New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-19
THE HARRISON MASS-MEETTNG
DEMAND FOR TICKETS TO CARNEGIE
HALL ON AUGUST -.
MR. pEpEw TO Observation-Disclosures OF A

MR.. DEPEW TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF a
GREAT REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THIS STATE.
The Republican mas s-meetng which is to be held
at Carnegie Hall on the night OF August q promises
to eclipse the Bryan mass-neetng entirely in point
OF attendance and enthusiasm Great interest Is oeihs
taken in the meeting, and already applications LOT
tickets and desirable seats are beginning to come H.
The fact that ex-Presden Harrison Is TO speak mas
caused the liveest interest to be manifested Coupled
with this Is the announcement that Chauncey VI
Depew will preside and that in all probability Senator
Thurston. of Nebraska. who was permanent chair
man OF the recen; Republican National Convention IN
St. Louis, will also he present and make an address
Mr. Depew returned yesterday from lryington-on-
the-Hudson where he went to attend the reception
given TO Lord Chief Justice Russell OF England lie
in a happy frame OF mind, and said that ne
looked for a great ouburst Of enthusiasm AT the
Carnegie Hall meeting. He said that ne "ouId De
unable attend the State Convention, owing 10 tne
fact that the marriage Of Miss Gertrude vanderbilt
to Harry Payne Whitney Is to take pace upon the
same day as the Convention and he VIII be Obliged 20
be in Newport in order to attend the wedding Mr.
Dcpew says that he will be at the Carnegie Music
Hall meeting, however. and that he WILL late IN the
campaign take the stump for the Republican ticket
through the State.
Mr. Hackett. who has been up the State looking
after his political fences returned yesterday ana
at once wen, to headquarters in the Fifth Avenue
Hotel He Is making preparations for rousng cam
pagn I'm the State the Carnegie Music Hall meeting
being simply the opening gun. lie was taking over
the situation with number OF visitors IN the course
of the day and seemed highly pleased with the out
look Mr. Hackett said that. from what he heard up
the State and had had reported 10 him at headquar-
tiers he was convinced that the Republican plurality
this year would be an increase over even the great
maJorty rolled up by Governor Morton Even az
the lowest calculation he said, the State would give
Mckinley nearly 200 900 majority. He was Of the opn-
i,nf ~ Dgfnn RAJ
kinley than any had any IDEA or
The coming State Convention ana the propaoie
nominate for Governor were Tnuch dlscu+seu AZ
political headquarters yesterday. Mr.: Racket was
admiraby DISTINGUISHED and said nothing. congress-
man Il. b. Odell. chairman of the Executive ON
mttee of the Republican State Committee, was al
HEADQUARTERS during the day. He has been mentioned
as probable candidate for the ONCE oI GoNer!VI,
He as well as Mr. HaCkctt refused 10 discuss tne
probable nominee, but when he was asked II ne was
s.jll IN he considered a candidate ne repled lrahi
II was never In the But II does not matter WHO
ia tho candidate for Ciovernorfor he Is bound 10 ne
man Thai the people can trust-and we are gong 10
roll ND record breaking majority In my district ooth
for the nominee for Governor ana the -NdIlo"di
Ex-senator j. Sloat Fassett was another Gamer.
Az 10 the fight for Governor. Mr. Fassett was Oh W
opinIon that Colonel Archie Baxter would nave inc
delegates from Chemung County. although the opPo-
s,tion TO him was strong THE ngdra"n-91ut alSu
nnent over the money question: continued MI as
SOFT "is giving setback to business up tne stae.
II Is the first time In thirty years that the n0meA
ouestion has been issue. and the people are nois
back before going into new enterprises. certan1S
think however that this State will give a phehotui-
enaly large majority for the Repuolcah ucAe' ''"'