Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-26
MAJOR MckINLEY'S LETTER,
1t VIII BE Given to the Public IT,
morrow.

1t VIII BE Given to the Public To-
morrow.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
CLEVELAND. Ohio, August 26-The let
ter OF acceptance of Mckinley will be given
to the public tomorrow morning. This
conclusion was reached at the conference
yesterday afternoon between Major Nc
kinley and Garret A. Hobart at Canton.
Major Mckinley and his colleague on the
ticket retired to the majors study and re-
mained for several hours behind drawn
blinds and closed doors Mr. Hobart had
brought his own letter of acceptance in
his grip with him, and Mr. Mckinley pro-
duced his, and each read his letter aloud
10 the other. Curiously enough it was
found that both letters, while necessarily
confined TO the same objects, treated them
all in very different manner and were
found in no way to conflict or duplicate
each other Mr. Hobart later said:
THE letters are now both ready for pub
lication. This Is a very busy week with
newspapers, however, especially in New
York, and while both letters could go out
now, they viii both be withheld little
ana then appear under separate dates"
w men Will your letter be publiShed?"
Major Mckinley thought that perhaps
there ought to be about ten days difference
between them and 1 think that is a good
idea. A week from Monday. then, will
probably be good time to announce it,"
You have read Maj McKinley's letter
How does it strike you?"
1T is beautiful letter, a splendid letter
! do not know when l have read a public
letter that pleased me more than this.
There is great deal of interest in the let
ter, especially in the east, where every ut
terance of Mr.. Mckinley is awaited with
the deepest concern, and can assure our
friends everywhere that Maj Mckinley's
letter Is all that can be desired"
Hobart?' --
oh, not over two columns and a half.
should think. 1t is nothing compared with
Maj: Mckinley's. He goes into everything.
lie leaves nothing untouched upon, and all
Is most desirably presented. 1t will be ore
OF the greatest documents of the cam
paign.'
Mr.. Hobart spoke in the most confident
manner of the situation in the east. He
was sure not only of New York, but New
Jersey and Delaware, and said that Mr.
Hanna's work in New York had been ,rap
nificently performed.
Editor kohlsaat was at Canton during
the conference between the republican
standard bearers. He was asked about the
situation in Chicago, and said that the re-
publicans had the advantage far and nwav
above the democrats in the matter of or
ganiZation; that Chairman Jones not only
had not completed his organiza ton, but
mad nothing to organize.
SO far as the state campaign In Illinois
is concerned, am out of it, said the Chi
cago editor.
took to the woods when they nominat-
ed Tanner and Altgeld, and find it very re-
1reshlng. MIR. Altgeld IS sick man, ard
some do not expect him to live Throughout
the campaign. He says he will go through
IL 1t Kills him, however. Both the demo
cratic governor and the republican boss
VINO wants to be governor are tarred with
the same stick. and 1 have teleeraphed an
editorial to the Times-Herald advising the
state committees to withdraw both candi-
dates from the ticket OF course If will
sur up the republicans. but it is the wisest
thing for them to do"