Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-18
Republican Executive Com.
mittee Ready for Fray.
The Contest Will be a Hard Fought
Cne On Both Sides.
A Campaign Of Literature Silver Will No,
Win.

Cleveland. Ohio. July 1.-the execu-
| tive committee of the Republican ma
| tional committee, having decided te
open two headquarters. one in the East
ard the other in the West as | pre-
| dicted in detail on Tuesday last. have
concluded to visit Major Mckinley at
Canton rather than have him come
here, as arranged. The reason this
change has been made is that Major
Mckinley is obliged to be at his home
| to receive the old soldiers and sailors
If the Cuyahoga County Union. The
reception to the Cleveland ladies
Wednesday, lasted so long that it pre-.
vented Major Mckinley from leaving
Canton and coming here, that night
and the programme, as arranged some
time ago for Thursday, necessitated
his being in Canton, Thursday after
noon, so the committee decided to 20
there and consult with him in person.
AS already stated in the Mail and
Express, the executive committee
after being in session five hours, de-
cided upon having two headquarters.
and to begin the campaign at once.
Mr.. Hanna says that he will not be
tied down to either place, but will
work in the saddle as / outlined
Tuesday. In fact. the whole plan for
he two headquarters was in Tuesday
Mail and Express. and it does not re-
iuire any repetition now.
The meeting of the committee.
Yesterday. was devoted chiefly to the
discussion of the situation as ii exists
since the Chicago convention The
financial question was almost the chief
topic. and the ways and means of
meeting the silver heresy and over
-cming it was freely discussed by all
the members. The decision was
cached that work must be begun at
nee, not only in New York. but in
'hicago, and that the campaign should
ne pushed with vigor from now on
All the members realized that il is to
be campaign of the hardest work
md that the financial question is to be
the one first met and settled with the
PEOPLE. once more put on the right
path in regard to the currency. the
issue of protection will come up of it
self and take its proper place when the
ampaign is fully on.
The Eastern headquarters will be in
and Powell Clayton, with Mr.. Osborne
as secretary. Mr.. Hobart is expected
to devote much of his time to the
headquarters, and give the committee
the benefit of his advice and experi-
ance. for he has long been on the ex-
eCutive committee, but the members
reailZe that. as candidate for the
Vice Presidency. il would not be
proper for him to take complete CON
trol literally of the headquarters, al
though nominally he may do so.
Among the first things done at the
Chicago headquarters will be the
establishment of a literary bureau, and
the speeches of Senators Hill and Villas
1T the Chicago convention will be the
iirst documents printed and distributed
through the silver states The coun-
try will be divided for work by the
ohio and the southern part of the
Mississippi rivers. All the states west
of Pittsburg and north of Kentucky
Will be under the jurisdiction of the
Chicago committee. while the New
York headquarters will take charge OF
those south of the Ohio and east of the |
Mississippi. including New York and |
New England.
1t is for this reason that another
change in the plans Of the executive |
committee has taken place, and that
is IN regard to the vacant place on the |
executive committee. This was not |
HlIed on Monday for strategic rea-
sons, and Mr.. Hanna thought it might
be filled with worker from the silver
states. but. Wednesday. it was dis
and the committee came to the
conclusion that another man was
necessary on the committee to aid the
work at the New York Headquarters.
and they urged that the place be given
to a New York man, 50 that he could
take charge of the headquarters at
once. This was done, because Mr..
quay is obliged to go to Florida, and
VIII remain there for some weeks.
Mr.. Manley is going home to Maine to
take charge of the Maine campaign,
and will not be able to come to the
New York headquarters until the LIST
OF september, or until after the State
elections in Maine. This leaves only
Mr.. Clayton, Mr.. Scott and Secretary
osborne to aid Mr.. Hanna to start the
and so it was decided that
E New Yorker should be selected at
,nce to fill the vacancy.
l can say that this man will not be
Platt or Miller man, but one who
Will be selected because of his freedom
rom any connection with the fractional
light. There are several names before
Mr.. Hanna for the place. and he pro-
poses to solve the question by select
ng Republican. ignoring. as has
been his policy all along, faction.
The Western headquarters will be in
,harge of Committeeman Henry G.
Fayne of Wisconsin, and Committee
nan Dawes of Illinois, who is quite a
young man, but a hard worker. will
De acting secretary. Committeeman
ourbin of Indiana, and Leland of Kan
as, Will assist ip the management of
he Chicago headquarters. and it is
to start this end of the cam
,aign as soon as the committeeman
an reach the Lake city. Headquar-
ers will be rented in one of the large
'ffice buildings in Chicago. 1t was
bought at one time that they would
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