New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-19
PRESIDENT IN THE SOUTH.
TO MEET SPEAKER REED At THE JEh l.
ISLAND CLUB.
SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO THE rHo'
pEcTIvE CONFERENCE WHICH 10 De-
1JEyED TO HAVE BEEN IN
PREMEDITATED BY THE
PRINCIPALS.


Thomasville Ga. March 1S--ThomasVine' ioa
the first time since the President Nisi.'
,,,o win potical gossip to-day. Jekyi lsiahd'
speculation ran was to be the sce'e VI az
,ar,or, noliticaI gathering. whore the future
course of the Republican party "ou.u "
over and settled far from the public ana the
..oas ord sbieIded from intrusion by strict en-
,,roor,ort NJ the no trespassing regulations Oh
the rich club. 49,. Dad at
rho sudden appearance of Speaker Reed AT
49,, ltd rho authoritative statement that
president Mckinley Vice-President Hobart anu
c,.,o,or Hanna would make their trip there ."
Monday and the visit Of Judge Day. FORMER
cro,or,, ~ state TO brownsville, though apso-
,rtol,, moro coincidence according to the H'e"
named who are here revived at once reco'e'
,,o,s ~ the important part in National history
pIaved by brownsville conferences lour Se"''
arc The conferences now, sald soSS'p' WV
be transferred to Jekyl Island
II ia fair 10 state at the outset that oe"''o'
Hanna VIce-Presdent Hobart and fresiue"'
Mckinley himself say positively mat theie - Nv
nolitics whatever in their present WISH 'o"'"
and that it Is undertaken solely for rest anu re-
cuneratIon As to Speaker Reeds prese"Oo ~
Jekyl Island. both Senator Hanna III"
President Hobart said that they dio no' N"''
the Sneaker was there until they saw the news
ronors The latter. before the arrival Oh '''
nanors was so positive that the speaker was
not to be at Jekyl Island that when he"spap''
man told him Mr. Reed was to be tnere Nv
nro,nptly bet him a suit Of clothes that speaker
Reed was not at Jekyl Island ana woulu not w
tbere The news It was evident, was aIso SUI
prsing to others in the Presidents party VINO
ordinarily would have heard or II II there h"u
been any comment about the house on the SUI
iect AS regards Judge Day, he Is not gong u
JekvI and probably will be out of Thomasviile
on the way home by the time the PRESIDENT re-
turns
There is nevertheless, a possibility that inc
Jekvl Island trip. though not so lhtehdeu per
haps by its principals. may have an important
political bearing. 1t may prove 10 ne the re'o"
au,otion ground Of President Mckinley and
Sneaker Reed That their relations are STRAINED
and tho DEVELOPMENT of party policy in legisa-
ton is hindered thereby is matter Oh common
reror, Judge Moore. whose guest Speaker Reed
is and Cornelius y. Bliss, who asked president
Mckinley and party to visit him. are common
friends Of both. personally and politically anu
through them harmonious fellowship may again
nrevai between the two foremost RepupncahS'
II the Jekvl Island trip has any political out
come. it,is quite likely that neither the Speaker
nor the President would Lave been privy to ts
,ncontion for knowledge by them Of such an
ultorior purpose by their hosts would have pre-
vonted IFS accomplishment This view Is en-
,,,olv consistent with the statements OF the
,rirc,pal persons who will be there. for they
declare absolutely that politics cuts no figure in
tho trim and their denas were In no sense
technical but broad and comprehensive - 20
Judge Day arrived in ThonasvlIle AT ~
o'clock this afternoon. He went al once 10 the
pinov Woods Hotel. and he and Mrs. Day being
tired retired for hour or so. HIS cheeks
were tanned and he seemed 10 nave galheu
uttle flesh Late in the afternoon he SAID TO an
Associated Press reporter: we are Work-
ing our way North from Palm Beach and near
ing Thomasville was a fine place, we decided 10
stop here and pay our respects to the president.
7 wanted To see him and Mrs Day wanted TO
soc Mrs Mckinley. Yes. YOU will he safe In
saving positively that neither politics nor inter
national affairs are i'm any way connected with
out visit We are here only to pay our respects
10 the President and enjoy ourselves
Judge Day said that he was not going 10
Jekyl Island. and would start from mere lot the
North the early part Of next week
senator Hanna learned Of his arrival and
called as the Associated Press correspondent
was talking to Judge Day. The Senator. when
told OF the reports that there was to be big
powwow Mt Jekyl Island with Speaker Reed
and others said: -
fcrences on this trip. 1t is for rest and nothing
else wish they would let up talking about
politics being i'm t. The Nice-Presdent had the
grip and is run down. ana mean 10 keep MN
| here as long as | stay. Mr.. Mckinleys nerves
| vere worn out with the strain. He needed TO
| brace no These drives about here and the quiet
life are Just building him right up You see now
| much better ne is No the trip to Jekyl Island
| has nothing 10 10 with politics. We would not
| come way down here to talk politics. Yes, see
| Speaker Reed Is at Jekyl but II mas ho'h'hs
| 10 do with our trip
6 G. McClendon. the Plant Lines representa-
| tive here has ordered cars TO be in Thomasville
| on Monday morning 10 take the fresluent 10
| Jckvl Island The party is not yet made up.
To-day's programme included drive ana a
| lunch at FL Soma. a beautiful place two miles
| out on the Tallahassee Railroad. Senator Hanna
took Vice President Hobart pigeon shooting at
| the country club.