Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-22
QUAY AND CAM ERON
Relations of the Two in the State Fight
Now Going On.
A Different Interpretation Upon the
Latter is Not Involved.

The action of Senator Quay in making a
public announcement that Cameron is not
involved in the contest now being waged
between the Quay and anti-Quay factions
in Pennsylvania Is open to a different in
depreciation from that popularity put upon
it. This other Interpretation is the cne
generally accepted by those best Informed
and most vitality interested. 1t is that
Quay. instead Of trying to save himself by
cutting loose from Cameron, is actually
trying to serve the latter.
Danger of Quny's Defeat.
The danger, If not the probability, of
Quay's being defeated 'is 80 great that 1t
may not be to the advantage of any one
looking to the future" to have that future
involved in this fight. AS to Quay himself.
If beaten, he can claim that 1t is but a
temporary defeat borrf out Of the treachery
of men to whom he intrusted his power.
With Cameron 1t Is different. Should 1t
appear that he was a load Upon Quay, and
that, being involved in the contest, he was
the one against whom the blow was really
aimed. it would seriously injure his pros
poets. If Mr.. Quay sees plainly impending
defeat there Is no better service ne could
have done Mr.. Cameron and his friends
than to get him disentangled from the
contest as soon as possible 80
/. Should Quay win. Cameron, will. by rea-
son of this declaration, be deprived OF any
prestige from the victory. but 1t may be
safely assured that the silver men Will
claim, and probably get, benefit from the
victory.
What the Cameron People Expect.
Notwithstanding Quay's announcement.
the Cameron people-certainD those out
side Pennsylvania-win look forward to a
delegation from Pennsylvania to the repub-
lican national convention in '96 either in
tod for
under the control of Quay in Cameron's in
terest. Surely. the Quay disclaimer has not
given that offense to the friends OF Cam
eron which might be expected If they re-
garded it as a cold-blooded throwing over
beard of their champion as too much dead
weight
Determination of Silver Republicans.
The silver republicans are seriously de-
termined TO make Don Cameron President
If 1t lies in their power to accomplish this.
With them, at least, 1t is not idle talk. 1t
is believed that they will make most
any sacrifice and follow most any
promising course to accomplish this. III
Cameron could come to the national con-
vention with a solid delegation from his
state behind him, the silver men would
have some hope of controlling the con-
vention by getting the southern delegates
to combine with the west. But they are
not counting too strongly on that and are
and they do not want any injury to be done
their champion in his own state. II he can
rot get assistance there
II the House Elects.
They believe that If in go no candidate
gets majority in the electoral college,
and the election of President is thrown
into the House, Cameron is the man most
apt to be elected. For this reason, entire
Iy regardless of convention nominations. 1t
is intended that the Pennsylvania silver
man shall have some votes in the electoral
college, so that in case of no election he
may be one of the three from among
whom choice would have to be made by
the House of Representatives. The silver
states of the west standing solidly together
for him and making a deadlock in the
House, through holding the balance of
power. might be able, as they believe, to
compel his selection by the aid of one party
or the other. In such a fight the Pennsyl-
vania delegation would probably not hold
out long against their. own colleague, If
they saw that the regular republican nom-
inee could not be elected.
To Take Cameron Out of the Fight.
For obvious reasons, therefore, If Quay
is not going to win his fight this year, the
next best thing for the friends of Cameron
is that ne should be eliminated from the
fight. through a declaration by Mr.. Quay
that he has never been involved in it.