The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-30
MAJOR M'KINLEY
RECEIVES CALLERS
Presented with Bust by the Chicago
University Republican Club.
EX-GOVERNOR THAYERS OPINION
Believes That Brvi Will BE De.
feated in His Own Ward..What the
Candidate Has Done to Make Him.
self Unpopular in Nebraska.

Canton, o.. July 29-Two hours af-
ter Major Mckinley returned from
Cleveland a committee representing the
Republican club of the University of
Chicago arrived and presented him with
bust of himself made by Hans Hirsch,
u member of the club.
Major Mckinley. in accepting the
bust. spoke as follows:
1t gives me very great pleasure to meet
the committee from the Republican club
of the University of Chicago and cannot
forbear to say that If the Republican party
is to continue its progress of power and
usefulness II must be done through the
conscience and intelligence of the people
Ii Is indeed good omen to find the young
gentlemen of the many colleges of the
United States joining themselves in Re
publican organizations to sustain Repub-
lican principles and the national honor.
and there is no class OF men more potent
than those who go out of the colleges to
every county and state in the union They
WELD mighty power and il is fortunate
for the country that so many Of them are
enlisted by us for the principles of good
government, for which our party stands
| am glad to know that Republican prnci-
pies are such that they can be submitted
with safety and confidence to the intelli-
gence of the educated men OF the coun-
try.
Ex-Governor Thayer. Of Nebraska,
had long talk with Major Mckinley
this afternoon. He feels in no way
alarmed about the Republican situation
in Nebraska. He thinks the Republi-
cans will carry the state by $4,000.
.i,,sr Nh ~,
Thayer said: 81 live in the same ward
with him and know him we'll. lie is up
right In his dealings and l have moth
ing to say against him as a man but as
statesman Mr.. Bryan has not been
a success.
BRYAN'S CAREER.
"Two years ago he made a canvass
of the state for the United States SEN
atorship. The state went Republican.
He helped the Populist party and the
Democratic party to coalesce. moreover.
he has been employed by the silver men
Of Colorado and Montana to agitate the
question and IL possible to be elected
on "a free silver platform. He was
nominated by free silver paper for
and want to say that We shall defeat
him in his own ward, and his city, and
in his county, which Is Lancaster.
There is another thing which Is against
Mr.. Bryan. He Is free trader. al
though just now he is not saying much
about that as he is employed to work
for the silver men, and thinks 1t best
to say nothing about free trade at pres
ent. You may put 1t down as u thing
hey ond doubt that we will carry Me-
braska.
II want to give some reasons why
Mr.. Bryan should not carry Nebraska.
He has never done anything for the
state and has done much against it.
For example, there was Il large twina
manufactory at Fremont, doing good
business. BY his vote. he destroyed 1t.
Then the state had two large sugar
factories which represented $1,000, 900
capital. These by his vote and voice,
he helped to destroy, and both are
idle"
Other callers at the Mckinley resi-
dence today included Congressman ].
A. Pickler. of South Dakota. Repre-
sentative Picker has faith in the Re-
publicans OF South Dakota and told
Major Mckinley that the state would
give him its electoral vote. There Is a
good deal of silver talk in Ohio at
present, but largely among men who
were at one time strenuous advocates
of fiat money. and who were very
active in the Greenback element.