Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-05-04
Political Notes.

in Democratic circles in Lawrence anu
M ercer counties that Deputy Attorney,
General James A. Strananan, VINO VIII
have charge of the Democratic state can-
paign, will have a hand IN the selectioh
of Judges for these two counties. Ae
known, William d. Wallace was holnlnd-
ted bv the Republicans of Lawrence coun,
~ for ;udee and Hon. 5. 81. Miller will
have no trouble in securing the Republican
nomination for the same office IN Mercer
countv. Hon. J. Norman Martin, VINO
was appointed Judge by Gov. Pattlson 10
fiji the unexpired term of Judge McMlcn-
ael. deceased, will have no opposition mere
for the Democratic nomination, and the
nresent Judge Mehard will get the Demo-
cratic nomination in Mercer county.
within the past few days several Mercer
comfy politicians. including Samuel Grit-
fifth and the deputy attorney general nave
made visits to this city to arrange matters
for the campaign against the hepuoiicah
nominees fer judge. ,oa
Mr.. Sbenahan is said to have remarked
nnor is recent visit here that he intends
to = ow old man Quay thing or TWO III
II is fOuay's) congressional district, and
one OF the steps he is anticipating Is tne
tnrnipp down of Major Alex McDoWeH
for Congressman -st-large. This, MT
Stranaban thinks, will if accomplished,
raise a regular hurricane IL the dlstIlct;
He has advised the Democrats not to holu
their county conventions until after the
Republicans have held their state conven,
tion and until this district congressional
convention is over Mr.. Stranahan, IL Is
claimed, will enter Quay's county ana Gu
deavor to defeat Judge Wlckham ior re-
election in the fall.
The Gazette of last Friday talked poll
tics as follows "what is the secret OF MI:
Magee's support of Col. George f. HUNT
WHY is Mr. Magee so determined 10 noml-
nate Mr.. Acheson in the Twenty fourth dls-
trictf The reason of all this Is tnat MI
Magee is trying to build up machine tnat
will enable him to down his old enemy
Senator Quay. 1t is we'll known tnat lor
more than year past there mas ueen Peace
between the bosses-I mean the pontlcal
leaders-of the state. Quay and Magee
kissed and made up many months ago, a.
bont two wears ago. But Mr.. Magee mas
mt forgiven the defeat of Mr.. McDevitt
away back in 1885. He has not forgotten
the slaughter of his more recent amDitlons'
He is as bitter at heart now as he was wnen
he mt the knife in the heart OF george
wallace Delamater in 1890. But he Is
wiser. He has hidden the knife and
drawn his smile.
nUnder the cover of the treaty of peace
now existing he is trying to build his ma
chine He is even playing to Lave Senator
Quay help him. By the nomination ana
election of Acheson this year he expects
to add Washington county to his political
territory. By the nomination and election
of Mr. Huff he expects at one stroke to
add Westmoreland county to his domain
and to start a strife in the Twenty-hfth
district-Ou may not end for
several wears. By the election of Mr. Hutf
and the promise of congressional nomi-
nation in 1896 to Frank NJ. Fuller, he ex-
poets TO make Fayette solid.
''He has thrown out few SIDE lines IN
Armstrong, Indiana and Butler. he has
had an excellent portrait of his handsome
face made and it is being reproduced,
with complimentary references, IN the
rural weeklies of Western and Central
Pennsylvania. That is an advertisement
of his political acumen and goodness that
is expected to influence the laity.
Here in Allegheny county III. Magee
has adopted Senator Quay's friends as his
own. He has even preferred them in
some instances to the old hhe Magee ad-
herents. Something of the same policy
has been extended to the other counties
in the district under cultivation. But 1t
is all as plain to a man with his eyes open
as the light of day. And it is not foollng
"Old Man Quay" even a little bit The
friendship of Mr.. Magee to the Hon David
Martin of Philadelphia has not been lost
on the Beaver mans observation. What
he is going to do about it | don't know.
That Is the great difference between Quay
and Magee. The moves of the latter are
easily read and anticipated. The moves
of the former are never seen until the re-
suit is accomplished.
"Peace never reigned so serenely in the
Twenty-fiith congressional district as 1t
has since the nomination and election OF
Mai. Mcdowell as congressman-at-lsrge
Maj Mcdowell is leader himself and
very clever politician. He never forgets
and his spirit is not as forgiving as some
peoples Mr. Magee has been afraid OF
him for years. He has feared that Maj:
Mcdowell might become ''boss and
start a campaign of conquest. In putting
Mr. Huff in the field against Maj. Mcdowell
Mr.. Magee has planned to make war be-
tween the N ercer m&n and the Beaver
statesman, and at the same time get tne
prestige of defeat against Maj. Mcdowell.
"What will the outcome beY That Is
what we are II anxiously waiting Tor and
ihtCiCobtu III a l. ceAN
Mcdowell is clever and shrewd politi-
clan, and while he is attending the ses-
sions in congress he is keeping very well
informed on what is going on IN the Key
stone state. And, as l said, the moves of
NJ. S. Quay are known only by their re-
suits. At present the only thing that is
easily apparent is the purpose of Mr.. Ma
gee and the means he is using to accom-
plish it The remainder of the story may
be told by and by.
"Mr. Magee has tried to enlist Galusha
A Grow, and has declared he was one of
the first to announce for that statesman's
nomination 1t is a matter of personal
knowledge to every man who attended
the Republican state convention in Janu-
airy that none of the leaders were for Grow
until they found they could not defeat
him without creating considerable trouble.
The only one who saw tar enough ahead
to realize that such situation might arise
was Senator Quay. Several days before
the convention Quay expressed prefer
ence for a young mar who was thoroughly
identified with the party. He said he
you'd prefer younger man than Grow,
but nnless the younger man was equally
as well qualified and as popular as Grow
he advised his friends to go for the old
man. Mr.. Magee turned in for Grow after