The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
There Is Much to Be Done by the
Literary Bureau in Mold
ing Opinion.
NOTED MEN TO MAKE SPEECHES
And Now the Prospect for Major Nc.
Kinley's Election Appears
Very Bright.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 20.-Marcus A.
Hanna spent q busy day in Chicago to-
day with his fellow-members of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Republican
party and prominent Republicans who
wanted to confer with the campaign man
ayers. The engagement OF Western head
quarters in the Auditorium building, on
Wabash avenue, was soon disposed OF
and weightier political matters engrossed
the time of the chairman and his col
leagues. As result of a conference OF
NJ. J. DowliDg, secretary of the National
League of Republican Clubs, with the
committee it was decided to absorb the
executive part of the league during the
campaign, so that hereafter Mr.. Bowling
and his associates will work under the di-
rection of Mr.. Heath, chief of the Western
Literary Bureau.
The committee had to deal with more
delicate matter when the original McKiHs
lev and campaign fund question came up.
Mr.. Hanna sent for MIR. Allerton, the mil
honaire packer, and National Committee
man Jameson was also called in as the
representative of the State organization.
Mr.. Jameson submitted a list of four
score Chicago citizens, representing every
industry and mercantile pursuit, as the
mem bers of a finance com mittee, which he
proposes to make the official agents of the
party for advisory and money-getting pur-
poses.
Mr.. Allerton examined the list and said
he was satisfied except for the omission of
three men whom he wanted to see on the
committee. These names were added, and
the committee viii meet next Wednesday
to elect chsirman. Mr.. Allerton and
James W. Ellsworth, another millionaire,
were made the representatives of the Ma
tional Committee on this financiering body
on demand of the original Mckinley
League, which fought the State machine
Chairman Hanna told Mr.. Allerton that
he would not support any faction of Re-
publicans who were opposed to the regu-
lar party organization in the county or
State simply because of original opposi-
tion to McKinley's nomination, yet he
would see that the friends of the
nominee in the Mckinley Business Mems
League were given equal recognition with
others. This finance committee will have
char-e OF the distribution as well as the
collection OF all funds.
The agitation among organized labor
men against Mr.. Payne's selection, to have
charge Of the Western headquarters in the
absence of Chairman Hanna, was not dis
cussed formally by the committee, be-
cause there had not been received any
protest upon which to act Mr.. Hanna
stated that he had appointed no SUBJ
chairman and would not either in New
York or Chicago. He said he inten ded to
be here most OF the time, and Mr.. Payne
had not been designated to act in anv
capacity, except as a mem Der of the execu-
tive committee because OF his past valu-
able experience.
There was no disposition among the
committeeman to consider the matter
seriously. When Mr.. Payne was asked
about it he said: "Oh that has all been
settled long ago. l have no intention of
retiring from the committee"
Messrs. Thurston, Cummings and Hub
bard, for Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa.
were questioned regarding the situation in
their States by the committee. They said
that the silver sentiment was growing be-
cause of literature sent among the farmers
by the silver organizations, but they had
heard of no bolts and urged immediate
work on the part of the Republican lite
rary bureau. Lots of hard work was
needed in the West to win.
The committee remained in session until
nearly 7 o'clock. At its close Mr.. Hanna
said to United Press reporter:
1--WE will have headquarters opened here
In a few days. All is now harmony and
lovely in Illinois"
1t has been arranged to open the cam
paign August 5, with speech making in
Nebraska and Minnesota. Roswell P.
Horr of New York and Senator Burrows
of Michigan will be among the orators
Senator Cullom appeared before the COM
mittee and gave his views as TO the con-
duct of the Western campaign.