The sun., 1896-06-23
HANNA AGAIN IN CANTON.
LITTLE TO SAT-, SAVE THAT TH1
TARIEF IS THE BIG QUESTION.

CANTON. o.. Juno aa.-Those who march
and shout and blow tin horns had nothing to
do with tho proceedings at tho Mckinley house
before nightfall. The day was given ovor to
big politicians, those who travel in state and
must bo mot at the train with carriages. Fore
most among them Mark Hanna He was
ccoDpanied by his wife and party. includ-
ing Col. Fred Grant and his wife, II. Clay
Evans, in whose ears the Vice Presidential
bee buzzed loudly until Hobart brought the
insect into captivity; Gen. William Mckinley
Osborne, late Police Commissioner of Boston
and cousin OF the Presidential candidate;
Col Myron T. Herrck Of Cleveland. a close
friend to Mckinley. as we'll Hanna and
Sylvester Everett. another Clcvoland"r. whom
Hanna is said to have selected to he Treasurer
OF the campaign Executive Committee.
Major Mckinley himself drove the one-horse
surrey which accompanied the two double
carriages to the station to meet the party.
The Major did not wait for his manager, whom
he had not since the Convention, To
alight from the train. but hurried into tho
car whero the greetings exchanged
They were hearty greetings The manager
and the managed grasped each other hands
in a most cordial shake. Hanna WAS the first
TO speak. He said:
How are you. Major;"
II never felt In better health: and you do
not look at all like sick man." was the Ma
ior's response.
The Major personally conducted the women
| to the surrey, where Mr. Evans also had seat.
| Tho other men filled the double carsiages, and
| the party was whisked to the Nc kinley home.
| where luncheon was waiting. The company
| passed the rest OF the day about the house
The many newspaper men in the city hur-
| ricd to tho house, but the politicians were
more inclined ~ social chat than to serious in
| terviews. and leading questions could be in
| troduced only at long intervals. Il have
| gained reputation for silence. ard propose
| TO keep up that reputation as long a. can"
| -hese were the words with which the Hon,
| Mark A. Hanna answered the correspondence
| request for q statement On current political
events. aud as far any detailed, connected
| statement Is concerned tho who Is to
| manage Major Mckiuley's Presidential cam-
paign kept his word. But in a cordial and
| general conversation which NJ. Hanna car
ried with the group of CORE espondents 10
was learned that Mr. Hanna's sentiments are
substantially these:
The tariff is to be made the paramount issue
| OF tho campaign, and the financial question
| is to be subordinated TO as great an xtent ss
| the circumstances will permit. While there
may he. and probably will be. plenty of stump
| speaking, there is to be little interviewing
| either by the principals their managers
| The Cuban question will be handled only with
glitterinR generality and to a great extent ig-
| nored q current issue of the day.
Asked whore the headquarters would be,
| Mr.. Hanna said:
| II cannot say as TO that; everything wM be
decided in good time. We will do nothing
hastily, but each thing will be cared for 10
| comes up"
"How about the members of the Executive
Cammtteef"
| "Oh. they will be carei for as the time
comes There is no hurry for any OF this
| work"
Report has 1t that you have slated Major
| Charles l.. Dick OF Akron for Secretary, Syl-
and William Hahn OF MAnsfleid for anothef:
| II have denied that report in Cleveland:
| There have been no appointments decided
upon. | can say nothing more on the subject
When asked point blank whether the sound
f foF;ed upon % him, Nr. Hanna eysded diTeGs
answer by saying that the plank was very
sndSrsed dscned enter
any discussion copGernins the bolters 10
general public will know nothing OF the plans
until the Executive Com nittee has been an
Gen. Osborne, Mckinley's cousin. who has
been taking deep interest In the campaign.
or or with Mr. ianna in Cleveland, has renamed
in Canton for a few days visit. and then
with tie com 4ttee which is to tell Mek iney
that he has been Nominated, Gen. Osborne
said he was satisfied that meme of tie appoint,
ments had bean made for the campaign, and
he d!d not think that they would b" made un-
| I'll after the Notification Committee had per
formed it, duty, lie thought that the Same
WAS true Of The location of the campaign head.
that the boilers from the Convention dil. not
| carry much strength. and that the gains from
the advocates Of sound money would more
|
said the Republican party was almost s=Te 10
carry Montana and some Of IL, the southern
Asked as 10 the result should the l'npuists
and the Democrats come together for silver Id
That is a more serious question, but
still think the Republican gains from, Demo
conditions, . More revenue, he said, would be
| the prime issue of the campaign. The present.
condition or the country made that subject par
!rplaTy IertinsnI and IN th"i r,snSGt rrn NE iMs
money me question, lie Thought. would care for
itself as the campaign adyapccd .,n ,.
he well in the foreground il th" campaign.
Cols Fred Grant was not disposed 70 commits
himss a. to ahs m9nry GMfs" Mb n c ESHGpn. n
form and the results of the tonrention, ca.
Grant said the Cuban plank was sufficiently
The volume Of mail matter dumped at the
Mckinley house every day is amazing, Each
number Of letters to-day is estimated at 5000.
| SO far.they are for tho most part genuine con-
| graduation, and express grattcat Ion AT the re-
suit. One who has been PRINTED 10 see many
| OF them said this evening that the requests for
favors were notably few. 4 letter from IA lit
tie boy said the writer had read in nowspa:.
per that the Major Was particularly fond OF
little boys, and he decided 10 write TO him;
lie would not ask for anything but he would
like mighty well TO go to the Naval Academy.
| lie was too young vet, but hOpcd the MAjOF
might remember him when he grew older.
This evening came more p4radnH more fre-
Xanesville and Dresden, some 80 miles south
OF here, sent "A @-cOaoh train bringing some 90
| persons Congressman H. &. Van Nnrhi, OF
| the Fifteenth Ohio district was the spokesman.
Major Mckinley made the familiar response.
HANNA DENIES IL1TT FORCED HIM.