The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-10-07
Indiana, Too, Seems To Be Civ
ing Mckinley Managers
Something to Worry
Over.
LONG TALK IN QUAYS ROOM
Harrison Unexpectedly Called
on to Break His Programme
and Stump McKinley's
State,
BYNuM BRINGS a Wall, TOO
Wants Money and Says No One Can
Yet Call indiana and Illinois
Safe,

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Safe,
In every national campaign about
the beginning OF October the side that
has had the advantage in the canvass
begins to face the true situation, and
maybe has little fright.
The Republican managers got to that
stage yesterday.
Usually on October j they begin to
wear long faces and find unexpectedly
hard work in States they must have IN
order to Win. Sometimes their appre-
tensions are based ON fact. Some
times their concern is assumed Tor the
purpose of getting money. I'm 1855 1t
was for the purpose of getting money.
They profeSSed to be alarmed, yet Har-
rison was elected President In 1892,
when the advantage seemed 70 be with
the Republicans, they had the usual
October scare, and Cleveland swept the
country.
Below is told the story of what hap
pened yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel While II was all happening. and
after il had happened, the Republican
situation was far from rosy. What 1T
I3C30E TIE SGANES 4N<tSfSA AAdA1e rs etAN
out for himself.
QUAY BACK AND HAS A CONFER
ENCE.
Senator Quay returned from his visit
home. He took his old room at the
hotel. He laughed at the story that he
and Mr. Hanna had fallen out over
the management Of the headquarters
by Mr.. Osborne. Soon Chairman Han
ma came in, and a conference was held
in Senator Quay's room.
lit was attended by Messrs Quay.
Hanna, Manley, Scott, Anthony, Hig-
gins, of Delaware, and Secretary of
State Taylor, of Ohio, and DIR. Il. w.
Graydon, of Ohios The conference
lasted two hours. 1t was said after
ward that the only thing under discus
sion was the legislative outlook in GER
tain States where the Republicans
hope to elect United States Senators.
But certain other things leaked out
that the gentlemen in the conference
were not willing to discuss so freely.
News had come from Ohio that was
not of pleasing character. No one
seems to have thought for a minute
that Mckinley might not carry his own
State.
FORAKER AND MLEAN.
Yet the first poll made of the Ohio
State committee gave the State for Bry-
an, and the second poll was not much
more satisfactory.
Now John r. Mclean has gone to
Ohio and is putting lot of money in
for Bryan. He is dickering with Geo
Cox in Cincinnati and with other lead
ers who do not care for Mckinley. Then
Senator Foraker is making speeches
outside the State, when he is needed
right at home. The Foraker men have
ceased swearing allegiance twice day
and want to see McKinley's vote kept
down.
Secretary of State S. NJ. Taylor, of
Urbana, Ohio, and DIR. T. w. Graydon,
of Cleveland, had been sent for by
Chairman Hanna, and they came to tell
him lust how the situation is.
When the two Buckeye messengers
got through talking with Mr.. Hanna
there was talk of having General Ben
iamin Harrison make at least two
: speeches in Ohio. General Harrison
was In the hotel at the time preparing
to start for Indiana by way OF Rich
mond, Va, and Charleston, where he
is to speak for Mckinley and Hobart,
and the suggestion that he speak in
Ohio came from Chairman Hanna him
self. That the former President was
needed to pull Mckinley through in
Ohio opened the eyes of some of the
National committee, who had been
thinking Ohio was as safe as New York.
Tt was not known last night whether
General Harrison could change his
plans SO as to give Ohio two speeches.
SECRETARY TAYLOR IN OHIO.
In speaking of the Ohio situation
Secretary of State Taylor said:-"We
are positive Mckinley will carry Ohio
easily, but we find great difficulty in
getting any figures on which to base
a calculation. The situation is pecu-
liar. Last year Bushnell had $4,000
plurality, but only about 10000 major
ity over all. Then there were $4,000
Populist votes and $1,000 Prohibition
votes. The Populists are now all for
Bryan, and at least half the Prohibi-
tionists are. So, you see, it is diff
ficult to figure it out. There will be a
large gold Democratic vote, and many
Democrats will vote for Mckinley"
The Indiana situation was also dis
cussed at the conference in Mr.. Quay's
room. and it was admitted that he
Hoosier State required the closest sort
of attention. General Harrison was
asked to extend his speech making in
Indiana. But nothing that was said at
the conference about Indiana prepar-
ed any one for the cyclone of anti
rainbow chasing which blew ito the
Fifth Avenue Hotel about eight o'clock
in the evening. York Herald.
Congressman w. d. Bynum, who re-
Gently resigned as chairman Of the
National (Gold) Democratic commit
tee, arrived in the city last night. Mr..
Bvnum's business is to raise money