The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-03-17
Mr.. QUAY'S PROPOSITIONS
The Conditions Of the Allegheny COM
promise Are Made Public.
COPY OF THE AGREEMENT
Richard Quay Takes the Spice Out of
Senator Films Threatened Expose
by Publishing tho Proposed
Articles of Agreement.

Pittsburg, March Ex-senator Finn
having charged and Senator Quay de-
MED that the Finn Brown Magee ele-
ment In Allegheny county Republican
politics had been offered a compromise
by the senator, conditional upon his
withdrawing his fight on Magee and
friends. the Dispatch today, upon the
authority of Richard r. Quay, prints a
story to the effect that State Senator
Finn saw Senator Quay in Washing
ton, ID. c., and presented an agreement
for the latter to sign. This agreement
was that Quay should control the.situa-
tion In Allegheny county as to legisla-
tive and national delegates. and should
also control the Pittsburg city election
Senator Quay in return was to help
Finn and Brown in legislation affect
Ing their business and was to promote
party harmony in the county. Details
We're given as to the proposed changes
IN state senatorships. Finn and
Brown We're to select the congressman
in the Twenty-second district. Room
was made FOR Magee to sign the docu-
ment II he wished.
Senator Quay did not sign the agree
ment, but said he would look over it,
Then he wrote one of his own. This
Is what Chairman Finn has in his
possession and which he threatens to
make public. Senator Quay saved him
this trouble by furnishing the follow
Ing copy. 1t is dated Jan. l, and reads:
DAYS PROPOSITION.
Until Jan. l, 1900, the following shall be
the political conditions in Allegheny coun-
ty: Mr.. Quay Is to have the absolute
support or the signers hereof in state and
hatiohal politics, and is to sustain,
through his friends, all regular Republic
can nominees and the straight Republi-
can organization.
IT Mr.. Quay is a candidate for the Unit
ed states senate In 1899, he is to have the
united support of the senators and mem
bers of the legislature from Allegheny
county. In every other case his leader-
snip is to be followed by Il united support
In the legislature and in national ana
state conventions, except where Il bona
me candidate appears in Allegheny coun-
ty.
In the national convention of 1896 the
delegates from the Twenty-second con-
gressional district shall sustain Senator
Quay. Unless otherwise agreed here
after. Mr. Magee shall not be u. delegate
to either the national or state conventions
sented by Steel and tpperman. the sitting
senators shall retire and Senator Quay
and his friends shall name the successor
to Senator Steel. The other parties here
shall name the successor of Senator Up.
perman.
For legislature and state convention for
the year 1S96. Senator Quay and his
friends shall name the members and dele
gates from the First, Second. Sixth, Sew
enth and Eighth legislative districts. After
1876, the personnel Of the delegates in
the Sixth and Eighth districts shall be "a
matter of conference between the par
ties hereto. and If no agreement he ar
rived at, shall be settled by arbitration.
Senatorial appointments in the city Of
Pittsburg shall he first indorsed by tho
parties hereto residing there.
No legislation jS to he had mt Hlrris-
burg or desired. the effect of which VIII
be to injure the character or business in
terests of the Pittsburg parties hereto.
This. however, not to interfere with the
general reform legislation outlined in the
platform of 1898.
In the Twenty-scCond congressional dis
trict, the candidate for congress shall be
named by the Pittsburg parties. and shall
be so far as the affair can be controlled
without opposition for nomination or cleo
tion.
All senator's and members shall sustain
Senator Quay in the organization of the
legislature and in the election of a Unit
ed States senator during the term Of this
agreement except as 'herinbefore pro-
vided.