Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1896-12-17
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How the Wanamaker Campaign
Reached It's Present
Proportions.
TT WAS BEGUN MANY MONTHS AGO


Thomas Dolan. the Leader of IL, Tells How
and Why 1t Was Begun-Not Antagonix-
ing Any One and Appealing Only to the
People.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec 1T seems to be
the idea of many that the campaign In the
interest of the Hon. John Wanamaker for
the succession to Cameron in the United
States senate is a thing of recent concep-
ton. This is doubtless due to the fact that
the National League of Business Men very
recently addressed to him a request to be-
come a candidate, to which request he
gave an affirmative response. That was
looked upon as his formal entrance into
the field, and in n technical sense this was
probably the case, but it is fact that the
campaign in his interest was begun long
ago, and that it has proceeded so favorably
that today he has personal following far
greater than any other candidate.
Mr.. Wanamaker was absent from the
country when the contest was inaugu-
rated-in fact he was away for six or eight
months of the present year-but it was
nOt deemed necessary TO consult him, as
he is known to he II man willing to accept
any honorable obligation the public may
require.
The leader of this movement was
Thomas Dolan, who, after consultation
with several Others, assumed the respon-
sibility of advocating the election of a
business man to the senate upon the ex-
pration OF the term of Senator Cameron.
To this end he brought all his well known
power of organization to play. Mr.. Dolan
-.
delphia branch of the National League Of
Business Men and has figured conspicu-
ously in national and state politics In
1883 he was . member of the advisory
board OF the Republican national commit
tee, of which the Hon. John Wanamaker
was the chairman. In 1892 Mr.. Dolan was
chairman of the same board In this latest
campaign i'll health early in the summer
caused him to decline similar honor
but he co-opsrated with the national COM
mitee and was in constant touch with Mr..
Hanna, who is his close personal and po-
litical friend, and also worked with him
on the advisory boards in both of the
campaigns in which he took active part.
Today, for the first time, Mr.. Dolan con-
sented to explain in a general way what
had been done
An Earnest Campaign.
1T Is mistake to suppose" he said,
that the movement in the interest
of Mr.. Wanamaker is of recent growth
Nearly year ago we made him can
didate, and when l say 'we,' l mean
those who recognized In him the ability
which would reflect credit upon the state
and aid in the protection of her interests.
''As to what has been accomplished
can, at this time, only speak in a general
way. We have had the active cooperation
of very many influential politicians and
business men throughout the state, and
myself have been in personal communica-
ton with hundreds of men active and
powerful in their respective counties
The result, generally, has been most
flattering and l can say with the utmost
confidence that Mr.. Wanamaker has more
votes directly pledged to him than any
other candidate named. Since the National
League of Business Men has been organ
lied so strong has been the sentiment cre-
ated that additional pledges from mem
bers-elect are being received right along.
mda5e Is 19M shs S m2s ss faE sas
largest personal following.
Not Fighting Amy One.
II might also say" he continued, that
in this campaign Mr.. Wanamaker is not
antagonizing any one. He Is a candidate
because circumstances have made him
SUCH and now that he is in the fight he will
make every proper effort to win it Some
of those who are likewise desirous of the
high honor are very unfair in their ef-
forts TO weaken the headway Mr.. Wana-
maker is making. They are making it
appear that he is in the contest to break
IL; hot Ia 10
not trying to do anything of the sort. He
is not fighting anybody. He is merely
conducting an honorable campaign for
his election, with the assistance of the
business men and others who are favora-
BILE to him.
How about Mr.. Quay?" he was asked.
THAT reminds me, ;" he replied, that 1t
has even been said in this campaign that
Mr.. Wanamaker is antagoniZing Mr..
Quay. and that it is but n continua-
ton OF like efforts he made when he
was postmaster general As a matter
of fact, the exact contrary is true. Mr..
aWanamaker was not inimical to Mr..
Quay's interests during the administra-
ton of President Harrison. After the
break between Harrison and Quay Mr.
Wanamaker did all in his power TO heal
the breach and to protect Mr. Quay's in
terests.
ut was very soon after President Har-
rison was inaugurated that Mr.. Quay
ceased his visits to the White House. 1t
is pretty well known that he asked for his
son promotion in the army that would
have given him rank over veterans il the
service When Secretary Proctor refused
him his request he appealed to the presi-
dent. But General Harrison declined to
overrule the secretary of war, Senator
Quay announced that he would never
nter the White House again while GEN
eral Harrison was president, and he never
did.
I'm this matter even, Mr.. Wanamaker
interceded for Mr.. Quay, as far as he could,
and it was q delicate matter to attempt to
come between the president and fellow
member of the cabinet Senator Cameron's 8
relations with the President were also
strained, and had it not been for Mr..
Wanamaker Senator Quay would have
experienced great difficulty in remaining
in touch with the appointing power Mr..
Wanamaker looked upon Mr.. Quay as the
leader of the party organization in the
state. and he made it his duty to see that
his interests and his wishes were con-