The sun., 1900-12-30
OUAY'S COMING FIGHT.
The Struggle for a Seat in tho Senate About
TO Begin at Harrisburg.

HARRISBURG. Pa, Dec 20 Two years have
passed since the last great effort OF Matthew
Stanley Quay to have himself reelected TO the
United States Senate and now he comes for
ward to make another attempt to crafty
his ambition at the approaching session OF
the Pennsylvania Legislature His loyal
friends will not even listen to a suggestion Of
possible defeat. ami his foes are just as san
guine that he has lost the fight For two
years he has directed the preliminary skir-
mishes. and the plans of the battle which will
be fought out on Capitol Hill in few days
have all had his careful consideration
Nobody questions the wonderful skill Of
Quay in political strategy, and his brilliant
tactics have frequently won battles which
would have been lost under any other general.
former lieutenants who are now arrayed
| against him Now he is making a supreme
EFFORT because 1t Is believed that defeat wsuld
mean his retirement forever as the dominant
political power IN Pennsylvania. He would
ago if he had consuited his own wishes but
with the suits then pending against him he
| was advised to continue the fighting, as sur.
render would be construed an admission
OF the truth of the serious charges then pend.
ing SO he remained in the contest and the
OF Then. realizing that he could not be
elected. he took counsel with his friends and
determined TO maintain the deadlock to the
end and take chances on the appointment OF
Gov. stone. The theatre of the great struggle
against his foes was transferred to WASH
ington. where again he failed by a narrow
margin,
Now comes the marshallinR of the opposing
Legislative forces for the last struggle The
Beaver chieftain has conferred with all hh
Before, the close Of the week he viii come
here himself and establish headQuarters
within the shadow of the Capitol. His stan
will also gather about him from all parts OF
the State They know that his political life
is their own that his downfall carries with IL
the dynasty He expresses confidence In the
cute ONE.
But meanwhile his enemies are satherin,
also. Senators Martin and Finn and Waua.
once fought with Quay and they are not lS.
the front with confidence In their opiD,o0
the fight is already won They declsye ahn.
Quay will surely he defeated, and wbatevsr
may follow they Will be able TO hold their
They do not expect to elect a Senator at frst
but they believe that the Legislature viii
surely surely III me vacancy IN the United States
The Quay men say they have snrBc,.r,
votes to control the organization Of hntb ,hs
senate s ,S , ana ne House and elec, their leader
men Just as emphatically assert that The or,
Ganlzatlon viii be controlled by the fusion.
is'S ana ,hat ,Quays election is hopeless
unnn ~ Is u.ndoubiediy . close fight. All depend,
the caucus. and there are not a few men
friendly to the old leader who have refused
enter the caucus until they are absoiu,aiv
sure that there are enough votes 10 elect
Since the death OF Representative W r
Horse on,, q, ,p,hn,adelphia. ~ the father Of the
" the Joint convention II is known thsy
r,r ,me 1esuIars 90 not In secret pretend TO have
ton saw ava" tbs bisrm Pare majority and the oppose
higher than IL was In the joint conventIoc
'wo years ago. '--