The Portland daily press., 1896-04-10
TRIED TO BUY QUAY.
Secret Of the Reported Accession Of
Pennsylvania Senator
TO THE MKINLEY FORCES is
OUT AT LASL.

ance-His Silenos w as Taken for Con
sent and Ohio Mans Friends Couldn't
Conceal Their Glee.
Boston, April "a Washington special
to the Journal says: The secret of all the
talk during the last two days with regard
to the possible accession of Senator Quay
to the cause of ex-Gov. Mckinley is out.
Mr.. McKinley's managers have made
definite proposals to Senator Quay. They
went to him last week, and told him
that, If he would swing the Pennsylvania
delegation to Mckinley, and SO insure
the nomination of the Ohio candidate,
he could name his own terms. They as.
sured him that he could have entire con-
troll of the Pennsylvania patronage, and
that his voice would be potent in the No
kinley administration. 1t was even ill.,
timated, it is understood, that he might
be made chairman. of the Republican
National committee, and that, in the
event OF success, he would be i'll a
position to gather in the fruits of victory.
10 this proposition Mr.. Quay did not
make direct reply. 1t was of such an
extraordinary nature that he was hardly
willing to commit himself ON the spot to
those who made it. The fact that he did
not Immediately refuse the proffer of
patronage was assumed by the Mckinley
agents TO be an indication of his willing
ness to enter into combination with the
Ohio candidate, and the result Of this has
been a steady dissemination of reports
a AL In, 4 H.
the point OF declaring his allegiance to
the cana date of the plain people"
The Mckinley managers were SO jubi-
LIANT at the idea OF gaining Quay that
they could not restrain their enthusiasm,
but before they had actually Gagged their
bird let hints drop of what was going on.
1t can be stated with positiyeness that
Senator Quay has no intention of accept
ing the Mckinley prop ositioD. He an
nounced to several friends on Saturday
that he would have nothing whatever to
do with Mckinley and that he did not
believe the Ohio Governor could be nonli-
mated. He regards their advances to him
as fatal admission OF weakness. Nc
Kinley is the only candidate, who,
through his friends has made any propo-
sition TO either Quay or Platt.
Platt rejected the proposition early in
December Immediately after tine meeting
"a eiiO AsOpdDliOctu AtaVlOAd1 III
Washington. Quay rejects thom now.
He does nct propose to leave Mr.. Platt in
the lu roh at this stage of the canvass,
especially when he is confident that Mo
Kinley is already beaten and that the
path is now clear for the nomination of
candidate who viii. stand stronger,before
the people.
This Pennsylvania delegation with the
exception of the two votes from Pitts
hrlY er will lix, ~
Mckinley at st. Louis from the first bal
lot to the last.
Mr.. Reeds friends have receive highly
encouraging news today. All the del5-
gates now being chosen seem to be favor
able to the New England candidate The
First District of Georgia elected Reed
delegates yesterday. This gives Mr.. Reed
o majority of the delegates thus far
chosen in Georgia, although the McKin-
they would have the entire state. and the
state machine has been in their hands.
Delegates were also elected for MIR.
Reed in the Seventh Alabama district.
Senator Wellington of Maryland, who is
the manager for Mr.. Reed in that state,
said today that, in spite Of the efforts of
the Mckinley emissaries, the Ohio man
would not get a vote from Maryland on
the first ballot at ST. Louis. The vote of
the state will probably be cast at the out
Set for Gov. Lowndes, but as soon as
complimentary expression OF this kind
will have been made, the delegation will
go to Reed.
Word comes from Wisconsin that
movement has been organized there look
ing to the nomination of William ID.
Hoard for Vice President, on a ticket
with Reed at the head. Ex-Gov. Hoard
is probably the most popular Republican
leader in Wisconsin. He is an old soldier,
and his interest in agriculture has given
him q powerful hold upon the farming
communities.
He will be at ST. Louis as one of the
delegates at-large, and large number of
the Wisconsin delegation were chosen as
Hoard men, rather than as friends of
Gov. Mckinley.
Ex-Gov. Hoard is known and respected
highly in Washington, and it is believed
here that a ticket composed of Reed and
Hoard would have great strength both in
the East and West Eastern Republicans,
to whom the com bination has been sug-
gested, received 1t with considerable en-
and such ticket is not at all
unlikely TO be the outcome of the ST.
Louis convention.
Quay is Still Candidate.
Washington, April 9.-Senator Quay,
his son Richard Quay, today
made an emphatic denial of the published
statement that he intended to withdraw
from the contest for the Republican NOM
ina5ion for President.