The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-23

CANTON. Ohio. May Senator N.
r QUAY. Of Pennsylvania, accompanied
~ J. Hay Brown. Of Lancaster, Pa.
arrived in the city this morning over
n. Pennsylvania road At 10 O'clock.
Governor Mckinley having received a
telesram that Senator Quay would pay
b,m a visit, met his at tho station in
the modest family carriage.
To reporter on the train Senator
QUAY declined 70 talk on the object OF
his mission saying merely that he was
paying Governor Mckinley q friendly
visit
Mr. Brown said he was merely GRy-
cling as Mr. Quay's companion and had
NO knowledge a. to the nature of his
mission and that Senator Quay intend
ed returning east at , o'clock this after
noon.
his believed here that the visit was
friendly in every way.
Senator Quay left Cnntoptat "a this
afternoon without giving out the sus-
pieion OF q statement. He did not ape
pear 70 be in a cordial humor and rather
snapped at newspaper men. The OUT
come Of the interview is not known;
neither Quay nor Mckinley would listen
tOqusstionA
1t is not believed the conference
amounted to much. There was no
breach between the gentlemen, as
Mckinley drove with the senator to the
train A close friend OF Dick Quay who
came with the party said that even he
did not know what his father came here
for
A Pittsburgh dispatch says: The
much talked OF trip OF Senator. Quay to
Canton. Ohio. to confer wlth:ex-Gov-
ernor Mckinley, was made to-day. but
what took place at that meeting IS not
known. What questions werc consider
cd and what conclusions were reached,
but two persons can tell, and they are
silent. There were no witnesses to the
interview. Neither party at Interest
took any chances on the garrullty OF
mutual friends and as a consequence.
these friends are as much at sea as the
diStntereStcd observer.
When Senator Quay passed through
Pittsburgh this morning he was still in
his berth and he did not leave II until
this city was far In the distance.
When Canton was reached at 10
o'clock, Major Mckinley vas waiting
at the station for the BgTldtDf. After
hearty greetings the two were driven to
Major McKlnley's residence.
II was exactly 1850 when the talk
over the financial question began and II
was two hours later when the pickets
were relieved and luncheon announced.
The luncheon party was one OF four
Senator Quay, Governor Mckinley. Mr.:
Brown and George B. Reese, editor OF
the Canton Repository. The conversa-
ton was entirely social In its chaSac.
ter, no reference to politics being made.
The major, In the absence Of Mrs. 4fc.
KInley, did double h0nors, and did
them we'll The carriage was then or
dered and the party proceeded to the
Fort Wayne stAtlon, where Senator
Quay boarded thu train for home.
Before leavinK he was asked: HAS
your visit to Canton and conference
with Mckinley changed IN any re-
spect your position as 3 presidential
candidate?"
There is nothing I can say" was the
answer Of Mr.. Quay.
Then he added: II shall stop over
night at home and be in Pittsburgh to-
morrow and Monday, returning to
Washington Tuesday,"
Major Mckinley was called on at his
home. He said: II had very pleasant
visit with Senator ouny. The purpose
OF his visit or the conclusions reached
will not duscuJ8. The last time saw
Mr.. Quay was about a year ago, at
Savannah. He WRA returning from a
fishing trip 70 Florida, and We came
north together. am going to Cleve-
land this evening to spend Sunday with
Mrs. Mckinley. talked with her by
telephone to-day and Il seems that she
is no longer an invalid She has been
dissiPatinR dreadfully; going to teas,
lectures and other formS OF entertaln-
ments not expected Of one IN her con-
ditinn. Yes, 1 must go up ana look inter
her,"
what Is the outlook to-day for your
MaIor?"
Outlook" with a smile Of confidence.
why should l duscuS1 the outlookl"
and merFily waving his hand he mount.
ed the drivers seat and started of to
show George Alfred Townsend the pic
turcsque natural beauties and the in-
duEtrial greatness OF Canton.
Senator Quay arrived nt his home In
Beaver, Pa, from Canton, Ohio, about
s O'clock. An effort was made TO induce
him TO talk, but he refused to Bny any
thing further than that his conference
with Major Mckinley was satisfactory:
To the query a. 10 whether he believed
Mckinley would be nominated, he re.
plled: II have nothing TO say, wiiat-
ever Tho senator broke his resolution
not tn talk for the moment. however.
and In a 8olicltous question ns 70
whether ha was still IN be considered
a candidate. cmphaticnily replied, "Oh,
yes! ! am Etlll candidate for the prca:
identIai nomination and shall be voted
for at the St. Louis convention