The record-union., 1896-09-11
Wisconsin Will Give Big Majority
for Mckinley.
Noted Republican Orators of the East
Assigned to Make a Tour of the
Pacific Coast States-Terence v.
Powderly, the Labor leader, to
Take the Stump in the West in
Behalf of Mckinley.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1O.-Chairman Han
ma is still deciding the "details Of or
ganization" at Republican National
headquarters. He is kept busy eight
hours a day talking to and being talked
to by scores Of politicians and business
men working for the ticket. He will
devote most of his time until election
day to the West, where he acknowledges
there is much hard work to be done to
make a success a sure quantity.
Mr. Hanna said to-day to reporter OF
the United Associated Presses that the
reports which he had received since he
had arrived last Saturday showed that
the Republicans We're getting most OF
what he termed the uncertain element
among the electors, and the party was
steadily recovering lost groun8. He de-
clared that the best and most numerous
element of organized labor was friendly
to Mckinley. and agitators like Debs
We're against the Republican party be-
cause it was composed of mel who had
been successful.
Mr.. Hanna took up the subject of Mr..
Bryan's letter of acceptance, and COM
menting on the brief reference to free
coinage, said: Mr.. Bryan admits the
failure of his arguments for free silver,
and he gives notice in his letter that
henceforth he will deal with the rest OF
the Chicago platform. He will appeal to
the masses to array themselves against
the classes, the poor against the rich. He
intends to appeal to the passions and
prejudices of men. He sadly mistakes
the intelligence of the American work.
ingmen if he thinks they will support
him. No candidate for President has
L.
John NJ. Ewing, Secretary of the Wis
consin Committee, called and asserted
his observations and reports convinced
him that Wisconsin would give 10000
majority for Mckinley, the Germans
being almost solid for him.
The resignation of Sterling H. Holt,
Chairman of the Indiana Democratic
Committee, was regarded at headquar-
ters as an indication that the gold DEM
oorats of the State intended 20 make a
fight against the Bryan followers, and
$1,000 to 10000 Democratic votes for
Mckinley were accordingly counted
upon.
J. D. Elliott Chairman of the South
Dakota Committee. wrote to Chief Hahn
of the Speakers Bureau: I'VE have
them on the run in this State. We are
making a schoolhouse campaign. and
the reports which l receive daily show
that the silver voters are enrolling
themselves with the Mckinley clubs.
South Dakota viii surely go Republican.
I have made one hundred assignments
for speakers in the last three days"
Hon. Roswell G.. Horr of New York
writes from Kansas to Mr.. Hahn that he
never in his political campaign expert
ence had such large meetings to address.
When the halls and tents were filled
there was always an overflow meeting
to address He said Kansas was ablaze,
and the Republicans working harmoni-
ously.
Mr.. Hahn to-day assigned Hon. Ben
Butterworth of Ohio and F. x. Schoon-
maker of Illinois, among other speakers,
to make a tour of the Pacific Coast
States. speaking In Minnesota, Ne
hraska and Wyoming first. This is the
first time a National Committee has at
tempted to supply speakers for the coast
States Torrance " Powderly, the labor
leader, has been engaged by the Ma
tfonal Committee to make speaking
tour through the West, especially for
workingmen, beginning about Septem-
ber 2oth.