The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-17
QUAY AS A CANDIDATE.
An Effort to Concentrate on Him the
Opposition to Mckinley.


Washington. April Ex-senator Matthew
Stanley Quay's presidential boom appears
TO have more practical strength to sustain
it than any of the other Mckinley projects.
1t begins to look as though Pennsylva-
MAS ''favorite son" may be in a position
TO say to opponents of Mckinley: You
may com TO me, but i cannot come to
you, and bring with me the Pennsylvania
delegation" The Quay movement took a
fresh start at the capitol to-day when IL
was discovered that meeting of the anti
McA1nley men was held to consider the
aqVisability of concentrating the strength
OF all OF the favorite sons upon Senator
quay. II was urged that the managers of
the Mckinley movement appear TO have
a monopoly of the sinues of war collected
from the friends Of protection, and, in
order to Offset that all-pOWerful factor,
poodle" 1t was suggested that Senator
quay might make a raid upon the protect
ed industries, in return for his valuable
services in connection with the German
Wilson tariff bill.
Joe Manley has, it is understood, been
designated to make an impartial survey of
the situation and see if Ii is possible to
concentrate the anti-McKinley forces upon
Senator Quay, If Reed and Allison do not
show greater Improvement within a few
Gays. Those who are pushing the Quay
Doom contend that 1t is impossible to OBJ
tain sufficient funds to properly conduct
a successful campaign against Mckinley.
Speaker Reed, who was regarded as the
does not appear TO have the same kind or
the same quantity of financial backing
that is behind Mckinley. Allison is also
deficient in the same department, and Gull
lom and Bradley are similarly situated
Gov. Martin has a large individual fund
at his command, but he is not going TO
put il on tap, unless the prospects grow
brighter in his immediate neighborhood.
1t is this peculiar condition Of affairs
that causes many Of the "anybody-to-beat
Mckinley men to turn towards Senator
quay. IheV say that he has SlXtV-elR ut
votes behind him in his own state. He can
hold them so long as he remains in the
race, but should he drop out the Keystone
vote would unquestionable go to Mckinley.
Not because of the latter's personal popu-
larity in that state, but because of the
protection sentiment he represents. 1t is
claimed that Senator Quay is stronger on
the sound money question than Mckinley,
and he is a better and more practical pro-
tectionist. He has at his back the COM
bined protection interests of the country,
who recognize in him a more successful
and more consistent advocate of pro-
lection than Mckinley. They point 10 his
magnificent record when he battled, al
most single handed for protection, during
the fight over the Gorman-Wilson bill in
the Senate. 1t is a matter OF history that
he held up that bill. and forced certain
changes in the wooden and metal sched-
ules by constantly threatening to read an
in connection with that still unfinished
speech is fresh in the minds of senators
and those who followed the memorable
structed Gorman-Wilson tariff bill
1t is claimed that Senator Quay not only
has amply means TO make a vigorous cam
paign, but he could combine skillful man.
agement with all the other conditions that
enter into the pending contest. The bat
tie is to be waged on a purely business
basis, and business interests are involved,
and therefore sentiment will cut but lit
tie figure in the st. Louis convention.
Although the Mckinley men refuse to
recognize the formidable proportions
of the Quay movement. they are not blind
to the fact, that when 1t comes down to
practical politics and strictly business
ing. Representative Grosvenor was sound
ed on the proposition TO combine against
Mckinley, and he quickly indicated that
he was not ignorant of the movement to
concentrate upon Senator Quay. The first
report of the day was to the effect that
the opposition to Mckinley was trying to
concentrate upon Senator Allison but Gen
lison is to be the rallying point of the op-
position. He was advised of the meeting
at which Joe Manley was selected to make
a secret investigation of the actual
strength of Senator Quay and he also ap-
peared to be fully informed as to the in
genious argument employed to render
plausible and hopeful the Quay BOOM His
confidence in McKinleys ultimate success
does not appear to be weakened in the
| least on the contrary, he declares that
no combination that can be formed will de-
feat McKinley's nomination and he points
to the fact that the Mckinley men will
surely have a majority in the convention,
to permit the minority to seat all the
contesting delegations and override the
Will of the majority in the preliminary
organization of the convention.