Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-30
How the Pennsylvania Senator is
Making His Fight.
IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH ALL The STATE
Reminding Former Supporters Of
Personal Favors Rendered.
VERY MUCH IN EARNEST

fashioned house of Senator Quay in this
quiet borough of Beaver is the headquar-
ters these days of a great political cam
paiSn upon which many issues hang. From
the library of the maEsion, surrounded by
the files and records Of more than one
hotly contested and victorious political bat
tie, "the old man"-for that is what his
friends call him in affectionate familiarity
is diree ting the greatest political contest
of his life.
There are few signs of the great struggle,
however. On the surface all is peaceful
The house is on quiet, shady corner, and
through the lcng summer day the ladies of
the fsmily sit on the verandA, motherly
Mrs. Quay with her sewing, which she
drops to walcome the visitor.
When l called the old family doctor had
just dropped in fer nei,, ,nborly. chat, and
With hat on the floor and c..ir tilted back
nodded greeting to the stranger.
Senator Quay at Work.
Inside, the Senator, with his secreta =,
was working like beaver. He is In tele-
graphic communication constantly with all
parts of the state, and occasionally runs
| down to Pittsburg or drops over to Phila-
| delphia, to meet his lieutenants, and inspect
| the fences. But this is his headquarters.
and it is here in the seclusion OF his quiet
| home that he thinks out the moves IN the
hot game which he is playing.
Here is an instance of the way he works.
He wants owrite a letter, say, to man
| in a distant part of the state in his own be-
| half. He goes to his files and drags out an
ancient letter from that man to him, proba-
| bly, making a request, which the Senator
| has long ago fulflied-and filed the COM
| municaticn away. Upon the back OF that
letter, then, he writes his request to the
| man. and the other fellow will be cold
| blocded individual. indeed, to go back on
| 1.-The old man. in the face of the evidence
of favorS received.
That is where Mr.. Quay's strength lies.
| He knows the political wire pullers in
| every section of the state. is acquainted
| with their political history and under
| stands how to get at them In the right
| way. He is going at them direct. putting
| them on record being either for him or
| against him; there is no middle course. If
| they are under obligations to him he re-
| minds them of the fact and that now is
| their opportunity to liquidate.
| 1t is just these great resources OF the
| man and his known ability to utilize his
| advantages that makes his opponents fear
him. even with the terrific odds at present
| against him.
| What Mr. Quay fears is treachery. He
has had one or two instances OF 1t lately
| He fears the possibility that the tickle ones
| will be led away by the cry of his oppo-
! nents that Quay is a dead duck. and
| that they must keep up with the process
| sion going out to worship the rising sun OF
| Hastings.
The Combination Against Quay.
The friends of Mr.. Quay. in explaining the
| nature of the fight now being made to Sc
cure his overthrow, make the bold charge
that combination has been formed against
him which has more than mere political
supremacy for its object. They say it is an
effort to turn the control of the state ma
chinery over to ring that desires to use
politics to further its business and CORPORA
ton interests. They claim that Gov. Hast
ings is merely the political figurehead Of a
piratical craft. Legislation. both state and
municipal, is what the Quay men charge
their opponents as desiring. and, of course.
legislation of the kind wanted can be as
sured only through the control of the polit-
ical machi,,ery
The Quay people ask this question: Sup
pose the Senator is deprived of his power
unseated from the position he has held SO
long, who is it proposed to elevate in his
place?
mot Gov. Hastings. because he is not
| enough of politician? Not Martin of Phil
adelphia. because Magee of Pittsburg would
be jealous, and not Magee, because Martin
would not stand it?'
The only answer they find is that there
will be three faction. in the party, widely
divergent upon questions of leadership and
harmony but heartily supporting each
other in all questions relating to business
matters before city councils and the legis-
la:ure From this state of things they pre-.
dict disaster to the party and disruption OF
the magnificent republican majority now
standing as a bar to democratic encroacn'
, | ment upon the state.
Made u still Hunt.
A signal disadvantage under which Mr.
Quay lahors is the fact that his opponents
"got the drop on him. in the early selec
ton of some delegates to the coming con
vention. Some Of the counties selected
their delegates before the issue was sprung
] 1afl he lyna f1t
was being made upon him. The combina
ton, it is charged, knowing what was up
craf,ily packed those delegations with anti
Quay men, the Senator's friends not dream
ing it was necessary to make fight fol
him. Efforts have been made to secure re
consideration of the action of the primaries
p in these cases but the anti-Quay men ar.
in charge of the machinery, and will no
. permit it.
1 The Quay men assert that the claims o
e strength in the convention made by the
opponents are overdrawn. Outside of thos
, to whom the wish to the contrary is fathe
to the thought, it is the opinion anon,
politicians that 'the old man" will ente
: the convention with much stronger dele
- CATION than now appears in sight.
:, The Quay Campnign.
The methods of MIR. Quay's campaign ar
t being kept very quiet, and this fact i
a | disturbing the opposition to a considerabl
f degree Beyond the general knowledg
a for all it can accomplish they have n
:. idea what he is doing. His reputation 70
: sprnging mines under his adversaries is
e source of worry to them ALSO
v Those OF his friends who are inclined t
, | give an intima ton of the situation sa
: these fears of his opponents are we
'. founded and that the next two weeks wi
|. demonstrate that fact. They claim tha
+. Mr.. Quay has not fairly begun to dra'
;, | upon his resources.
!. Mr.. Quay is very bitter in this contes
: Old-t.mers say they have never known hir
to SHOW so much feeling and temper. The
explain it by saying that the treacher
and desertion of men in whom he ha
placed implicit confidence have soured hin
l. and that the shameless demagoguery, a
e they call it. of his adversaries has dis
10 euste.; l.rl beyond measure. He has bee
put ?, false light from the start by thos
wiz fighting him. it IS said, while o
;, ttc ter hand, his enemies are basking
e d .;.,t.. and false radiance.
r. The are not fighting the old maj
y fairly said one of his friends. ''They L
is to the people against him, and in their ow
q behalf, and try to arouse feeling again!
lie him for being a political dictator, when
is to obtain that very dictatorship the