The Washington times., 1902-09-29
BIRTHDAY OF SENATOR
QUAY NEAR At HAND
Friends and Neighbors to
Enjoy the Occasion.
RISE OF PENNSYLVANIA
Now Represents One of the Country's
Greatest States in Highest Legis-
lative Body in the Land.
Especial tic The Washington Times,

(Special tc The Washington Times.)
BEAVER, Pa, Sept. 2S.-United State
Senator Matthew Stanley Quay has an
nounced to his friends and neighbor'
that he is going to spend his sixty -nintl
birthday at his residence here. The an
niversary comes next Tuesday, and viii
be duly celebrated at the statesman
home, with his family around him.
The country boy who has risen to thu
high honor of being Senate, OF one o
the greatest American States was borr
In 1888, at Dillsburg. then post ham
let midway between the Conewago ant
Yellow Creek. tributaries of the Sus.
quehanna, at New Cumberland ant
Mount Wolf. fifteen miles southwest o.
Harrisburg. He comes of Scotch-Irisf
stock. So well preserved is he after
peculiarly strenuous life in the actiyi.
ties of politics and public duty that he
still exerts all the energy and interest
| in affairs of man at his best.
| This branch of his ancestry settled In
Chester as early as 1715,, when the
great founder" William Penn, was still
living. His father. a Presbyterian
clergyman. was pastor of rural
Congregation of the faith of the
Convenantors at the time and place ol
his now distinguished sons birth, and
| whom he named after Gen. Matthew
Stanley, of Brandywine Manor, Chester
county.
Graduated Young.
The precocity of youth was shown IN
his graduation at Jefferson College, Can
nonsburg. Pa, when young Quay had yei
three years to run In his teens. After q
tour through the South teaching school
and lecturing he finally settled down TO
| the serious toll of student of law un-
der Judge James P. Sterrett, whom later
In life he had the pleasure of assisting
to the bench of the Pennsylvania Su-
preme Court, of which he is now chief
justice.
Admitted to the bar in 1854, Mr.. Quay
became prothonotary Of his county,
which he resigned in 1861 to draw hi;
sword in defense of the Union and the
flag, as lieutenant of the Tenth Penn
sylvania Reserves, one of the finest of
citizen s6ldiery ever brought together
and turned over to the National Gov
ernment.
After serving as lieutenant colonel
and assistant commissary general of the
State, he became private secretary to
Pennsylyania's war governor, but again
returned to active service. August. 1862.
as colonel of bath Pennsylvania Vol
unteers. His health. however. recessi-
tated resignation after about four
months service. Although his muster
out had taken place six days before, he
participated as volunteer in The bloody
assault on Marye's Heights (Petersburg)
Va
Military Agent.
Now followed his first experience in
Washington as military State agent, but
he was soon recalled to fill the new
office of military secretary to the gov
ernor.
At the close of the war he entered
the Legislature, serving during 1867,
and was chairman OF the committee on
ways and means. He now entered
journalism, establishing the Beaver
Radical" which he edited with con-
spicuous ability, soon making 1t power
In Western Pennsylvania politics. Un-
usual then for provincial newspaper,
he established an office at Washington.
In 1869 he played his first hand in
State politics as secretary Of the Re-
publican State committee. In 1898.
secretary of the Commonwealth; 1889.
recorder of Philadelphia; 1859. chair
man Of the Republican State committee;
1882, again secretary of the Common
wealth; 1857, State treasurer. elected
by the largest vote ever given for that
entered the United States Senate.
In national politics. in which he has
since been a conspicuous figure. then
plain Mr.. Quay made his debut as a
delegate-atlarge to the national con-
vention Of 1872. and has been leader of
CuuScutiou5, vi par anu VI Iiei III
national affairs ever since. In the
OF 1883 he was chairman of the
Republican national executive commit
tee.
In State politics he carried Hartranft
and Hoyt into the governors seat. when
the. current was strong in opposition.
and reached a higher achievement in
the election of BENJAMIN Harrison.
President OF the United States.
AS chairman of the Republican ma
tional executive committee in 1896 he
performed effective service in the cleo
ton of William Mckinley. He was
again a delegate to the national con-
vention of 1900 at Philadelphia, and en-
tirely to his initiative and assem-
bling OF combinations and votes was due
the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
to the Vice Presidency.
Judgment vindicated.
The complete vindication of his judg-
ment as to the characteristics and quail
Hcations OF his choice has followed In
display of marvellous ability for states
and government.
In the Endorsement and recommenda-
ion OF Theodore Roosevelt by the PENN |
'ylvania State convention of 1902 for
In 1904, and pledging to him |
the support of the Republican party of |
Senator Quay not only |
voiced the wishes of the great mass of |