Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-03
Mr.. Quay Bereft Of Opportunity for
Political Deals.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION ASSURED
Democrats DisincIined to Aid His
Prospects.
ARE HIS CHIEF RELIANCE

Senator Quay Is under one great disad-
vantage, in that circumstances do not ad-
NIT OF deal on the presidential nomina-
ton In aid Of his attempt to take posses
sion of a seat in the Senate. President
Mckinley having no opposition for renon-
tnation, there 10 nothing on the score of
support in the convention that Mr.. Quay
can offer the administration in return for
assistance in the Senate. There is no spe-
ctal reason why the administration should
want Mr.. Quay in the Senate, nor is there
any reason why the President should fear
to excite his antagonism by Withholding
from him the assistance he desires.
Mr.. Quay's services to his party are not
seriously missed in the Senate. There lin
gers in the Senate q vivid recollection of
his readiness to hold up his own party, as
well as the opposition, when It suited his
personal convenience to do 80 or it con-
formed to the terms Of a deal made to fur
ther his own interests. The plea made to
democrats in behalf of Quay that they are
under u obngations to him for past services
ortes In the minds Of republican senator's
Neither Is the suggestion agreeable to dem
ocrats themselves. 1t amounts to . simple
proposition that Mr.. Quay is convenient
man to have about where there is des-
perate work on hand.
Corporation Influence.
There 10 no good honest reason why
either party should look for an advantage
from the presence of the Pennsylvania
manipulator in the Senate. It IL well un-
derstood that 1t will be q corporation rea-
son that will seat him, II he is seated. The
only political deal he could offer would be
one aimed at injury to the administration
and the policy of his own party. He has
nothing to offer the administration, and
the democrats Of the Senate have no mo-
tive for a deal with him against admins
tratton measures, since their policy for the
session does not contemplate determined
resistance to republican party measures
There is nothing they want to flibuster
against.
They prefer to occupy the attitude of
merely protesting. Under such conditions
they have no use for the services Of Mr.,
quay. His only hope with reference to
democrats Is, therefore, to pull a few over
to his side through influences other than
political.
Counting on Democratic Support.
He is counting on securing the support of
five democrats in this way If he secures
any OF them it will be against the pro-
test OF their own party organization, and
at sacrifice Of their party standing While
1t Is not party question, the influences
Whicn would lead democrat to lend his
support to Quay under the circumstances
would be regarded as questionable enough,
to put him in disfavor. A special reason
for this Is found in the fact that the demo-
cratic party managers feel that In the af-
fairs OF Pennsylvania, where they have no
nope OF control, they should make a record
FOR standing on the side Of clean politics
and the reform Of the old corrupt methods
They feel that 1t would reflect discredit
upon the party for democrats to aid in any
way In the perpetuation Of Quay boss rule
No Political Trade Possible,
II there were any contest for the republi-
can presidential nomination Mr.. Quay
would have an opportunity to make deals
compelling support of republicans in the
Senate, whom he cannot now command,
but with respect to all political deals he
is probably more unfortunately situated
than he ever was before, for lack of op-
portunity. His operations are, by circum-
stances confined to personal deals, based on
corporation influences. His political serv-
Ices are not needed by either party at this
time. For the moment his profession is
without clientage. Mr.. Quay is arranging
his slate for delegates at large to the re-
publican national convention, and for rep
resentatives at large. He intends that he
and Governor Stone and Mr.. Elverson shall
be three of the delegates. Under different
circumstances the power to control the
delegation to the national convention would
be valuable as an influence in his behalf
in the Senate, but in a unanimous conyen-
ton 1t becomes unimportant.