The Portland daily press., 1897-08-23
M'KINLEY is HAUNTED
Even When in Search Of Rest, by
Office Seekers.
THE WORTH-PLATT ROW OVER
THE BROOKLYN POST OFFICE.

ters-President's Last Sunday of Rest
Rudely Observation-Disclosures Quigg of
the New York Republican Committee
Seeks Out the Chief Executive and
Camps on His Trail.
Hotel Champlain, Bluff Point, N. Y,
August 22.-The last Sunday for rest for
| President Mckinley, prior to his de-
parture from this summer resort, was
| rather rudely shattered today by removal
| to this scene of the Worth Platt Brooklyn
controversy. The President started the
day we'll by attending religious services
in the drawing room of the hotel and
| listening to sermon by Rev. j. A.
Gamble of Plattsburg, "Exalt not your
selves too highly" preached by the pastor,
and the President listened with grave
attention. Ex-senator Lispenard Stewart,
Abner Mckinley and the ladies of the
Presidential party were present, but l..
e. Quigg, chairman Of the New York
City Republican committee, found no
comfort in it, and while the familiar
strains of cold Hundred foated out OF
the windows across the balcony, sat and
talked politics with Congressman Francis
J. Wilson of Brooklyn. When the service
was over, Mr.. Quigg intercepted the Pre-
sident in the corridor leading from the
drawing room to his private apartments
and asked for a conference. Mr.. Quigg's
conference did not last more than 10
minutes, finishing in the Presidents
room. Later Mr.. Quigg thought that
he might stay over until tomorrow and
have further talk with the executive.
Congressman Wilson, who is an active
candidate for postmaster of Brooklyn and
favored by Mr.. Willis, who is against
Worth, saw the President, but only for
few minutes.
Mr.. Quigg was..in close conference with
with Secretary of War Alger. He de-
clined to talk much about the matter,
saying that he had come up to see the
President about a purely personal matter.
He was asked if it was not designed to
use Mr.. Wilson as an addition to the
Willis-S Sharkey -Atterbury combination in
Brooklyn against the Worth-Low forces,
and answered:
"Mr. Platt, as United States Senator,
| is entitled to name the postmaster of
Brooklyn
"Did President Mckinley give you any
encouragement as to Mr.. Wilson'S candi-
dacy?"
"I decline to5talk about the matter I
did notfcome here with Mr.. Wilson,
said Mr.. Quigg, with gravity.
"But he is candidate for postmaster,
is he not?' was the next query.
'I am sure 1 don't know; you had bet
ter ask him about it,"
with what Brooklyn faction does Mr..
Wilson tramp
''The Willis faction" answered MIR.
Quigg, and then Immediately followed
with: eyes, Mr.. Willis is, 1 think,
against Mr.. Worth
'sThen Mr. Wilson would not be at all
Objectionable to Mr.. Platt2"
Mr.. Quigg twirled his moustache and
thought twice evidently, for he remarked:
"The President will not name man
antagonistic to Mr.. Platt; at least that
is my personal opinion. Mr.. Platt, how
ever, can give you more assurance of that
than 1 can"
Some of Mr.. Wilson'S friends who were
present said s'Mr Wilson will resign
his Office of Congressman very soon, and
will be named as postmaster. -
At $50 o'clock Mr.. Wilson was sum-
moned to conference with President
Mckinley, and was with him for about
an hour.
When Mr.. Wilson came from the inter-
view with the President he said to the
Associated Press correspondent: IT had a
very satisfactory talk with the President
I cannot say at this time what tran
spired, and do not wish to talk about
the Brooklyn postmastership. have
known Mr.. Mckinley for some time, hav-
ing served in Congress with him. also
know Mrs. Mckinley, and visited with
her Also"
1t is said that If Mr.. Wilson is appointed
| by the President to the postmastership it
| will mean an endorsement by the admin
| istration of the policy outlined by Mr..
Willis in his letter on the Low candidacy
| for Mayor of the Greater New York AMI
affirmed by Mir Wilson tonight when
he said:
"I believe that If Mr.. Low came before
the regular city convention he might re-
ceive theanomination for mayor, but it is
not within the province of reason to ex-
pect that the regular Republican organ
ization will allow independents to name
candidate and then ask for the machin-
cry of the party to elect him, especially
when for all other purposes the inde-
penents repudiate that machinery"
The arrangements for the departure of
the presidential. party from here tomor-
row night are all completed. The last
entertainment is to be a minstrel per-
formance by the walters. The party will
leave ON special train composed of Pre-
sident Depew's private car and two Wag-
ner cars. They will arrive in Buffalo at
2.39 on Tuesday afternoon.
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