New-York tribune., 1896-04-08
re QUAY FOR MKINLEYi
noprs ABOUT THE SENATOR'S PREF
ERENCE.
,,,.x SAY HE SEES THE DRIFT OF REPUBLICAN
OPINION AND IS READY TO BREAK AWAY
FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL COMBINE"

FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL COMBINE"
$50. interest was shown yesterday in the re-
" ,bat come from Florida relative to the pres
~ ~ Senator Matthew Stanley Quay, of Penn
,.r,a and ex-senator T. c. Platt in the land OF
s'os and the probable effect of a conference
.s.n these men concerning whom they would
O.'", in the Republican National Convention at
- ouis I; is said upon excellent authority. that
go o. QUAY will support Major Mckinley, and that
oena .m' :, Is South he will tell Mr.. Patt 50. Mr..
W. W. uto is an astute politician. has been watch
10 trend Of public sentiment in his own State
I "a over the country generally. and ne Is reported
- convinced that nothing can keep the Ohio
w. from getting the nomination. He is said to be
.,ssed that the fight of { Presidential combine
Sa,rs, Mckinley is hopeiess.
se QUAY has never. further than being listed as
W., the Presidential combine" been looked upon
o"' .rerablv opposed TO Mckinley. In fact. some
" when in Pittsburg. he said that Nick nley.
- M Reed was his choice for the Presidency.
,,v CIV. afterward he came out as a Presidential
""sIdae himself but politicians say that this was
.,v polt.cal manoeuvre 10 hold the sixty-six
..as in the State delegation together. Despite Mr..
o",y,s candidacy. a strong sentiment for Major
rV,r,ev sprang up In the western end OF the
s.o,a e I. MAGE and Senator William Finn. the
- - ,hs Republican organization in Pttsburg.
So, ~, Ouay's bitterest enemies, having been MEM
80 =, the defeated Pennsylvania hog combine. "
--,orsd the sentiment and did much TO advance the
~ onddscy Of the Ohioan They argued in explana-
,,on ~ their detection from Senator Quay that
p,,,sburc was the home of great industries built
-, bv protection That the city of Pittsburg should
,and for protection was natural and that 1t should
.o-, tho candidate whose name was lnseparab.y
,,rtad with the creed of protection they considered
% he emnently proper. The delegates elected In
pittsburg were instructed for Mckinley. AT the
same time the sentiment for the Ohio man seemed
TO be steadily growing over the State
The resul; of all this according TO report IS that
Senator Quay became worried over the situation.
and when one Of McKinley's political managers
called upon Quay the latter admitted that there was
strong sentiment for Mckinley in pennsylvania
which he was disposed respect. and that the only
thing ne asked in return for supporting Mckinney
Vas that II the Ex-Governor should be elected he
would not use his office TO harm Quay In Pennsyl-
yan.a Mr. Quay is said TO have been assured that
the Mckinley men held no ill-feeling toward him.
and that he would be treated with the same cour-
tesy as any member of the Senate in the distri-
button of patronage. but the warning is said 10 nave
been given that concession would be made 10
Mr. Platt. The Mckinley men. so II Is said. cite
the fact that McKinley's support in NewYork State
comes from the who fighting Platt and
that no compromise would be made with the machine
men in New-York. While Senator Quay and Mr.
Platt have always been friendly in political matters
yet Mr. Quay is reported 10 have seen the folly
Of pleading Mr. Platt's cause and accordingly he is
reported to be ready 10 cut away from the Presl-
Dental combine" and support the Ohio man.
Senator J. Don Cameron OF Pennsylvania. one OF
Mr. Quays closest friends politically and person
ally. at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday MT
Cameron is looked upon as sphinx. and he was
not In a comm lnicatve mood When asked II
there was a sentiment for Mckinley in Pennsyl-
good deal about Major Mckinley in the papers.
When asked whom Senator Quay was likely 10 sup
port for the nomination. he said that he understood
that Quay was candidate himself In reply 10
further query 10 whom Mr.. Quay was likely TO
support he failed in getting the nomination him
self M am Tans ne 5sa @ IS all s
silent Senator would say, but 1t Is known ne has
said that Quay far was unfettered, and intimated
that he would likely be found in the Mckinney camp
Ex-Secretary Charles Foster who was one OF the
first TO declare that ex-Presdent Harrison would
withdraw from the Presidential race. said recently
that 1t would be a good thing 10 watch Senator
Quay, as the latter was an astute politician and II
M woTd oU iar com. m to his
TX Governor James A. Beaver. OF Pennsylvania.
Who was here recently. while lauding Mr.: Quay as
tronS Following In Pennsylvania, and that the Key
tone State might be found supporting him. Other
rhispers from Pennsyvania seem to substantae an ate
he report that Senator Quay might declare for the
The stories about Quay have caused alarm in the
aort9n camp ooRes Mh,s mon as the machine leader
nd he was breathless yesterday in denying the
umor and declaring that Morton was still In the
men, and they made no pretence Of hiding their
Along with General Harrison's marriage there
vas some gossip yesterday that ne might sun De
onsidered a candidate 1t is said that the Indiana
allegation Is likely to present the name or the ek-
S at ths In sesen may on
HARRISON Nobody seemed 10 take much STOCK IN
he gossip. however.