Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-09-10
CAMPAIGN IN THE SOUTH.
Chairman Hanna's Fusion Plan Is al Work il
Texas

New York. Sept "a correspondent
of the Mail and Express writing from
Chicago under yesterdays date saws.
/ received a dispatch from san An
tonic. Texas, This morning announcing
that Hon J y. Huston Of Indiana
United States treasurer under Presi-
dent Harrison. had arrived there yes
terday with Harry Green tIetty
Green's SOM and the other Texas dele
gates, who visited Nh Hanna last
weeks, and had begun at once t. per
feet the fusion by which the Lone Star
state is to be carried for Mckinley Mi
Huston is TO have charge OF this mat
Ter for the Republicans, and the frs,
thing done after their arrival was t.
send out curriers' on horseback all over
The state To notify the leaders Of the
three parties Republicans. sound
money Democrats and Populists--of the
satisfactory ARRANGEMENTS made and
to prepare them for the state conven-
ton which meets today Mr.. Green,
before he left Chicago, had perfected
arrangements for these courers and
my dispatch says that even last night
reports We're being returned that all is
well.
The state convention today will per
feet matters SO that electors viii he
selected in each district in Texas for
Mckinley and Watson. The speech Of
Tom Watson at Dallas yesterday is but
Il part Of the plan. ana it was the pub
lie announcement OF the Georgian that
he had broken with Bryan and intended
to shift for himself in the South.
Today in Missouri fusion will be ar
ranged Major Warner and National
Committeeman KeTens arrived and
were closeted ct headquarters with Mr.
Hanna and the other members of the
national executive committee The
plan is To set the sound money Demo
cratic and Populst support in this
state for Nc kinney on the national
ticket and Lewis (Republican cand-
date) for Governor on the state ticket.
The sound money Democrats of Mis-
souri, are solid for Mckinley. and have
pledged their vote. and the Populists
are willing to Withdraw their ticket if
they gain electors for second place who
are for watson. This. as in Texas, will
be the plan. and Mckinley and Wat
son electors viii he voted for in every
district. Efforts are being made to get
Cyrus Leland. who is member Of the
executive committee. TO go to Kansas
City and make that his personal head
quarters instead of staying here, as
Missouri and Kansas are under Nh
Lelands supervision. II is most likely
he will go there and take charge Of the
Missouri fusion, as Mr.. Huston is doing
in Texas. There is every prospect of
carrying both Missouri and Kansas for
the Republicans
The fact that the Mail and Express
published yesterday the plans for The
fusion in the South caused kilograms
10 pour into Chicago last night and
Mr.. Hanna was questioned by the 10
cal newspaper men as to the facts To-
day all the papers published columns
about it, but only the facts as given by
me yesterday. Mr., Hanna is quoted
on the subject as follows in the 'Tri-
| bune": Il see nothing wrong in move
of that kind since the leaders in sew
eral Southern states seem to desire it
You know we want all the votes we
can get for our ticket The state con-
trai committees are the best judges of
what their people desire, and they have
pedfect right to arrange their local
campaigns in way productive Of the.
most satisfactory results"
The Inter Ocean" says: when asked
if consent to the fusion had been given.
Chairman Hanna replied that the com
mittee was not averse to securing All