The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-01-01
LIGHT SHED ON
WANAMAKERlSM

Wanamaker this time. !, asked If he
knew on whom the opposition would
center ana whether it would be HAST
ings or Penrose; he said he thought
neither OF them, and that quay was
now trying to sell out to the Philadel-
phia people for $4,000 and his reform
claims were all pOppyCock. If he were
in earnest he would probably try 10
get Hastings out of the way TO put
Lyon in his place. He said there was
only one man in the state of whom
they were really afraid; only one man
who could lick them and they were
not giving out who he was.
Hastings he said, tried to put up
a Job on them from his own county ana
Leach almost fell into the trap: as q
matter of fact, he would have fallen
in if it had not been for VanValken-
burg. 1t came about in this way: "A
fellow in Centre county wrote Wanna
maker q nice letter, making propo-
sition to buy man If he would fur-
nsh the money. VanNalkenburg SAID
Leach had good head for complna-
tion, but was easily played for sucker
by an individual Leach favored ac-
cepting the mans proposition, but Van
Nalkenburg saw the trap and stopped
it.
NanNalkenburg said he shut Quay's
eyes once by playing confidence rack
ct and suppressing half the truth. He
To be clerk of the house and was travel
ing over the state to make acquaint-
ance of the prospective members or the
legislature. He then pretended to
make a clean breast by saying that he
was travelling about as an agent of the
anti-CamerOn people and was not
working for any candidate in particu-
lar, and told Quay he would give him
any combine news he might get hold
of. He did give Quay few hints, be
cause it was i'm Wanamaker's interest
that Quay should know them,and quay
did not suspect his real position for
some time.
QUAY A SOFT MARK.
He said Quay had great head for
strategy and the management of com
binations, but was an easy mark for
any designing individual. He said he
expected to have Il report the next day
as to whether Doctor Mackey could he
depended on and If the word was ia
vorable | should go and see Mackey at
once and then | should come to Phila-
delphia and he would give me the
money. on october % | saw DR.. Mack
ey in Scranton. He came to my room
at the Hotel Jermyn at s o'clock, hav-
ing previously received a letter dated
the 18th saying he had concluded to
write to me showing his readiness to
support Wanamaker. He told me that
he could get no help from Connell He
said there was some Wanamaker senti-
ment in his district and in addition to
pecuniary aid he wanted us to create
as much Wanamaker sentiment among
his people as we could.
FARR ALL RIGHT.
He asked me if we had Farr all right
l said we had. Well said he. that's
good, it divides the delegation even and
Oh, ,,tl l.afs
He asked what kind of a
paper he would have to sign and l said
it would be a pledge to vote for Wanna
maker. He said: I have heard that
Quay is going to be right there to look
after the organization and his Reform
legislative scheme; Wanamaker ought
to control the organization if possible,
as we could then say when it came to
the election of senator that Wana-
maker had the organization and we
could get no legislation through If we
didn't stay with him. ! asked how
much 1t would take to pull him
through. He said he ought to have ST.,
500 and | told him | would go to Phila-
delphia the next day and meet him on
the following Saturday morning at 10
o'clock. AN right he said, that's
good. 1t will be a good time to meet,
as the county committee meets on Sat
urday at 2 o'clock. l think COnnell will
OUtr me TWO OF lnTte UunuTeu TO Help
pay my expenses and l will tell him
that | can stand alone and don't need
any assistance. If | had not heard
from you | would have taken it, but
now | will not
THE MONEY SECURED.
! then arranged with my chief to
have another detective in the room ad-
joining the one in which ! was to meet
Mackey to hear the conversation be-
tween us The neyt day l saw Van
Nalkenburg in Philadelphia and told
him what | had done. He said: This
is d cold-bloOded piece of business and
If ! was not sure OF you / wouldn't
trust you at all, for you are surround
ed by Quay influences What does the
doctor want? | said: He sticks ou'
for 81 500, but he can be had for less
$1,000 l think will do the business
Well he said, 1 will go and get $l,3O(
and you can keep 800 for your trouble
This is the most eXtravagant thing WE
have done. | have a special purpose
in getting this fellow and | will tell yol
about it some day. We will make a bis
man of him if he will allow us HI
then wrote a letter to be signed by th'
doctor and made me copy 1t and would
not allow me to have the original. HI
also took possession of the doctors let
ter to me. Told me to take the en-
VelOpe and date back the new lette
to October 18th, which was the date o.
the first one. He told me to swell tn,
doctors head as to what they woulc
do for him and to let fall incidental,
that | was a detective, as it woulC
paralyze him and keep his mouth shut
and he added: I am nearly distracted
| lost fellow this morning / ought t
have had dead easy He did not ex
plain how he lost him.
He said 'Westmoreland is blacl
spot ! don't know yet what we vii
be able to do with it. He said he woult
get the money for the doctor in $40 bill
as he could not easily dispose of larg
er ones. He came back to my room, Nc
427, at the Windsor hotel at S2O with
package of bills and told me to coun
them. | did and found siXty-ive 81
bills. NOW" he said, settle with tn
doctor for $l,25O, or as much less as 20
can and keep the balance for you
trouble. / want you to do this right,
he said, II told your friends that If
was thrown down they would have t
take the blame. If you get this throug
all right | viii have a lot of other wor
for you to do. l am not going to d
anything unlawful any more than ca
help. ] think the end 1ustifies III
means and | would cold bloodedly bu
a block of twenty-five if we had to pa
100000 for them, but / don't want
get myself or anyone else liable" II
said, Nov, | am not going to take
receipt from YOU for this. You settl
with the doctor for $1,000 and keep tn
balance. Not a damned soul but yo
and / will know anything about it, an
/ VIII be very much obliged besides
THE MONEY PAID.
/ arrived in Scranton on the 24tl
and changed one of the $50 bills so 6