The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-06
HANNA SATISFIES
THE INTERVIEWER
The National Chairman Talks Freely Ou
the Situation.
NEVER HAD A DOUBT OF THE RESULT
Explains the Position Of the Western
Farmers on the Currency Question.
Also Gives an Opinion Of Major Nc.
kinley's Views Of the Tariff..Vice.
President Hobart COngratula ted.
The Claims as to Wyoming.

New York, Nov. 5.-Mark Hanna ar
rived In this city at II o'clock this
morning, having come from Cleveland
to wind up the affairs at the Republi-
can national committees headquart-
ers. He first went to the Waldorf,
where he greeted his family, and then
hurried down to the headquarters.
When seen he was in a rather talka-
tive mood, and of course expressed his
profound pleasure over the outcome of
the election. From the very start"
he said, II was confident of the out
come of the election. never for q mo-
ment doubted the result. The mini
mum vote Mckinley can have in the
electoral college Is 277, and think 2S6
is conservative estimate. Senator
Jones claims that he has carried In
diana and other of our states, and that
Bryan Is elected are absurd. I was
much pleased with the result in New
York city,"
How do you account for the heavy
vote for Mckinley in the western
farming districts?"
Many western farmers were misled
about our attitude. They confused
gold mOnOmetallism and the gold
standard. and We're in many cases led
to believe that the gold standard for
which we have fought meant that we
would use gold money only. and that
silver money would go out of USE
When they learned that under the gold
standard we would continue using sill
Yer as we do today. their ideas changed
and they deserted the free silver
cause"
DO you think that the boom in
business will cOntinue?"
Il do. l see that the market Is up
from to IL points. think it will stay
there. OF course, there will be fucta-
| tions in speculative stocks, but the
general tendency is for general bet
terment of conditions"
DO you regard the silver issue as
dead?"
BEGINNING OF THE END.
I'VE are seeing the beginning of the
end. We have a good sound money
majority In congress, and silver men
will not be able to obstruct legislation"
What do you think Mr.. McKinley's s
present idea is of the tariff"
Major McKinley's ideas on tariff,
which may give clue to what he will
endeavor in the future to accomplish
were best expressed by him in his
speech of February IL. He illustrated
his views by an anecdOte of Lincoln.
1t seems that Mr. Lincoln was asked
how long q mans legs ought to be. He
replied that he had long pondered over
that question. and finally concluded
that Il mans legs ought to be long
enough to reach from his body to the
ground. Major Nick inley's idea of what
tariff ought to be is on par with
this. According to his own speech. he
believes that we should have sufficient
for revenue and to protect American
labor against pauper labor of Europe,
| and to allow capital a fair remunera-
| ton"
! Chairman Hanna was asked upon
what grounds he based his claim to
one electoral vote in Wyoming for Nc
kinley. Mr.. Hanna replied:
Our claim is based on a telegram
we received this afternoon from United
States Senator Francis T.. Warren, OF
| Wyoming. stating that we We're abso-
| lutely sure of one electoral vote and
that in all probability we will also get
| the other two"
Vice Presidential candidate Garret A.
Hobart dropped into Republican head
quarters at o'clock. He and Mr.. Hanna
had very warm handshake and they
exchanged mutual congratulations over
| the result of the election. All the exec
utive committeeman present also con-
graduated Mr.. Hobart and hailed him
as e-president-elect.
Mr. Hobart was closeted with Mr.
| Hanna for long time discussing the
result of the election. He had nothing
to say for publication.
! Mr.. Manley said later that Hanna
| statement was absolutely correct and
| that 265 was the minimum number of
electoral votes Mckinley would have.
Mr.. Manley leaves for home tomorrow