The herald., 1896-10-06
OF the Election of Ills Man
Mckinley
WORKINGMEN OF AMERICA
Certainly Have Much at Stake In This
= Campaign
But the Tide Is Not Flowing Mckinley
ward Except the Paid Contingent
Carried to the Canton Lawn.
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-As Chairman
Hanna was leaving Republican head
quarters this afternoon he was asked
what truth there was in the report that
he had written letter to an intimate
friend in which he conceded the election
of Bryan because Republicans were un-
able to control the labor vote.
Mr.. Hanna replied: THE report is alb
surd on the face of it. I have not writ
ten such letter nor have at any time
said anything capable of such construc-
tion. The report is what you newspa-
per men. 1 believe, call fake I have
too much confidence in the intelligence
and integrity of the American wage
Garner to believe he will vote for pol
icy or support a candidate on a platform
which means reputation and a 53-cent
dollar. I have never conceded the cleo
tion of Mr.. Bryan, and I certainly cannot
concede it now when the tide is flowing
so strongly and Enthusiastically in the di-
rection of Republican success"
"Then you are confident, Mr. Hanna,
of the vote of the workingman?'
II am confident that the men who
work, whether for salaries or by the day,
will be with the Republican party in this
campaign for honesty and a sound 100
cent dollar. Any other Interpretation of
the attitude of wage-earners would be
an insult to their patriotism and their
in this issue than any other class of men.
in this issue than any othae' class of men.
7 10 II ;,,t t1,a,
pers our plan of campaign, but will say
all our reports indicate that a great ma
jority of the votes of the workingmen
will be with us in this campaign.
1.-THE silver craze may be likened to an
epidemic. Its acute stage was reached
a few weeks after Mr.. Bryan's nomina-
ton. Like every other malady, it yields
to careful and intelligent treatment"
HoBART's DENIAL.
| NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-The Republican
headquarters gave out the following to-
night:
A report has recently been circulated
in the west to the effect that Mr.. Hobart,
the Republican candidate for vice-pres-
ident, is president of the hard coal trust,
which, it is alleged, has advanced the
price Of coal. When Mr.. Hobart's at
tention was called to this report he said
that while he did not make practice of
denying campaign rumors, he felt that
inasmuch as this matter had been cir
culated through the west, it was proper
to make a statement, the substance of
which is as follows: Last December the
trunk line railroads located east of the
Mississippi were called upon under an
agreement known as the joint traffic as
sociation to select three arbitrators to
arbitrate differences which might arise
between these railroads. Only trunk
lines were included in this arbitration.
Coal roads were not included and the
matters submitted to arbitration had
nothing to do with coal, coal production,
coal tonnage or the price of coal in any
manner, form or shape whatever, ,wheth-
er directly or Indirectly. The selection
of Mr.. Hobart as judge between these
roads was made because he had no in
terest therein in any form.
"'Mr. Hobart also distinctly stated