat their per-
formances of 1883. Quay is not sulking,
but has gone fishing. He stands pat on his
handful of delegates from PENNSYLVANIA,
and is in position to dictate his terms.
President Harrison wants the delegates
from Pennsylvania, and he wants them
badly. Tie has been doing little figuring
lately and he finds that this number, with
what he will get elsewhere, will give him a
handsome send-of when the convention
meets. Secretary Foster has promised to
give him Ohio's quota. Dudley and the
machine have agreed to hold Indiana. u not
overly easy task, by the way, although it is
the presidents own state. The custom
house changes which Secretary Foster pro-
poses making in New York will placate
Plat and presumably secure the delegation
from the Empire state.