New-York tribune., 1896-09-01

Richmond last Thursday and sent a full dele
cation to the Indianapolis Convention. Many OF
those whom ] saw said they greatly prelerreu
the election Of Mckinley to Bryan, as they re-
gard the election Of the latter as fatal 10 as
the business interests in the country ana oe-
structive TO all our commercial relations at
home and abroad. The sound-money Demo
Gratis will exert every effort TO influence the
farmers who at this time are the most ms
guided class of citizens whom l found IN VIZ
gina. My opinion is that the chances are n, more
even that the electoral vote OF Virginia VIII pe
given to Mckinley and Hobart
The arrangements for many large meetings
in various parts of the country continued yes
terday and General Powell Clayton extenoen
his list of prominent Republican speakers VINO
will address the people In the metropolitan ana
rural districts General Batcheller. formeriv
Minister to Portugal, yesterday volunteered 10 u,
go on a speaking tour. In September ne VIII
address audien ,es IN various pa,H pr oai, VI y,
York State. and after that he Will speak IN
other places The General expressed no DOUBT
about the weakening of Bryan's campaign. HIS
sophistries were attractive ana @ iascila.'.l5 ~
certain classes at first" he said. put eNaihiia-
ton showed their emptiness quickly. ,
The following assignments OF speakers II, M .ne
hot campaign that is being conducted IN MeS'
Virginia were announced yesterday: Judge l.
w Lansing, Of Lincoln, Neb, and Patrick " raI
rell of Washington. d. c. Will open series & oi
meetings in the Grant district. Hancock Coun- ,
tv on Wednesday, September ,. and Will speak
together for ten days. They will be In Bethany,
Warrington Wheeling. Notwithstanding. Nor
gantown Preston, Piedmont, Berkeley springs
and Martinsburg.
ADOPTED BY SOLDIERS.
Resolutions favorng Mckinley and de-
nouncing Bryan and his platform. adopted at d
meeting of the Union Soldiers and Sailors Mu-
tual League of Indianapolis, were received a'
headouarters accompanied by the names OF the
committeeman who prepared them Generai Johh
Coburn x-Lieutenant-Gov Thomas nan
na the Rev. ID. r. Lucas. George Z. "epS'er
In
The Union Soldiers and Sailors Mutual League
call "e the "'e attention Of their comrades 10 the
startling attitude of the party which recenty heiu
ms Mated the Convention and the platform adopted
calculated TO arouse ana alarm alarm. en ~ Tho he be-
ginning of the war of the Rebellion The attack ,,
upon the honor and good faith or me Nation the ,e
hostility TO the National courts OF justice. the
open and fragrant attempts to arouse popular pas pas
sions against the laws and established ~
OF the country call for prompt ana eInphauc
rebuke The spirit of Anarchy ruled the DELHI nb
less stamped out, nstill snen ferocity into me the
hearts Of many Of our people VIE M pon soldier
and sailor to oppose and denounce 1T az dishon-
orable and as dangerous TO the existence ol 's
this Nation-of her power and progress of her
character for intelligence enterprise ana integrity
and the justice and benignty of her institutions
Particular attention is being given to the
progress of the campaign in the West, and the
mail Yesterday brought more encouraging ad-
vices from many quarters. Among the callers
at headquarters who reported the Western situ-
alton was ex-United States Senator Caldwell,
Of Leavenworth, Kan. He remarked: we
shall without doubt elect h. NJ. Morrill, as Gov
ernor this year. and l expect TO see Kansas
go Republican by not less than 1900 majority.
There would not be any possible chance Tor IL
to go otherwise if it were not for the fusion
between the Democrats and Popullsts; but. not
Withstanding this fusion, we will carry the
State There are a large numoer of Democrats
i'm Kansas who otherwise would not desert their
party. but they are against deDased cuirencs, %
and they will vote for Major Mckinley. because
he represents sound money. i expect 10 see
ingalls, back in the Senate again too.
Reports have been received daiiy from the
Renublican headquarters at Chicago over the
long-distance telephone which was placed IN
the headquarters here. but yesterday telegraph
instruments were added to the office equipment
and q number of cheering dispatches were re-
ceived by direct wire from Chicago