Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-11-18

Quay's CandIdate-A Case of Scare
All Around-StiII Cunning For Deals
(From Our Own Correspondent
Harrisburg. Nov. 16.-The danger
that was feared by the Republican lead
ers has at last materialized. DR.. Swal-
low is a full fedged candidate for gov
| ernor next year. He expects to take
/ advantage of the disaffection in the
Republican party and sweep up the
| steps of the capitol like four time
| winner.
| The past week has been full of po-
| litical surprises. Senator Durham, the
personal lieutenant of Senator Quay
in Philadelphia, came out with decla-
ration practically declaring himself in
| dependent of Senator Quay. In the
! newspapers he stated that no contracts
| or harmony deals which Senator Quay
might make with Secretary of State
! David Martin would be binding on
! him. Privately, to his friends, he de-
clared very emphatically that he was
| done with Senator Quay forever. He
| had not been consulted about the Sem
| ator's harmony visits to Secretary
Martin, and he did not propose that
Senator Quay should make a fool Of
him after standing up for the gentle
man from Beaver as he had done.
LExOw ANDREWS HOT.
Following closely on this came
| declaration from State Senator Will
| lam H Andrews. AS is well known,
| Senator Andrews is running the cam
paign OF Colonel w. A. Stone for gov
ernor. Andrews. who in private de-
clared his disgust and dissatisfaction
| with Senator Quay in attempting TO
patch up peace, also declared that he
was through with the 'old man." AS
evidence of the way he felt he i'm
mediately gave out an interview in
which he declared that Colonel Stone
was not the candidate of Senator Quay,
but that instead he was making the
canvass on his record as a Republican.
OF course the fact that Colonel Stone
has as his principal supporter the
man who became notorious as chair
man of the Lexow committee; that
this man. w. II. Andrews, is working
the delegates for Stone, spending
money in his behalf. and running a
suite Of offices in Pittsburg at his ex-
pense while booming him as Governor
Hastings successor. suggests the idea
that Andrews. as Quay once expressed
himself, would like o know how it felt
ito own a governor"
is STONE A STOOL PIGEON?
If this premise is correct the Stone
candidacy represents either one of two
things, the aspiration of "Lexow'' An
drews, who is a man that was never
known to do anything without seeing
something in 1t for himself, or the de-
sire of Senator Quay to control the next
governor Because it has been estab-
lished that over a year ago Senator
Quay promised the gubernatorial sue
cession to Colonel Stone.
But. as has already been pointed out
In these dispatches, Senator Quay's de-
sire is to use the nomination for gov
ernor as a trading power to secure to
himself a reelection to the United
States senate. Senator Quay is ready
to throw down Colonel Stone. to whom
one year ago he promised the COVER
norship. Mr.. Quay Is quoted as saying
In a recent newspaper interview:
II am keeping my hands off the fight
for governor Too many of my friends
are interested. AS for Colonel Stone,
he must take his chances with the rest.
Stone has been well taken care of. 1
have kept him in congress ever since
he went there"
STILL TRYING TO DEAL
Senator Quay has not given up hope
of making a deal with Secretary Mar
tin and Senator Magee. No deal has
been perfected. Senator Quay has not
promised to do anything for David Mar
tin. and David Martin has not prom
Ised to do anything for Senator Quay.
The matter stands just where 1t did |
week ago. Quay is badly frightened
and is trying to make terms with
hut M
terms have been made, because neither |
Martin nor Magee will trust Quay. AS
II stands today Quay Is distrusted by
every political leader in the state.
BY his attempt to get under cover |
and leave Durham, Penrose, Thomas, |
Andrews and all the rest of his friends |
out in the cold he has soured them, |
and they are waiting an opportunity to
throw him off Messrs. Martin and Ma |
gee to whom SSnatar- Quay -haS sono |
on his knees and begged for reconcilia- |
ton and peace, refused to make deal. |
and so Senator Quay cannot claim their |
friendship or aid. The result is that |
he is ready to fall between the tubs |
without a friend in either camp.
But, more than this. Senator Quay |
must certainly see defeat in the next |
Legislature. Ten counties in the state |
gave Swallow, the Independent, plu- |
rality, and If the same counties next |
year return Independent members OF |
the legislature Senator Quay cannot |
hope for recollection. Add to these the |
anti-Quay members that will be cleo
ted from Philadelphia and Pittsburg |
and the scattering Independents over |
the state and ii will be a political i'm |
possibility for Quay to secure his re-
he 20 Y.rff htNyy Inn
Democratic votes.
FIGURES FOR 1T.
A few figures are very convincing. |
In the last legislature there were PIG |
Republicans in senate and house. In |
the house alone there were 172 Repub- |
licans. OF this number 76 were staunch |
Rnti-Quay men, who represented anti !
QUAY constituents. In the counties |
which were carried for DIR. Swallow I
five of them were Quay counties. repre- |
senting nine members. II these coun- |
ties alone next November elect anti |
Quay members to the assembly Senator |
Quay Will have In the house only one |
Of a majority, provided the old number |
Of 76 Is reelected. But the terrible rec
ord Of the last Legislature will result in
an upheaval, and instead of 76 anti
Quay members there is more likelihood |
OF SO being returned.
Over in the senate there were Al Re
publicans. % of whom vacate their
seats this year Some of these are
candidates for reelection, but their
records are so bad that they will not |
be returned, and In their stead sena-
tors in touch with the people. and |
therefore anti-Quay and anti-boss sem
ators TO the core, will take their places.
II but IL antl-Quay senators are elected
the senate viii be hopeiessly gone. and
the legislature on Joint ballot Will be
whelmingly anti-Quay.
Senator Quay has figured this all out.
and IL is because OF the danger impend-
Ing that he has sought to make peace
at any terms-to throw down" all OF
his former friends. to trade off tie
governorship, or do anything that Will
permit him 10 retain his hold on the
Senator Quay got deep enough into
difficulty he would attempt to get help
from the Democrats, but such a move
ment would involve so much scandal
that he would hesitate quite a while
before attempting anything 80 daring.
BIG INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT.
Your correspondent has II on the best
authority that a movement is on foot
10 unite all Of the various reform and
Independent movements In the state
under one head, and thus concentrate
all anti-Quay forces In one gigantic
movement. 1t Is proposed TO take q