Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-02
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
CHICAGO, November chairman
Daniel J. Campau said last evening:
The Hanna managers are greatly
frightened by the wonderful strides made
by Mr.. Bryan in the closing days in the
campaign. They are resorting TO the
most desperate efforts to rally from the
great shock given to their absurd preten-
tions of balloon majority in Chicago by
the manner i'm which the matchless leader
of the peoples cause has taken their
boasted citadel by storm. The reports
from State chairmen throughout the coun-
try have also proved more than discourag-
ing to them. The Republican National
Committee claims about every State in
the Union, but is fighting desperately in
every State with the knowledge that its
reliance must be on corruption coercion
and intimlatar.
THAT our opponents recognize the i'm
perative necessity of summoning every
possible Mckinley vote
TO THE RESCUE
is manifest from the fact that the COM
mittee has formally instructed the Hanna
Hessians who have been supporting or pre-
tending to support Palmer and Buckner to
throw off their masks, and vote and work
directly for Mckinley.
The following telegram was sent Friday
morning. prepared by Mark Hanna. to
all the leading Republican and gold Demo-
cratic papers OF the country. 10 is given
exactly as it passed over the wires:
CHICAGO. oct. 80, 1896.
THE approach of election day and the
consequent anxiety for an overwhelming
defeat of the free silver delusion is lead
ing thousands of sound money Democrats
all over the country 10 decide to vote for
Mckinley. The fact that each one Of them
can
ACCOMPLISH TWICE AS MUCH
for the defeat of Bryan and free silver by
voting for Mckinley as by voting for the
sound money Democratic ticket, is caus-
ing many who were supporting the third
ticket to declare for Mckinley. Advices
from Michigan state that eX-Postmaster
General Don Dickinsons public an
nouncement. I'm a speech at his home, that
he will vote for Mckinley, will result in
the addition of ten thousand votes to Nc
Nnley's majority i'm that State alone. and
is having great influence i'm other States.
Mr. Bryan has gone scorching into Wis
cousiu. He did not awaken much enthu-
siasm, :and his audiences here We're full
of men wearing Mckinley buttons and
badges. It is not thought that he has
made a single vote by his meteoric visit
to Chicago II
"It will probably be easy for most Of
the leaders Of the so-caIed sound money
Democracy to bow to the dictates OF Mark
Hanna Many of them have expected
from the first to
JOIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.
and only participated I'm the Palmer and
Buckner movement because they expected
it TO defect some votes from Bryan that
never would have gone for Mckinley.
None Of the leaders of the movement. and
il is composed almost wholly of leaders,
expected from the first TO vote for Pal
mer.
Now that the mask IS off and the hol-
lowness Of the Independent movement IS
plainly apparent. it is time for the Demo-
cratic National Committee to appeal d.
rectly to honest Democrats who have
been identified with the Palmer and Buck
ner organization and who preferred Pal
mer to Bryan for reasons Of their own. if
they now wish TO vote for the Republican
or for the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent of the United States.
HONEST PALMER MEN
will Indignantly spurn the suggestion that
they vote for William Mckinley. We
cordially invite all Of them who do not
wish 10 do Mark Hanna's bidding. or to
follow leaders who have deceived them
TO come with us and cast their votes for
the regularly nominated candidate of the
Democratic party. DO not permit men
who deceived you as to their true position
i'm the campaign still to influence or con-
troll your votes. You have Travelled long
enough with men who were disloyal 10
their party and have now proven dis
loyal 10 YOU. The candidate of the Demo-
cratic party is going TO win. Come with
us. and be with him I'm his hour of vic
tory