The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1896-09-08
He Sets New York's Campaign
Ball Rolling.
CLEANED FROM POLITICAL ARENA
Populsts and Democrats Combine In Many
States-Powderly for McKinley-Neal Dow
on Silver-Majority Estimate for Vermont.
Ben Tillman Gets After the ex-President.

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-With the
words of McKinley's letter of accept
ance on nearly every tongue, ex-Presi-
dent Benjamin Harrison acted as the
Eastern proxy of the Republican candi-
date tonight, and struck the key note
of the Eastern campaign in an explain
atory and careful speech to 5000 people
in Carnegie hail. Half as many people
as composed the audience were denied
admission because of lack of room. The
enthusiasm was tremendous and the
many points were received with hearty
applause.
The audience was a distinguished
one and from an early hour when they
cheered the bands rendering of Am
erica" displayed their patriotism in all
possible ways The vast audience arose
and sang the National anthem with ar
dor. The decorations of the auditorium
were entirely of the American colors.
Flags were in many hands. Pictures OF
the Republican candidates adorned the
sides of the proscenium arches, which
were festooned with silk bunting. The
lower tier of boxes was gay with beau
tifully dressed women and men in even
ing attire. Mrs. Harrison occupied one
of the boxes with the family of Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew; Colonel and Mrs. Fred
Grant were in another; Mrs. Edward
Lauterbach and friends were in an
other On the stage were such people
of prominence as the nominee for Lieu
tenant Governor, Timothy S. Woodruff
of Kings, John w. Vrooman, Lemuel
E. Quigg, Chairman Hanna of the Ma
tional Committee, and nearly every Re
publican of prominence in the city.
The main part of the hall was filled
early, and every well known arrival
was cheered. from George Francis
Train to the chief guest of the evening,
General Harrison, and his escort, John
Wanamaker and Cornelius Vancotr
The reception of the latter amounted
to an ovation, the audience standing
and cheering. waving hats, handker-
chiefs and flags for fully five minutes
Chauncey Depew and David Hill of
Rochester, the other orator of the even
ing, likewise received noisy demonstra-
tions.
EX-President Harrison's opening re-
marks were as follows:
Ladies and Gentlemen: l am on the
retired list, not by reason of
any age limit, nor by the plea of any
convention, but that younger men
might have chance and that l might
have rest. But am not soured or
or bedridden citizen My
interest in my country did not cease
when my last salary check was cashed
hoped to add to the relief from official
duties retirement from the arena of po-
litical debate, but the gentlemen hav-
ing in charge this campaign seemed to
think that l might in some way adj
vance the interests of those principles
which are not less dear to me than they
are to you, by making here in this
great city public address. l thought
they greatly magnified the importance
of anything might say, but l could not
quite content myself to subordinate
what others thought to be a public
duty to my private convenience.
Il am here tonight not to make key
note speech, but only to express my
personal views, for which no one will
be in any measure responsible, for this
speech has not been submitted to the
judgment of anyone until now. l shall
speak, my fellow citizens, as Republic
can (cries of "Goodi"), but with per-
feet respect to those who hold different
opinions. Indeed, have never had so
much respect for Democrats as have
now; or perhaps l should say l never
had so much respect for so many Dem
ocrats as have now" (Applause)