The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-02-06
QUAY AND FORAKER
STAND ACCUSED
Charged With Trying to
WreSt leadership From
Hanna

Washington. D. c.. Feb 6.-els is
conspiracy TO overthrow the Republi-
can majority in the senate and to set
Matt Quay and Joe Foraker UP as the
real leaders OF that body So said one
OF the leading Republican senators to-
day, referring to the statehood fight
The senator was bitter He is one of
/ the coterie of a half dozen men VINO
in the past have come very near TO
having things all their own way IN
1.-THE upper branch. and who arc now in
great distress because OF the danger
that the reins Of power may slip
of their fingers and into the hands Of
the men of their own party who have
dared question their supremacy.
mot only is the omnibus statehood
scheme a bad one, continued this SEN
la,or, "but it is pressed upon us in
way which makes 1t impossible for MS
TO assent to H. The question whether
or not the Republican majority in the
senate is to retain its control OF that
body or whether we are TO bow down
tie = coalition between a squad Of Re
lpublicans and the Democratic minor
iity is now vastly more important
Question than of the admission or re-
! lection OF the four territories which
ARE seeking statehood If the Republi.
can majority cannot rule the senate
then we have come to a pretty pass.
! If a handful of Rcpdblicans can form
an alliance with our political oppon.
ents and hold up all other business
tin the measure they are interested in
/ is passed, then our whole system Of
party government is a failure That
is the real question pending in the
senate today. and it is one which we
must fight out to the bitter end.
think the Republican parry Is respon-
sible and dominant power in the sen
ate, and that no combination of kick
ing Republicans and Democrats will
I bt diiOWNu W ONGItUIOW IL.
"Of course, we all know what is be-
hind this scheme" continued the sen
ator 1T is a conspiracy born in hat
red and cnpidity. Quay las a grudge
against Hanna because the Ohio sen
ator voted against his admission to the
senate on the appointment of the gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, and as circum-
stances turned his vote decided the
issue against ouay Quay has never
forgiven Hanna for that. and uses ev-
cry opportunity to work his revenge.
He found Hanna one of the leaders Of
the senate, in working harmony with
the Republican side OF the chamber
and opposed to the omnibus statehood
bill. No one denies that Hanna is op-
posed to it, because, as the official
head of the national organization, he
believes it his duty to guard against
the bringing in of too many Democrat
ic senators and presidential electors.
Quay thinks this a fine chance to get
even with Hanna He also wants to
help some Of his friends in New Mex
leo to make some money out of their
railroad and other schemes, and 20
aid one Of them In carrying out bar
gain which he has made with view
to getting into the senate
How does Foraker get into it?y
THAT is Hanna again Foraker re-
ally hates Hanna He pretends he
doesn't, but we all know that he does
His feelings are recipFocated. There
is no love lost between the senators
from Ohio Hanna has the upper
hand in the politics of the Buckeye
state, and Foraker is consumed with
jealousy Quay knew all this. and us
ed it to get Foraker in with him on
the statehood scheme Anything to
have a crack at Hanna Another
trouble with Foraker is that he has
not been given as influential a place
in the senate as he thinks he Is en-
titled to, and now he has Joined the
coalition which aims to show the oil
wheel horses Of the party that they
are no longer absolute masters. If
Quay and Foraker win this fight thcy
must become the real leaders Of the
senate, and at any time that any mem
bers Of the majority party want 70
kick out and go over to the opposition
for purposes Of revenge or to put
through a measure that they want but