West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-11-12
MORGAN READS THE BULLETIN
Among Those Who Heard Them Wer,
Huntington. Mills. Carnegie
aud Bliss.
MANY WOMEN AMONG TUE LIS
TENERS.
Mrs. Mark Hanna Headed the Dele.
CATION Which Included Many Pol.
iticians' wives and Daughters.
From tho New York world.

From tho New York World.
National Republican hcadounr.
ters went wild with Joy Tuesday
night, and from the hour when the
earliest favorable reports camo un
til long after midnight digniiied
leaders and millionaire guests were
IN state of ecstatic delrium. They
ran from one room TO another.
laughing, shouting and extending
congratulations.
In Mr.. Hanna's Office j. Pierpont
Morgan sat in the Chairman's chair
and read bulletins TO II noted AS.
sembly of millionuircs ana political
leaders.
On one side Of him was Andrew
Carnegie and on the other Coils p.
Huntington. Listening to the news
were d. o. Mills, Henry w. Can
non, President Of the Chase Ma.
tlonal Bank; j. Edward Simmons,
President, and j. ". Cannon, Vice
President of tho Fourth National
Bank; George Bliss, Chns. Stewart
Smith, Gen. II. III. Hubbard, Gen.
Anson e.. McCook, Richard r..
Wilson, Samuel Fessenden, j. W.
Plunkett, of Boston; Mayor Strong.
q. g. Shayne, James G.. Blaine,
Edward Lauterbach and Fred s..
Gibbs.
Up and down the main corridor
Secretary William Mckinley Os-
borne, Of the National Committee:
Nathan Bay Scott, the mombcr
from West Virgins; j. IL. Manley,
OF Maine; Gen. Powell Clayton, Of
Arkansas, and Assistant Secretary
Perkins ran back and forth. waving
kilograms and shouting the news.
EarlYi in tho evening Mr.. Perkins
had said: IL never get excited. /
am coolest when the fight is hot
test, " and for time no acted the
part. But in half an hour he
jumped up and made q wild dash
for the door. He seized his hat
and a coat that hung on the rack &.
1t was another mans coat, but
Perkins never noticed the difference d
until he tried TO got back into the
building, and then he discovered
that there was no ticket in the
pockets. 1t required half an hour
for Mr.. Perkins to get past the
police lines into his office, and then
he abandoned all attempts at keel .
ing cool.
Mr.. Scott grew anxious early be
cause there was no report from ! ia
own State. He called up the Sta Q
Chairman, in Wheeling, by tele-
phone, and, the wires working
poorly, he howled and shouted IN.
til at last ho managed to hear that
the State would give $4,000 for
Mckinley. Throwing down the
receiver, Mr.. Scott rushed along
corridors and, dashing into his
Office, executed war dance.
"I'm excited, / know it," he ex-
claimed. "Don't stop me. Wboopp
Then came returns from Tenncs.
sec, another pet State Of Mr.. Scott,
and he was crazy with joy. Now,
! " Virginia Will only be counted for
Mckinley I'll be Wild, stark madl'
be cried.
cousin" Osborne could not re.
strain his bubbling ecstasy. Every
two minutes he sent kilograms OF
congratulation to Msjor Mckinley.
Then the women took possession OF
his Office and, gathering around
him, applauded the bulletins that
ho read.
Among the women were Mrs.
MarE Hanna, Mrs. Osborne and
Tie Misses Osborne, Of Boston; the
Misses Manlcy Of Name; Mrs.
Frederick y. Grant. Mrs. Clayton,
Of Arkansas; Mrs Edward Lauter.
bach, Mrs. Clarence w. Meade,
Mrs. Fred 8. Gibbs, Mrs. G.. n.
Bliss, Miss Mary Phelps, Of Cleve-