The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-01
ED p the National Con.
9ventions of 1900.

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Vention of 1900.
The following additional light upon
ncidents IN Senator Quays career. is
sgxtracted rom various newspapers
yesterday
When the Republican National Con
Hgntion met at Philadelphia in 1900
Roosevelt had insisted that he
II ilouI Id remain Goyernor5of New York,
Senator Plat insisted that he
houId sacate the Governorship for
stfe PRESIDENCY The whole pow
s:er the national chairman, Senator
III anna, was arrayed against Mr..
RooseYelt,s nomination, and it was a
1 game syhf ch Quay fully enjoyed to
seFerthroW Hanna, for had not the
Ohio Senator kept him out of the Uni.
lied States Senate by his single vote?
so Quay allied himself with Platt
on the Sunday afternoon before the
asconY ention met IN Philadelphia Quay.
was ats the house of Senator Grady,
sshereh he made his headquarters. The
present Postmas General dropped
IN upon ii I'M
said Quay what is that
ne nemb ership of national CONVEX
tons Give me all the details
The scheme wassa well known one
for9 had long been a hobby Of
I Payne called for a representa-
IN convent ions based upon the
! Republican vote feast in the different.
states Under It's the Republican
states of the North and West would
min influence, while the Southern
Democratic States would be reduced
Voting strength. Quay saw great
possibil ftfes in
Me Philadelphia convention was in
session for three days, and the Vice
Presidency was left until the final
session On the second day Quay en-
tered the Payne plan of apportion-
InentS with every air of sincerity, and
B nediately had the convention adj
iotrned until the next day 1t Was
a s,eauti full play in politics. The
proposition was held over the heads
sthe Southern delegates. Turn in
for Roosevelt was the price Of
pigeonh bling the Payne plan. And
Qua won his point.
During the last year of his life
became one of President Roose-
welt closest political advisers
Nan Of what politicians have called
shrawel moves on the part of Presi-
dent Roosevelt were made at the suG-
gesuon Of the far-sghted Quay.
fter the death of Hanna Senator
Quay was offered the Craftsmanship
s6f the Repnbli can National Commit
jtses r. Roosevelt, but was COM
PEELED to dec1fneit on account of i'll
health. There was tentative agree
ment that ifshe recovered sufficient.
ly he would accept the responsibility
Tor the conduct of the coming CAM
sfpai
oW HELD Up the Senate.
Quay took little or no part in the
party conferences in the Senate. If
eth ma ority were in an embarrassing
position and he knew they needed
his assistance, he often imposed cor
ftfons to his own advantage and
forced the others to yield. Some
tines it would be a public building
She wanted; at others a change in eN-
listing laws or the establishment o.
regulations which We're to benz
his friends.
He introduced the propositions at
the most inopportune moments fo-
mis- colleagues. He brought them for
ward when an important measure
was pending, requiring all the effort
q the Republican side could exert to
make it successful. Once in a short
session he tackled an amendment for
public building upon the bill max
ing appropriations for the Department
of Agriculture. The Senate protest
v ed and the House declared the prop
i8osiion intolerab1e. Quay replied that
unless the amendment was agreed to
ne would prevent the passage of the
9 bill and all others until the session
4 came to a close
This is but one Of a score of IN
stances where he held the Senate
up successfully because he seized
upon the moment for; his attempts
when the situation gave him a power
impossible under other conditions or
sat other times.
Quay did no committee work of an
sfmportance He was always content
"a he CfiairmanE of a com rnitfee wi n