The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-12
AGAINST THE FIELD,
Mckinley viii Thus Find Him,
self at st. Louis.
The Opposition Pulling the
Wires For Senator Quay.
Onley and CarliSle's Friends in
a Serious Conflict.

Each Side Fearful That the Mantle OF
the Administration May Fall on the
Other Political Gossip From the
Capital.
SPECIAL TO THE NEWS DEMOCRAT
Washington, March 5.-The candidacy
of Senator Quay Is causing more and more
comment at the Capitol every day Inc
Pennsylvanians naturally discuss 1t every
time two of them meet, but outside the
Keystone republicans there are leading
statesmen and politicians who are con-
sidering the matter very seriously.
In the Washington Post OF this morn
ing in column devoted to gossip ABOUT
the Capitol appeared the following;
"It may seem far-fetched and impos-
sibc thing, but some OF the senators
think that Senator Quay may be the re.
nublicon nominee. 1t will all depend,
they saw. upon the vigOr of the opposition
To Mr.. Mckinley. As the situation now
appears. the fight at It. Louis will open
with Mckinley against the field If the
field shall determine that for personal
or political reasons, the Ohio man is not
be nominated, they will get together.
QUAY AND HIS LITTLE GA.
"In the combination will be Mr.. quay
with Ct votes from Pennsylvania, ana a
goodly number of votes from the south
Bot these votes, rs Mr.. Quay can easily
demonstrate. while they will be for him
first, will not be for him last and all the
time. He cannot deliver them TO any one
candidate. and If he is out of the field,
they will 90 very largely TO Mckinley and
make the latter's nomination inevitable.
AS Ouay's strength cannot go TO any one
candidate, the Allison, Morton and Reed
strength must come to him, if there Is
really a sincere desire to prevent Mckin-
lev from securing the nomination.
"Wheiher the other candidates will agree
to support Mr.. Quay under these circum'
stances is another question, but the posi-
bility Of the problem working itself out
in this fashion made an interesting bit ol
undcr.current talk upon the floor OF the
senate yesterday
This paragraph is significant in that II
is simple report Of what is going or
among republican leaders in to both the
house and senate. OF all the "favoritf
sons" Quays name is most frequently
discussed.
BETWEEN OLNEY AND CARLISLE
In democratic circles there is some in
terest being taken in the possibilities OF
the Chicago convention. The recent trot
ting out of Secretary Of State Olney as
Cleveland's selection has caused some
jealousy among the friends of Secretary
Carlisle, who has been regarded by some
as Mr. Cleveland residuary legatee
Neither Of these men is pleasing to the big
free silver contingent of the democratic
party, but there Is a possibility OF the
Chicago convention being called on tc
choose between them. When this contin'
gency was suggested to free silver demo
Crat today, he replied:
M. Olney, in my opinion, would make
better run on a gold platform
than Mr.. Carlisle. Not that he is ablel
or more sincere in advocacy of that poll
cy. but because he is more representative
of it than Mr.. Carlisle He comes from
New England where everybody Is FOL
gold He has probably never felt any
other way than in sympathy with thosG
who hold that the gold policy Is the only
proper policy. 1t is different with Mr.
Carlisle. He was at one time in sympathy
with free silver. He has made free silver
speeches and cast free silver votes. The
silver men remember his record. Hi
own home people are divided on the sub
iect and among the bitterest Of his op
ponents are those Of his old constituents
now led by Mr.. Blackburn For this
reason. Mr.. Carlisle would be weak
candidate for the democracy to nomin'
ate My Judgment is that neither one
will be taken.