Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-11
CAMPAIGN IN the WEST.
Pacific Coast States that the Republicans Ex
pect TO Win.

The Republican executive committee
has been so busy with the campaign
in the South for the last week that for
a time the news from the West has
been overlooked as it came, but yester-
day there were a number of Western
visitors at the headquarters, and as
the Northwestern states are getting in
to line, much interest was manifested
in the situation out there. In Montana
today. the state convention, inspired by
Senator Carriers letter, will indorse
Mckinley and Hobart. and the cam
pagn will begin in earnest in that
| state.
Among the visitors today, at head
| quarters. was Congressman j. Frank
| Aldrich. of Chicago. who has Just re-
| turned from a visit through the West.
| In speaking about his trip he said: |
have canVassed the situation in the
coast states thoroughly, and base my
| opinion on extensive talks with the
political leaders in all of them | now
| have no doubt whatever of Republican
| success in at least two of the three
states of Oregon, Washington and Cali
fornia. and perhaps in all three. | find
that the sentiment supposed to be so
strong for silver is changing rapidly
| In some of the interior counties of Cal
| iforn'a the feeling is most pronounced.
| Wyoming | regard as absolutely Ger
| tain to so for Mckinley, and my obser-
vations in Nebraska make me feel that
there is no doubt about that State be-
, Ing safely Republican.
\ dispatch from Fort Worth. TEX.
which came today, tell of the compile
| ton of the fusion there as outlined in
these dispatches on Monday and Tues
day. y report Of the caucus last night
states that the fusion in Texas was ad-
justed on the following basis: The Re
publicans are to cast their vote for he
| Populist state ticket, and an electoral
| ticket composed of eight Republicans.
| four Populists and three sound money
| Democrats is to be put in the field
| The POpulist and gold standard cam
| paign committees agreed to the fusion
| on that line. 1t is said this will give
| the Populists the state government and
| defeat Bryan electors in Texas, elect
| ing Mckinley electors by from 5000
to 10000 majority. The state convention
| Will not get to work under permanent
| organization until late this afternoon
| Major Warner of Missouri who had
a long conference with the committee
| yesterday, hopes to perfect a similar
| fusion in Missouri, but in this state the
national and state tickets will be given
| to the Republicans. and the Populists
and sound money Democrats will get
| aid in their local fights r. c. Kerens
| arrives today and will aid in the work
| Major Warner says that there is
| strong feeling among Missouri Repub-
| leans in favor of fusion with the Popu-
! lists and sound money Democrats
With fusion such as all parties men
toned are agreed to- he says the state
| will be sure for Mckinley, and elect
Lewis. the Republican candidate for
Governor. The sound money Demo
| Gratis and Populists want the Republ-
| cans to help them in some of their local
| fights. with the possibility that some
Populist electors will be placed on the
| ticket in districts where that party is
| strong. The feeling is such. Major
Warner says, that there is no doubt of
! carrying the state for Mckinley.
Last night an important organiza-
| ton was perfected among the business
men of Chicago. it being non parti-
san movement among the big men of
this city to aid the election of McKin- |
ley and Hobart. and it will be known
as the Chicago Business Mems Sound
Money Association. The scope of work
Will include not only the education of
the army Of men employed in all |
branches of manufacturing and trade !
represented, but will reach out to the !
country merchants and farmers in /
that territory for which Chicago is the |
distributing point. 1t is the plan OF
the organizers that clubs in all the |
branches of manufacturing and trade |
shall affiliate with this association over
one hundred big firms We're represent
ed at the meeting, and there We're men !
present who hitherto had escheWed |
politics, but would be enthusiastic to |
begin work now. 1t was decided that
on october ., the anniversary of the |
great fire. monster parade be given |
under the auspices of the association. |
The firms represented agreed to close
their houses on that day and plans
were formulated to have the largest |
demonstration of this character that !
| has ever been seen in America.
There was also a meeting of retail |
dry goods clerks last night and big
cup WAS formed Tor SOUND money. The
two days convention of the Polish Re
publican clubs of Illinois closed last
night with a mass meeting, at which
over 1000 attended. Mckinley, Hobart !
and sound money We're endorsed
The Republican executive committee
| has been investigating the charges
that Senator Stewart has been employ
ing non-union labor in publishing and
printing his free silver paper, the Sill |
Yer Knight in Washington and to-
day a report was received from Wash |
! lnGton. d. c.. fully verifying every
charge and showing how the paper |
was gotten out by non-union men. The |
/ Nail and Express, in its Washington |
dispatches some time ago, told the
story how Senator Stewart had his pa !
per printed in Alexandria, Va, to es-
cape the printers union.
Chairman GoWdy of Indiana was at |
headquarters, today. and reports In |
diana in good condition for a Repub- |
lican victory. He arranged for War |
FER Miller to make three speeches in !
Indiana between September % and &c, |
/ and then Mr. Miller wi