New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
WILL OVERLOOK NO ISSUE.
MKINLEY PREPARING HIS LETTER OF
ACCEPTANCE.
PROTECTION AND SOUND MONEY WILL. BE DIS
CUssED AS OF ALMOST EQUAL I'M
PORTANCE EY TIE REPUBII-
CAN CANDIDATE.

CAN CANDIDATE
Canton. Ohio. Aug. 9.-This week will be one
Of the quiet ones Of the campaign in Canton.
One or two delegations expected. and Major
Mckinley may make two or three short speeches,
but he hopes to give great deal OF his time In
the next ten days to his letter Of acceptance 1t
Is likely that 1t will be finished by the end Of the
third week in August. but he does not expect
to publish it before September l. Mr. Ho-
bart VIII begin work his letter very soon.
and If the usual custom be followed. he will
send a copy Of 1t to Major Mckinley a week
so before 1t is given to the public.
Major McKinley's letter will be his longest
and most formal utterance during the campaign,
and he Will enter upon a careful discussion of
the two great issues, protection and sound money.
These issues are almost equal in Importance In
the opinion of Major Mckinley as indicated in
his speeches Scores of his friends. however. who
come here from various parts of the country. seek
to impress upon him that popular interest in
the money question is declining. and that by the
middle of September the tariff will be the issue
of paramount Importance. However this may
be. Major Mckinley is amply prepared to dis
cuss both Issues and In his letter of acceptance
he will not overlook either of them.
The Ohio campaign will be opened on Saturday
next in Columbus The occasion will be of more
than ordinary Importance. The meeting will 5e
addressed by Senator John Sherman and Senator
elect J. B. Foraker. Senator Shermans speech
on Saturday will be looked upon generally as
his first step in his campaign for reelection to
the United States Senate Senator Sherman says
he is preparing his speech with great care. and
1t Is his wish to have 1t the most effective ex-
position of the financial question he has ever
made. The prominence Of finance In the politics
of the day leads Senator Shermans friends to
believe that what politicians vaguely term the
logic of the situation points to the election OF
Senator Sherman his own successor. In the
State which has so many ambitious and able
men as Ohio. there sure to he several can
ddates for the Senate. and Mr.. Sherman will no
doubt find some opposition when the next Legis-
lature meets to choose his successor. The name
OF Mar Hanna is frequently mentioned in CON
nectiorI with the Senatorship, but wholly with
out the warrant of Mr. Hanna himself.
The Columbus meeting VIII cali forth Mr..
Foraker'S first political utterance sin "a the week
OF the Republican Convention at St Louis,
and there is always vast deal of interest to both
see and hear him He has prepared his speech
thoroughly, and 1t. with Senator Shermans speech
and Major McKney's letter OF acceptance. viii
show clearly upon what lines the Republican cam
paign is to be conducted and what arguments
are 10 be urged upon the people.
Every effort Is being made to induce MAJOR
Mckinley to enter the campaign upon the stump
Committees have called here nearly every day
endeavoring to secure his presence at notable
gatherings. He has been announced to he going 10
the Columbus opening meeting OF the ONO cam
pagn August Is. and also for the meeting of the
National Republican League at Milwaukee, 1t
is not believed Major Mckinley will attend either
Of these meetings. His friends say II he breaks
the rule he has established not to attend distant
meetings, he will then go into the campaign IN
earnest on the stump. Men from New-York and
other places have been here during the last week
urging him TO take this step. When asked to-
night II there was any probab bility OF his enter
ing into such campaign work. he said he had
made no change in the plans he had adopted OF
remaining at his home in Canton.
Following tn. call Of his old comrades Of the
r 3 Hayes Club Of the 23d Ohio Volunteer In
fantry on August 12 will come A large delega-
tion Of workmen from Ellwood. Ind. and New
castle Penn. q delegation Of commercial tray
ellers from Chicago August ~. and the Ohio
editors on September 3. besides numerous other
parties who have not yet fixed their date. The
only trips which Mato. Mckinley has been con
sidering for the near future are one TO his farm
twenty miles southeast of Canton. and a days
outing al ZOar. a rustic resort about the same
distance from town.
The efforts &c magnify the significance of the
organization Of a DemoCrsticP Populistic Bryan
club Of 900 members in this city or loOWO peo-
ple and the county seat Of Stark County. with
a population of nearly 100000 are very trans
parent. Not prominent old-line Democrat
has participated in the organization, ana not
one prominent Republican has taken part. al
though such reports have been sent out. let
ter received from Cleveland tonight 10y proin'-
nent citizen referring 10 an allegcd KepubIl'an
leader at the last Bryan Club meeting mere sdlu'
"I notice a bombastic speech made by man
named Schwartz I'm your city. / know nm.
His family lived in Wooster He never mas heeh
Judge He has not been a Republican Tor years
He was not elected Mayor by the kepunncahs
Of Sioux city but by the Democrats. heard
him tel the same story that he had been he-
publican twelve years ago. 49,
This is a good illustration Of The alleged it ite-
publicans'' who participate in the bryan 'iu"
meetings at McKinley's home city.