Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-08
THE MCKINLEY BAND WAGON
It ID Rumored That Quay and Plat Want
to Get On.
What MI. Robinson Says OF . Talk
With Him-Mr. Reeds Friends
Say Ii 10 q Canard.

trying to get on the Mckinley band wagon,
and that his visit to Florida with Piatt
was the occasion Of a conference between
the two combine leaders on that subject,
did not start with Representative Robin
son. Mr.. Robinson's "speculatioils'' on
the subject are merely confirmatory. as far
as they go. Of a rumor that has been
spreading for some days, that Quay is
about ready to give up the fight. Mr.. Rob-
inson insists that, though he is one Of Mr..
Quay's closest political friends, what he
says in this matter must not be taken as
representing Mr.. Quay's views.
His Talk With Mr.. Quay.
Il talked with Mr.. Quay just before his
departure for Florida" said Mr.. Robinson
this morning, land expressed to him the
opinion that if Mckinley continued to gain
delegates, as he has up to date outside
Pennsylvania, it would be useless to try to
stem the popular tide in his favor in Penn
sylvania. But Mr.. Quay held to the opinion
that Mckinley could not be nominated. What
1 have said and what / say now is that. in
my opinion. il Mckinley continues to tri-
umph as he has been doing over his op-
ponents in other parts of the country, as
he has in Kentucky and other places. Mr..
Quay will step aside by the time the Penn
sylvania state convention meets and the
convention will iEdorse Mckinley.
"Nfr Quay is not unfriendly toward Me-
Kinley, and IL popular sentiment demands
the nominal ton Of the Ohio candidate do
not think he will resist it. This Is simply
my opinion, as I have stated it, and re-
iterate it. If the situation Is such that the
Pennsylvania delegation can nominate Nc
kinley my opinion is that he will get their
votes. There is nothing to bar Quay from
going over to Mckinley and nothing to
prevent his being treated with coasidera-
tion by Mckinley. He is diffe- entity sit
uated from Platt. I have no doubt that
consideration of his association with Piatt
is the only thing that can hold him back.
He neve- deserts friend. 1 think he
has been talking with Plat to determine
what can be done for him. This Is simply
find it, This is the politics of the situa-
tien and Quay is a good politician"
A Deliberate Conclusion.
This reiteration in stronger language Of
the opinions he has been quoted 40 ex-
pressing shows that Mr.. Robinson has come
to this conclusion deliberately and has not
expressed himself inadvertently.
The friends Of Mckinley are naturally
delighted. Mr.. Grosvenor says that he is
confident that the whole bottom of the OPP
position to Mckinley will drop out in a
very short time
The friends of other candidates do not
talk about the matter fer publication. Mr.
friends Of Mr. Reed. While the friends OF
Mr.. Plat refuse to discuss the matter fer
publication. guarded private statement
from a responsible Plat source discioscs
TIE fact that they believe the situation de-
scribed by Mr.. Robinson IS developing, and
that the meeting between Quay and Plat
in Florida had reference to Quay's getting
on the Mckinley wagon.
Negotiations With Mckinley People.
Private statements made with authority
make 1t appear that Mr.. Re binson is not
talking through his hat" IN expressing; his
opinion to what is going to happen in
Pennsylvania. Negotiations with the Nc
I<inlcy PEOPLE have been for several
days. Mr. Quay has been informed that he
reason ii he will get out OF the way of the
Mckinley boom. Some CT his close friends
have been urging him to yield. He has in
dicated e reluctance to dc SO, and. as it
was put by The Stars Informant. he Went
to Florida to cool or and to consider his
determination. AS far as can be learned,
be has mt Indicated to any one how he
| will receive the Mckinley overtures.
| 1t is asserted that he did not expect to
meet Plat in Florida, but that the New
York "Doss," hearing what was in the
| wind, followed him to Florida for the pur-
| pose of finding out how matters stand. ard
| how the New York end Of the combination
! is to fare. Some startling developments
are predicted within a few days.
what Mr.. Reeds Friends Say.
! The attention OF some of Mr.. Reefs
| friends was called to the gossip about
| Quay getting off the track in favor of Nc
| kinley. One gentleman said that he knew
| from the talk he had with Mr.. Quay him
self just before he left for Florida that this
| was absolutely untrue
| He said it was simply canard intended
| to affect district conventions advantage be-
| ing taken of Mr. Quay's absence to set II