The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-29
BANKERS REFUSE TO ENDORSE HIM
New York Moneyed Men VIII Not Sign
Mckinley Petitions.

Mckinley Petitions.
| New York, May 2s.-For nearly two
weeks the leaders OF the Mckinley
| boom in this city have been trying TO
| induce bankers to sign an endorsement
of their candidate, but, as is well known,
without much success. General Thomas
and Cornelius n. Bliss were the men
who tried to induce banker friends 10
endorse the man from Ohio. but almost
everywhere they met with refusals. At
| last, however, they succeeded n getting
the president of one uptown bank and
the vice president of a downtown in
stitution to sign the round-robin en-
dorsement Of Mckinley, and then, with
the addition OF the signatures OF a few
high-tarff merchants. the document was
sent 20 the Republican national COM
mittee and published in this mornings
Tribune as the endorsement Of New
York business men. The document is
as follows:
To the Republican National Committee:
Gentlemen: Your attention is respect
fully called by the undersigned Repub-
lican voters of New York 10 the efforts
that are being made here TO disparage
the candidacy of Mr.. Mckinley by as
| eerting that he is unsound on the money
question, and consequently an unsafe
man to elect president. Such assertions
We believe to be wholly unwarranted.
Mr.. Mckinley, in our judgment, is as
sound on finance as any gentlemen
whose name has been mentioned IN con-
nection with the presidency, and, if
elected, would prove entirely satisfac-
tory to the business interests OF this
country.
We say this not because Of any desire
to influence the convention unduly in
his favor-some of US, in fact, are pledg-
ed to support other candidates-but to
place before you, the highest council Of
the party organization, our protest
against the unfair attacks that have
been made upon a worthy and honored
leader Of the party. 1t is not in the in
terest of fair play, it is not in the in
terest Of the Republican party, it is not
in the interest Of the country, TO permit
such attacks as have been made upon
Mr.. Mckinley TO go unrebuked. His
distinguished services entitle him, at
least, to just, if not considerate, treat
ment.
Respectfully yours.
Thomas L. James, NJ c D. Borden,
Edwin Einstein, Thomas B. Odeu,
Russell Sage, Cornelius n. Bliss,
Jas. G.. Cannon, John Claflin,
j. Seaver Page, Arson G. McCook,
Frederick Mead, s. V. +. Cruger,
w. l.. Strong, Wager Swayne,
Henry Clews, Horace Porter,
Samuel Thomas, Daniel T. Hoag,
L. O. Leech.
In downtown banking circles this en-
dorsement Of Mckinley provoked
amusement because Of its thoroughly
unrepresentative character. 1t can be
TrlrAI I, H,,1I 4
OF any importance appears on the en-
dorsement Of Mckinley. The only bank
president among the signers of the
document is Thomas L.James of the Lin
coin National bank, an uptown institu-
ton Of relatively little weight in the
financial world. 1t need scarcely be said
that among the leading bankers of this
city Mr.. James is regarded as of more
influence and experience politically than
financially. Furthermore, it is well
known that Mr.. James is Mr.. McKin-
ley's personal friend and entertains him
whenever he is in town. Mr.. Borden.
whose name is attached to the McKin-
ley endorsement, IS also a director of
the Lincoln National bank.
The only other bank officers whose
names are appended to the Mckinley
endorsement are James c.. Cannon, vice
president of the Fourth National bank,
and Edward 0. Leech, cashier of the
National Union bank, both Of whom are
Republicans It may be noted that the
presidents of both of those banks, re-
spectively J. Edward Simmons and
Joseph c. Hendrix, are both firm and
ardent advocates of the single gold
standard. and are IN FAVOR of sound
money on that basis without any equiv
ocation or bubble.
AS against the endorsement of McKin-
ley, therefore, by the one solitary bank
president and the two subordinate bank
officers named, may be Offset the ex-
plicit declaration OF the six Republican
band presidents whose names were
printed in the Evening Post on the 18th
inst, that they would not be satisfied
with the nomination Of Mckinley for
president on his record on the currency
question as it stands today" Those six
bank presidents were:
George G.. Williams Of the Chemical
National bank.
Frederick D. Tappen Of the Gallatin
National bank.
R. NJ. Galloway OF the Merchants Ma
tional bank.
Warner Van Norden OF the Bank OF
North America.
H. c. Fahnestock, acting president
First National bank.
W. W. Sherman OF the National bank
Of Commerce.
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