The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-07
MATT. S. QUAY
AND NJ. A. HANNA
IN OPPOSITION
PennsyIvanian'S Revelations
Concerning Statehood.
He ADVISED DEMOCRATS
Of Arizona 10 Stick TO Their
Party Ticket.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Senator Quay is
having the time of his life. In all for
ner experiences when the Pennsylvania
senator was under the lime light, it was
| the Democratic and Independent press
which assaiIed him. But Senator Quay.
in the attitude of defying the Repubii-
can senate steering committee, and OPP
posed by Mr.. Hanna, is such an invoca-
ton in Republican machine circles, the
thick and thin party newspapers in the
east have decided that the Pennsylvania
senator must. in truth. be as bad as he
has been painted formerly in the Demo-
cratic press.
Instead OF denying that he advised the
Democrats Of Arizona to vote their politi-
cal convictions. the senator, to the maze
ment of the expectant journalists who
called to see him under instructions from
their papers, replied: Yes. I advised it.
Wasn't that good advice? If you get hold
OF the letter you can print it."
In such a quiet tone that he could
scarcely be heard Senator Quay remarked
that the Democrats would be a lot Of
chumps to poll soAd vote to admit three
Republican territorits to statehood and as
he was fighting 10 get the territories ad-
mitted and must have Democratic votes.
he was glad Arizona had gone Demo-
cratic. The process by. which Senator
Quay win be read out OF the Republican
party viii be diverting. No sooner had
the correspondents left than some Of the
Republican senator's approached Mr.. Quay
to inquire whether he would consent to a
Republican caucus.
Certainly replied Mr.. Quay. 'if you
want the party to stulify itself I can't do
more than register my protest"
This morning Mr.. Quay must meet a
new charge William II Andrews. of
New Mexico, who was until recently
Quay's chief Pennsylvania lieutenant, IS
in Washington to help fight the battles
for statehood. Quay and Andrews are
inseparable and there is nothing within
reason that the Pennsylvania senator viii
not DO for friend. Andrews has helped
Quay in every emergency. Now Andrews
believes that If New Mexico becomes Il
state he oah be elected to the senate Mr.
Quay viii furnish Andrews the oppor-
tunity if it is within MS power. how
ever, of assigning this well known reason
for the Pennsylvania senator's position.
the Republican senators trying to break
Gown his influence in the party have
caused a story to be circulated that An
drews, and supposedly Quay. are going
10 have the two new states of Arizona
and New Mexico bond themselves for
fifteen million dollars for railroad con-
struction as soon as they have the power
to do so as Independently states
An effort to count votes has disclosed
that Mr.. Quay has secured promises of
Eepublican support from several eastern
senators who cannot be shaken. Mr.. Platt
of New York viii not give the Republi-
can steering committee any encourage
nent and neither will Mr.. Gallinger of
New Hampshire. Mr.. Mason of Illinois,
is going to vote for the territories just
to have fun with the steering committee
The steering committee counted on Mr.
Eurton. To their surprise the Kansas
senator declared that he regarded the
committees bill as mere bait and would
have none OF IT.
oklahoma as it stands today" said
Senator Burton. is Republican by a
small plurality. I suspect that the sub
stitute bill is a bait to satisfy the Demo-
Gratis and get them to yield on the propo-
sition to press the other two"
riends of the statehood bin are now as
sorting that despite the fact that the pres
ident failed TO say anything about the
question in his message. he favors tho
admission Of the two territories at this
session. Senator Hanna has come for
ward as manager for the opponents Of
statehood. Mr. Quay and Senator Hanna
thoroughly dislike each other and the
contest promises TO be all the more spir-
led on that ACCOUNT