The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
MARK JUST RUSTLES
KING BEE APPEARS At CHICAGO
AND EAKBS THINGS FLY.

Among Other Things He Calls on the Busi-
ness Men and Has Talks With Them
Then He Goes Into His Room, Which
In Guarded Carefully and Has Talks
With All the Big Men Who Come In
senator Brown of Utah Declares That
the Republicans viii Surely Garry That
State Isis Fail.
Chicago, Ill.,, Aug. 13.-The fact rhal
he is more a business man than poiiti-
sian accounts largely for Marcus Han
mas success thus far in managing the
Republican campaign.
Some time ago Mr.. Hanna said the
most important thing now before the
people Of the United States was to
elect Major Mckinley president And
he took that view of it purely from
business standpoint.
As Mr.. Hanna observed yesterday,
he commenced his part OF the work,
which is to bring about the desired re-
silt next November, nearly q year and
half ago. He, in common with all
naner business men, realized how neces-
sary It was to do something which
would restore good times and bring pros
perity again. He and they believed
me surest and quickest as well as the
most satisfactory way to do that was
through the restoration Of protection
to American industries. They found
that the wage-earners shared this be-
lief with them and were everywhere
talking of MOTOR Mckinley as the man
for president.
So eighteen months ago Mr.. Hanna
ppened the Mckinley headquarters in
Cleveland, threw off his coat and went
to work. He conducted his campaign
principally among business men, and
insists now that largely through their
efforts the Ohioan'S nomination was &C
complished. While he is politician
enough to appreciate the power and the
influence Of the politicians, and he is
working with them in conducting the
fight, at the came time he still expects
much from the business people in the
way of helping TO elect ''the advance
agent of prosperity"
There was nothing strange or signif-
tcant, therefore. in the fact that Mr..
Hanna made it point yesterday morn
ing to call on a number of the leading
business men in Chicago. He has estab
iished the national headquarters here,
expects TO be in the city most Of the
time from now until election day, and
consequently wanted to get acquainted
with them In fact, it is his wish to
become acnquaited with as many as
possible of the citizens Of Chicago who
want TO see the Republican ticket elect
ed He did not, therefore, put in
much time at headquarters until along
toward the middle of the afternoon,
when he went there and remained until
q late hour in the evening consulting
with the committeeman and heads OF
departments and receiving visitors.
The chief, as they call him, had sue
ceeded, much to his own and every
body else's qualification, in securing
from the Auditorium company addi-
fional space. so that the headquarters
hereafter will not be cramped for room
as has been the case up to date. This
settled the question as to whether anoth
er location would be looked for. The
man who kept the bookstore finally
agreed to vacate and other occupants,
whose trade was being irterfered with,
expressed willingness also to get out
provided they could secure rooms else
Swhere.
It was one of the liveliest as we'll as
one of the busiest days yet witnessed
about the establishment. Major Chas
Dick, secretary Of the executive COM
mfttee and Mr.. Hanna'S confidential
man, arrived from Cleveland yesterday
morning. His coming created some
thing of a stir. He brought with him
come of the furniture and several large
boxes of correspondence, books and 9TH
er campaign material collected at the
Cleveland headquarters, which We're
turned over to the committee.
Colonel Dick was accompanied by W.
G. Haskell, sergeart-at-arms of these
headquarters. Mr.. Haskell took his
station at once outside the door lead
ing to Mr.. Hanna's private room and
saw to it that only those who had
something of Importance to talk about
were admitted to the great managers
presence.
Among the visitors were Senator
Brown of Utah. Senator Murphy of Ari-
zona, D. NJ. Ferry, chairman of the
Republican state central committee of
Michigan; Samuel Roberts, chairman
of the Republican executive COMMITTEES,
for Kentucky; Marcus Daily, the DO
nanZa king" of Montart; and Alec Me-
Kenzie. of North Dakota. c. w. John
son, who was secretary of the St Louis
convention, also visited the headuuar-
tiers. All these men brought the most
encouTs ging information from Their vari-
Gus state.
1t seemed strange to hear Senator
Brown declaring in the most earnest
and emphatic manner that Utah would
give its electoral vote to the Republican
ticket. The senator intimated that
everybody about ,he headquarters NAV
think he was merely talking for effect,
but advised them 10 remember what he
said and after election see how far he
was wrong
Sens'tor Brown based his prediction on
the proposition that the people Of Utah
are far more interested in protection
than they are in the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver. He said. however.
they could fight the silverites to a stand
still on the money question. but the
Republicans propose TO put the tariff
question TO the front, and expect to
carry tie day with it.
There has been a story going the
rounds for some days TO the effect tina.
Marcus Daily was one of the strong
est OF the free silver advocates. because
or the reason that he happens to he
largely interested in silver mining
Eut this story seems 10 have been con-
ssructed out of somebody's magma
ton. At least that was the impression
the Republican executive committee AZ
national headquarters got yesterday
when Mr. Daily made them a call. In
speaking about il one of them had this
10 say:
My ears may have deceived me:
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