The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-03-24
QUAY AGAINST WANAMAKER
VIII Run for State Treasurer IL the
Latter Does.

Latter Does.
Philadelphia, March 24.-If ex-Post-
master General John Wanamaker shall
become a candidate for state treasurer,
| United States Senator Quay viii be an
| aspirant against him for that nomination
| before the Republican State convention
on August 8.
| This information, brought from Wash
| ington with the news of the conference
| OF legislators with Senator Quay on new
| capitol plans, would probably be withheld
| from the public while longer, but for
] announcements reaching Harrisburg yes
| terday iii relation to Mr.. Wanamaker.
The circumstances precipitating the dec
| laration of Mr. Quay's purpose are, first,
| the resolutions adopted Monday by the
| Pbiladelphia Business Mems League, in
| dorsing MI WaIiamaker as a candidate for
| State treasurer, and, second, the exhibit
| ton at Harrisburg by anti-Q uay legis-
| iators from Allegheny of kilograms stating
| that yesterday all the Magee-Flinn dis
| trict conventions adopted resc:a1Ions in
sJructing the State convention delegates
| to work and vote for Mr.. Wanamaker.
The Authenticity of the source OF in
| formation as TO Mr. Quay's view of the
Wanamaker movement and his proposed
| method of coping with it could only be inn
proved upon were the announcement di-
rectly from his own lips 70 the public. More
than one Of Senator Quay's foremost lieu
tenants are authority for this declaration,
that he has again determined upon one Of
those sensational and audaciously heroic
moves to which he has invariably resOrted
at the chief crises in his political career.
ThPcp lipuf .sua nj assert thar Mr.. NanI-
makers coming out as candidate wOuldbe
intended 10 be the most damaging blow
ever aimed at tine Quay power. aud the rea-
sou for the Senator's meeting Ii through
his own candidacy would be at least as
strong as that which prompted him TO
throw do wn the gauntlet to the State con-
bine that supported Col Gilkeson for State
chairman
AS viewed by one of the Quay lieutenants
il is proposed to nominate and elect Mr..
Wanamaker State treasurer. because Re
has privately indicated TO Senator'S Magee.
Finn, Kaufman, and other friends within
the last two or three weeks that he desires
to ne the candidate against Mr.. Quay forthe
Emitted States Senator two years hence,
and he remembers that Mr. QUA 'sstepping-
stone to the national Senate was in going
ItlOte tut pCOpiC oc q cuN~c'cA ~-~N'
for State treasurer.
mfr Wanamaker's strength in many
OF the counties is not underestiniated by
u.s. said a Quay lieutenant Nor did
we underestimate it in the Senatorial
fight Senator Quay fully sizes up such
things. He knew that his only salvation
when Magee formed the combine OF $50
against him was to run for State treasurer
III. in, U-lcE aff1frr nm
where Mr.. wanamaker would hope TO be
landed by similar tactics"
The Quay leaders admit that il Mr..
wananIaker went into this fight as earn
estIy as he opposed Penrose. ne might lie
able TO make the conditions OF the state
treasurer canvass such as would make
uphill work for any rival but Quay. They
do not seem. however, TO nave any fear
OF the outcome with Quay appealing 10
the Republicans OF the State 10 save him
from what lie regards rs personal assault
upon his political self.
They do not know whether Mr.. Wanna
maker. failing TO get the regular noInina-
tion would run on an independent ticket;
but they profess the utmost confluence
OF success for the Quay banner, not only
before the convention, but also ar me
polls, If Mr.. WdnaIndker shouid appear
to the people after being rejected by the
delegates.
Elected treasurer next November. Mr.
Quay would succeed Treasurer Haywood
in May, 1898. While state treasurer
elect he would hold onto the United
states Senatorship Until the last moment.
After his resignation, Congress would
not be in session until the first Monday
Of December, 1898. Having resigned as
State treasurer, his successor in that office
would be appointed by the governor. On
the third Tuesday Of January, 1899. he
would expect to be once more elected
United States Senator by the legislature.
1t is admitted that if MI Wanamaker
does not intend to be a candidate all
the foregoing is air-castle building. Some
of his legislative friends, however, seem
confident that he will run. They argue
that he would have nothing TO lose by
being defeated.