The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-02-25
DICK QUAY IS PERSISTENT
He Will Insist Upon LcXOw Com
mittee for Philadelphia.
MARTIN TIRED OF POLITICS
He Contcmpiatcs Trip 10 Europe-Cap'
tain Delaney Will Accept II Lucretiye
Offer from Baitimore-Work
Before the Leg islature.
Special to the Scranton Tribune.

Special to the Scranton Tribune.
Harrisburg, Feb. 24.-The decision of
the board of public buildings and
grounds to appoint General John X.
Robinson, of Juniata county, superin-
tendent of buildings and grounds, an
Office now held by Major John Lock
hart. of Philadelphia, was arrived at in
consequence of the decision of Captain
John c. Delaney, of this city, but for
merly of DunmOre, to accept a highly
lucrative offer made for his services by
the Southern Emigration society of Bal
timore, of which Chauncey f, Black,
of York is president. This society has
been desirous for some time of adding
Captain Delaney to its corps of eNecu-
tive officers, but ii was not until it
largely augmented its inducements that
he decided to enter it's service, thereby
retiring from the political field in this
city.
An endeavor has been made to convey
the impression to Captain Delaney $
friends that the captain has been
thrown down" by the state admins
tration; but this effort Of his enemies
to breed dissatisfaction can be easily
dismissed by the assertion that Cover
nor Hastings has personally assured
Captain Delaney of his regret that the
captain does not see his way clear
to remaining n Harrisburg, in posi-
tion of responsibility closely connected
with the governors administration.
What About Philadelphia
"Dick" Quay is behind the movement
for the proposed investigation into the
municipal affairs of Philadelphia by u
senate committee. Those who talk by
authority say Senator Quay is indiffer-
ent on the subject, but that his son is
urging an investigation in the belief
that it win force Martin and Porter
and other anti-Quay people in the
Quaker City out of politics.
The defeat of Senator Penrose for the
mayoralty nomination was a sorry
blow to young Quay. 1t disarranged
all his plans and he has vowed ven-
geance upon those instrumentalin in bring
ing it about. The gossip on the inside
at the state capital is that Dick" and
Magistrate Durham expected to go into
business together next spring in Phila-
delphia as contractors and that if Pen
rose had been elected mayor they hoped
to secure, through his influence, the
bulk of the city contracts.
Doesn't Want an Investigation.
Senator Quay is quoted as having
said to certain friends within the past
week who saw him at Washington that
he can see no good to come from the
proposed investigation and that he is
unwilling to lend his name and assist
ance to it. Young Quay is persistent
and revengeful, though, and insists
that this is the only hope his father
has of bringing his former colleagues
10 terms.
If n LeXow committee is appointed
by the senate the friends of Martin and
Porter will move for a house committee
to investigate the state departments,
especially the state treasury, covering
period of twenty years. The Phila-
delphia leaders have large following
in the house and profess to believe
through certain friendly Influences they
can secure a committee that would
make as much trouble for the Quay
people by probing the affairs at the
capital as their opponents expect to
make for them in Philadelphia.
But there may not be an investiga-
tion. The election of Warwick, it is
thought. will put an end to the move
ment. Senator Porter, it is said, is will
ing to retire from politics, and so is
Martin. IL is the belief here that with
Porter out of the way the quarrel be-
tween Quay and Martin will be patched
"a nd "a thaty ttrfn la fvf.
The feeling between Quay and Martin
is not near so bitter as between the
silent senator and Porter The latter
cssa1sed Penrose's nomination from the
start and when Quay tried to force
him into line he stubbornly refused Ia
yield. They had a conference about a
month before the nomination Of War
wick. at which Quay insisted that the
ex-city chairman should suppore Pen
rose and Porter peremptorily refused
Hot words passed between them and
they have not been friends since.
David Martin Is Indifferent.
Martins supporters deny the story
that he contemplates tour of Europe
They say, however, that he is anxious
TO get out Of politics. His reasons are
that he has been made the scape goat
for all the alleged wrongs that have
been committed by the party repre-
sentatives in Philadelphia. and that he
Is constantly accused by the newspapers
of misdoings of which he Is innocent
These charges are annoying to Martin
and for the sake of his reputation and
that of his family he has concluded 10
surrender the party leadership and go
along with the procession. As to the
investigation, Martins friends say he
is Indifferent: he has never held an of.
flee OF Importance and processes to have
no fear of the most searching inquiry
into his public and private life.
There will be a complete re-organlza.
ton of internal affairs when Secretary.
elect Latta takes hold next May. OF
the twenty-one places in the depart.
ment only two are filed by Philadel.
phians. The pressure on General Latta
from the Quaker City for place Is sc
great that he has concluded to droI
some of the incumbents and fiji thell
places with workers from that city
Henry w, Fulmer. of Norrlstown, mes
senger. will probably be transferred tC
the adjutant generals department
under his personal friend and former