New-York tribune., 1896-10-06
4 FAKE. SAYS MR. HANNA.
4 SILLY YARN THAT HE HAD COM EDf''
HRYAN'S ELE 'TION-MR. HOBART NOT
THE, coal. TRI-ST

Everything was booming at the Republican Ma
tional headquarters Senator Quay fresh from MS
vacation was a. his desk and hard at WORK Mf-
scott Mr. Hobart. General Clayton MI. Mhh"S'
Mr. Bliss and all others who are In charge o' the
campaign were At their posts Mr.. llama was
eeueci,v busv ~ he expects TO leave the city To-
night and 20 TO Chicago and hc wanted every thihs
cleared ip before he started. lie expects 10 stop
off a day In Cleveland and 10 get to 'hicago on
Thursday. There were several conferences ""r'hs
the day and the general situation WAS talked over
A report has been industrously circulated bN IN"
popocrats that Mr. Hanna. In writing - conid"n-
,ial letter To friend had conceded the election OF
Eryan because Mckinley WIS unable to hold III"
labor vote When Mr. Hanna was asked about the
matter lust as he was leaving headquarters In the
afternoon he smiled and said Ia reply:
.''The rcpor, is absurd on the fac" OF ". nave
no, written such a letter. nor have al any time
said ANYTHING capable OF such construction The
report Is what YOU newspaper men. believe. call
u fake have too much confidence In the intelI-
gence and integrity OF the American wagr-ehrn'r
TO believe that he will vote for policy or support
a candidate on a platform which means rcpudia-
lion and q .3-c.ni dollar have never conceded
tho election OF Mr. BRYAN. and | certainly cannot
concede II now when the tide Is flowing 80 strongly
and unmistakabiy in the direction OF Republican
success"
..Then You are confident. Mr.. Hanna. OF the vote
OF the workinsrn"n'
for salary or by the day. will be with tn" Rcpub-
can PARTY in this campaign for honesty and a
sound lOl-cent dollar. Any other interpretation OF
the attitude OF the waee-carners would he an Insult
TO their patriotism ana their Intelligence" for they
have more at stake I'm this issue than any other
class Of men | don't propose to discuss In the
newspapers our plan OF campaign. but VIII say
that all our reports indicate that "A great ma
iorltv Of the votes Of the worklngmen will be with
lis in this campaign.
'Do YOU mean, then. that the silver craze Is
waninc?'
''The silver craze may he kened 10 an epidemic.
It's acute stage was reached few weeks after
Mr. Bryan's nomination. Like every other malady
II yields TO careful and intelligent treatment"
rcpor, has recently been circulated In the West
TO the effect that Mr.. Hobart. the Republican can
didate for Vicc-Prcsdent. ia president OF the Hard
Coal Trust which It IL alleged. has advanced the
price OF coal When Mr. Hobarts attention was
called 10 this report he said that while he did not
make II a practice to deny campaign rumors he
felt that. inasmuch as this matter had been cir
cuatcd through the West. II was proper TO make
a statement. the substance Of which Is follows
Last December the Trunk Line railroads east If
the Mississippi were called upon under agree
secc three arbltrators arbitrate the differences
which might arise between the% railroads Only
trunk lines included In this arbitration. Coal
roads were not included and the matters submitted
arbitration had nothing 10 do with coal coal pro-
manner. form or shape whatever, either directly or
indirectiy The selection of Mr. Hobart az a Judge
between these railroads was made because he had
no Interest therein in any form.
Mr. Hobart also distinctly stated that he had no
nus lie does no, know Of the existence any such
trust except he has seen statements in the news
There were a number Of callers at headquar,er.
through the day. samuel NJ. Tay:or. Secretary of
state OF Ohio. remarked:
4 have never seen our State in better or more
promising condition. at this stage In any campaign
IN INV home county. Champaign. there a very few
silver coinage Repubican+ hni there are far nore
their loss several times over. 1t may be said with
emphasis that there is not the slightest doubt OF an
ChaSIes Emory smith Editor OF ''The PhiIadel-
phIa Press. who IS about entering the cam>agn,
and political work In his own State so 40 to dcvot"
The las, three weeks OF The campaign to Other Other
Indiana and possibly Iowa. Although ] am ALSO
lu,cly confident Of Mckinl"y's election said Mr..
Vigorously clear through TO ne end. Tho victory
cer,ainiy be 10000. Think Of the moral effect Of
such n vote. Democracy Is utterly uemorazrd.
s Ge a, sn' and men Only III" Other night
spoke from the same platform with William NJ
ssnT f3f iar Governor % two Years ago Ths Shows
how the party is divided. and it Is the same all over
Lee Fairchd. OF California. was at headquarters
=" hs aS IN IN MSsnss sae aes Mr.
ic + i Sal2y sd az" %l Mssy y i. s. RS
publican in sentiment an convinced The count %cOun,
ss i The vote Hgf % os s "r y
A letter from prominent Democratic lawyer m OF
Major Mckinley In Tennessee. The writer adds
II have been Democrat o! the stricfest school
without shadow Of turning Now. under changed
couditions | recognize that present Democratic
suAcess would he more disastrous than carpet -ba 4
success would have been In the old days. While
am still n Democrat (of the Palmer and Buckner
GSa'a sy aHa N.Y. ny al f with
Judge Albion w. Tourgcee, campaigning in Mary,
land writes General Powell Clayton as follows: IL
cannot refrain from telling how amazed ] am AZ
the condition Of things in Maryland as evidenced ID
Baltimore and other places. / do not see any rea
son why Maryland should not be counted AZ safe as
Pennsylvania
General Clayton yesterday closed arrangements
for Speaker Thomas Il. Reeds itinerary for one
ton. October Z: Bridgeport Conn. Octobr g. Nor.