The times., 1899-01-11
GENERAL POLITICAL
NOTES AND GOSSIP


has apparently received setback in the
decision of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania denying his application for
a writ of certiorari Senator Quay was
| anxious to have his case tried outside of
| the jurisdiction of the Philadelphia courts
| and he made no concealment of the fact
that he believed that he could not get "a
| fair hearing in Philadelphia. Senator
Quay's opponents believe that this de-
cision OF the Supreme Court of Pennsyi-
vania will kill what little chance Quay
had left of being reelected to the United
| States Senate. They predict that Quay
| will withdraw from the contest rather
| than submit to the humiliation of public
rejection by the legislature. Senator
| Quay arrived in Washington last night.
| however, and neither he nor his imine-
diate friends appeared to be greatly per
| turbed over the situation. Senator Quay
| himself declined to talk for publication.
but his friends were more communicative.
One of them VINO stands very close to the
Pennsylvania senator said: Senator Quay
will be reelected. Make no mistake
about that. A great point has been made
| by Quay's opponents over the fact that
Dave Martin remained out of the caucus
at Harrisburg last week. That was per-
| fectly understood by Senator Quay and
| his friends. They did not expect Martin
| TO go into the caucus. and, in fact, did
not want him TO do so for reasons which
are not necessary to state for publication
Al this time. Martin and his followers
who remained out of the caucus will abide
| by the decision of the caucus and vote
! for Quay when the two houses meet IN
| joint session next week to ballot for sena-
| tor. This insures the election OF quay
| beyond a shadow of doubt.
| The truth is Dave Martin. in vulgar
| pariance, has been successfully pulling
! John Wanamaker's leg for some time back.
| Whenever he has required a subscription
! of $1,000 or $4,000 for any high moral
| purpose all he needed to do was to go to
! Wanamaker and whisper the magic word
I OF Quay in his ear. The charitable con-
| tribution was produced forthwith. Mar
tin has probably played Wanamaker on
! this line to the tune of over 100000, and
he is not through yet. II he had gone
into the caucus his relations with Wanna
maker would have ceased. He would have
been in the position of the man who killed
| the goose that laid the golden egg Mar
| tin preferred to let the goose live and
! continue producing eggs. Quay made no OBJ
! lection to this arrangement. Nanamaker
ought to be good for anywhere from S2o,ooO
to $50 GOO yet to charity, through Martin
1t would have been n shame to have de-
1 prived Martin of such an opportunity to
do good. particularly as when the time
| comes Mr.. Martin and his men Will march
| up to the centre and vote for Matthew
| Stanley Quay. AS to the prosecution OF
| Senator Quay in the courts there not been
moment since 1t was started that it
would not have been dropped if Quay had
signifed his Willingness TO withdraw from
the senatorial field. He refused to be
blackmailed, preferred to remain in the
fight and have it out all along the line.
He is going to win, too don't forget it.
| The Cuban PrOblem.-Quite a num-
ber of congressman have been making trips
TO Cuba to familiarize themselves with the
conditions there so as to be in position
to vote intelligently on legislation proposed
for the governing of that island. Mr.. Ian
dis of Indiana and Mr.. Lacey of Iowa spent
the holiday recess in Cuba. Giving his
| impressions of the country, Mr.. Lands said
yesterday:
Il very much fear that we shall have
trouble in Cuba The residents Of the ISL
and who have for the past thirty years or
more been fighting in desultory fashion
against the Spanish domination, are Still
agin the government They refuse to
work at all. declining offers OF 81 a day,
| which in that country is princely wages.
and spend their time in parading with their
machetes in hand. The number of these
| peopIe il is impossible to estimate. but
they form a large element of the popula-
tion. | went twenty miles into the interior
from Havana to a place called FL Cristo.
| Everywhere the train stopped there were
,l,-g.t Of 81 oil Ill
| carrying machetes. 1t Will be a long and
weary way to bring them to fit condition
| to govern themselves. In the country the
men are bandits. knowing nothing OF war
fare except such as the Apaches pursued
in Arizona and New Mexico under Geroni-
mo- But they have neither the cunning
nor the courage of the North American In
dians. In the towns the men are poll
ticians. There are ten or a dozen parties
in the island and whenever anything oc-
ours at a public meeting, for instance. in
favor of one of them the adherents of all
the others who are present leave in body.
! declaring that the time has come for blood
and revolution"
As to Porto Rico. Mr.. Lands said:
We shall not have any serious trouble
in Porto Rico With patience wisdom
| courage and prayer | think the problem
| CT governing that island may be worked
out satisfactorily. We rode over the mill
tary road from Ponce TO san Juan, dis
tance of eghty-three miles. / suppose It
is the best road in the world. The Spanish
authorities constructed it about fifteen
years ago at cost of $l00, 900 mile and it
| is a magnificent piece of work.
| Colonel Heath Is Sensitivc.-A ua-.-
graph which appeared in the newspapers
yesterday stating that First Assistant
| Postmaster General Perry S. Heath had
opened headquarters at indianapolis with
view OF capturing the seat in the Senate
now held by Judge David Turpie has
brought forth denial from Colonel
Heath Notwithstanding the fact that
Colonel Heath is an old newspaper man h.
makes use OF the venerable chestnut aunut
my attention has been called to the mai
! ter. etc. However, Heath goes on to
! say that he has not opened headquarters
and has no intention OF doing SO. lie
garding the senatCrship Itself. he says
quite uaively: Il have not said that / am
a candidate and have not said thai |
am not candidate" In the strlctest con-
| iidence it can be said that Colonel Hsnth
| will not decline senatorial hcnOrs if they
are thrust upon Linn.
| CinrlcmRgnr Tower aud Mr
Ghoatc.-The President yesterday ap-
pointed Charlemangc Tower. OF Penusyi-
! yania our present minister nj Vienna ~