Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-19
SENATOR CAMERONS SEAT
Governor Hastings and John Wanamaker the
Principal Candidates.
They Represent the Quay and Anti
Quay FactiOns-May BE
Dark Horse.

The contest for Mr.. Cameron's seat in
the Senate is warming up, and promises to
bring into the field in one capacity or an
other every republican of prominence in
Pennsylvania. Governor Hastings and John
Wanamaker ere announced candidates. and
several other men of influence are men
tioned.' For time 1t was thought that
Mr.. Cameron himself, Notwithstanding his
statement that he would not again ask re-
election, might appear in the race, but there
is little expectation of this now. He took
no part in the recent campaign, still holds
to his advocacy of the free coinage of silver,
and is altogether out of touch with the re-
publicanism OF the state. His retirement is
regarded as absolutely certain.
Mr.. WnDamaker's Claim.
Mr.. Wanamaker is described as the anti
Quay candidate. His appeal is to that
faction of the party which has of late years
fought and in turn has been fought by,
Mr.. Quay. He asks the support Of the bus
iress interests of the state. being business
man himself, and claiming that a state
whose commercial interests are SO large
should be represented in part in the Senate
by business man. He is rich, with capac-
ity for organization. and he is expected to
put up a stiff fight.
The Quay Candidate.
Governor f1aStlnSS is tne quay e,
not SO much, it is said. because Mr. Quay
loves him, but because by the promotion a
warm personal friend of the Senator would
succeed Governor Hastings in the COVER
nors chair. This is Walter Lyon Of Pitts
burg. Mr.. Quay is said to have some big
projects in view in the state and this shift
ing Of honors, whereby General Hastings
would come here and Mr.. Lyon be installed
in power at Harrisburg, would advance his
cd
very confident Of SUCCESS, relying gre at
ly on the influence of Mr.. Quay with the
legislature. The old feud between the gov
ernor and the Senator has been composed
and all apparently is lovely along the line
Of their watch.
May BE o Dark Horse.
Still there is preparation here and there
for that slip which often occurs between
the cup and the lip. Mr.. Wanamaker may
stir things up SO as, though missing the
prize himself. to interfere with Mr.. Quay's
plan for disposing of ii. Then dark horse
would be strong. And several horses of
that color are being quietly groomed in
the hope of the presentation of such an
opportunity.
Mr.. Quny's Plans.
Mr.. Quay's own name appears on more
than one cabinet slate. II he were to go
into the cabinet another Senator would
have to be chosen. The belief is that he
would be very glad to leave the Senate for
the cabinet, and would benefit by it by
Strengthening himself at home in the way
of patror age and prestige. But many we'll
informed Pennsylvanians think it most
improbable that Mr.. Quay will be invited
into the cabinet. They do not associate
him with such a policy as they consider
that Mr.. Mckinley will pursue. They ex-
pect to see MIR. Quay remain in the Senate
and direct from there his program for
building up the strongest machine Pennsyl-
vania has ever known. And they conce lie
that if he succeeds in landing Gen. Hast
lngs in the Senate as his colleague, thereby
making room for Mr. Lyon in the COVER
nors chair, he will be more completely the
master Of the situation than ever before
Mr.. CamerOn's Future.
There is little speculation about Mr..
Cameron's future. He has announced no
plans. His private interests are large and
are likely to take up a good deal Of his
time He is comparatively a young man,
and has been so prominent in politics it is
little strange to see him preparing 10
drop out. He may spend the next three
years watching the game from the stand
point OF private citizen, and preparing 10
take hand again at the first fair opening
He refused to support Mr.. Bryan because
OF the revolutionary character of the Chi
cago platform. But he is still in favor Of
free silver, and If that issue can he brought
forward in 1900 free from the issues thar
made him inactive this year, he NAV take
a part In that fight He may try to lead
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