The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-01
Carter Most Incontinently Turned
Down by the Republican Ma
tional Committee.
rstalled as Chief Man
Re Campaign
The Montana Mans Friends Arc Greatly
Incensed at tho Indignity offered
the Nominal Chairman.


direction Of Mr.. Harrison's campaign has
been laced in the hands of Matt" Quay.
the notorious ex-chairman whose manipu-
lation of voters and judicious expenditure
of the corruption fund resulted in the sle,-
tion of Mr.. Harrison four years ago.
While decent republicans protest. the
national committee. which evidently be-
ieves that the knowledge that Quay ia at
the helm will attract a class OF voters who
reared advantage from his management in
1sSS is making visible efforts to advertise
Quay's p ominence in committee affairs
just at this time
QUAY was at the Harrisan headquarters
for five hours yestei day, in consultation
with nearly every member of the committee
there. and apparently was regarded as the
highest authority in the camp. He talked
with the visitors who came from doubtful
states to lay before the committee their
prayers for help. He listened to the enthn-
siastic returning stump orators as they
painted glowing pictures of the crowds that
had turned out to hear them talk. lie was
shown the correspondence from many
chairmen of state committees in which the
situation was reviewed, not for publication,
but to convey to Mr.. Carter as nearly as
possible the facts in the case. He looked
over the reports OF registration in the
doubtful states and scanned the estimates
of the strength of the two parties, as they
had been made up by house-to house can
vases.
He examined the probabilities of gaining
| strength by fusion in two or three southern
4 to%A orlk kn ,,,1 ~
attention to the finances of the committee.
| The books, which have been kept away
from every body's eye. except those of
| Treasurer Bliss Mr.. Carter and Mr.. Clark
son. were at MIR. Quay's disposal, for the
committee regards his advice on no point
more than for tho disposition of the cash.
| In short, Mr.. Quay. who was said to be in
New Yo "for his health" was yesterday
one of the hardest-worked politicians in
the city. At evening he was able to 20 out
for dinner with Senator Cameron.
| There s considerable dissatisfaction on
the part of Chairman Carter's friends at
| the p ominence which Mr.. Quay il allowed
to assume in the committee. They protest
that Quav's presence at headquarters will
do more harm than good. even If he were
not given much prominence Ill the work.
But this 10 not Iheii only grievance. They
say that the appearance on the scene of
J MIR. QUAY is doing great injustice to M I.
/ Cater. They poins out that Quay will be
in a position after election to pnt Mr.. Car
ter in an unenviable predicament If Mr..
| Harrison is elected. Quay will have been at
headquarters juss long enough, and have
had just enough to do with the manage
ment OF the campaign to allow him to ola i'm
the glory of it all. This will be made
doubly easy for Quay in view of the promi-
nence which the others of the committee
are willing to give the ex-chairman. On
| ak p ha la-
] feated, Mr.. Quay may wash his hands OF
the whole matter and put the responsibility
| on MIR. Carter.
No one believes that Quay "cares a cent?
for Mr.. Harrison personally. In fact he is
known to have a good hearty hatred for
| him, but it Ia, of course, to Mr.. Quay's per-
sonnl intere ts to see his party succeed. If
he could secure some additional prestige by
| causing it to appear that he had an impor-
tsnt Part in electing him. he would not be
slow to grasp that prestige.
M. Cartsr's lends are pretty we'll stirred
| up owe this little matter, and they say thai
| Quay's presence here may be an important
cement in the post election politics if Pres
! ident FL n rison is reelected. They insist
that MIR. Carter should be allowed TO have
the glory and rewa ds that will come to
him if he makes winning fight, without
dividing tine honors with the ex-ohairman,
| These protests from Mr.. Carter's friends
are of little avail with the committee. The
committee is desperate and is willing to
give Quay full swing over Mr.. Carter il
there ls a point to be gained.
Mr.. Ca ter Mt the outset was willing tc
divide the responsibility with Quay, for he
| found there were points in the cam paigu
! which he could not cover. The campaign
WAS too la ge for him. He asked Quay fol-
assistance, and the ex chairman ut once
| insisted on becoming teamster on the ice
wagon.
MIR. Quay went from room TO room yes
terday at headquarters as if he were the
| the registration of the state had beer
larger than had been expected. The re-
| publican leaders expect to gain $50, 600 votes
over the yegistration OF last pear, and Mr.
Quay is wondering just what methods
should be adopted TO bring the number uI
to that figure. He reiterated his opinion
Yesterday that the details of the work IL
this state should be left largely to the state
committee, and he took occasion to deny q
staten mt published in one of the morning
papers that he had given up New York state
Mr.. Qnay said he still believed there was
fighting ground here.
Mr. QUAY has had no attack of vertigo
since he came to this city, and his general
health is such that he does not exneot tc
visit physician while he is here. He has
! been devoting about all of his energies &c
the camps ign, and an official bulletin issuec
last night by the national committee sale
that he was expected to be at headquarters
again to-day.
Mr.. Quay finds Mr.. Clsrkson q congenia
spirit at the headquarters building. H'
has seen little of him since they were a
Minneapolis predicting that Mr.. Harrison
would not be nominated, and il nominated
would not be elected. When they are no
too busy at headquarters they may Re
some satisfaction by going over those day.
behind the doors of Mr.. Clarkson's room.
Thinks Fusion Intellectual.