New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
MR. HANNA BACK AT WORK.
CONDITION OF AFFAIRS N
NEW-ENGLAND.


CALLERS At REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL
HEADQuARr.:Rs -- SAMUEL j. RAN
DAII.s son 81 EAKING FOR THE
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
Chairman Hanna OF the Republican National Com
mtteo returned from Boston on the midnight train
Monday and was IN his office the Republican
headquarters yesterday morning. He canyassed the
situation in New England thoroughly. and found the
prospects excellent for an overwhelming hepunllcan
victory The Democratic pretensions that free silver
was making headway in those States were without
foundation and Bryans refusal to go 10 Maine was
pointed out a. evidence that he realized the weak
ness OF Popocracy and did not to nave his tour
followed by a sweeping Republican victory In the
Maine election for Governor next month
Mr. Hanna also reported the campaign work IN
BOSTON as running smoothly and accomplishing most
satisfactory results To coterie OF newspaper me'
10 whom he gave "A hearing at headquarters the
chairman said. when asked about certain interviews
imputed 10 him and telegraphed from Boston:
you want TO know something about the interviews
with me that were teegrap phed from Boston last night
"a the New-York morning papers? nave not redu
them bur II I am quoted correctly, what said was
that many Republicans out West are regarded as
friends OF free silver because they are oimetansts
These men are bmetalsts. but they will vote for
Mckinley because they are good RepuDNcahs' Inc
e. Louis platform gives clear exposition OF Repuo-
II
only by an Information agreement The SILVER peo-
pe are claiming every one as convert 10 tree
coinage who is friendly TO the white metal. Ihs ~
Incorrect T1ere is no Inconsistency between ometaI-
usm with an international agreement ana souhd he
publicanism Take the ST. Louis platform as your
text and quote me as meaning just tna''
uu.h interest was manifested by all at headquar-
tors REGARDING Major McKnleys letter OF accept
aucc and Chairman Hanna said that IL "ou'u "e
ready IN about twenty-four hours II VIII come from
Canton. he said ,
Ar Hanna was downtown yesterday, and took
luncheon At the Lawyers Club with few friends
To-n,orrow night he expects to near eX-fresideh'
Harrison and will 20 West on Friday or SATURDAY
RHODE ISLAND SOLID
n pusseu Brown formerly Governor OF Rhode
island was a visitor at headquarters lie salu'
..phode Island is small but solid. There is some
silver sentiment there, but IT is mainly amons
those who have nothing to lose. Strangely enough
there are some intelligent men who are 80 teha-
oue ot marty lines that they going to vote Tor
Rrvan although they are intensely opposed to free
silver This they to do just for party sake
There are = great many sound-money Democrats
who Will not support Bryan. and good perceh'ase
Of them will vote for Mckinley. In Presideh'la'
veors W. should poll about 5000 votes and the
normal Republican majority about quarter OF w, y,
I thrk We shall DO bettcr than that this year we
shall certainly hold our own. ,....
Julius Cioldschmdt chief of the German Literary
RiIreau in th. Chicago headquarters. was a caller.
lie renorted n vast increase in the German RepuO-
iican vote in the Middle Western states. -.
The Manhattan Male Quartet called and sang FOR
Secrctarv osborne a campaign song by Monroe H.
Rosenfed. entitled The Honest Little Dollar
Efforts are being made to have the quartet sing al
the Carnegie Music Hall meeting tomorrow night
YOUNG SAM RANDALL FOR MKINLEY
General Clayton added more prominent Feepubli-
can sneakers TO his list yesterday, and large meet
rgs were arranged in Atlantic States. Samuel ).
Randall Of Philadelphia. son of the former
Sneaker OF the House of Representatives. called
and offered his services to tho Republican National
Committee as a campaign speaker. He Is only
twenty-five wears old but is in great demand for
politcaI meetings in his State. whore he re-
Gently made speaking tour through Su.quehtnn5s s
the state Committee. Tomorrow he will engage IN
a debate with De Witt Clinton in Bradford C0unty'
Penn. and Saturday he Will speak WIN eA-
Posimaster-General Wanamaker at Lewisburg.
ASSIGNMENTS OF SPEAKERS.
Among the assignments OF speakers announced
by General Clayton yesterday were the following
in West Virginia. which is lively lighting ground
in this campaicn: Judge l. W. Lansing, an elo-
ouent Nebraska speaker. from Lincoln. Mr. Bryan
home and Patrick OFarrell. OF Washington, VIII
begin "A ten days tour on September > Captain
Jack" Crawford, the poet scout, Will give p week
TO West Virginia beginning September u. and
Henry w Chcrouny OF this city. will address the
German voters Of Wheeling on fTa@y Sfp.rihhp%fr ph %
& The Speaking campaign ~ NaiElahu %t.i III III
Virginia will soon receive aid from Gen'rai cay
Among the visitors at headquarters was General
Russell 4 Ager. OF Michsan o,.., .nou, ,h,
Chicago headquarters over the long distance teie-
phone.
AN incident occurred here to-day which shows
the drift of sentiment among tho laboring people
pcli was taken Of the votes IN crowded strectcar
in Wentworth-aVe. al Il. III. The occupants OF inc
were workinGm'n; mostly employed AZ the
stock wards or the thirty-sevcn men in the ear.
thirty-nve were for Mckinley. and the remaining
two declined to cXpr their opinion.
~ letter from r. H. Smith. Of Kingsley. Kansas,
saws: About 10 per cont of the Republican vote
went off al the Republican convention. There was
A great roar. and for time everything looked
s1tnllv Since then they have begun 20 come back
Not more than > per cent Of the Republican vote
il off now and will he less from this on. In addi-
ton We getting strength from the Germans
who have formerly voted largely against MS on
the temperance question. so that in IN" whole state
We are now makint substantial gains We VIII
rrv the State by 1T least l00'0 majority. con-
stantly travo. over the State and have never been
deceived vet
Senator Hansbrough, OF North Dakota, came to
hnadouarfcrs this morning and reported more re-
,ruiis to the Republican party IN his state from the
sound money Democrats and said there continued
20 hc n steady return TO The Republican ranks Of
those Republicans who went Of on the free-sver
and low tariff tactics He declared that his state
was more certain Of Republican. victory than was
South Dakota