The sun., 1896-10-16
HANNA'S CLOSING ORDERS.
STATE CHAIRMEN SUMMONED TO
CHICAGO FOR COMPILATION.
Instructions to he Given for Final
Charge All Along tho Line-Not tho
Slightest Let Up TO no Made-How
Popoeratic Secrets Become Kuowu.

Ropoerauc Secrets Become Kuown.
CHICAGO, Oct. 15.-Steps were taken to-day to
map out the final chapters for the closing hours
Of the great national campaign. With Bryan
whistlng through Michigan. Altgeld thrashing
around Illinois and nearly distracted over the
heavily increased registration in the Republi-
can bailwicks. Debs shrieking nightly in this
city, and Chairman Jones's head still in the
Clouds the Republican national campaign ers
are putting In some heavy and effective licks.
Every Republican State Chairman in the Mid
die, Western. and Northwestern Stntes was
summoned to-day to come to Chicago. They
are not all to come at once Each has been in
formed Of the time when he is to report at ma
tional headquarters for final instructions. Each
is expected to bring with him the bed rock situ-
alton in his State.
The Executive Committee, with Chairman
Hanna at the head, is then to go over the grou nd
of each State in it's minutest details. II n State
is good for $4,000 and SO. 1000 plurality for Mo
Kinley. the final hours OF the cam mpaign must be
given over entirely to efforts to increase 1t to
10000 or $1,000 plurality. the case may be-
II a State is good for 100000 plurality the
State Chairmen and their leutenants must
hustle to make it OF 900. and so on.
Hanna, In his way Of doing things is q good
deal ike a famous old State leader of years
was that he controlled the State Conventions
OF his party year after yearr
Young man." said he in reply. Il do 1t this
way. II have 152 majority the night before
the Convention meets. and q doubtful delegate
is to arrive at sunrise. l wait up all night for
that fellow. i get the first show at him.
corral him II can. He makes l53 majority.
don't you see2 That's the way to fight your
adversaries. Get all that there Is In sight. Get
more. Keep moving"
So Hanna and all his lieutenants. Henry G.
Payne, and all the Others keep moving. They
want all that there is in sight and will get more
II they can. The state Charmen for Illinois.
Wisconsin. Michigan. Minnesota. the Dakotas,
Nebraska. Iowa. Kansas, Indiana. and Ken
lucky are expected TO have particularly ex-
tended sessions with the National Executive
Committee. Every detail in every Congress
district is to be gone over, and every vote in
out of sig ht at the moment is to be- secured just
Is though the fate of the nation depended
upon the last ballot dropped into the boxes In
all these States on election day. All this is nec-
essary. rs IL is very well known that the vest
pocket vote this year will hardly be contained
in u handbag.
Something has been said in these dispatches
about the leaks" at Popocratc national
headquarters, and the fact that the Republi-
stantly aware of the most secret plans Of the
Bryanities. There Is nothing particularly
strange In that. When Bryan speakers hunt up
Republican national campaigners at night, tell
OF their disgust over the management OF the
Popocratic campaign. declare that they are
ready to quit, and ask to be allowed TO make
speeches for Mckinley at n slight re-
muneration per night. 1t Is not SO
almighty strange, in the estimation of
political philosophers, that Popocratic secrets
leak. This is exactly what has happened.
Moreover. It has happened several times within
the last two weeks. The Popocratic campaign
ers are aware of the facts. and one of them ad-
mitted to-day the absolute truth OF these state
mems. Bryan, Altgeld. Tillman. and Debs are
the only well-known speakers left In the Popo-
cratic camp. Tho others are Insignificant duff
fers some of whom offered to sell out and did
not find a market.
Popocratic Chairman Jones announced this
evening that he would not 60 home to Arkansas
for election day.
My vote" he added. "is not needed down
there. reckon. and I'll stay here in Chicago
and see the last OF it."
This was said in weary tones.
II does not matter veIy much whether Tam
many invited Altgeld to New York or not.
1t does not matter much what John c.
Sheehan says about this or any other
feature OF the campaign. Tammany's
name is already so befouled that Democrats
who were Democrats when Tammany was bolt.
ing regularly nominated candidates for Gov
ernor and throwing the Empire State to the
Republicans have only one more black mark
to score up against Tammany. But as n matter
of fact Chairman Jones and John Z. Sheehan
have had an understanding as to Altgeld's visit
to New York city. The negotiations were car,