The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-23
PENNSYLVANIA Politics.
senator Qusy's Despatch Dear Beaver
Don't TAX Recalled.

PHILADELPHIA, June 22.-The examina-
ton OF Colonel Roosevelts throat by Sir
st. Clair Thomson. professor Of laryn-
gology at Kings College Hospital. Lon
don, and the procurement by the great
physician for throat diseases that Colonel
Roosevelt must not make any speeches
during the next three months or more
came like knell of doom to William
Finn. the Pennsylvania member OF the
National Committee OF the Progressive
party: william Draper Lewis, candidate
for Governor Clifford Pinchot. Senatorial
candidate. and A. Nevin Dietrich. State
chairman of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
party OF Pennsylvania.
Sir St Clair Thomson's advice 10 Colo.
mel Roosevelt that he must forego speech
making must recall to the mind OF Finn.
Pinchot and Lewis the famous despatch
sent by Senator Quay to General Beaver
In 1886 Beaver had been nominated for
Governor OF Pennsylvania In lss2 and was
defeated at the general election by Robert
f. Pattison. He was again nominated In
1885 and Beaver. a brave soldier who
lost q leg at Reams Station. Va. in the
service OF his country, not only believed
that he would be elected Governor but
that he would be put forward two years
later AS Pennsylvania candidate for the
Presidency
The Democratic candidate was Chaun.
]
Black, ex-Judge OF the Supreme Court OF
PENNSYLVANIA, and Attorney-Genera un-
der President Buchanan. Judge Black
felt highly honored by the nomination OF
his son and thought II would help his
election II hostility to Beaver could be
created in the minds Of the many friends
of James q. Blaine throughout Pennsyl-
vania, and forthwith the sage of Brockis
started the Presidential bee buzzing In
the head of Beaver. Correspondents In,
/ terviewed the Gubernatorial candidate ant
/ he talked glibly of the Presidency. Colo
| mel Thomas Valentine Copper was TIN
/ Republican State chairman. He sent soms
OF the Beaver interviews TO Senator Qua,
| at st. Luce. Fla. asking the Senator tc
request Beaver not to talk about tn,
Presidency until after the election fol
Governor. The next day General Beave,
received this laconic telegram from Sen
ator Quay:
! DrAR BrAvHn--Dont talk.
! II had a marvellous effect. From tha'
/ day until the election General Beaver,
talks were campaign speeches upon mat.
tiers relating to Pennsylvania politics.
II was the plan of the Flinn-Pinchot
Lewis party to have Colonel Roosevelt
open their campaign in Pittsburg on Jun,
80. and about the latter part OF Septembe
TO have him give two weeks to Pennsyl
vania. but Sir st. Clair Thomson ha,
vetoed their intentions. thereby obvlatinI
the necessity upon the part Of Colone
Roosevelt Of reminding the Washington
party that the vote OF $4,000 cast IN
1912 having petered down to only 47.OOt
for Pinchot at the May primary OF 1917
there was no way possible OF recovering
| that loss OF 900 votes.
There are some Republicans in Penn
sylvania who are exclaiming: "Fortunat
Roosevelt" While London and st. Clai
Thomson may be further from Pennsyl
vania and Pinchot than st. Lucie ant
Quay were from Bellefonte and Beaver
yet with tho Presidency two years distan
the principle Don't talk" is about tn,
same.