The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-02
In Which Both the Senator's and Mr..
Wanamaker's Managers Are Said
to BE Using Checkbooks.
THREATS OF "GAS ADDICKS'
DINGLEY REPORTED TO HAVE AC-
CEPTED TREASURY PORTFOLIO.
Black Inaugurated Governor of New
York and Pingree Sworn i'm Sts
Michigan's Chief Executive.
special to the Ipdiananolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The senatorial
fight in Pennsylvania is attracting consid-
cradle interest here on account of the Bit
terness shown by the two factions one
headed by Senator Quay and the other by
the merchant prince. John Wanamaker.
Quay is inspired by motives of revenge, it
is said and also by desire TO retain un-
divided control of the Pennsylvania state
machine Quay looks On Wanamaker as an
migrate and is making the hottest kind of
a fight against him. 1t is true Mr.. Wana-
maker owes much of what he may have
enjoyed in the way of official political
prominence to Senator Quay. The latter
was given TO understand eight years ago
that he could have the naming of "a Penn
sylVana member of the Harrison Cabinet.
He selected Mr.. Wanamaker. President
Harrison did not take kindly to the sug-
gestion and Quay proceeded in hot haste
to Indianapolis to urge the appointment
on President-elect Harrison. An Indianap-
oils friend of the senator's who occupied
confidential relations with General Harri-
son begged him to pick out somebody else,
predicting that If Wanamaker went into
the Cabinet he would set up opposition to
the Quay rule in Pennsylvania and plot
against the man who had raised him to
power Quay was in deadly earnest, how
ever, and insisted that it must be Wana-
maker or nobody.
Wanalnaker went into the Cabinet, and
it is alleged that almost before his chair
was warm he began the construction of a
Wanamaker machine in Pennsylvania. 1t
was not long before Quay was persona non
grata at the White House and it has been
his belief that Mr.. Wanamaker was in
some way responsible for President Harri-
sons changed attitude toward him. On the
foundation of the Wanamaker machine in
Pennsylvania the Quay opposition last year
organized a combine that nearly caused
his political ruin, but he triumphed over
his enemies. Now fhe opposition has taken
new form, ard, under the ulrect leader
ship of Wanamaker it is seeking once
more to break down the Quay boss-ship
1t looks very much though Quay would
again triumph. A great amount of money
has been spent in the campaign thus far
| however and several scandalous incidents
have already cropped out III connection
| Herewith. The use of money is not con
| fined to one side, and the checkbook is af-
/ fording valuable aid to the machine candi-
| date in what Quay calls the fight of the
blouse against the millionaire.
| That queer political freak, Gas Ad-
dicks" of Delaware, is again obtrudins
himself extensively into the foreground
| Through his Vaccinations he prevented the
| electioniecf a senator two years ago, and
/ he SAYS is. going to do the same thing
| againsisi1 w.nter by setting up rumI
: legs. Iasiirsa on which to ninge a. contest in
| the sited, STATS, Senate / .nay be, stated
/ that he sentiment ofYa y liority o.
I senator's, regardless Of nou- IS sat
against Addicks. and it nias'ih
| as one of the certainties tha,' az
| ignominiously thrown down and for
ever he makes his appearance as ee.fes
tant The Senate usually welcomes new
millionaire to its membership, but a line i:
drawn on Gas Addicks. 1t is foreordaineo
| that he will be blackballed.