Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-30

frrArAfW 7~SeaNsN,lE, 1000. 81 "a.
MgzyN brothers
&HpHr fllszzzsz have b e e n
sneering at him. Not a few thought he
would be downed in his campaign in
Pennsylvania this year and can count
more Senators than have fingers and
toes who would have rather reioiced at
his defeat. lie comes back stronger
than ever, and will be the leading polill-
cal figure on the Republican side OF the
chamber. lie has already shown that
he IL by no means a nonentity In the
Senate, and the day when he will be
looked upon as sort Of a second to
Don Cameron has passed away forever.
When Quay was first elected to the Sen.
ate, the other Senators spoke OF him as
Don Cameron's little twin. They said
that Cameron would twis, him around
his finger, and one Senator remarked
thatif you could turn down Quay's coat
you would find the letters -. c., or
Don cameron's initials, written on his
collar. This was the belief for about
three months. Aiter that the opinion
Of the Senate decidedly changed, and
another Senator remarked, after quoting
the above;
"They say that Quay was made by
Don Cameron. don't believe It. I
find that Quay manages nearly every
thing as far as Pennsylvania Is concern
ed, and will be much mistaken II with.
in two years from now Don Cameron
will not wear a collar with the letters
M. O., written upon IT," This day has
now practically come. M o." and not
I'D. C." are the initials which run Penn.
sylyania.
now MATT QUAY WORKS.
have spent some time studying
Senator Quay. There is no man so little
known to the public as he. lie never
submits to an interview, and seldom
talks TO newspaper men without an
understanding that the matter is no, to be
published In connection with his name
lie has but little personal magnetism,
and has none OF that "hail fellow well
met" air about him which makes up the
capital OF the average politician. Still,
he is man OF great strength. lie Is
one OF the best organizers among our
public men, and he knows human nature
like book. lie Is a man OF remarkable
literary tastes. His library at Beaver,
Pa, is one OF the finest private collec.
tons OF books IN the country, and he is
thoroughly well posted on all kinds of
literature. lie is iond OF his library. and
Is domestic In his tastes. lie is seldom
seen about the hotels, and here al
Washington he spends all OF his even.
ings at home. The great points OF
strength In his composition are his
powers OF keen-sighled organization
and bulldog perseverance. lie don't
know when he is beaten, and he will
hight again and again Tor little things
that other men would let slip rather Than
have trouble concerning them. Take.
for instance, the manner In which QUAY
got possession OF one OF the biRge,t
committee rooms at the capitol. one of
the Senators told me the story yester.
day. Stanford was chairman OF the
committee owning the room, and as
such by senatorial tradition il belonged
TO him. lie used the room but liiile
however, and Quay wanted II as a poliu.
cal headquarters. lie may use il this
year Tor his presidential plotting. Al
any rate, he went to Stamford ana asked
him 10 give the room up to him, as he
needed a large place Ia which to work.
Senator stanford was very obliging, aud
ne readily acceded. A. he did 50 Quay
said:
senator, am very glad that you can
let me have this room, and | will now
tell you what want il Tor. You see,
there are lot OF these PENNSYLVANIA
politicians who hound my heels here at
the Capitol A number OF them know
something OF my plans. II ! let them
run az large, they are sure to say some.
thing foolish, divulge lines vi policy. or
IN some way get US into trouble. II 4
have this room can cage them up In II
while they are here by telling them to
wait until | come. In some cases will
not be abe 10 come, you know, until
Just about time for them 10 make the
uain, and In such cases the business
VII have to stand over, aud both myself
and the country will be saved"
"Oh,' replied Senator Stanford. 81
see but ! done intend to let you have
my committee room for any such pur.
pose. II you want to use il Tor that pur.
pose, reIract my consent 10 give ID up.
You can't have it."
Now" continued the Senator who
told me the above story, "you would
have supposed that that would have
been the end Of the matter. Mos, Sena.
tors would have let il drop. Not So
with Quay He went to every Senator
on the committee and got them to sign
paper stating that he ought to have
the room. SANFORD was shown The
paper, but he still held out Quay then
brought the matter up during one OF the |
committee meetings, and the result was
that stanford gave him the room TO
avoid further bother"
"ME, TOO" SAID DANIEL.
Matt Quay" said this man. ohas a
wonderul will power. When he deter.
mines to do thing, he throws himself
INTO i body and soul. lie curbs his
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