Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-06
It is More Far-Reaching Than
Appears on the Surface.
HE Is Fer REED FOR PRESIDENT
Handicapped by His Connection
With Senator Cameron.
II e NJ " B R L A X Loo E

The political fight which Senator Quay is
making in Pennsylvania at this time is
said by politicians to have a far deeper
and broader significance than appears upon
the surface. Primarily. of course, he is en-
gagged in an attempt to prevent his own po-
litical overthrow by a combination of ad-
verse forces. His efforts, however have a
Wider scope than mere defensive action.
He wants to control the Pennsylvania del
egat:on to the next republican national con-
vention, and the internecine struggle now
waging in the keystone state has direct
bearing upon the presidential nomination.
Quay is for Reed.
Senator Quay has recently declared to
personal friends that, as conditions now
stand, he is for Mr.. Reed for President.
This statement can be made confidently.
notwithstanding the general impression
that he is a Mckinley man, on account Of
the identity of Mr. Mckinley with the in
terests of the manufacturers of Pennsyl-
vania, whose interests also Senator
Quay's. 1t is Senator Quay's belief that the
republican party will not cross the Missis-
sppi river to find its standard bearer. He
knows, however, that the party wants to
get republican votes from beyond the father
of waters and it Is his firm belief that Mr..
Reed is likely to be more popular in the
west than any other eastern man.
Senator Quay is convinced that the well
fare Of the principles Of protection will be
1"St as safe in the hands of Mr.. Reed as
in Mr.. McKinley's keeping. and therefore
he is not at all concerned about the in
terests OF his friends the manufacturers.
There is probably no man who is more So
Hc:touS for the success of the republican
party than Senator Quay. and if he has
any weight and influence with the Penn
sylvania delegation at the national conven-
ton he will cast it with the candidate
vi hn IN mos HlyA1yv ID hrtrN va
publican victory with his campaign.
Handicapped by Cameron.
Persons familiar with Pennsylvania poll
tics say that Senator Quay is being badly
handicapped in this fight on account of his
supposed conneclton with tbs political for
tunes of Senator Cameron. Word has been
passed over the state that if Senator Quay
is permitted to obtain control of the state
politca! machinery he VII use it to for
ward the reelection of Senator Cameron,
and this report is hurting Senator Quay
very much. it is said. The sound money
men who would stand by Quay, all other
things being equal, are gradually becom-
ing aGenated from HINT IS claimed. by
the fear that they may be indirectly as
sistiHg CaneronS free silver cause by
helping Quay.
An Entapgiing Alliance.
There is no doubt that Senator Quay
has stood by his colleague for some time
PAST and doubtless would do all he could
to secure his reelection to the Senate for
personal reasons and irrespective of Cam
ercn's position on the financial question.
1t has become matter of speculation
however, whether Senator Quay will not
find himself compelled to cut loose from
the Cameron infringement before tbs fight
is over. No one believes that Mr.. Quay
would give aid TO MIR. Cameron's presi-
dental boom. but the mere fact of his
being allied to the latters campaign for
reelection to the Senate renders him open
to suspicion. OF course, of being mixed
UP in all of Mr.. Caneron's political aspira-
tons,