The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-10-24
TO confer With Mr.. PLATT
Senator Quay at Last Registers at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
EARLY CONVENTION WANTED
Plat Thinks That 1t Is Neither Necessary
Nor Desirable TO Proioug the Cam.
paign Asopy-Carter and
Clarksou Arc Present.

New York. Oct. Ex-senator Matthew
Stanley Quay. of Pennsylvania. ar
rived today at the Fifth Avenue hotel.
which Is the city home of ex-senator
Thomas c. Platt, and the long-talked-
OF conference between the two men,
who, it is believed, have it in their
power to name the Republican candi-
date for president of the United States.
will take place there. Chairman
Thomas Carter changed his plans. He
did not go to Boston today. In order
to be present at the meeting here be-
tween the two great leaders. General
James s. Clarkson will be there also.
Ex-senator Platt Is an advocate of
late convention. He does not believe
that campaign of education is neces-
sary. He thinks that everybody In the
United States is thoroughly famlliar'
with the mistakes of Grover Cleve-
land: that the political wayfarer will
not be misled or fooled; that there is
only one road for him to take, and that
Is the road TO Republicanism.
This conference will be preliminary
to meeting of the Republican nation
al committee, which is to be held In
Washington in December. As Mr..
Quay will probably be the next chair
man Of the committee his preference in
the matter will bear great weight. Wr.
Quay has had experience as a nation
al campaign manager. Mr.. Clarkson
went to Philadelphia to sound him on
the subject. and to try to induce him to
adopt the western view, which Is for
an early convention.
In setting the pace for the coming ma
tional campaign the Republicans are
departing from the usual custom OF par
ties in latlonal campaigns 1t has been
l. ~ IA ~.
GovernmeI. for the party in power to
take the initial steps in Presidential
campaigns by defining the issues upon
which the battle for supremacy is to be
fought. Historical precedent will be
ignored, however in this case The Re-
publicans propose TO make new history
If Mr.. Platts advice is taken. He is of
the opinion that long campaign Is no!
necessary. There Is no issue between
the two parties upon which the people
require to be educated. They know OF
the financial Acknowledgement, the weak
foreign policy and the ruinous tariff
system of the Cleveland Administra-
ton. and last but not least. long cam
paigns are expensive, Mr.. Platt thinks.
The question of a meeting place for
the Republican National Convention Is
no nearer settlement today than IL was
:
fas announced that he would likely Is
sua a call to-day for the meeting OF the
committee in Washington early in De-
cember.
A meeting that may mean much to
Presidential candidates was held this
evening between Mr.. Platt. General AL
ger. Of Michigan; Chauncey Filley, of
Missouri; Mr.. Quay and Thomas II.
Carter, chairman Of the Republican
committee. They tookidlnner together
and discussed the many problems that
concerned them Congressman Filley
was present to advocate the holding OF
the national convention at st. Louis.
He realized that he will have a fight. as
Quay Is anxious for Pittsburg to be
selected. while Mr. Carter and some
others favor San Francisco.
After dinner, Quay and Platt had
long conference. Both refused TO state
what they had discussed hut II Is under
stood the various candidates for the
presidential nomination were the OBJ
tect Of discussion.