The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-02

now the headquarters Of both parties Of
belllgerentS In the Quay.Hastings fight
and the main interest csnters here,
Both faclionS have established a camp
from which taconduCt a campaign, but
the anIi'Quay people are better organ,
lied and are wagIng . moro thorough,
system Of aggressive warfare, Tho
Hastings people say that they ara going
In to wipe out Mr., Quay entirely, and,
to tell the truth, they are making Olab'
crate preparations to do It.
A notable feature OF tue contest at
this stage Is the bitterness and rancOr
that charactorlzeS the uttsraucss OF both
factions, Its probable that allor the
victory has been won and the smoke OF
battle has cleared away It will DO found
that there are aomo ugly scars on tho
body polite, and ieudS will have bson
established which may require years to
settle.
The Rnti.Quay people have opened a
literary bureau here, from which they
are flooding the state with political
reading matter In most Systematic
manner. The political screeds prepared
by the bureau are printed and supplied
in proof to about l75 newspapers OF tho
state, tho small country weekliss that
20 among the people. Circulars arc
mailed to individuals by the thousands,
together with reprints OF editorials APP
psarIng In influential papers favorab 10
to the Anli.Quay side.
The feeling against Mr.. Quay Is prob.
ably moro bitter In Philadelphia than in
some other parts OF the STATIC, due, II 10
explained, to his conduct In tho late
mayorality campaign, which aroused
tho city 90 thoroughly. II is said that
he espouSed a cause at that time 60 not
ably unpopular that II reflected upon
him to his harm. 1t Is claimed hero
that the maYoralty trouble really pre-
cipitated tho present fight. OF course,
It Is we'll understood by everybody that
his enemies had a rod in pickle for him
long time before that occurrence.
CAUSE oFTHE Prdur.
~ will tell you the whole history Of
this matter" said ono OF the managers
oIthe anti-Quay faction yesterday. at
started when Mr. Quay came to Phila.
delphia aud insisted that Mr.. Peurose
should be nominated as the republican
candidate for mayor. Word was passed
around TO that effect and it Immediately
aroused a storm OF protest from tho bot.
ter classes throughout the city. On &C.
count Of Mr.. Penrose's personal habits
and manner Of life the Christian En-.
deavor societies, the Women's Civic
Club, the Citizens Municipal League
and prominent clergymsu OF Philadel-
phia opposed placing him at tho head Of
tho city government. Mr.. Quay was
called to Philadelphia and at confer.
ence with David Martin and others no
agreed to drop PGnrose aud take some
man more acceptable TO tho citi.
Eens. This was wall understood to be
the agreement, but tho day before the
primaries Mr.. Quay reconsIdered that
decision, and insisted upon the nomina.
ton OF PenToss. Tho local managers re.
fused to do this and succeeded In numi.
mating Warwick.
Then We had the spectacle OF Mr..
Quay dragging tho mayoralty contest
into tho United States senate, declaring
that David Martin, who had managed
tho nomination, wore the dollar mark
OF q great corporation. From that mo.
mont Mr.. Quay seemed to fee that he
must fight Mr.. Martin and all his
friends. The great traction syndicate,
which had opposed the nomination Of
Penrose, because IL was believed his
candidacy would bring a Democratic
victory, something this syndicate did
not want, for business reasons. was also
the victim Of Mr.. Quay'S animosity. Ho
dumped oil Of his stock in the syndicate
upon the market.
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