The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-08
GROVER GIVES HOKE
THE COLD HAND
The Man Of Pension Fame Has Not Been
Invited to Gray Gables.
HE WILL HEREAFTER BE IGNORED
The PhOnOgraph Will BE Introduced
to Reproduce Campaign Speeches.
Indications That the Madison
Square Demonstration Will BE the
Greatest on Record.
Bureau of the Tribune,
sol l4th Street. N. W..

President Cleveland has given the di
rect cut to Secretary Hoke Smith. Mr..
Cleveland at the same time he request
ed Mr.. Carlisle to visit him invited the
other members of the cabinet, with the
exception of Hoke Smith. to come to
Gray Gables. The members of the cab
met will not visit the president in a
body, however. If the present program
iscarried out Mr.. Carlisle will return here
| with Mr.. Clevelands letter, and as a
matter of cabinet courtesy will show it
to the other members of the official
household for their endorsement. 1t is
understood here that Mr.. Cleveland will
further show his disapprobation of his
secretary of the inter on by ignoring him
| in regards to the entire course which
the administration will pursue toward
the ticket. If Mr.. Smith is anxious to
leave the cabinet every opportunity
will be given him to do so. but the presi-
dent will not make any special request
for his resignation.
The fight between the Democrats and
the southern Populists is now well de-
veloped. The Democratic managers
have no idea of letting Bryan accept
| the st. Louis nomination, and their
| present plan Is to freeze Watson out.
| But Watson has no idea of getting off
the track The readiness with which he
accepted Jones interview. wherein the
senator Is made to speak cOntemptu-
ously of the southern Populsts. indicat-
es very clearly Watsons eagernes to
fall out with Bryan. There has never
| n x,l<p Vol { willing IN
countenance fusion save by the with
drawal OF Sewall. His influence In
Georgia is great, but it Is practically
limited to that state, as was shown by
the Alabama election on the Srd, inst.
The young Georgian will take the first
opportunity which presents itself to
make an open fight on the ticket He
has practically been forsaken in his
fight by the western Populists Sen
ator Jones will try to effect fusion in
other southern states before reply to
| the st. Louis nomination can be forced
| from Bryan. No one familiar with the
inside situation at all believes that Mr..
| Bryan will take any position which
| would amount to the abandonment of
| Mr. Sewall, or in any way embarasS
him. There is no possibility of his run
| ming on a ticket with Watson without
compromising Sewall and therefore the
ordinary ethics of the case make it inn
| possible for him to accept the nomina-
ton with Watson.
The phonograph Is destined to play an
important part in this campaign a
suggestion has been made to Senator
/ % ia
| tional committee that he consider the
matter of buying or renting grapho-
phones and putting them to work for
| the Democratic ticket. Such a sugges-
ton has. in part, already been acted up
on by the Republicans, and 1t remains
to be seen what Chairman Jones VIII
| do. If he does not care to make the ma
| tional committee. the official managers
| Of such a unique campaign other per-
sons may put the idea into operation.
1t is said that the Republicans have put
the phonograph to work In larger cities.
supplying campaign songs for the
amusement and editication of enthusi-
astic Republicans. The suggestion to
Chairman Jones. however, is of diff
| different nature. 1t is that himself. Cam
| date Bryan and other noted silver
speakers make ten or fifteen minute
speeches for enrolment on the cylinders
of the graphophones. These will be
taken and put in machines which will
he sent all over the country. They will
prove double attractions, and. it Is be-
lieved, would draw large crowds. The
proposition which is regarded as the
most feasible and which will probably
be made use of is that the committee
shall get Mr. Bryan to deliver his now
noted Chicago speech into number OF
! monographs and that wherever he is
invited and cannot attend that the
monograph be sent in his place.
| The indications are that the Madison
Square notification meeting next We'd
nesday night will be the largest demon
stration ever held in New York. The
Cleveland meeting eight years ago was
a great outpOuring. but the Bryan af-
fair promises to be much larger. Great
crowds are going over from here and
Senator Jones is overrun with applica-
| tions for seats. The stand from which
A WnnHonk,I Aonj:osn.