New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-21
WESTERN HEADQUARTERS.
ROOMS SECURED IN THE AUDITORIUM
HOTEL IN CHICAGO.

CHAIRMAN HANNA AND HIS REPUBLICAN coA-
LEAGUES SET THE MACHINERY IN
MorroN-To OPEN THE WEST
BRN CAMPAIGN on
AUGUST g.
Chicago. July 2O-Marcus A. Hanna spent a
busy day in Chicago with his fellow-members
Of the Executive Committee Of the Republican
party and prominent Republicans who wanted
to confer with the campaign mana
gers. The engagement of Western head
quarters in the Auditorium Building was
soon disposed Of and weiehtier political
matters engrossed the time OF the chairman
and his colleagues. Mr.. Hanna arrived ia'e
fIcm Cleveland and took lunch at the |ni-
cago Club. When he appeared at the Au-
ditorium Hotel, where a meeting room hah pee"
engaged there was large assembly OF party
workers to greet him. He held an ihiorma'
reception I'm the headquarters of the Repuphcdh
National League and then went TO tue Parioi
floor for the serious work of the day. Chaf"S
6. Dawes. Of Illinois, Senator Thurston. OF Ne
braska. and w. 7. Durbin, of Indiana, were Win
Chairman Hanna members OF the Executive
Committee. Henry C. Payne. OF Wisconsi"' wiz
was ndsposed, arrived later ana attenue" '"e
meeting National Committeeman Jameson VI
Illinois, and Kittridge of South Dako'a' 'oi'''
r. Tanner. nominee for Governor OF limos
Ex-Governor Hubbard. of MINNESOTA H. d.
Cummings. Iowas National commiuee"a"'
Chairman c. Pitch of Illinois state conventions
ex-Attorney General Hunt, OF Illinois, reri! o.
Heath. Of the Western Literary Bureau f'ope''
J. Mckee son-in-law Of ex-Presideht hairiSo"'
and Samuel w. Aerton, the Cnicaeo repre-
,on,,,ive If tho original Mckinley men, were
among those who were either called INTO 'o'ic'-
ence by Mr. Hanna, or who went i'll anu ou'
during the day. Captain Tanner was 'he Only
outsider who was present while the committee
was in executive session.
SPACIOUS HEADQUARTERS sELEClED'
In the matter Of headquarters, 1t was decioeo
IN rent seven rooms the second Moor OF the
Auditorium Building fronting Wabash-ave;
tbree rooms on the fourth floor, for clerical pur-
noses: 900 square feet of space In the pase-
ment for storage, and one store on the grouhu
floor of the Wabash-ave. side. The committee-
rooms proper will be on the second hoor' "here
all except one Of the rooms has been engaged
The headquarters Is In tie same building as the
hotel but just around the corner or Congress
st Messrs. Dawes and Heath were authorizeu
to purchase the outfit for all the rooms at once
and there will be no more delay than is neces-
sarv to get the literary and printing bureau de-
nartment Of the Western campaign into working
order As a result Of the conference OF MI
bowling secretary of the National League Oh
Republican Clubs. with the committee IL was
decided to absorb the executive part OF 'ne
League during the campaign so that hereafter
Mr. Bowling and his associates VIII Work uhuer
the direction Of Mr.. Heath and as part OF the
National Committees machinery MIR Downing
appeared TO be we'll pleased with Nthe arrange
ment.
Tho committee had to deal with more delicate
,,attor when the original Mckinley men and
campaign fund questions came up MT. hanna
cont for Mr. Allerton. the millionaire packer, and
National Committeeman Jameson was also
called in as the representative of the State or
ganization.
TO LOOK AFTER THE FINANCES.
Mr. Jameson submitted list Of four-score chi
caeo citizens representing every industry anu
mercantile pursuit, the members OF FINANCE
Committee whom he proposed to make the OIL
eial agents of the party for advisory ana money
getting purposes
Mr.. Allerton examined the list ana saio Tic ""'
satisfied except for the omission OF three men
whom he wanted to see on the committee lhese
names were added, and the committee VIII
meet next Wednesday to elect chairman. MT
Allerton and James w. Ellsworth. another mill
ionaire. were made the representatives or the
National Committee on the financierlng Dody on
demand of the Original Mckinley League, winch
fought the state machine. Chairman hanna
told Mr.. Allerton he would not support any rae
tion Of Republicans who were opposed to the
regular party organization In the county or
State simply because of original opposition tc
McKinleys nomination. yet he would see that
the first friends Of the nominee received equal
recognition with the others. The compact
which was made by Messrs. Jameson and Aller-
ton. and ratified by Chairman Hanna's commit
tee. leaves the Swift or City Hall faction out IN
the cold in the political future This Finance
Committee will have charge Of the distribution
as well as the collection of all funds There will
be no Cook County Mckinley campaign head
quarters and the funds will be distributed from
State and National headquarters.
The agitation among organized labor men
AGAINST MIR. Payne's selection to have charge of
the Western headquarters in the absence Of
Chairman Hanna was not discussed formally by
the committee, because there had not been re-
ceived any protest on their act. Chairman Han
ma said that he had appointed no sub-chairman.
either in NewYork or Chicago. He said he In
tended to be here most Of the time, and Mr..
Payne had not been designated to act in any ca
pacity. except a member Of the Executive
Committee, because of his past valuable expert
ence. There was no disposition among the COM
mitteemen to consider the matter seriously
IMMEDIATE WORK URGED
Messrs. Thurston, Hubbard and Cummings,
for Nebraska Minnesota and Iowa, were cues
toned regarding the situation in their states by
the committee. They said that the silver senti
ment was growing because Of literature sent
among the farmers, but they had heard Of no
bolts. and urged immediate work on the part
of the Republican Literary Bureau. Lots OF
hard work was needed In the West to win.
The committee remained in session until near
" o'clock. At its close Mr.. Hanna said to
Irnited Press reporter: I'VE will have head
.,,or,or, oman bare In a few DAYS All Is now