Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-17


PaiCn' Is Hanna's Statement Regarding
the Major-Bryan to Speak Extempor-
aneously at Gotham; Also at baltimore
Ohio Republicans Open the Fight with
Three Big Guns-Fo1iticai Notes.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 17.--Major Mckinley
and Chairman Hanna met at the latter's
nome In this city yesterday and talked
over the campaign. Hanna said he was
very much pleased with the progress of
Affairs. More than 1900. 900 documents
had Deem mailed from the Chicago head
quarters within the past two weeks Tho
situation in the west is improving daily"
tie remarked. 1.-The work of education ia
having good effect Hanna said the
speaking campaign would probably be-
Well under way within the next ten days
When asked ii Major Mckinley would
take the stump Hanna replied "MaJor
MCKINLEY has made no change in his
plans. He will not take the stump in th,.
campaign. 1t has been limited. that he
might go to Milwaukee to address the
convention of the Republican League. He
will not do So" Major Mckinley returns
home today and Hanna will start for New
1ork TINS evening.
Ohio Republican Campaign Opened.
COLUMBUS, Aug. 1.-The Republican
campaign in Ohio was formally opened
saturday by two monster meetings in this
city. The orators were Senator John
sherman, Senator-elect j. B. Foraker and
Hon. Stewart l.. Woodford, of BROOKLYN.
The meetings were held in an immense
tent on East Broad street, the city having
no auditorium large enough to accommo-
date the crowds. At the afternoon meet
ing fully 10000 people were crowded into
the tent. Governor Bushnell presided at
the afternoon meeting. Sherman received
splendid ovation and made a speech coy
cring the whole financial question from
the anti-free silver standpoint He was
frequently interrupted by applause.
Woodford Speaks to Multitude.
When Governor Bushnell next intro.
duced Senator-elect Foraker there was
dcafening applause. The audience was
eSpsctant and Senator Foraker delivered
characteristic speech full of snap and
Nigor. The crowd at the meeting at night
was the largest ever seen at a political
meeting in this city. Every foot of seat
ing and standing room in the immense
tent was occupied. Previous to the speak
ing the Columbus Glce club, famous in
political campaigns, stirred the enthus-
iasn with campaign songs Lieutenant
Governor A. w. Jones presided, and
made a brief speech in which he charac-
terized the Democratic national platform
as one OF anarchism and bankruptcy. He
said the Democrats stole the Populist
platform in order to be admitted to the
Populist church and characterized Wat
son as one of the horns of the Democratic
dilemma. Stewart L. Woodward made an
argument for ''hmest money and
Foraker and Others followed briefly
ingalls, Predicts a Change of Issue.
HoLToN, Kan, Aug 17-John J. In
gals, who is campaigning in Kansas,
spoke here to an enthusiastic crowd of
1000 people, expounding Republican prin-
ciples. After the meeting he said in an
interview among other things: 1T is not
undue eulogy to say that in his Madison
square garden speech he Bryan has put
himself on q higher plane than he has yet
occupied intellectually" Continuing. In
gals said: From the audiences l have
met Sd far, conclude that the people are
much less interested in the silver question
than in the other aspects of the campaign
look for an entire change Of front in our
line of battle before the campaign ends"