The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-11
.IPARING
FOR DEATH
Is SENATOR QUAY IN HIS CALM
AND DELlRERATE MANNER Z
OF DOING EVERYTHING
s 5s$s55 ffggs Sss AL ELSE.
sARRANG iNG BUSINESS AFFAIRS
AND SECURING POLITICAL
eERTHS FOR FOLLOW
~ ERS.

SltElSSaSttl-N11o-S,.s MAY -oSiiatcA
Matthew Stanley Quay, one of the
most picturesque figures in American
politics. and perhaps the most astute
politician in the United States. is
calmly and deliberately making prep
.5arations for his death.
5Y For the last year the Pennsylvania
boss has been failing in health, and
b to-day he is SO weak and emaciated
Z that he realizes the end is not far dis
Z tant. In the methodical manner char
acteristic of him, he is arranging his
business affairs, making provision for
his friends and securing appointments
4 for his political followers. The ut
most secrecy is observed regarding
the malady of Senator Quay, and even
the name of his physician is concealed.
He is suffering with asthma and Sc
rious liver complaint
- Since the extra session of Congress
convened Senator Quay has been I'M
able to attend to his public duties, and
last fall he turned over the manage
ment& of his political affairs i'll Penn
sy1vania to Senator PenTOse- who is
now the active leader in the State.
3 subject, of course, to the direction OF
Senator Quay. Mr.. Quay came TO
4 Washington soon after Congress con-
5vened, and remained here for some
time, but he rarely appeared in the
Senate In January he went to ST.
Lucie, his home in Florida, and re-
manned there month. He returned
Ito Washington and was here few
days, but his condition was such that
h his appearance startled his friends;
there was absolutely no improvement
The asthma disappeared for a short
: time and the Senator slept practically
all the time. but there was soon
return to the sleepless condition,
which sapped his strength. Senator
Quay believed the salt air would re-
5lieve his condition and went to At
#lantic City and remained about thirty
days, but as his health did not i'm
prove, he returned to Washington
two weeks ago.
Collapse Has Come.
Shortly after arriving here he col
lapsed, and there was grave fear the
end was at hand. He rallied, however,
4 and has not been confined to his bed
since that time, and is able to take
short walks and drives.
One of the strongest indications OF
the fact that the Senator is making
preparations for the end is that he
secured the appointment OF his Sec
rotary, William F. Wright, as consul
lat Munich. Wright has been Senator
3 Quay's secretary for twelve years, and
the Senator has never permitted him
E to leave him for any length of time.
But he has now parted with him per-
manently.
Senator Quay has been placed on
i diet by his physician, as his stomach
lis SO weak it will retain no noursh-
ment. He rebels against restrictions
placed upon him by his physicians.
He is an inveterate smoker, and it
3 is well known the Senator is in the
habit Of taking several drinks of wine
and whiskey every day. He has been
restricted to one cigar and one drink,
but in order to take full advantage of
the privilege allowed him by his ply
stefan the Senator purchases the big
gest cigar he can find and makes it
last all day.
fighter and he never has known de-
feat except when the Senate declined
to seat him after he had been appoint
ed to that body by the governor of
Pennsylvania in 1899.