The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-29
HANNA CAUSED DEFEAT.
Why Ne Opposed the Seating Of Quay In
Senate.
HIS MOTIVES PERHAPS LARGELY PERSONAL
The Pennsylvania Boss Says He Is
Not to lie Run out of
Politics.

st. Louis Post-Dspatch.
Washington, April 25.-IMatthew Stan-
ley Quays friends openly charge Hanna
and the administration with double deal
ting and with bringing about his defeat.
Administration men declare the defeat
means the end of Quay as political
leader
Everybody In Washington is asking;
What VIII Hanna and Mckinley get?'
That seems strange question in view OF
the record of Quay The friends Of the
defeated Pennsylvania are positively de-
claring that Hanna had motive and
big one. Hanna was one OF the nineteen
SENATORS VINO voted to seat CoroetJ. whose
case was similar TO that OF quay. On
several occasions Hanna has declared Tor
Quay.
when he left for Ohio last Saturday it
was claimed by the Quay men, and con-
ceded by tho anDl- Quay men, that Hanna
was for Quay. Yei, late MONDAY night.
Hanna sent messenger to senator ue-
pew ana asked for a pair against Quay.
Depew was nonplussed. mamma might
have RETAINED IRON voting and saved a
vote for Quay, but he insisted on pair
He carried Senators McCumber and kean
with him and PROBABLY Senators Quarles
ana Beard. He almost got FAIRBANKS.
Quay's friends explain the action today
in TINS manner
Hanna does not shout his Intentions from
the nouse-t0p. Nor does ne give reasons |
unless he wants to. But his motives may
be generally CEASED under three heads:
/. Poilticai--lie knew Of the great cor
porations behind Quay which contribute
40 10 ~nV 10 -
have had assurances of more money from
the anti Quay people than from the quay
people.
2 Moral-The president wanted his in
huence publicly recognized as against seat. |
Ing any man in republican senate VINO |
has not a clear title TO the place. Be-
sides, the president has not forgotten |
Quay's opposition to his policy during The |
war
B. Personal-Hanns did not want a man
on the same floor with him who would be
likely TO deprive him of his laurels as the |
great politician OF the senate.
In 1886 Quay and his friends raised |
S550,0OO In Pennsylvania to help elect
Mckinley. No person who knows Senator
Hanna thinks for an instant that he de-
hberately threw away the chance of get
ting that money for his campaign fund
this year. He knew that his pair against
Quay would antagonize many of the cor
porations mentioned. He recognizes tbs
need Of money in the coming campaign.
he had assurances from somewhere THAI |
his fund would not suffer II he helped the
administration sustain its moral tone.
Hanna against Quay meant aud means the
administration against Quay. SO. forget
rul OF past favors, they defeated the peuu-
sylvaniau
a Post-Dispatch correspondent found NJ,
y quay at his house with Senator Elkins
So tar as outward appearances indicated,
he was not much disturbed over the re-
suit
Quay am sorry this thing turned out
as 1t did," said Senator Elkins, extending
his hand. IF the vote mad been the other
way | might not have been in to see you.
But as IL Is" continued Elkins, smilingly,
! thought | ought to come In to extend
my sympathies and. II possible. to cheer
you up little
''Cheer me up?" replied Quay, ''why. I'm
all right. | don't need any sympathy"
Say, look here" interposed Elkins,
shaking his finger at the Pennsylvania,
don't let this little AFFAIR run you out OF
politics."
"umphl Run me? Why, I couldn't ge,
out i l wanted to-" replied Quay with a
chuckle.
After Senator Elklns left. Senator Quay
turned 10 tbs PoSt-Dlspatoh correspondent
and said
Il suppose you want me to say some
thing. don't You? Really. / don't know
that | have anything I care to say"
Were you surprised at the result?''
"Surprsed?" he said, looking I'D and re-
peoting the question mo, can't say thar
/ was. ! know that senate too well 10 ba
surprised at anything that happens there.
I've been on too many battlefield to be
surprised at the result Well after all IL
was not so much OF defeat after all ;" he
continued. and there is no use crying
over spilled milk What's done has been
done and we must make the best of IT,"
Will YOU 80 before the Pennsylvania
legislature for vlndication?" was asked.
I don't expect to get out OF politics,
surely was the significant reply
Quay did net want to discuss Senator
Hanna's attitude When asked how he
accounted for it he shrugged his shoulders
ana said:
There are some things which one can't
always account for"
1t was evident from Quays demeanor
mat he was disappointed at Hanna's posi-
uon Mr Quay was asked If he would go
to the state convention at Harrisburg, and
replied: Il don't think shall"