New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-20
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HANNA BACK IN THE CITY.
HE BRINGS ENCOURAGING NEWS FROM
THE WEST.
THE CHAIRMAN WELCOMED AT HEADQUARTERS
PROMINENT MEN WHO SEE HIM-PRAIsE
EVERYWHERE FOR MR.. cocKRANs
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES FROM
CHICAGO.
Marcus A. Hanna, chairman Of the Republis
National Committee reached New-York
yesterday forenoon He came over the New.
York Central Railroad. and arrived at the
Grand Central Station at 1875 o'clock. He at
once went to the Waldorf, where he has rooms.
and met there a number OF politicians ana
newspaper men who waiting TO see him.
Mr.. Hanna came directly from Cleveland. and
seemed just buoyant. energetic, hopeful ana
happy as ever. His first words at the hotel as
he recognized several familiar faces were:
well, have you been waiting here for me ever
since went away?" He rushed OF to his room
to remove the stains of travel, saying he would
talk later about the situation in the West and
other matters Of interest
Mr.. Hanna. since his departure from New
York about ten days ago, has been an excep-
tionally busy man. He went to the headquar-
ters in Chicago and took up the thread OF busi-
there. After adjusting matters and plac-
ing everything q smooth running basis, he
hurried to Cleveland, where he met Major Nc
Kinley and had a long conference with him.
The chairman's arrival In this city infused
new life into the campaign and stiffened the
stroke OF those VINO nave Deen naru at WOTR
since he went away.
Mr.. Hanna found a great deal OF r all and a
number of kilograms waiting for him at the
hotel. He hurried through these after return
ing from his room, and then turned to the re-
porters ready to tell how the campaign was
going on He prefaced his remarks by saying
that he would probably be in NewYork for
about ten days on this trip. as there would he
much work to do, and he wanted to keep things
shipshape. He left the Chicago headquarters,
so he said. in good condition, with able men to
look after details. OF Cleveland he said that
no business being transacted there now. as
everything had been transferred either TO New
York Chicago and the provisional head
quarters in the Forest City are now closed.
WORK IN CHICAGO.
Reverting to the Chicago headquarters which
he so recently left, Mr. Hanna said: I'VE have
not been playing out there. 1t has been down.
right hard work from the start. and the CAM
pagn of education is going on In the most satis-
factory way. The hot weather in Chicago has
retarded little. For two days the ther-
mometer stood at 100 degrees out there, and
that was killing heat. Nevertheless. we have
gone ahead vigorously. and have made rapid
strides in the distribution of literature. A
healthy sign is the abnormal demand for clear.
question. We have sent out thousands upon
thousands of pamphlets, and the work Is going
on. This preliminary work Of distributing lit
erature Is meeting the most gratifying sue
cess, and We shall soon be ready To start In
with a speaking campaign. and rousing meet
ings will be held all over the West. 1t Is too
early however, to go into details as to tho
progress made in the Middle Western States.
Campaign literature is being sent out through
all these States and is having good effect"
How about Indiana, Iowa, Illinois and Wis
et,,c Nh "a =
Bryan managers, during their recent brief So
journ in the city. loudly proclaimed that they
would have these States.
Mr. Hanna's reply was CHEEKY and assuring:
Everything is all right E these States and we
have not the slightest reason to complain Of the
headway being made there. When the weather
gets cooler and the campaign has gone on some
what / can tell more minutely about conditions
in those States"
THE BRYAN AND COCHRAN SPEECHES.
Mr.. Hanna was in the West when Mr. Bryan
made his speech at Madison Square Garden, and
the National chairman asked how the speech
was received in the West. Mr.. Hanna said: Il
do not care personally to characterize the effort
made by Mr. Bryan but think that the speech
most disappointing to his friends and fol-
lowers in the West. The speech in itself was not
criticised to any extent. The criticism comes in
regard 10 Mr. Bryan's trip to the East; his deter
mination, announced, to invade the enemy's
country and capture 1t by sheer elOluence and
argument and then his dismal failure. In fact.
his speeches and all his movements since he came
East have not been received favorably in the
West"
Mr.. Hanna waxed enthusiastic over Mr. Cock
rams speech in reply TO Mr.. Bryan. He read the
speech the train yesterday morning, and said
that he felt it would be read all oven the country
and would prove convincing. He added that he
regretted he had not been able to get TO New
York in time to hear Mr. Cochran There is only
one thing to say about Mr.. Cockrans speech" he
went on. 1T came at the right time. 1t was the
speech Of the right IL superb and con-
yncing. 1t will be effective"
Mr.. Hanna has much work awaiting him here,
and one of the things that 1t Is reported he VIII
dispose of Is the appointment OF the ninth man TO
fill the vacancy in the Executive Committee
When asked yesterday. however II he would
make such. an appointment he answered tnat
there were many things demanding immediate at
tenton which must be disposed Of before he could
get around to that subject.
TO MEET THE CHAIRMAN.
A number Of prominent Republicans gathered
in the city yesterday to meet Mr.. Hanna
Among those who greeted him at the Waldorf
was Richard c. Kerens of st. Louis, member Of
the Republican National Committee from his
State, who. it is said is slated for the vacant
place upon the Executive Committee. Mr.. Kerr
ems would not discuss this however. hut he was
enthusiastic about the situation in his State. and
predicts that the Republicans. with a vigorous
campaign OF education. Will carry the State for
the National Electoral ticket. Mr.. Kerens said:
There is an old saying that church is never
out until they quit singing" and every day shows
that the fight is far from being in Missouri.
Al the start the free coinage claimed every.
thing in sight and said that Missouri would give
an unprecedented majority for Bryan. We have
gone TO work vigorously and earnestly and the tide
Is receding believe. We, are carrying the war
right ahead, and II IL indeed a campaign OF educa-
ton. The people thinking, and the result OF this
thinking Is likely TO be the best solution OF the
case The way things have shifted around has
caused the Bryan men To become scared While
the Bryan crusaders were gaoping about the East
charging windmills, the opposition people We're
quietly and effectively undermining the Popullstic
work at home. The Bryanites now beginnnE
20 realize that their hopes bounded by the emo
tions OF n moment and that when truth gets n
hearing their cause will melt away. They are maxi
ing frantic endeavors hold their -anks together
In the West. but the sentiment IS disappearing.