New-York tribune., 1896-05-25
THE M,KINLEY ENTHUSIAST.
A GEORGIA REPUBLICAN TELLS OF sENrl-
MENf IN THE SOUTH
MAJOR HANsoNs vIEws-THE FINANCIAL CUES
N-POssIBILITIEs OF A THIRD TICKET

| AND OF A BOLT AT CHICAGO.
| Major ]. II. Hanson, Of Macon, Ga was IN tne
city Yesterday. He Is tall, heavily puiil man.
| with a gray imperial and looks much ike oehatoi
| Gibson. of Maryland. lie Is an out-and-out fe-
| Dublican and a Mckinley man of the stanchest
| kind "I tell you the Mckinley sentiment IS pred
| IN the homes of the people in this country, ana you
cannot get away from It," he said. Continuing
Major Hanson remarked: There has never peeh
| a campaign for the Presidential nomination. IN
| either party that has been carried on SO creamy
| and with so little venom and spleen as tnat maue
| bv Major Mckinley and his friends On the other
| hand there has never been man. VINO was an
avowed candidate for the nomination. that mas oeen
subjected to the mud-slinsing ana Vhifylhs that
| Major Mckinley has been compelled TO endure; ana
| the beauty of the whole thing Is the absolute
eouanimty and calmness with which hs has borne
| IT all. He has not answered back, and mas MAIN
| taned a dignihed attitude. / tell you' II secIe'
ballot were to be taken to-day, Major Mckinney
would carry the State of Georgia by $1,000 majority
| The people with him. and he VIII WIN
THE PEOPLES CANDIDATE.
Major Hanson Is prominent Republican In his
| State and also large manufacturer. lie says
that never before in the history of Georgia mas
so aggressive a preliminary campaign been made
as that early the spring to defeat the state Con-
| vention in It's purpose of declaring for Mckinney
and that with It all, McKineys opponents VIII Only
| get three out Of twenty-slx delegates, and tnat
| one OF the deega es- at-.arge was simply given 10
| them TO keep them quiet. as 1t was known they
| could do nothing The Major continued as follows;
"Seventy-fve per cent of the people In the country
| are for Mckinley. Each day shows the truth OF
the saying is the people that are for him ana
the machine politicians that are against him. lie
will he nominated at ST. Louis beyond a doubt /
| know the game of the men who are opposing nm.
| 1t Is an old one, but It will not work this Tune
| They are doing all they can to keep delegates from
| going to him. and also relying upon plan OF
4 ola IN ha cd in 10
| by any hook crook defeat Mckinley In that con-
vention. that is bluff out his men or buy up pur-
| chasabe delegates. the people OF the country VIII
| not stand IT, II that Is done. and Mckinley runs
upon an independent ticket. he will sweep the coun
| try. The people want protection, and they are
| going to have II. This free-trade system OF the
| Democrats has ruined the country. and they are
| going to give that party lasting farewell This
| TRADE against Mckinley and his friends Is Grim
! inal They talk about Hanna, Vest. Everett and
! Myron T. Herrick II they were lot OF cut
throats The truth is they honorable. clean-cut
gentlemen. and stand out al the wher In contrast
| TO the men who against them
Il was out IN Ohio three weeks ago. and talked
| with Major Mckinley over the telephone. and saw
| Mr. Hanna They all hopeful, but philo-
! soph!cal They cannot understand why they are
subjected to all the abuse that has been thrown
at them. said TO Major Mckinley over the te!e-
phone, Major. you don't seem 10 have any one
with you but the people He replied. quietly. That
is the supper, | want It Is the peoples fight. and
they usually win when they are aroused. have
never seen the country aroused as II IS this time
The feeling pulsates every corner OF The coun-
| try and It viii be felt at 81. Louis"
| BIMETAI.IIsM AND FREE SILVER
The trade against Mckinley and the attempt TO
| prove that he Is a free-silver man led Major Han
SON who Is a bimetaIlist IN tho broadcst OF
| the word 20 declare that there TO doubt
| NcKiney's stand upon the money question. lie
said that every knew that Major Mckinley
| was for sound money and that he safe and
| conservative man Il am a blmeialNst myself" he
| added ''and believe in larger Use OF silver !
| find that the people up In this State talk Ike
| lot OF parrots. There - not one man IN hity VINO
| maintaining OF the god standard Is going 10 help
ions ths sfSAa of msr chsraccr bot sncerey believe
| that tho best thing for the people is "A more cx-
sl,OO0OOOOO m silver m this country and be- safe.
| for the largest use Of silver possible Every
one the South is FOR free coinage and viii urge
so in the National conventions through their dele
rs there any danger OF tho Georgia delegation
at 81. Louis bo!tlng, IN case a god standard plat
FORM Is adcPIs" Xo ad nof ,bnS sa su, ,b@
mischief maybe wrough htcr II a ffc"silver ticket
! tIcai.y a unit for Mckinley and VIII abide by the
! decision OF the convention A. FOR the Democratic
tSf''i taken spoke With f:van ? hoWer and consTess-
man mar h6 naey er %ho %as IN IN oT 'Tg Gn Tso
be surprised 20 sec the Democratic delegations
man urges il. and I see NAT ne ls lniorsed by
South Carolina II looks pretty much. however "a
II the silver would control IA" Democratic
| convention and get siraight-Out declaration for
silver. II they 40 not. and there is bolt. the
third party VIII he the that VIII have tho catchy
! platform. II will beyond doubt declare for FREQ
silver and protection. ! 10 not think that they
| carry the country with man Ike Bland bur n
they are ,rvaiivc. and nominate a safe Ike
| Teller or Camcron-and | believe that Cameron Is
| grooming himself make upon such a
t!cket-thcy will carry eycrg State south Of the
Potomac and the majority OF ihs States OF tho
| Aleghan!es."
A POSSIBLE FUSION IN GEORGIA.
They will elect Governor In Georgia next fall.
| and Major Hanson says that he believes the Ra-
! pubcans have chance 20 throw the State into
| the Republican column both the National and
| State elections. "It Is this way" he said. by
a fusion with the Popusts. believe can carry
the State. am convinced that the Popullsts dd
| carry the state TWO years ago. but counted
| out. or course the pOpulists for free silver
| but every one In the South s. practically and that
| would not amount TO much The Democrats are
| badly split. and believe that the PopuliSts and
| the Republicans viii both see the chance and will
| unite. In that case Republican Governor may be
elected, and Republican majority given for Presl-
| dent. Every one down there wants Mex nley Dem
! ocrats and Republicans both want him. and If ne
is the candidate Of his party believe vii. carry
| the State"
ALABAMA AGAINST FREE SILVER