The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-03-19
Mckinley, Hanna and Reed On
Jekyll Island.
JUDGE DAY is NEAR BY
AND BANKER BLISS IS IN AT
TENDANCE.
Alleged Plan to Effect Reconcilia-
ton Between the Rival Bosses
Relations Between Mckinley and
Reed Are Strained and This jun
ket May Restore Harmony.

Thomasville, Ca, March 1S.-Thonas-
vile, for the first time since the presi-
dent visit, was rife with political gos-
sip today. JeyklI island, speculation
ran, was to be the scene of an inpor-
tant political gathering, where the fu-
ture course of the Republican party
would be gone over and settled fan
from the public press and shielded from
intrusion by strict enforcement OF the
no-trespassing regulations of the rich
club which controls its destinies. The
sudden appearance Of Speaker Reed
at Jellyll island, the announcement that
President Mckinley, Vice President Ho-
bart and Senator Hanna. would make
"trip there on Monday, and the visit OF
ex-Secretary of State Day to Thomas
vile, although merely condolences, &C
cording to those of the gentlemen
named, who are here, revived at once
recollections of the important part in
national history borne by Thomasville
conferences four years ago. AS to
Speaker Reed presence at Jeykll, both
Messrs. Hanna and Hobart said they
did not know the speaker was there
until they saw the papers. The news,
it was evident, was also surprising 10
others in the presidents party, who
ordinarily would have heard of it had
their been any anhicipatory comment
about the house. As regards Judge Day,
he is not going to Jekyll. and prob
ably will be out of the city on the way
homo by the time the president re-
turns.
There is, nevertheless, a posi- bility
the Jekyll island trip, though not SO in
tended, may have an important polit-
zeal bearing. 1t may prove to be the
reconciliation of Mckinley and Reed.
That their relations are strained and
that the development OF party policy in
legislation is hindersd thereby, is a
matter of common report. John G..
Moore, whose guest Reed is, and Cor
nesius N. Bliss who asked President
Mckinley and party to visit him, are
common friends of all parties
personally and politically. and
through them harmonious fellowship
may again prevail between the. two
foremost Republicans. If the Jekyll is
land trip has any political outcome, it
will be this. Should this contamination
come, it is quite likely neither the
speaker nor president would have been
a party to it's preparation, for knowl-
edge by them of such an Interior hope
by their friends would have prevented
it's contamination. This view is en-
tirely in line with the statements of the
principal persons who will be there, for
they declare absolutely that politics
cut no figure in the trip.
Judge Day arrived here this after
noon. He said: you will be safe in
saying positively neither politics nor
international affairs are in any way
connected with our visit. We are only
here to pay our respects to the presi-
dent and enjoy ourselves.
Senator Hanna, when told of the re-
ports that there was to be a big po-
litica1 pow-wOw at Jekyll island, with
Reed and others, said: 1T is silly talk
ing about political conferences on this
trip. 1t is for rest, and nothing else.
I wish they would let up talking about
politics being in it. The vice president
had the grip. and is run down, and L
mean to keep him here as long as 1
stay. Mr. McKinley's nerves were worn
out with the strain. He needed to be
braced uD. The trip to Jekyll island
has nothing to do with politics. We
would not come away down. here to
talk politics. Yes, I see Speaker Reed
is at Jekyll island. but it has nothing
to do with our trip