The sun., 1895-04-08
rs IT JOHN wASAMAKBRs
what the Revival or the Harrison BOON
Mt This Time Means.

the Republican faction fight In New YORK.
They are vitally concerned in every phase of 1t.
because of the political relations which exist be-
tween the Hon. Thomas Collier Platt and the
Hon. Matthew Stanley Quay. just how close
those relations are. the records Of the Chicago
Convention of 1888 and the Minneapolis Con-
vention of 1902 will show. There is nothing
sentimental in the alliance of these two men;
IL is simply matter Of business made oil the
more necessary because there has not been a
time since either of them became the leader of
his party in his State, when he did not have to
waste "A great deal of energy in fighting rivals in
the party who controlled factions large enough
to threaten his supremacy.
The fight which Mr.. Pintt has always had on his
hands has been but II little more formidable and
annoying than that with which Mr.. Quay has
had to contend. Mr. Quay has had the advan-
tage of n dend sure Republican Stnte behind
him, the patronage of which he could always
use where 1t would do the most good. He has
also had the advantage of possessing an associ-
ate in tho Federal Senate who is satisfied with
the honor OF the post, and not disposed TO bother
his head about the power. MIR. Quay has been
able, also. to use the patronage of the United
States in Pennsylvania to confound his enemies
and to consolidate his power. Mr.. Platt has had
neither OF these advantages to lean upon until,
as he expressed 1t, divine Providence turned the
States Offices over to him eighteen months ago,
and Grover Cleveland made it possible for hiinto
secure everything else in sight in the late No
vember cyclone.
1t Is purely MuGwump idea that n great
party can be maintained under q democratic
form Of government without giving tho offices
to the party which succeeds in any given elec-
tion. The Pennsylvanans. who repudiatc the
idea entirely and kick it whenever 1t gets in
their way. are laughing in their sleeves. there
fore. at the disgrnceful scramble of the Mug
wumps, from Larry Godkin up. for every scrap
of patronage they could discover. with or with
o% misgntyinE glass under Mayor str0nss
upon the control OF the Republican politics of
trates the intimate relation which municipal
politics bears to state and Fedora, politics.
dered fancy OF idsaiists or hypocrites
singniarly enough. Mr. Quay has ION on his h hands
Just why Mr.. David Martin and senator Quay
decided to part company is not plain upon the
the post Of ward heeler to that of trusted lieu
tenant Of his chief. with place in the Republic
can National Committee, where he acted MS Mr.
| Quay's personal representative and spokesman,
| is n fact well known in political circles here.
was much in evidence in New York and rem
dared service or peculiar sort. not familiar to
whe oas ePy Of
tana is still trying to comprehend.
When Mr.. Quay made up the municipal slate
for Philadelphia's recent election he placed the
name of Senator Boise Penrose at the top of 1t.
| Mr.. Penrose is one of the boys. There may be a
| little of it crops out in his actions. He is u
splendid man Of go, E9od family and fortune but
thee" and thou" to e keep in in practice, @ but
when he Is wide awake r. he uses straight United
| such wide-awake, practical politician as Mr..
Penrose for Mayor was like driving a tenpenny
Mr.. Quay was appealed to. but he shut his teeth
hard and refused to bulge. The camor of oppo-
roar. Mr., Martin got frightened: He was boss
of the Philadelphia situation and could not af-
yielded him even to. please the man Who made
| him what he was. He threw kisses and bouquets
hs r Mp Tx s
everything before him: including the sickly
man and intensely respectable. but he is far
moro plastic in the hands of MIR. Dave Martin
There never was, more ludicrous sigh, in
| church going. and psalms singing element Of
Philadephinns falling in behind Mr.. Dave Mar
tin. accepting his candidate and boosting him
into Office with phenomenal majority and huz-
zahs that frightened the lions in the geological
sns ssre
Mr.; Martins nature or political methods,
| What Tnasterlui influence. then, was behind
| Mr.. Martins revolt against Senator Quay. Why,
the John Wanamakor influence, reinforced BY
that OF the Drexels with the powerful Public
equally powerful Daily Press. and of Chris
Mngee with his great newspaper and other
When MIR. Wanamaker was Postmaster-Ge en-
eral under President Harrison, he made life u
out the Post oGices in PENNSYLVANIA ana die
tateSd TED pennsylyania appoin1men,s in every one
| in IA n ppnnsylyania mi tron nd
Senator Quay desired. There was u time when
| Iiarrson's deciding not to stand for renom-
nation John Wanamaker would receive the
| Administration support.
Mr.. Wanamaker has the Presidential fever.
and he has 1t badly.
the opposition to Mr.. Quay in Pennsylvania is
| looked upon as Harrison movement to which
these these men are unal,erably y opposed. ostensibly
terest of John Wanamaker. Tho announce
meGt that Mr.. Robert p. Porter has secured a
| controlling interest in the Cleveland World and
| that Gen. James :. Clarkson has secured n like
interest in the h'trr-tcean of Chicago. with tho
rison win be a receptive candidate" in 1896.
are all but parts of one stnpendous whole. Gen.
eyer 1t is pretty we'll known that neither Mr..
Porter nor Gen. Clnrkson has got Sl,300,oo0
they ss Tq s ri ess whsTs
newspaper properties viii complete the chain
of ne Tdr from New SGr
publican newspaper is against tho Platt inlu-
encg Hnd leans toward the Harrison influence;
| In Philadclpnia the two leading morning and
two evening Republican papers are against the
| Quay influence and lean any way Mr. Wana-
! maker wants them to lean. which will be in his
direction at the proper line. So the Harrison
Wsnamakor newspaper influence runs out Ia
Omaha and beyond the ;ockics.
| Mr. "anamaker is behind Mr. David Martin
and Gen. Harrison is behind Mr.. Wanamaker
| The Harrison influence all along tho line is
huddlirg closer and closer together. However
much he may want to run for President again. ii
Is not rensonabls 10 suppose that Gen. Harrison
| believes thpt he can secure the nomination.
What is more natural han that he should allow
his friends to consolidate his influence so that
at the pr0pcr moment IL can be thrown to Mr..
Wanarnaker. his political cont.dant and hnnll-
cial hacker and falling in that. to some other
Harrison fav0riic? Whether this view Is cor
rect or not. those who study political phenomena
as experts in this state regard it as the correct
one There is no doubt that Mir. John Wann-
maker will be one OF tho most disappointed III ell
IN the country i tho, nomination should pass
him by on the other side.
The revival OF the Harrison boom at this time
means that Wanainakcr Is pulling the strings In
dead earnest.