Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-05
MR.. BRADLEY'S BREAK
His Declaration for Mckinley Declared to
Be Premature
What One Representative Says-In-
diana Expected to Declare for
the Ohio Candidate.

Inc ACTON OF delegate bradley or New
York in breaking away from the Morton
column and announcing himself for Nc
Kinley has excited considerable interest
among the politicians at the Capitol. 1t
has been known to some of the New York
people for some time that his preferences
were for Mckinley, but his announcement
of that fact and that he would vote for the
Ohio candidate has caused considerable dis
satisfaction among the New York delega
tion, who are not prepared to abandon
their candidate at this time.
Privately, the New York members, or
some of the best informed of them at least,
tave expected the disintegration of the New
York delegation before the ST. Louis con-
vention, but there seems to have been an
understanding that when the break came
II would be by united action, and that no
advantage would be taken by any one del
egate to jump to the front.
What New York Representative
Says.
A New York Represe ntative said today
that Mckinley would get large number
OF the New York votes no matter what
Platt said. The delegates" he said now
fully understand that Mckinley is going
to be nominated, and the New York dele
gates will vote for him because Harrison
is not in the race and cannot be brought in
Notwithstanding the efforts of Mr.. Platt"
Proceeding. hc said: Indiana is going to
indorSe Mckinley at the convention on
Thursday and my information is that it
Will be done with Gen. Harrisons consent
Mr.. Quay is al heart for Mckinney and I
know Pennsylvania's second choice is for
the ONO candidate. Mr.. Quay selected
men as delegates-at-large from Pennsylva-
mia who were known to be for Mckinley
as a second choice. This assertion will be
questioned. Mr. Quay's course for the past
few days bears out this view but exactly
when the Mckinley men can make known
thelr position cannot now be stated Mr.
Bradleys action in New York has compli-
Gated matters, his premature announce
ment having embarrassed the situation. We
mus be 1or Morton for time yet. but
predict that before many days there will
be an announcement which will relieve us
of this embarrassment and we can assert
ourselves without awaiting Mr.. Platts con-
sent
1t is believed that this announcement re-
ferred to as expected means a statement
from Mr. Norton himself in regard to his
candidacy. but no one will state whether
1t is his retirement which is anticipated
Trying to Get Quay to Withdraw.
An attempt is going to he made to in
duce Mr. Quay to consent to his name being
dropped as a candidate for the presidency
and to the bringing forth of some other
Pennsylvania for the second place on the
ticket There has been some correspond
ence between parties in Pennsylvania and
in Washington on the subject. Some of
Mr.. Quay's friends are protesting on the
ground that 1t is not right to talk about
any one but Quay without his consent, the
state delegates being instructed. A prcmi-
rent Penn sylvania man told representa-
tive of The Star to-day that he intended to
see Mr.. Quay and try and get his consent
to something being done to secure the sec
Ond place on the ticket for Pennsylvania.
From the way Quay's friends We're talk
ing, however. he did not feel hopeful Of ac-
Complishirg any thing. Those who are anx-
ieus to make this move at present urge
that the situation is such that if Quay
would step aside row Pennsylvania could
get the vice presidency, but that if the
Pennsylvania delegation stand out for
Quay until Mckinley is nominated the cp-
portunity to get any consideration from
the convention Will be lost. 1t is intinated
that if Quay continues to stand In the way,
New York man or New Jersey man will
be selected for Vice President.
How the Indiana Delegation Stands.
An infCumal poll of the Indiana congress
sional delega ton was made today and it
was disclosed that most of them are Of
the opinion that the state convention of
Indiana will on Thursday instruct for
Mckinley. Representative Faris of Terra
Haute, who is a close friend of Gen. Har-
rison, said today that the ex-President
would not consent to the use of his name,
and that in his opinion the Mckinley men
would have a majority in the convention
and could instruct if they wished.
IF this is DONE, he said, 'it will be the
unanimous action of the convention. l be-
lieve myself, however, that the people
generally think it would be wiser for the
convention not to instruct, but the dele
gates are liable to think otherwise. 1 think
the proper way would be to hold a great
Mckinley mass meeting tomorrow night to
let Gen. Harrison speak to them and then
to send the delegates to the convention
without instructions, but this does not seem
to be the program"