The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-24
SENATOR QUAY ANSWERED.

Concerning senator QuayS Teque"e
that the Republican rank and file In
Allegheny county be permitted to choose
nv popular vote between his candidacy
and that Of Mr.. Gilkeson, the Pittsburg
Times Of yesterday says: "The most
striking feature of Senator Quays raid
on the state administration has been
his apparent confidence in his ability to
mislead the Republicans of the state
concerning the cause and the RESPONSE
bility for the contest which he has pro-
yoked. His first move was to proclaim
that men whose political fortunes he had
made were engaged in a conspiracy
against him. After 1t became evident
that the conspiracy cry did not arouse
a wave Of Indignation 1t was droped,
and the campaign of assassination
phrase was adopted. AS this did not
turn ths tide of sympathy from Govern
or Hastings, and as 1t had been made
clear to the thinking Republicans of
the state that the interests OF Senator
Cameron were united with those Of Sem
ator Quay, his next move was to write
a letter intended to convey the impress
sion tha. he was not In sympathy with
Cameron. The ipsincerity OF this effort
was SO apparent that its only effect
was to cause a laugh at Its authors
expense.
"Realizing the necessity for yet an
other move, the senator on Monday de-
termined to try and create the impress
sion that the state delegates elected
prior to June 1, who have declared their
intention to vote for Governor Hastings
and Chairman Gllkeson, do not repre-
sent Republican sentiment. A letter to
Chairman Gripp, asking that primaries
be held In Allegheny county to deter
mine whether the Republicans favor
Quay or Gilkeson for chairman. fol-
lowed. The exercise Of such tactics as
these hardly earned for Senator Quay
the matchless leader title which his
admirers liketo use in referring to him.
1t has been 20 clear from the beginning
that his plan has been to pull the wool
over the eyes of the Republicans Of the
state that II has become O matter of
wonder that he should persist in II.
Nothing he can do or say can pre-
vent these facts from standing out no
clearly that they cannot be hidden. that
Senator Quay. with the aid Of Demo-
cratic members Of the legislature, de-
feated the passage Of apportionment
bills to which the party was pledged;
that because State Chairman Gilkeson
upheld the Governor In his demand
that party pledges should he redeemed
Senator Quay ordered that he be de-
posed and that Senator Andrews be
made state chairman; that when "
became evident that neither Andrews
nor any Of his creatures could be elected
Senator Quay gave notice that he
wanted the place for himself, and would
mention the reasons for his candidacy
on the floor Of the convention; that,
whenever reasons may be mentioned,
the real purpose of Senator Quay II to
humiliate the governor. who had respect
for his oath Of ONCE and ante-election
promises: to punish the most successful
state chairman the party has ever had
because he was loyal to the administra-
tion Of which he u . member, and TO
secure such control Of the party organ
ixation - will enable him to further
the presidential smbittons Of Senator
Cameron, or. if khese bs GAelved, 10
make smooth kass way Sor another term