Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-29
MIR. HAESA'S CLAIMS.
Mckinley Declared to Lack Only Fifty
Votes of a Majority.

Special dispatch to The Evening Star.
CLEV ELAND, Ohio, April 29-At the
Mckinley headquaI ters it is claimed that
the Ohio candidate has now within fifty
votes of the required majority which it will
take to place him at the head of the re-
publican rational ticket. Not only this
but that there are still two hundred or
more delegates to be chosen in the various
states which have not vet held their state
CONVEX. TONS and in many of these states
the Mckinley sentiment is SO strong among
the republican voters that it is expected by
the time all states have chosen delegates
the Canton man will rot only have cap
tured the required fifty votes needed but
enough mere to put his defeat entirely out
of the question.
In spite of nurnel Gus denials of his can
didacy, Benjamin Harrison's name is still
being used with frequency as the only can
didate who can beat Mckinley, and it is
asserted that the intention of the anti-Mc-
Kinley forces is to unite him and pit
him against Mckinley. In spite Of the ru
NOR. the Mckinley managers continue con-
fiIcnt, and each day continues to bring in
to Marcus \. Hanpas office not only hosts
Of kilograms and letters, but prominent
visitors as well
1t is believed here that Plat has already
a candidate. and that the assurances he re-
ceiv4d were strong enough to cause him to
predict that Harrison Will be the nominee
for President. a New York politician VINO
is here sub rosa said TODAY: Il was told
that Platt las continually announced that
the convention in St. Louis would be more
than one-day snap affair, and, on the
contrary, asserts that the battle will be
long drawn out. Recently there have been
many political conferences in New York
among kiniey leaders. and they all
announce that they are satisfied with the
outlook
OF course, while Mr.. Plat. Senator Quay
and the other managers opposed to Nc
Kinley are planning. Mr.. Hanna is not idle.
So positive is he ard his friends to Nc
Kinley's ST ccesS that already threats are
made as to what viii he done with such
men IS Platt and Quay in the event of
Mckinley occupying the White House. In
New York city John Z. Mishoiiand has been
chosen as the one to throw the stone that
will s!ay Plat politically. And his follow
ers tell it,
Perhaps the most interesting phase of the
presidential situation is in regard to the
platform. The currency question is some
tFing that none of those near Mckinley
will discuss, and all along the line efforts
are making to revive the protection issue
and make that the paramount question.
But within the fortnight the money ques-
tion has been brought into prominence Dy
the open and honest declarations in the plat
forms of several of the states.
Mr.. Hanna has at last set himself right
With at least one of the formidable rivals
of Mckinley. That is Senator Quay of
Pennsylvania. 1t Will be remembered that
few weeks ago a special correspondent
of a New Iork paper twisted his utterances
into an attack upon Plat and Quay. quot
ing Mir Hanna as saying that he consider
ed them mere babes in politics, and that he
would rock them to sleep in the convention.
Judge F. K. Deilenoaugh was present at the
interview, and knowing that Mr. Hanna
did not make such statements, he write to
Plat and Quay substantiating Mr.. Hanna's
denial
Senator Quay has replied as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. c., April -.
Judge T. f. Dellenbaugh, Cleveland Ohio.
Dear sir: Your letter of the 10Th instant
received. / am obliged to you for your in
formation, although, of course, | had no
idea that the interview was correctly quot
cd. Yours. very truly NJ S. QUAY