The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1895-12-26
REED MEN LYING Tow
But Plat and Quay Agree on
His Nomination.
ADVANCE PLEDGES ASKED
Committeeman Evans Expresses Some
Decided Adverse Opinions-For
Years the PMtt- Quay Com b.nation
Has Been IndissOluble, Hut the
ChrksOn People Back Allison.

Notwithstanding tleconservatisrn of many
Republican politicians who declare their
inability to see any Indications OF "A com
bination having been formed by Messrs.
Plat, Quay, Clarkson and other Leaders for
the purpose OF controlling the st. Louis con
vention and the nomination by IT OF a man
who will make certain federal appoiDtm ents
dictated by the combiDati ion, and favor a
certain policy, to be announced later on, the
general belief is in It's existence.
Although the combination was formed and
much preliminary work done during the
recent meeting OF the national committee
many OF them present and on The alert
failed to become cognizant OF Its handi work.
Committeeman Evans of Minnesota. when
asked as to his opinion of the com bnatioD,
said:
MR.. QUAY'S INDIFFERENCE
Senator Quay, as far as know, took little
or no personal interest in the place where
the convention was to he held after find
ing that Pittsburg could not win. He
was strongly for Pittsburg, and sent at
least one man TO members of the commit
tee, asking them TO favor that city. Fiatt,
/ saw, and he, too. was for Pin Sburg
Garrison was not greatly interested in the
matter of place; or, rather, was not as
greatly interested in it as ne was in the
candidacy of Allison. Please remember i'm
this connection that Pittsburg WAS The.
choice of the Mckinley men, and then
figure, if YOU can, on the com bina ton be-
ing probable.
''Platt, as far as / could learn after dill
gent inquiry. was for Morton, without any
second choice and not knowing If a 5. C.
ond choice should become necessary. whom
his State would favor. Ouay appeared to
have no choice for President. and I saw no.
body who had aDv opinion as to what Penn
syIyapia would finally do. Clarkson. as
already suggested. was for Allison. and. as
7 have reason for beIj,ving honestly for
him.,
Nr Evans finds IL difficult even n fter al
L,yvIng rho imayip,,ion fuII swing IN CON
ceiye of conditions which win hing ,bes,.
tnree men To tb,, supnort or the same can
tidate as the resuIt of n nr,.vious un,ler-
standing They ma y at the convention In.
Cound suunortInp me same man as they
were found at MINNEAPOLIS in 1892. oppos-
inc tho same man bnt IL win moi n. Iit,iy
IN ho mart of n deal
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men loss astute man Qua Pln,t and
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is IN his oninion vivinr tbose pentlem,n
credit for much less noiiticaI wisdom and
sn-othou,b, Than ,bev arc rnov-, m nos
scss
pu, as o,nosod to III. observations of a
gan,Ionan who was carefully w,tcbip.
H.. outlet for Senator Dayis, Pr..j,I,.n-
,ioI oondi,,a,,. IN, far, mus, ha r..m.n,,erad
TN, Ouav and platt have been ..b.rnd IN,