New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-23
LOOKING TO NEW-ENGLAND.
INTEREST IN THE MAINE AND YER
MONT ELECTIONS.
REPORTS on THE CONDITION OF THE CANVASS
~ r,,osr cr,rre WORK or THE

REPORTS ON THE CONDITION OF THE CANVASS
IN THOSE srATEs-woRK OF THE
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
That the local elections in Vermont and Maine
next month are to receive great deal Of attention
from the Republican National Committee Is shown
by the detail prominent speakers to talk In those
States and the conferences that the. members OF
the Executive Committee are holding with leaders
from that part of the country. Senator Rednelo
Proctor. OF Vermont. was at the Firth Avenue
Hotel yesterday. lie came to the city 10 see Mt
Hanna about the way the campaign is TO be con-
Quoted I'm his State and 10 consult with General
Clayton about speakers. lie went to washington
IN the afternoon but before leaving here he assured
local Republicans that there was not the shgh'cS'
doubt about the result in his State
Senator Proctor never talks much and when he
aoes IT is with pretty accurate gauge OF the sltua
ton we have" he remarked. In discussing inc
situation IAN election on September for STATE
officers and members of the Legislature me nor
NAL Republican majority is about 2O"" ana TINS
time we are going to 20 ahead OF the hgh-water
mark In 1872 carried the state by l'''o' ma
5orty hut this time expect to see majority c'oSc
TO 10000
Concerning the sweeping assertions made by 'Ae
Popocratic managers that all through New-Ehg-
land the farmers were heart and soul with the Sill
yer movement. and that they would demonstrate
this fidelity free coinage at the pous' senator
proctor said: ON the contrary. the farmers VIII
this year They have studied the question ana 'hey
understand II. They DO not want deprecated cur
rency at all. Many Democrats are going TO vote
the Republican ticket in Vermont
Senator Quay and Joseph II. Manley are expected
here this week and the New England situation VIII
he carefully looked over. Senator John NJ. Thurs
ton who starts for Vermont tomorrow 10 mahe
four speeches In the New-EnEland campaign mas
been in close consultation with the Natlona' 'o'"-
mittee ever since he reached the city Thursday
of Bradley Il. Smaley the Democratic lender OF the
State and 1t is believed that many or 'he p'"'o
Gratis who are enrolled under Mr.. Bradley banner
will turn out and be converted.
Il do not for a moment concede SAM 'ne SEN
sfor Yesterday that the Democrats will carry any
of the Middle Western States that are losica'iy
Republican. simply because the money Issue n'S
been pushed TO the front. do not believe that MI
BRYAN will carry all OF the far western states
either and the statement that he viii Is prepos-
ferrous The red-hot silver States may be carried
nv Mr. Rrvan such as Nevada. Colorado. ttah
Montana and Idaho. but if they are II VIII not DE
by phenomenally large majorites These states
arc for silver because they have SILVER MINES IL
they had corn. they would be for corn. IN my
State NebVsks. raise great many pigs II
they increase by Government stamp. the price OF
silver why not increase in the same way the price
Of niss? That proposition would find hearty
response In my State and II only goes TO snow
how absurd the free-silver craze is
over in Illinois Altgeldism is going to get
most effective setback. / have been studying the
situation in Wisconsin. Iowa and Illinois, ana
feel confident that each one OF these States VIII
20 Republican sure In Illinois have made
personal tour of inquiry. and know That the iree-
coinage losing ground Illinois Is loglcaly
q Republican State. and has given in the past
5000 ma ority for the Republican ticket. All these
Republicans win believe. rise up In this hour OF
need and vote the Republican ticket. They nave
suffered under Democratic misma nagement and
ha Of Government
CALLERS AT HEADQUARTERS.
Although a half-h holiday there was the usual
large number OF callers yesterday at the headquar
tiers OF the National Committee who engaged the
attention Of Chairman Hanna almost from the
time he arrived at 1920 in the morning, until he
returned TO the Waldorf at late hour In the
afternoon heavy mail disposed of by Mr..
Hanna and then he received Edward Lauterbach,
chairman OF the Republican County Committee
When Senator Thurston Of Nebraska. arrived he
went at once into consultation with Mr. Hanna
Ex-senator Blair of New Hampshire. visited head
quarters soon afterward and conferred with the
chairman.
The situation up to date in all parts of the countrY
was discussed by Mr.. Hanna and those in charge
OF the various departments The result of the work
Satisfaction 20 the chairman and his assisiants
the victory of MCKINLEY and Hobart and sound
money. confidence which had for us doundatlon
ticket in States where the siiverites make the
greatest pretensons 10 strength
WITH SEVERAL GRAINS OF SALT.
The Republican leaders in the Eastern headauar-
tiers have been advised by the experts in the West
20 receive with caution the assertion OF the silver
ties about a frantic demand of the West for fro"
coinage. The Northwest. 1t was pointed out. con-
tains Republicans than Democrats. The Re
publcans just anxious 10 get a majority or
votes as the Democrats are. and no effort Will be
that the Republicans in those States are not Wild
for free silver. as the Democrats are attempting 10
SHOW IL is recalled that only TWO Republican dele
gates OF go from the Northwest voted against
laying the Teller resolution for free coinage on the
table al the st. Louis Convention.
The canvass of the Western situation has shown
Republican strength to be greater than the free
eilverites admit In South Dakota where the Repuh-
licans elected COLDS ndard delegates 10 the ST
Louis Convention by a heavy majority. Inc doc
trne OF coin will be exposed in full In that state.
In Minnesota the Republicans elected goid-standnrd
men. and many of them came from the farming
re ions showing that the agricuturist Is not al
campaign managers would have the country believe.
1nyestiga ton has shown that the silver noise comes
largely from Western cities, where the Democrat!
consists OF Populistc and Aitgeld followers
Inquiry In Wisconsin. where the German vote IL
heavy. has revealed the facts that the Germans are
solid for the gold standard. In Michigan where
one Republican is found In favor Of free silver there
are six Democrats who will vote for Mckinley and
honest money.
Advices have been received from A. c. Voorhees,.
attorney for the Santa Fe Railway. whose observa
tons OF the political situa ton extend through the
States traVersed by the road He reported that the