Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1897-08-19

ma is in keeping with the row ne had
with Governor Hastings This Is not
all. however James McManes, the
old Philadelphia leader and head of the
Peoples Bank, it is current talk in poll
tical circles. also had q disagreement
with the young Senator, and the banker
notified Senator Quay, as the story goes,
that whenever he wished to communi-
cate with HIM in the future to come
himself, or send another messenger than
Senator Penrose. These little sideplayS
give the boys plenty to talk about.
1t is difficult to say whether Senator
QUAY really intended TO retire from pol
itics or was playing game to have
Governor Hastings sign the Becker Dill.
Notwithstanding the talk OF the Sena-
tors friends that he was personally IN
different to the Becker measure, but IN
terested himself to please Penrose and
Durham, tits in evidence that he was
| as eager to have it signed as the chief
promoters.
| It deyelopes that before Senator Quay
INDUCED in what some people think was
a hot weather joke, that he was tired
| of politics and would retire at the end
| of this term, he wrote letter to Gov
| ernor Hastings making the same an
| nouncement, and suggesting to the lat
| ter that he would be his logical success
or. 1t is stated that in this letter, when
| gossip seems to make quite authentic
| the Beaver statesman employed an In
| dian metap phor, saying that he longed
| to sit quietly in his wigwam, and all ne
| asked was that before the young braves
| went to battle they would call and take
/ council of him. Then, when he pre-
sumed that this letter had properly pay
ed the vay he and Senator Penrose call
ed ON the Governor, and the row follow
ed after Daniel refused TO sign the Beck
er measure.
At this hearing it is said on good au-
thority that Senator Quay suggested the
| first thing to be done was to floor Mar
tin. and the Becker bill would do 1t.
| The Governor replied that Senatorial
cold bricks had no further charms for
him. Since then Senator Quay has had
at least one conference with Martin, the
man he proposed to wipe off the map
and this is modern politics. 1t evident
if the people want reform IN govern
ment they must select men to admins
ter affairs and pass laws who do not
break them.
Since it is settled that Governor Has
tines will not be candidate for the
Senate next year the antl-Quay people
are casting around for man to jump
| into the breach, and it is certain good
one will be found, who will meet the
Senator on his own terms OF popular
vote 1t will be rendered that IN his
appeal to the people when Dalze!l op
posed him Senator Quay 1nvariaoly Sc
iected counties for the test where MS
machine was in good working order and
he was sure of victory. After several
pronouced successes his stock went uE
in fine style as a result of reflex action
on other voters
Thus the first bout with Dalzell oc
curred in Armstrong county, where the
leaders are of the Quay stripe, and the
Senator won in a canter. Since then
the workers in that county have been
| rewarded Colonel jackson was made
| Treasurer and Dan Heiner was sent &c
Congress, and now is to be made United
States District Attorney
The opposition will not fall into the
same trap, but will adopt Quays tact
| les. of selecting their counties IN which
! to make big bluff. Tioga, Lycomlng'
| Mexican, Clinton, Center, and even
Clearfeld, York, Perry, Bucks. Lehigh'
| Carbon, Wyoming Lucerne, Schnylklll,
| Allegheny and some others would not
be one sided Quay territory. The anti
| Ouay candidate will be coached to keep
| ont of counties on which Senator quay
| has a mortgage. 1t will be a battle
royal with the shrewd politics not all
| confined to the Quay faction.