New-York tribune., 1902-02-23
QUAY'S COMPLETE CONTROL
THE PITTSBURG ELECTION LEAVES HIM
WITHOUT A FACTION TO FIGHT
IN PENNSYLVANIA.

Pittshurg Feb % (SpeciaD.-The municipal cleo
ton held in this city Tuesday. in which the
Republican ticket went down to defeat, will have
effect future Republican majorties for state
national candidates. II revolt OF the regu-
lar Republicans and Democrats who for the last
fifteen years had been used Catspaws and was
the result of the overwhelming Republican MAORI
ties which the leaders believed could not be over
come II was Senator Magee. dead. who
built up the organization. He used Senator Finn
who once defeated him in a ward fight, to attend
70 the organization work. For his share tlinn
secured fat city contracts When Magee died, last
year Senator Finn took executive control OF the
Republican machine
Senator Finn is rough spoken. tactless poll
tician, and rode roughshod over every one who op-
posed him. Magee was kept busy patching up
quarrels which Finn started. Finn being aggres-
svs and INSCRIPTIONS. Magee could not very well
cut away from him. although his friends sought to
have him do When Magee died Finn con-
tinued these methods. but had one to make
peace him the trail of discomfort he left be
hind Business men and manufacturers TO a man
against Finn I'm the last election and sought
the aid OF the best element of Democracy. and put
the citizens ticket in the field.
Governor William Stone had been follower OF
Senator Quay since he held his first political office
lie was repeatedly elected to Congress through the
aid of Senator Quay. and also received his nom
inatiou Governor from the friends OF Senator
QUAY. Last year Quay had bill passed ripping
the mayors of Pittsburg. Allegheny and Scranton
out Of office and replacing them with recorders
Who had great powers intrusted to them whereas
the mayors we're only ornaments and had no
power whatever. Governor Stone appointed Major
A. NJ Brown one Of the respected men in
Pittsburg who had never been identined with the
political factions, the first recorder. But sen
ator Finn finally prevailed upon Governor stone TO
rip Major Brown out OF office and appoint j., o
Brown Director Of Public Safety. to succeed him.
He led the Governor to believe that with his popu
larity in the State and a solid Allegheny County
delegation back of him he could name his success
sor, who in turn would aid him to secure the sea seat
in the United States Senate when Senator quay
vacated. as ii the belief that the Senator
ton next January Governor Stone selected John
=. Etkin, of Indiana County. State Attorney Gen
eral his successor, and Finn was to hand the
Allegheny County delegation over 10 tIlkin IN the
gubernatorial convention TO be held this summer
The deal and the ripping out OF offce OF Major
Brown angered Pittsburg citizens against Governor
Stone, and had much 20 do with the electon re-
Senator Finn is now regarded as politically dead
serted by his henchmen by thousands. lie has lost
control of both bodies Of councils. The defeat
means that Governor Stone Will have TO abandon
the political air. His district has been gerry
ma andered throwing him completely out OF Pitts
burg, whence he was elected congressman, into
a hostile QUAY camp. composed of the big hor-
oughs of Homestead and Braddock and the city
Of McKeesport 1t leaves Senator Quay the abso-
his poIitical career He has heretofore always had
a faction in Philadelphia or Allegheny County to
deIphia beaten John Wanamaker. driven Daniel
Hastings out of politics. downed Governor Stone
and wiped Senator Finn off the political map OF the
senator QUAY VIII have Don Cameron nominated
for Governor II is asserted, and there will be no
organization i'm the State to fight him, the Dem
or1ats cannot gather enough strength without the
aid Of boting Republicans He wants Elkin 20
retire peaceably; II not he can he whipped on the
gate from his home county CBeaver to take up the
cudgels against him