The evening times., 1895-11-29
CONFERENCE WITH QUIZ
Friends Of the Senator to Meet
Him in Washington. -. :.
ON A MISSION OF HARMONY
Philadelphia and State Leaders Arc
Hoping TO Formulate. Pin n.s 60
Strengthen Their Faction for the
January Primaries-The Investiga-
tiOn to BE Pushed. ''iie s''-ir s''-

pccted In the city today 10 confer with
Senator Quay. The party includes State
Senators Andrews, Penrose. Thomas and
Becker, ex Magistrate Dur,iam- and sey-
eral other friends of the Junior Senator
The object OF the visit To the National Cap
ttal is to discuss with the Senator political
matters affecting their faction of the Re
publican party. and probably -isfes pending,
Senatorial investigation.
Just now the seat Of war between the Re-
publican factions is in Philadelphia where
the contest for supremacy will bc fought out
at the primaries in January. All those WHO
are to see Senator Qnax are opposed
to the local leaders now in control of-the
Republican organization in Piiiia,E-ipnia, i,
and there is no doubt that the principal topic
OF the conference with Senator Quay will be
the coming conflict at the Jasuarypriniaries.
Plans will probably be discussed to
strengthen the Quay ties, and 10 wea ken their
opponents, and when the visitors leave the
purpose Determined upoIf rs g,Isie theft In
the contest, or with the agreement TO meet
again and continue the discussion.
When senator Quay swas isuecessf,u in
controlling the State convention il was
thought that the routing OF bis stsiseyszi ries
i'll PLiiadciphia would be Il comparatively
easy matter. While his followers IA q ~ as.e@
some progress in strengthening their organ
izaiion, they have not made suificicnf addi-
tons to heir ranks To l.arrirl- the belief
that under prcsen; conditions they Will be
able to defeat The administration leaders
at the primaries in January
While a great many have come over to
their side. either through disappointment
or expectation, the Quayites are still the
minority faction OF the Rcpu blicau part y in
Philadelphia. and it is to o1mprove That CON
dition tina, Will be the object or the confer
encc here
Senator Quay wants 10 control the Re-
publican organization in Philadelphia, so
that he can get the delegates to State and
national conventions and IpcuiberS Of che
legislature when he wants them.
Before his break witt David Martin these
Were conceded to him. and he did not care
what disposition was made of Z t'e lcr .it'6f- :
fices SO long as the incnrnbeut> recognized
him as the State and national lr;)1ct.
When a nominaticn was TO bcmad" Sena-
tor Quay always yicldc;l to David Martins
Judgment as 10 whom should be sfl'Stcd,
and no matter how friendly the Senator
was to other aspirants, he siisi not Press any
for place other than the one picked out by
Leader Martin. except once, AMI that caused
the split, which has net been overcome
Senator Quay wants to restore the comb
ton OF affairs which existed in Pihii3dci-
phia before he and David Martin severed
the friendly relations winch .beutui- rif,-+s.
together for many years. EX-Magistrate
Durham has taken Martin's Place. ~ Quay 'sr
and. with Senators Pen
rose, Thomas and Becker, ands dozen oti.er
workers and ward Leaders, they Eaye. been
laboring to bring about the desired end.
They have not been successful as they
Ia
eight weeks off, they feel that something
the coming conflict ~ Il
After Quay's victory in the State coHven-
ton his friends believed they would gain
prestige by advocating am imPIoy eineat IN,
the candidates for councils The wind was
taken out of their sails in this niattsrsby-
Mayor Warwick himself promising TO do all
he can to secure better c.indid:l!i.sr6 r6r Eohn.
ciis. and in this he is backed UP bythe nIost
Influential men in the party, who Il re not dis
posed 10 be in the least friendly to the Quty |
BY their action they deprived tiic ora Titcs !
IF a lever which the latter though, would |
De powerful enough to oust their op-
,onents from control OF the local or.aniza- |
ion. With the admin istration active i'll urs- !
ng the election of competent candidates for |
the Quay people feel that they have |!
and that they must turn their at |
ention to some other subject to increase |
heir prestige. .....
The condition of affairs " i'll be gone over |
lere. and it is believed that il will be decidei
o push the Senatorial invcstis.ii iion from
low on, and that the committees will no
Irged to do its utmost to brin. out the great
st sensation it has in its Possession or is OBJ
ainable.
The investigation is believed to be The
asst vehicle OF the Quay people to land them |
n power. While il is admitted that 1t has
evealed a number OF abGscs. the -revela-
ion have not apparently added 10 the po-
itical capital of the prosecuting fac
ion.
As the members of the committees claimed
hat they had some siart,ing evidence
q reserve, 1t is likely that Senator Quay's |
riends at the conference win discuss the
and II IT is likely 10 bring cGn-
lsion Ia their political opponents they
iii no doubt decide TO bring il cut at the
,eetings next week.
All the members OF the committee are
-iends OF Senator Quay, ard they will do
'hatever he thinks Is best for his interest
nd the interest of the faction which rcoog-
ICES him as leader. 1t is therefore likely
lat the future meetings of the committee |
ill be more interesting than those that :
ave been held.
Nat GOOdwIn ambition"