The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-23
Defies the Pumping Of Anxious
Correspondents
Who Want to Know What Was
Said at Canton.
A FRIENDLY VISIT.
Says Quay, Was All the Trip
Was For.
Grains Of Salt Needed For All
That's Said.

Pittsburg. May Ex-senator Quay
was expected in Pittsburg today but
up to noon he had not been at any of
his usual haunts In some manner the
report got abroad that he would make
public a statement this morning in
reference to his visit to Canton ycster-
day and there We're many anxious in
quiries for the senator at the Hotel
Quesqne and Duquesne club. Tt Is
thought he was detained at home and
viii reach the city some time this after
noon.
During a conversation at Beaver
last night Senator Quay punctured a
number OF reports that have been trav-
cling around since the Indiana state
convention. Tt is said that on the eve
Of the convention. Harrison telegraphed
Quay and Platts asking the question.
What do you want ne to dO?' and
that Quay did not reply. The sena-
tor is credited with keeping Harrison
from going to the state meeting THAT
report is not true" Mr. Quay said
promptly 1T is ridiculous. Anybody
who is acquainted with Harrison knows
it is not like him. I did not receive
that telegram or any telegram from
Harrison. I did not hear from him"
Speaking of the talk of Hastings for
vice president the senator remarked
that he did not think the governor
really wanted the position. Col. Moody
spoke UP and said that few vice preai-
dents figure in history. yes" NIr-
Quay added, dryly. "and the salary is
only $4,000 a year"
Shortly after noon Mr.. Quay's son.
Richard telephOned from Beaver that
his father would not be up to the city
until Monday. He said further that
the senator had not prepared any state
ment and it was not at all probable
Z u do er na ,a ia
to divulse anything that had taken
/ place at Canton even to him
BROWN WON'T TALK EITHER.
Lancaster Pa, May 28-J. Efay
/ Brown. who accompanied Senator Quay
+ on the latter's visit to Gov Mckinley.
was asked today for statement as TO
J the nature of the converse tion between
the two men. Pleading t1at such a
1 statement could come with propriety
/ either from Gov Mckinley or Senator
/ Quay Mr.. Brown declined to say any
] thing ON the subject NIr- Brown then
asked whether it was true that he att
( tended the meeting said. 81 was in
/ Canton several weeks and hadAa pleas
ant Interview with Mr.. Mckinley
went in response to an invitation, but [
! refuse to say whether the visit OF Mr-
/ Quay was a result of that meeting
ONLY a FRIENDLY VISIT.
( Cleveland, O., May z5.-Ihe Lead Ell,
Z WllC0 DGLLGL EelJtlEt-fl Us AtALLaffi4rF +AlttAA
! any ether newspaper In the United
/ States, publishes in substance the fol-
/ lowing upon the visit of Quay to Nc
] kinloy-
Quay came to Canton. not as q bearer
/ of messages rom a17y man or group oE
! men, but as tie leader Df the RepubsI-
{ can party ia Pennsylvania Iie did not
{ come as lie t2c-teusiy re1narkeu IN
/ YVashi gton to question AIcKZFiay
/ about his attitude OH the money Gues-
/ tion. He was q Republican leader .isit-
I nominee Of tire tt1puhllc91 p party Tor
president. The giving Of officers was not
! e00sidcTed, nor was taa campaign Tor
the nomination discussed. because eV-
/ cry Republican knows that campaign
/ to be practically ended. one thing they
I did discuss was the caupaisn Fnich
/ Mckinley VIII enter against the Demo-
I cratic candidate tor preslde-l .Lle con-
( ference was most pleasant and cordial
/ or both sides The visit Of Quay was
such as VIII undoubtedly he made by
before and after the ST. Louis conVen-
ton.
Pittsburg, May Ex-senator Quay ar
rived at his homo in Beaver from Can
ton. o., about 5 o'clock last evening To
the query as to whether ne believed
! Mckinley would be nominated he re-
piled; Il have nothing to say whatev-
The senator broke his resolution not
to talk the next moment, however and
to the solicitations question as to wheth
er he was still to be considered can
didate, emphatically said.
90 yes. am still a candidate for the
presidential nomination and shall be
voted for at the St Louis conVeu ton.
The senator seemed to think he had
said enough. AS to further questioning
as to what he thought of Mckinley S
views and record On the financial Ques-
ton and Platt's attack on it. smilingly
said that he had nothing more to com
nunicate."
NOW IT'S REEDS TURN