The record-union., 1896-07-22
Butterworth Coming West to Discuss
the Money Issue.
Efforts to Induce Ex=President Harri-
son to Consent to Take One of His
Famous ShOrt-TaIk Trips Through
Indiana and Ohio From the Plat
form of Special Train.

CHICAGO, July 21.-Ex- Congressman
Benjamin ButterWorth of Ohio and
William e. Mason of Chicago have been
added to the party of stump speakers
who will open the Republican campaign
with sound money speeches in Nebras-
ka the first week of August, thence pro-
ceeding through Minnesota, the Dako
tas and into Washington and Oregon,
dealing exclusively with the money is
sue, according to the campaign policy
for the Western States during the first
half of the battle for votes. Thesorators
will travel together in the large towns
and separate in the agricultural re-
gions and small towns.
The party leaders in Indiana will,
through Executive Committeeman Dur
bin, send an urgent request to Benjamin
Harrison in his summer retreat in the
Adirondacks to reconsider his refusal
to open the campaign in that State
about the middle of August, and consent
tC make one of his famous short-talk
trips through Indiana from the platform
of a special train. He will also be
asked to continue this train speech
making through Ohio and Pennsylvania
on his return to his mountain home.
The ex-President has formally con-
sented to take the stump from the 1st
of October until the evening of election
day.
Perry S. Heath, Chief of the Depart
ment of Publicity and Printing of the
Republican National Committee, asked
the United States Press to-day to an
hat no HaTt.1 .1r.tft ont rpl fn
keep on file at headquarters in the
Auditorium building here sound money
Democratic and Republican newspapers,
and publishers are asked to send copies
to him. A clipping bureau will be es-
tablished so as to keep up with current
sentiment and the tide of the campaign
IN all directions.
Jules Guthridge of the United Press
staff in Washington, D. c., has been
appointed the Eastern press agent of
the National Committee. All the cam
paign matter will be printed here and
sent to the New York headquarters for
distribution. Major Charles Dick of
Cleveland will come to headquarters
here this week to act as Secretary of
the committee.
The roster of the Finance Committee,
which is to have the collection and dis
tribution of campaign funds for the
Western headquarters was made public
to-day by Samuel w. Allerton after
conference with National Committee
man Jameson. There are 103 members,
bankers and capitalists being largely
represented. Mr. Allerton is likely to
be made Chairman at to-morrow's S
meeting.
A letter was received at Republican
League headquarters from President
Kinney of the California League, ad-
hitting that the silver sentiment was
parties; that there was absolutely no
enthusiasm among Republicans, al
though a few campaign clubs had been
formed. Protection must be made the
party issue in that State to avoid Dem
ocratic victory.
A league worker in Burlngame, Kan.
wrote TO the Secretary: Nothing but a
vigorous educational campaign and un-
ceasing toll in the way of personal work
win ever save Kansas this year"
Among the letters received at the gold
Democratic headquarters was one from
Frank Snyder, Chairman of the Neha-
ma County Democratic County Central
Committee of Nebraska, stating that
the new convention sentiment prevailed
among the Democrats of that State;
that Bryan's followers had always been
too closely allied to the Populists to be
considered Democrats