Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-07
HANNA WILL REMAIN.
National Chairman Finds Ms Presence Is
Needed This Week at New York.

New York, Aug. 6.-NatiOna1 Chair
man Hanna has found that his pres
ence is not necessary at the Chicago
headquarters, this week, and he has,
therefore, abandoned his early purpose
to leave for that city, tonight. He
| has no fixed time now for starting
| West, except that he wants to be in
| Chicago. next Monday morning, after
spending Sunday at home. in Cleye-
| land. with his family. The probabili-
| ties are. therefore, that he will remain
at the New York headquarters until
| Friday eVenig, for he finds much to do
in the way of inaugurating the cam
| paign in several Eastern and Southern
states, and laying out the lines of bat
tie in the various sections.
| Chairman Hanna is insisting in Vir-
| giia and Maryland as he has in this
state, that all local troubles be subor-
| dinated to the one purpose Of stamping
| out the Populist sentiment, and the
| bulk Of his time is being given TO
| bringing about an armed neutrality
| between factions everywhere until
after the November election. The Vir-
| ginia troubles. which were the subject
of the conference, yesterday. were up
for discussion again, today, but are
not likely to be settled before next
week. when committee to manage
the campaign in the Old Dominion will
he named.
The prospects for a successful fight
there are very encouraging, and the
talk Of the visiting Nirginians has i'm
pressed Chairman Hanna. He believes
that if he can get all factions working
together down there the state can be
carried fer honest money A canvass
70 the entire state has been laid be-
fore him, and the good showing made
therein has determined him to go into.
Virginia with the purpose Of carrying
it for Mckinley.
General James r. Brady Of Peters
burg, Va, was among the conferees
With the national chairman. today
Tie was anxious that the state be taken
up as among those To be sfoutly con-
tested and declared with much earn
lstness that it would 90 for Mckinley
II a hard canvass were made there |
we have amy number Of Democrats
'rho Will not vote for Bryan" said he |
to a Mail and Express reporter They !
can b. found in every county in the
state. In addition to the money ques-
tlon. we have a strong tariff sentiment |
ia our favor and the two issues will |
bring us many Democratic votes"
Mr. T.. H. Walker Of Kensington. |
Md was one Of the callers at head |
quarters. He felt confident that Mary
and would go Republican this fall
Said he: In every manufacturing
center Of The state Democrats are
openly for Mckinley on the tariff is
sue. In Hagcrst0Wn. for instance. 4
bicycle firm that has been in operation
there only two years is perfect Nc
kmley headquarters, and the owner Of
the works is out for protection and
sound money Of course. there are
many more Democrats in Maryland
who propose t. support Mckinley be-
cause of his sound money views. The
city Of Baltimore. for instance. viii re-
turn probably the largest Republican
vote il ever gave. The business inter-
csts Of the city are together in the
Glht without regard To party"
Congressman Daniels of Buffalo
wrote to headquarters. today, that
The free silver sentiment was already
on the Waue in western New York
Editor Charles Emory Smith Of the
Philadelphia Press, was one Of Chair
man Hannas earliest visitors. Mr..
smith is un his way home from Maine.
where he has been spending his vaca-
lion. He brought the best of news
from the Pine Tree State. "Winslow
was the strongest man the Democrats
mad for Governor ana his refusal To
lun has sulit the nartv there wide
open" said Mr.. smith. They cannot
ret any strong man 10 run on a free
liver platform. but. of course. a. Sep
fember local election does not have
the uopular interest of a November
election. and we win have to work
hard To get the people to the polls |
think Maine can be relied on to dis