The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-15
Carnegie Music Hall Not Large
Enough to Hold One-Tenth of the
People Who Want to Hear Him.
REPUBLICANS HARD At WORK
TWO NEW BUREAUS OPENED AT CHI
CAGO HEADQUARTERS.
kilograms Received by Major Mckin-
the workers OF the Party.

CHICAGO. Aug H.-Ex-President Harri-
son will turn his attention TO the
men who in convention assembled
in this city placed in nomina-
ton William J. Bryan for President
and adopted the platform upon which that
candidate goes before the people. He is at
present busy preparing to enter the cam
paign, and on Aug. 27 in Carnegie Music
Hall. New York, he will make the opening
speech of the campaign in the East
That speech will be used as one Of the
model campaign documents and, from pres
ent indications, will touch upon the make
up of the Chicago convention, the charac-
ter of the leaders who forced the financial
plank on the Democratic party. the utter
ances of such men as Tillman, Altgeld and
other speakers. and thoroughly analyze the
platform that grew out of that aggregation
of free-silver leaders.
Ex-President Harrison, 1t Is expected,
will have the biggest reception tha any
political speaker has ever had in New
York and the Eastern department of the
national committee is making arrange
ments to do the most goodthat il is possi-
BILE to accomplish on this occasion. The ut
terances of General Harrison will be looked
forward to by the people of the country
more than those of any other man. 1t is a
rare thing TO hear the voice Of an ex-Presi-
dent in political campaign, and this would
insure him a great reception alone; but,
aside from that. he has a clear, sim ple and
eloquent manner of speaking, that has
made him famous as the greatest extern
poraneous speaker in America, that at
tracts people to him. by the thousands.
This was one of his greatest powers in the
campaign of 1883, and 1T will be used with
a telling effect for Mckinley in tais cam
paign Upon the request of Powell Clayton,
who is at the New York headquarters, a
complete stenograplnc report of the pro-
ceedings of the Chicago convention were
forwarded to General Harrison. for his use
in preparing for the speech OF Aug. 27.
Telephone communication -'as regularly
established to-day between the Chicago
and New York Republican headquarters
and Chairman Hanna Is thus enabled to
participate and practically to preside at
the daily meetings of the executive COM
mittees at bath headquarters. AT stated
hours Secretary Osborne, at New York,
and Secretary Dick, at Chicago, exchange
daily reports and each headquarters is thus
kept constantly informed as to the progress
of the campaign.
Two new and important bureaus began
operations to-day at the chicago nead-
quarters. In the literary department a
country newspaper and press clipping
bureau has been organized under the
charge of Charles Hedges, of Texas, who
compiled and published General Harrison 5
speeches. The functions of this bureau
will be to keep in touch with the editors
of country newspapers, to classify their
editorials on the issues of the campaign
and select extracts from the same for use
In the numerous leaflets printed. Quota
tions from the letters of farmers and
artisans appearing in these newspapers will
also be compiled for pamphlet circulation.
The Scandinavian bureau, just established.
has charge of all literature and other mat
ters pertaining TO the 100000 Norwegian.
Swedish and Danish voters residing west
of the Alleghenies. Mr. Niels Gron, a
Dane. who graduated at Harvard and has
the tariff and financial questions, is at the
head of this bureau.
Chairman Hanna leaves Chicago to-mor-
row for Cleveland. where he will spend
Sunday. He may go TO New York Wednes-
day, making a hurried visit before return
ing to this city. The Republican leaders
at the headquarters are anxious ito know
whether Senator Jones means to bring the
Democratic national committee TO Chicago
and establish an office here. The Demo
Gratis think he will eventually decide tha,
Chicago is the best place from which tc
direct the battle. AS soon the question
Is settled, the Republican managers will
plan the remainder of their campaign ac.
cordingly.