New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-03
MR.. HANNA TO BUSINESS MEN
HE SPEAKS AT THE COMMERCIAL
TRAVELLERS LEAGUE.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM OF HIS RECEPTION BY A
CROWDED AUDIENCE-A BRIEF AND

GREAT ENTHUSIASM OF HIS RECEPTION BY A
CROWDED. AUDIENcE-A BRIEF AND
EFFECTIVE ADDRESS.
The MONDAY meetings of the Commercial Trav-
eers' Sound Money League are always marked ny
enthusiasm. but yesterdays meeting was even more
notable for that quality than these that nave pre-
ceded 1t. Perhaps this was due to the stimulating
presence of the chairman Of the Republican Nation
al Committee Mark A. Hanna. and the members
of the committee.
AS the noon hour approached. Broadway about
Prince-st began to fill with hundreds OF men
hurrying to the meeting BY a few minutes aI'e'
10 the large hall packed 10 the doors-hiied 80
full that admittance was denied to disappoih'e"
hundreds who stood outside. Captain Thompson
Of the Mercer-st. police. was on hand win Id se
force of men to keep the sidewalks open ana pre-
vent the crowd from interfering with business IN
the street There were probably 5000 men IN ana
about the hall when the meeting began.
Mr. Hanna arrived about 1880 o'clock AS
he went down the main aisle On the arm vi
Colonel J. H. Black every man IN the nan caPeu
TO his feet and the air filed with burst u
cheers When at last the applause died away
the band was playing the last bars OF Marchi's
Through Georgia" When il began nobody knew
On the platform with Mr.. Hanna were Co'o"..
Black Colonel Henry NJ. Swords. General fo"ch
CLAYTON General Horace Porter. General "eoiee
y Loud General ~ NJ. Curtis and ex-Coh-
STONED and the Diamond Quartet had sung d
oampaign song Colonel Black who acted as ch"l
man. introduced Colonel Swords, who ne sa'''
would address the meeting. But ABOUT an '"
CoIoneJ Swords said was that he wouldn't sd!
anything recognizing the fact that the DIX ""''
enc was anxious to hear Mr.. Hanna
When the latter arose and came lor"aru NV.
,vas another outbreak of enthusiasm All present
rose ia their feet and shouted f"r MT. nai"''
1,hev waved above their heads the small American
flags which have been so conspicuous IL, me-.
,ne no,,ical meetings of the campaign The cheering
continued so long that Mr. Hanna se"hieu " w :,
siaernp the ACCESSIBILITY of sitting down UNI
n,,d s,nn one mar was particularly mSiSlvn.;
Sn'u xos old Well Well! Well! OF POO ~, J,ro, nu
fame He was so fond of the souhd oi M on~ht
voice that the police had 10 p pvs nm"
to serve as warning 10 bis"i' . .ho ,,oint He
~ tann,,s spoech was short and 10 the pom. ,
hegan nv asknow Lodging the cordidnN ~ .. M
ton saving that there was no ' M ,,dav Than was
paiSn "oamnshed by the commercial travellers: ~
nolni of intelligence and Judgment sa w. The main
pwnrk is unstrpa ssed." Then he came 10 'i'e imam
POM 81 NE has said he declared 1iere ne had
20 usit half a minute for silence) n ,i,cs
sad that politics is business ana pus.i naicn II
~ 49, h,siness 10 protect homes anu our Piup,
orv II is our business TO protect w w go ~
nrosperity of our country That rs fcaS tir one Of
the present hour urge oV"mber to give it your
;na md vour effort and you VIII all De suipi'eu at
The result thank you for your Wbite General
1ord and General Curtis also delivered pi''i anu '
i'T ISav will be Brooklyn Day at the ComherTy Ia
Travellers Sound Money usasuet n ienienan,-Ciov-
orn9r will pre- side. William A fIen M,
II Roberts will discuss the issues OF 'he cd'iP''h"