The record-union., 1896-08-04
They Want Sound Money and a Pro-
tective Tariff.
COlored Voters Enthusiastically Sup
porting the Ohio Statesman-Ex-
Governor Foraker and Senator
Speakers at the Opening of the
Ohio Campaign at Columbus.

CANTON, August 3.-Major McKin
ley has had a few days of quiet, and he
is turning over in his mind the points
of his letter of acceptance. He will not,
however, aim to have the letter ready
for publication for three or four weeks.
Ex-senator 3. X. Bruce of Mississippi
was one of the callers on Major McKin-
ley to-day. He is familiar with the po-
litical situation throughout the South,
and thinks Mckinley will carry Vir-
einia, West Virginia, Maryland, North
Carolina and Kentucky. Said he: 1T
will be found that the Democratic poll
ticians in the South have until recently
been able to keep the South solid. Here
after the progressive elements of the
South will take such action as will ad-
vance the material prosperity of that
section. They want protective tariff
that will build up that section. They
Will invite the manufacturers of the
States with whom they have been doing
business to invest capital in the South.
They want sound money instead of de-
preciated silver dollars, and they re-
Gard Major Mckinley as the embodi-
ment of that idea. The colored voters
of the country both North and South,
are enthusiastically supporting Major
Mckinley"
Much interest in the opening of the
Ohio campaign on August 18th has
been manifested here. Many active Nc
Kinleyites in both parties talk of going
to Columbus. and it is likely a large
delegation from the country will at
tend. Ex-Governor Foraker and Sena-
tor Sherman will be the chief speakers,
and some orators of prominence from
the West will also be heard.
A local paper says: 1T is expected
that Bryan will pass through Canton
next Monday, and Chairman Jones of
the Bryan National Committee is said
to have asked that an effort be made
to make a big Bryan demonstration at
the Canton station for political effect.
SILVER SENTIMENT ON THE
WANE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-There were not
many visitors of national prominence
at the Republican national headquar-
ters to-day, and the presence of Com
mitteemen Payne and Lester failed to
make the Mecca of Western Repub-
licanS a quiet place. L. F. Hubbard
former Governor of Minnesota, called
on his way home to tell the chiefs that
the free silver sentiment was on the
wane in his State, and that Mr.. Towne
the boiling Republican, would be de-
feated for Congress In the Sixth Dis
trict.
E. V. Smalley of the literary bureau,
who returned to-day from a brief visit
to his Minnesota home reported that
United States Senator Nelson, who has
already taken the stump, is sanguine of
Republican success in Minnesota, but
other Republicans of equal standing are
doubtful of the result. The greater por-
ton of the State is peopled by Scandi-
navians, who have changed from the
Republican to the Populist party.
John L. Wilson, United States Sena-
tor from Washington, was a caller at
the headquarters. He said there was
large free silver sentiment in his State,
but Washington held unique position
in having a large bimetallic element
which had no relation to the free silver
vote. This element wanted to be edu-
Gated.
The Literary Bureau is preparing a
series of pamphlets and leaflets, eight
or ten of which will be out this week.
They will relate to the issue as it affects
sugar, wool and skilled mechanics
Thirtytwo pieces of campaign litera-
ture bearing on the currency question
have been prepared by the bureau, and
when the last of these is sent out to be
read the bureau will rest in it's fight
against free silver. Over 100 books
bearing on the money question that
have been published are being offered
to the committee for distribution
kilograms received to-day at head
quarters state that Chairman Hanna
will be here this week, Thursday or
Friday.