The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-20

street railway man of Cleveland. who
is Mckinley's backer. The Mckinley
people have been considerably dis
turbed over the Quay boom, and Mr..
Robson came here to have talk with
Quay. The senator arrived from
Washington to visit his son, X. II. Quay
of Sewickley. Mr.. Robson had been
in Pittsburg for several days on base
ball matters, as he is the owner of the
Cleveland team. Mr.. Robson put in an
entire day with the "old man.
II went to see Quay to learn II he was
in earnest in his presidential move,
he said after his talk with Quay. IL
am convinced that the senator is not
blufiing and is in the fight to win. ]
told him that the Mckinley people
wanted to know where he stood and II
he was Il candidate for president. Mr..
Quay replied:
Il certainly will be a candidate for
president of the United States"
Many Orleans think that you are
only q candidate to secure a solid Penn
sylvania delegation to the national
convention. Is it true?" ] asked. The
senator said:
Most assuredly not. ! am in the
fight to stay, and intend to win. If
fail it will not be for lack of effort upon
my part or that of my friends.'"
Il am convinced that Senator Quay
meant every word that he uttered.
am glad that he was so OutspOken.
am still for Mckinley, however. and
we will stand by HIM and try to defeat
Quay in the st. Louis convention"
Judge John j. Wickham. of Beaver,
came into Pittsburg on his way to Will
Transport, where the superior court is
sitting. The judge had spent a day
with Quay and had this to say:
Senator In Earnest.
"Quay Is in earnest in his candidacy
for president. He wants his friends to
turn in for him and they will do it.
Mr.. Quay Is not candidate merely
to secure solid delegation from Penn
sylvania. He wants the nomination.
think that he will get the keystone
state delegation. Keep your eye on
New York. There may be some sur
prises come from there. Also watch
developments in the west and south.
The silver senators of the west like
Quay. He does not agree with them on
the money question. but he has always
given them fair treatment. The man
who secures the nomination must Sc
cure these states, and there is nobody
who has better chance than Senator
Quay"
In the South there Is a kindly feeling
for Quay. A gentleman said that Sena =
tor Call, of Florida, was a great admir-
er of the Pennsylvania and offered to
aid in turning over the delegation of
his state. Senator Quay has had 9th.
er encouraging offers of this kind from
Southern leaders. He has done them
all favors in the past. and they are
eager to do the ''old man service.
Benjamin J. Haywood, state treas
urer-eiect. of Mercer, was in town yes
terday. He is not losing an opportun-
ity to boom the candidacy of Senator
Quay. He says Quay wants to he
president and the people of Pennsylva-
mia are with him.
Senator Quay spent the greater por-
tiOn of Saturday on the North Side see
ing his friends. The leaders over there
are all eager To get to work for the
county ticket. There has been consid-
cradle talk of late that Quay would not
go ahead with his fight i'm this county
since he had become a presidential can
didate. He was asked about this and
said:
"Of course. ] want all the support I
can get, particularly a united delega-
ton from my own state. would like
to have the help of the people who op-
posed me last summer. but | cannot
surrender one inch of the PRINCIPLES of
municipal reform for the assistance of
anybody. Furthermore. there will be
no retreat with the county organiza-
tion. 1t will so on