Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-23
NEITHER WILING TO TELL.
Quay and Mckinley Will Keep Their
Little Secret,

EClNSS - EcscA DCCte1lC CO -4-A--''SAA
Satisfied Quay Announces That
He is Still a Candidate-Mchln-
ley Goes to Cleveland.
Pittsburg, Pa, May 22.-The much
talked of trip of Senator Quay to Can
ton, Ohio, to confer with Ex-Governor
Mckinley, was made to-day, but what
took place at that meeting is not known.
What questions were considered and
what conclusions were reached, but two
persons can tell, and they are silent.
There were no witnesses TO the inter-
view. Neither party at interest look
any chances Oh the garrulity OF mutual
friends. and as a consequence these
frieds are as much az sea as the DISH
terested observer
When Senator Quay passed through
Pittsburg this morning he was stliI IL
his berth and he did not leave 1t unul
this city was far in the distance.
When Canton was reached at lo
o'clock, Major Mckinley was waiting at
the station for the Senator. After
hearty greeting the two were driven 10
Major McKinley's residence.
II was exactly 1890 when the talk
over the financial question began ana II
was two hours later when the plcKets
were relieved and luncheon announced.
The lucheon party was OF four-Seator
Onav Governor Mckinley, Mr.. Brown
and George B. Reese, editor OF the can
ton Repository. The conversation was
entirely social in its character, no rel
erence to politics being made: nc
Naior in the absence of Mrs. Mckinney,
d;d double honors. and did them we'll
THE carriage was then ordered ana the
marty proceeded to the Fort wayne
railroad station, where Senator quay
boarded the train for home
Before leaving he was asked; has
,.o,,r visit 70 Canton and conference with
Mckinley changed in any respect your
nositjon as a Presidential candidate
.Tbere is nothing can say, was the
answer of Mr.. Quay. The he added: l
shall stop over night at home and De IN
pit+sbrre- tomorrow and Mond9T, re-
turning to washington Tuesday"
Major Mckinley was cailed OA az ms
home, He said: u had very pleasant
visit with Senator Quay. The purpose
of his visit or the conclusions reached
7 will moi discuss. The last time l saw
Mr.. Quay was about year ago, al Sa-
vannah. He was returning from flsh-
ing trip TO Florida, and we came north
together. am going to Cleveland this
evening to spend Sunday with Mrs. NC
Kinlev. | talked with her by telephone
to-day. and it seems that she is no long
er an invalid. She has been disslpatlng
dreadfully; going to teas, lectures ana
other forms of entertainments not eX-
pected of one in her condition. Yes, l
must go up and look after her.
What is the outlook to-day for your
nomination, Major?'
Outlook" with smile of conf
dence. why should l discuss the out
look?" and merrily waving his hand
he mounted the drivers seat and started
of to show George Alfred Townsend the
picturesque natural beauties and the in
dustrial greatness of Canton.
Pittsburg, Pa, May Ex-senator
Quay arrived at his home in Beaver,
Pa. from Canton, o., about 5 o'clock.
An effort was made to induce him TO
talk. but he refused 10 say anything fur
ther than that his conference with Major
Mckinley was satisfactory. To the
query as to whether he believed McKin-
ley would be nominated, he replied: Il
have nothing to say whatever The
Senator broke his resolution not to talk
for the moment, however. and TO a So
licitous question as to whether he was
still to be considered candidate, en-
phatically replied: "Oh, yes! | am still
a candidate for the Presidential nomi-
nation snd shall be voted for at the st.
Louis convention" The Senator SEEM
ed to think he had said enough and to
further questioning as TO what he
thought OF McKinley's views and rec
ord on the financial question and Platt's
attack on it, he said he had nothing to
communicate.
The Senator stated that he would
come up to Pittsburg to attend to some
private business tomorrow and would
return to Washington on Monday.
Cleveland, O., May 22.-The Leader,
which better represents Mckinley per-
haps than any other newspaper in the
United States, will publish tomorrow
the following on me visit of Quay to
Mckinley:
Quay came TO Canton not as the
bearer of messages from any man or
group Of men. but as the leader Of the
Republican party in Pennsylvania. He
did not come, as he fac, .ousty remark
ed in Washington, t0'questiOn McKin-
ley as TO his attitude on the money
question. He was a Republican leader
visiting the man who will certainly be
the nominee of the Republican party
for President. The giving of Offices
was not considered. nor was the cam
paign for the nomination discussed,
because every Republican knows that
campaign TO be practically ended. One
thing they did discuss was the cam
paign which Mckinley will enter
against the Democratic candidate for
President. The conference was most
pleasant and cordial on both sides The
visi; c. Quay was such as would un-
dcubtedly be made by many other Re
publican leaders both bsfore and after
the ST. Louis convention.
Canton, Ohio, May 22.-Sena-
tor NJ. s. Quay, of Pennsylvania. ac-
companied by J. Hay Brown. of Lam
caster, Pa. arrived in the city this morn
ing over the Pennsylvania road at 10
o'clock. Governor Mckinley having
..oooi,-od teiaO-so, tbat Seootor Ouot-