Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-07

The New York Herald. gold-bug and
anti-Bryan. has an account Of the meet
ing at the national Republican headquar-
tiers in that city Saturday evening. from
which we take the following.
1t was attended by Messrs. Quay
Hanna. Manley. Scott, Anthony Hig-
gins, of Delaware; and Secretary -of-State
Taylor Of Ohio, and Or. T. W. Gray
don, Of Ohio. The conference lasted
two hours. II was said afterward thai
the only thing under discussion was the
legislative outlook in certain States where
the Republicans hope to elect United
States Senators
But certain other things leaked out
that the gentlemen in the conference
were not willing to discuss so freely.
News had come from Ohio that was not
Of a pleasant character No one seems
TO have thought for minute that McKin-
ley might not carry his own State.
Yet the first poll made Of the Ohio
State Committee gave the State for Bry-
an, and the second poll was not much
more satisfactory
Now John Il. Mclean has gone to
Ohio and is putting a lot of money in
for Bryan. He is dickering with George
Cox in Cincinnati and with other lead
ers. who do not care for Mckinley. Then
Senator Foraker is making speeches out
side the State. when he is needed right
at home. The Foraker men have ceased
swearing allegiance twice a day and
want 10 see McKinleys vote kept down
Secretary-of-State s. NJ. Taylor, OF
Urbana. o., and DR.. r. W Graydon, Of
Cleveland. had been sent for by Chair
man Hanna. and they came 10 tell him
just how the situation is
When the two Buckeye messengers
got through talking with Mr.. Hanna
there was talk Of having General Benja-
min Harrison make at least two speeches
in Ohio. General Harrison was IN the
hotel at the time. preparing 10 start for
Indiana. by way OF Richmond. Va.
and Charleston. where he Is 10 speak
for Mckinley and Hobart. and the sug
gestion that he speak in Ohio came from
Chairman Hanna himself. That the
former President was needed 10 pull Me-
Kinley through IN Ohio opened the eyes
OF some Of the national committeeman,
who had been thinking Ohio was as safe
as New York. IT was not known last
night whether General Harrison could
change his plans so as to give Ohio two
speeches.
In speaking OF the Ohio situation.
Secretary-of- State Taylor said: I'VE are
positive Mckinley will carry Ohio easily.
but we find great difficulty in getting any
figures on which 10 base a calculation.
The situation is peculiar. Last year
Bushnell had $1,000 plurality, but only
about 2O.c00 majority over all. Then there
were 5000 Populist votes and 21.0Oo Pro-
hibition votes. The Populists are now
all for Bryan, and at least half the Pro-
hibitionists are. So, you see, II IS diff
ficult to figure il out. There will be a
large gold Democratic vote, and many
Democrats will vote for Mckinley"
The Indiana situation was also dis
cussed at the conference, in Mr.. Quay's
room. and II was admitted that the
Hoosier State required the closest sort
Of attention. General Harrison was
asked to extend his speech-making in
Indiana; but nothing that was said at
the conference about Indiana prepared
any one for the cyclone OF anti-rainbow
chasing which blew into the Fifth-Avenue
Hotel about 8 o'clock In the evening.