The sun., 1902-11-09
THE TRIUMPH OF QUAY.
victertous Over the Democrat Whs Had
Twice Beaten Him.

To The EDITOR or THE SUS-Sh: The
defeat on Tuesday Of Robert F. Pattison.
the Democratic candidate for Governor
OF Pennsylvania. and the election Of Judge
Pennypacker. the Republican nominee.
closes one of the most remarkable polil cal
chapters in the history of that State. If not.
indeed, of 'ho country II was the final
and complete triumph of Senator Quay
over his old enemy. and to him il was a
personal triumph
Robert j. Pattison lad never known the
meaning Of defeat Twenty years ago.
back IN 1852, he ftst grappled with Senator
quay IN political combat and defeated
Quav's ca ndidate, James A. Beaver (now
on u" Superior bench Of Pennsylvania.
by something over t0OO0 ma iority. II
vas a remarkable achievement for young
man barely 81 years OF age, that IA the
Democratic standard bearer lac could rout
the machine and carry u great Republican
state with such signal hucce.s and his
name was carried in a blaze Of heroic ac-
CLAIM throughout the State. Chauncey
+. Black, PattiSou's succersf vi running
mate Oh the ticket succeeded III capt uring
the nomination fer Governor in tho next
Democratic Gubernatorial convention. in
1885, but the genial Lieutenant Governor
who this time had the support 81 prac-
tic6lly united party.
Another four years rolled around. Robert
=. Pattisoi- political star was al its zenith
senator Quay was destined again to face
his old enemy. this willy young Democratic
Hercules for on the I'd Of July. 1890. Patti
son was nRain nominated for Governor 10y
the Democratic state Convention Al Scran-
ton.N The then junior Senator had com
lnltted almost as grcvous mistake AZ he
ntd Ng..l
prior 10 the nomination of Pattison he had,
agains the pioteetations Of a large body Of
his followers. forced the nomination of
his particular friend. George Wallace Della.
mater. Robert T. Pattison for the second
time outwitted the -Old Man. the man
who bur two years before had practically
won for Harrison the Presidency and was
acknow Lodged as one of the shrew deSt and
ables, political generals Of his time. The
eS-Governor defeated Quays candidate
by majority Of 1900 votes. and again the
country marvclled al the spectacle of this
young Democrat who could. within eight
YEAR. twice carry the elections in the great
Republican state of PENNSYLVANIA.
II was, therefore, with considerable In
terest that | watched the campaign Just
closed in the keystone State. Twelve
years after hi- second nomination, and
twenty wears from the time of h- first
honors fam his party. Robert +. Pattison
had again. Tor the third time. been dele.
Z
And again. for the third time. after the
I lapse of all these years, he was TO Rrapple
with his old opponent, Senator Quay. The
latter was evidently eager for the frav and
confident of the outcome. He had no
personal axe TO grind In the selection Of a
candidate this time A man was nomi-
mated who united his party, ard Senator
Quay, with political perspicuity that he
had evidently acquired with the passage
Of year. and n too intimate Acquaintance
ship with Pattison in former campaigns.
ioresaw at the Republican State Conven-
| ton last June that tho Ex-Governor was
again being trimmed for the race. and .
anxious 10 settle old scores. he had himself
elected State chairman in order that he
could personally experience the satisfac-
ton of striking any knock -out blows that
we're TO Le administered TO his old poltica
enemy.
" is not SO remarkable. at this time
that Pattison was defeated by over 1885 600
votes as il il that chairman of State
Central Committee, az the age OF over three
score years and ten,is not only able to de.
feat his old enemy in the final grapple and
forever rcleRa,e him 10 political oblivion.
but at the same time offer such substantial
refutation to the theory so often set forth
thai only young blood IL able To win out
In politics.
As TO the Ex-Governor. ] had thought
his former fame would enable him TO lie
defeated by about 10000 votes. However.
in this was mistaken, The thrill Of his
name has evidently disappeared, and that
tall, silent figure onc,' hailed with such
enthusiasm over the entire State. has lost
it's magnetism. ], was not to be that the
old days of the Pattison administrations
werc to return. and he must be content TO
rest with the laurels which he won back
in the years when he was power in Penn
sylvania politics. +. q. VAN BAMAS.