Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
ANTI. MMlNLEY. MEN
Not CAST Down by the Illinois 0onvsn'
ton Result.
What Manley and Quay Say-A State
ment to BE Given Out Sunday
Gen. GrOsvenor's Assertion.

Senator Quay is quoted as saying the day
before the Illinois convention: 1.-The Nc
Kinley people do not know our strength.
We shall carry Illinois. and then the tide
| will turn" Then, when asked What If
Illinois should go the other way?'-"Of
| course. that will settle it,
| This does not represent what Mr.. Quay
or any other of the anti-McKinley people
| are saying publicly today. They are still
mainta tanning bold front, and declaring that
| the fight is not over.
| A number Of conferences between anti
Mckinley men have been held since the
| news from Illinois was received. Appar-
emily the prevailing sentiment favors keep
| ing stiff upper lip. The democrats say
| influence of the results of the Illinois con
vention among all the anti-Mckinley people
is, however, in evidence. The men on that
| side are trained politicians. A member of
| the House who was with Speaker Reed
when a message was brought him that Yer
| mont had instructed for Mckinley said he
would not like to play poker with that
Maine man. His face did not show his
hand.
Still to Keep Up the Fight.
This is true generally of the men who
are the leaders of the anti-Mckinley
| forces. Neither their faces nor their man
| ners indicate how they feel. The same cold
| declaration is made that they will await
| the result of the national convention.
| Among the Mckinley people and those VINO
! have not been pronounced on either side
| and around the democrats as whole there
| appears to be but one opinion. 1t is that
| the Mckinley wave will sweep over every
| thing. The democrats, who may be re-
| garded as impartial, are unanimous in the
| expression of opinion that the Ohio man
| is already as good nominated.
| The statement is made that no matter
! what Quay decides to do, at least twenty
one of the Pennsylvania delegates will
| vote for Mckinley on the first ballot.
A Surprising Statement.
| A very surprising statement is made that
| at conference held about a year ago
| between Mr.. Quay and number Of others
| Mr.. Quay pledged himself to Mckinley
and that he has since several times,
though not recently. given assurances Of
| his frendliness to the Ohio candidate. No
| explanation accompanies this statement.
prominent Reed man said this morning
! before going to the Capitol to confer with
his associates that the thing was settled by
| the action of Illinois. After comforting on
! the subject his public declaration was that
| the fight would be carried TO the end.
! One of the men who is pledged to Quay
! and is regarded Quay representative,
| expressed the opinion today that the only
| way for every one to get under the tent
and avoid the attitude of personal artago-
| nism to Mckinley was to make the nomi-
nation of Mckinley by acciamation.
Mr.. Grnsvenor's Assertion.
| Mr.. Grosvenor said today: Some time
| ago 1 said that Mckinley would have
majority of the delegates by the 1st of
| May l want to say now that my predic
ton has come true. He has today more
! than a majority of the convention"
The claim OF the Mckinley men is that
he has now more than five hundred votes
assured.
Division of the Illinois Delegation.
| AS to the division of the Illinois delega-
ton, a member Of the House from that
/ state who is counted a Cuilom man said to-
day that The Cook county delegates, with
| the exception CT two, might stand out
against Mckinley, as the instructions of
! the state convention applied to the dele
| gates-at-laI ge, net to the district delega tes.
| In this event the Ohio candidate would
| have all but twelve of the delegates.
The friends of the other candidates, and
| those VINO are for any one but Mckinley"
! will not publicly make any acknowl edgment
| of weakness.
| What Mnnley ind Quay Say.
Mr. Manley was busy this morning pre-
| pairing a statement to be given out Sunday
night for publication on Monday.
He said in reply to all questions that he
would say what he had to in that state
ment
Mr. Quay. when asked if he still intended
| to have the big boom Quay train go to
| ST. Louis, replied that of course he did, and
| he is proceeding with his arrangements
| with the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. He and
| those associated with him in the anti-Mc-
| kinley move resent any assumption that
| their plans may be changed by the result
| in Illinois
! Senator Proctor Ambitious.
The insinuation is made that Senator
| Proctor has an ambition to be Vice Presi-
| dent, and that this accounts for the action
| in Vermont. 1t is true that he Is being
spoken of for the Vice Presidency, but it
| is known here that several weeks ago. at
| a conference of the anti-Mckinley people,
| he gave warning that the Mckinley senti-
| ment in New England was strong that
| it would be difficult to hold it in check
| He attended the convention FOR the express
i purpose of promoting instructions for the
| Ohio candidate.
| A Forthcoming Statement.
| The statement which Mr. Marley will
| give out Sunday night will not concede to
Mckinley more than 80 votes, and will
| insist that the fight is still open to any one
| 1t will declare that there is no danger of the
| convention being stampeded, and will point
| out that there are 100 contested delegates
| among those claimed to give Mckinley
| majority.
| made that 100 of the delegates elected by
| conventions declaring a preference for Nc
| Kfnley are not Mckinley men, and will not
| vote for him. ii .
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