Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-01
ARE THEY FOR ALGER?
Claims That Quay Has Completed a
Deal With Local Leaders,
USING BLAINE'S NAME ASA COVER.
The Northslde Delegate Fight Will Be of
National Interest.
A NEW ARRANGEMENT WITH ACHEsoN

The Allegheny politicians were yesterday
stalking out ground for desperate political
wrestling match and unless all signs fail
there will be catch-as-catch-can contest
| over there that will attract more attention
than does an ordinary political struggle.
Men of millions and politicians well trained
in the art of jugglery will he pitted against
each other, and under the flag of Blaine the
war will be waged.
While both factions will carry into the
contest Blaine emblem, underneath the
foam and billows of the controversy will
be hidden as far and as long as possible
the issue of Harrison or Alger for Presi-
dent. There is still a firm suspicion in the
minds of many people in Pennsylvania
that Mr.. Blaine may yet reconsider his
determination and become the Republican
candidate for President.
1t will he of National Interest.
''The fight in Allegheny county, which is
now fairly on, will within month be a
national fight" an Allegheny City poll
tician said yesterday. ''rhe real issue is
Senator NJ S. Quay against the national
administration. 1t will be an effort to beat
Harrison with General Alger, of Michigan.
The Alger deal has been made.
1t was made by the silent Senator
from Beaver, and in the scheme are such
men as Platt, of New York; Harry Oliver,
of Allegheny: c. L. Maeee, of Pittsburg;
Bill Leeds and others of Philadelphia, and
only the people can prevent them from
being successful. In New York. in Phla-
delnhia, Pittsburg, and other cities where
they are all shouting Blaine as first choice.
But it is a significant fact that they are all
ut daggers' poinls with President Harrison.
with Blaine as their popular war cry
they hope to- and no doubt will, succeed
in electing their delegates to the National
Convention. Then Mr.. Blaine will refuse
the nomination. or at least they believe he
will, and they will deliver the convention
over to Alger. There is no doubt in any
body's mind where the Pittsburg delegates
to the convention will stand. Magee, Brown
and Finn are positively for Alger after
Blaine. Harry Oliver. for instance,
on the Allegheny side did not announce his
candidacy for delegate until he had been
urged to do so by the Pttsb,rg delegates
Oliver has never been Blaine man. He
was put on the Tariff Commission bv Presi-
dent Arthur, and in 1884 he was in the Ma
tional Convention for Arthur as against
Blaine. He is opposed to Harrison. He
has had much experience in national con-
ventions. His rare ability serves him well
in wrestling with master political minds, and
If elected / am satisfied he will be con-
spicuous in switching the national gather
ing to the Michigan candidate.
The Position of Senator Quay.
cit is not hard to analyze Senator Quav's
position in this fight. -Four years ago,
when Harrison was nominated, Quay was
for Sherman. When he found that his man
was beaten and that Harrison would be
nominated, he came to one of the Pittsburg
delegates and asked: IF Harrison is nom
mated what will we do for Algero' Give
him second place, the Pittsburg man an
swered. Alger had refused to take second
place and Quay explained that, but he was
unable to get the Pittsburg people to Join
him, and Magee led the bolt to Harrison.
Quay stands now where he stood then, and !
he has now arranged to deliver the goods -
"1s Alger really candidate was
asked
Certainly he is 1t will be remem-
bered that when he was candidate
paign. He opened up his barrel and the
drums of the country were beating for him.
But QUAY was not managing the Alger
boom that year, and now that he is man
aging it there is still hunt going on
''Is the Alger set-up in Allegheny
county complete?'
Every Detail Now Arranged
Certainly it is complete. Magee and
Brown, the district delegates, and Finn,
the delegate at large, are in it on the Pitts |
burg side; Oliver and Witherow are in it |
on the Allegheny side, and Quay has lust |
deal by which Ernest r. Ache
son, of Washington, is to go to Congress
from the Twenty-fourth Congressional dis
trict, composed of Fayette. Greene, Wash
ington and part of Allegheny counties, and
in return therefor Allegheny county's Re-
corder, George Won Bonnhorst, is to be
national delegate from that district tell
you the scheme is extending to
every State in the Union. Platt will take
,are of New York. Quay will deliver
and that about settles the
contest Ohio. Michigan and the Southern
States will be in line with the deal
"Mr Blaine may be able to secure the
nomination of Harrison, but I am firmly
he will not himself be the candi-
late. Watch the moves made on the po-
itical checker board and stick pin
through my predictions" the gentleman