The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-02

AI1eSllNG " NlAC PIOSIC VI LIE OH
and SewaH campaign is brought by
Hon. George NJ. Cannon, who has just
returned from visit to the east which
extended over several weeks and dur
ing which he visited the larger cities of
nineteen states.
Mr. Cannons trip was entirely q. bust
ness mission, but being strongly inclin-
ed to politics he could not fail to be
close observer of what was transpir-
ing in the presidential contest. In re-
counting his experiences 70 a Herald
reporter yesterday Mr. Cannon said:
When L left here 1 pledged myself
would not talk politics while away,
but 1 must confess l was forced to
break my promise. The east is simply
afiame with the financial question and
wherever one goes lit is the only sub
just discussed In hotel corridors, on
the train, in the street cars, on
the streets, everywhere, even in the
foyer Of the theatres, gold and silver
is the theme Of conversation in every
speakers mouth. Let an easterner
learn you are from a silver state and
you cannot escape him, you will have
10 talk politics, for try as you may TO
keep the conversat ton i'll other chan
nels, he will bring up the silver ques-
ton and If he chances to be a gold
man and you for silver he will pro-
ceed at once to convert you if possible
A man engaged in a mission such as
mine was, viii have the experience
every day and with nearly every man
he meets, for I had occasion to visit
only the larger cities and came in
contact with only the business men,
f1ancieTS, etc, and these are almost
70 man supporters of the gold stand
ard, or as they term it sound money!
They are all very sincere in their sup
port of the gold standard, or at least.
so impressed me. and view the silver
cause just as they characterize it, a
reputation idea I visited nineteen
states and spent IN most OF the larger
cities day at least. In all of them 1
found the same sentiment among the
business men, bankers, etc, and they
are so alarmed lest the silver cause
should succeed that they are taking
part in the campaign as they never did
before. / could cite not one, but many
instances in which men of affairs are
spending the time they usually devote
10 vacation in working in the interest
of the gold cause.
My business not taking me into
any but money centers, 1 of course am
unable to judge with any accuracy the
extent Of the progress silver is making
but L could see that the cause is maxi
ing an impression. AS an instance, I
found that the east had taken great
courage from the magnificent recep-
ton that was accorded Mr. Bryan in
New York and that his Madison Square
garden speech had a marked effect
IN the manner in which it alleged the
fears Of capital and the people seemed
to look upon him as another great
champion of their interests, who had
came out from the west. There is no
disgusting the fact that he made a
profound impression
Mr.. Cannon attended the meeting adj
dressed by Bourke Cochran at Madi-
son Square garden. OF it he said:
1t was of course q very great DEM
onstration, but the fact can be easilv
accounted for There was twenty de-
greeS difference in the temperature be-
tween the night of the Bryan meeting
and that Of the Cochran. Being in Mr..
Cockran's favor it was a very great
advantage to him. Then the tickets of
admission were distributed by the
bankers and more than half the audi
ence was composed OF Republican sup
porters of gold with the result that
every marked utterance was applaud
ed 10 The echo. Occasionally cheer
Tor Bryan would be started but before
- SeN7SNAAAO0 ally PAOPOIllOUlS WOulQ be
downed by perfect tumult of misses.
The cooler temperature accounts for.
the statement of the New York no
pers, that MIR. Cochran was so much
more distinctly heard than MIR. BRYAN.
as the aonfusion of fans and the dis
quletu6e incident to oppressive heat
was obviated- Mr.. Cocllran's speech
was OF course g. masterful effort ora
ror1cally, but I did not view it as es
pecially strong argumentatively."
Mr.. Cannon said that if the outward
show in New York was any criterion
by which to judge the temper Of the
voters, the city is very strongly for
Mckinley. Everywhere, he said. he
observed flags, pendants, streamers
ana every manner of richest design in
SILK, etc. bearing the words Mckinley
ana hobart while he saw but one
such evidence OF Bryan enthusiasm.
That was in front of the BarthoIdi no.
tel where Bryan and Sewalr' flag
hoated.
Mr.. Cannon reached Albany the night
after Bryan had spoken there and was
informed by the people he met that
the crowd which listened to the speech
was the largest assemblage that had
ever greeted a public man in that CITY.
He said that the speech had set the
Albany people literally Wild with
Bryan enthusiasm. Concerning the
campaign in the state, however. Mr.
Cannon was impressed with the idea
that ii will be very remarka BILE If
Bryan carries the state as the Repub-
Hcans appear to be very united in sun
port of their ticket He said there
were no appearances of a disaffection
in the party except the Warner Miller
following which was small and in any
event, supporting Mckinley whatever
they did as to the state ticket One
thing, Mr.. Cannon said, which inn
pressed itself upon a stranger in New
York city, was the treatment the gold
bug people accord Treasurer st. John.
OF the Democratic national committee.
They ridicule him in every manner of
way, he said, for being a silver man.
referring to him as '.Mr Sin FIN
showing him all sorts of indignfties
and according him no fairness what
ever.
On his way east. Mr.. Cannon Glanced
TO be in Chicago the night Mr.. BRYAN
arrived there on his way to New York.
4 had been very busy up to the close
of banking hours" said Mr.. Cannon.
and feeling rather tired, thought I
would take a run out to Lincoln park
for little airing. 1 met Louis c.
Kelsch, formerly of Salt Lake, and to-
gether we visited the park. Coming
back to the business part of the CITY.
we heard the music of most excellent
band and looking up observed a crowd
following the band down the street and
saw the banner of the Cook County
Democratic Marching club and behind.
banners bearing inscriptions of well
come TO Mr.. Bryan. We dropped off
the car and followed the crowd which
soon brought US to the railroad station
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