Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-31
QUAY'S LITTLE JOKE.
He Remarks Pleasantly, but Not Too
Emphatically, That He Is
NOTACANDIDATE FORRE-ELECTION
And Refers ssrcastically to the Contest in
Armstrong County.
AN APPLICANT FOR JARRETTs PLACE

United States Senator NJ. 8. Quay came
to Pittsburg from Washington yesterday
morning and he spent the day in his rooms
at the Duquesne Hotel in conference with
his political helpers, who swarmed about
him like honey bees about fresh-bfown
clover.
The Senator arrived at the hotel
at o'clock. He was the
first guest of the day. He registered, was
assigned to parlors A and B, and before his
breakfast had been served callers began ar
irving and the bell boys began carrying
cards to the apartments of the Beaver states
man. The boys kept on carrying the cards
until after 8 o'clock last evening, and when
the Senator vacated his rooms and left for
his home waste basket full of cards
were carried into an adjacent alley
where they were burned. In the
little bonfire were mingled promiscuously
the names of place hunters, professional
politicians, ministers of the Gospel, ward
workers and little district bosses, all Of
whom had come to renew their allegiance to
their leader, secure from him some promise
of preferment or advise with him on the
best method of placing themselves in politi-
cal power.
A Long List of Notable Callers.
Ex-Collector of Internal Revenue Warm
castle was one of the early callers.
Then came Emanuel Wertheimer, who
is a candidate for the Legisla.
ture in the First district, Allegheny;
J. N. Davidson, National Delegate
from the Twenty.third Congressional dis
trict; Frank Terrence and James Hunter, of
Allegheny; Rev. ". 81. Brown and Rev.
c. Ashley, D. D., e1-Representative James
L. Graham. Pension Agent Bengough,
Jacob II. Miller, of the Collector Of the Ports
office. Mayor Gourley, Chief Brown, Police
Judge Succop, Charles E. Howell. of the B.
& o. Railroad, who is an applicant for John
Jarrett's place as Consul to Birming-
ham; Recorder Won Bonnhcrst, C. L.
Magee. w. j. Mcdonald, candidate for
the Legislature against Senator Rutan; ex-
Recorder Graham, who was defeated for
Collector of Internal Revenue; Captain
Billingsley, candidate for the Legislature
in Washington county; E; F. Acheson, can
di,trict; Colonel T. S. Phillips, candidate
for Congress in the Twenty-fifth district; T.
G. Cunningham, of Beaver Falls; James &.
Beale, of Armstrong county; Edward B.
Sweenv, Clerk Of Courts of Westmoreland
county; W. R. Swartz, member of the
Legislature from Perry county, and great
army of brighter or lesser lights who kept
coming and going though the entire day.
During the afternoon q committee from
the Coal Exchange, headed BY Simpson
Horner, Captain Addison Lysle and Ike
Bunton, of Joseph Walton & Co., called
upon Senator Quav They talked of i'm
provements to the Ohio river, and left, assur.
ing The DISPATCH reporter that "Quay's
all right"
An Invitation to Banquet.
A committee of the Americus Club also
called upon the Senator and secured from
him pledge to attend the banquet on
April 81.
A committee, consisting of Rev. j. T.
and Rev. DR.. Robinson, called on
the Senator with q resolution that was
passed at the last meeting of the Ministerial
requesting the United States
have the Worlds Fair closed on Sundays
"Do you want to be interviewed" the
Senator asked. lauahingly, as he approached
the newspaper people. II feel more like
than being interviewed, he
went on. "To start with, want to say
again that I am not candidate, and have
nothing more to say"
"You were officially ANNOUNCED as Sena-
torial candidate in the Armstrong contest,
were you not?"
81 believe my friends did announce me
up there"
While the Senator saws he is not candi-
date for United States Senator no one be-
lieves that he means what he says.
"What do you think of the result of the
Senatorial contest in Armstrong county,"
was asked.
"The result seems to have been very salts
factory to both sides," he replied, with
tinge of sarcasm in his voice.
"Is it true that you intend opposing the
confirmation of George w. Miller's appoint
lnent as Collector of Internal Revenue"
81 must refuse to be interviewed" he re-
piled promptly.
The Senator then said that he had been a
very sick man. but said he was much better
now. He will return to Pittsburg from his
Beaver home this morning, and will go to
tonight