The herald., 1896-09-17
Anxiety Shown Regarding Pros.
poets in Ohio
A GREAT EFFORT TO BE MADE
To Eclipse the Big Meetings Of War
Times
Complaint Is Made of Little Work in
Missouri, Probably Because 1t Is
Felt to Be Useless.
Associated Press Special wire

Associated Press Special Wire
CANTON, O., Sept 16.-Preparations
are under way for the formal opening
of the local campaign on Friday on
scale which promises to eclipse the big
meetings Of war times. Senators Thurs
ton and Cullom, Congressman McCreary
ofa Minnesota, Governor Hastings OF
Pennsylvania and Governor Bushnell Of
Ohio. will be present and speak The
railroads which enter Canton have al
ready arranged for fifty special trains,
consisting Of from ten to fifteen coaches
each. Upwards of $4,000 people are ex-
pected from Pittsburg alone. A large
delegation is coming from Wheeling. A
large delegation Of wheelmen is expect
ed from Toledo and Detroit. hTe delga-
tion, several thousand in number, Will
leave it's train at Massillon, eight miles
west of here, and make its entrance in
to Canton on bicycles. The delegations
are coming from Cincinnati, Kentucky
and Indiana. Six states will be repre-
sented. hTe present estimate of the
crowd which is likely to attend is from
forty to fifty thousand.
IN MISSOURI.
CHICAGO, Sept ia delegation of
prominent Republican politicians from
Missouri called at national headquar-
ters today. The delegation, which con-
sisted of Major J. l.. Bittinger of St
Louis, ex-Congressman Frank of st.
Louis, Sam Scott of Kansas City, Joe
Park o fLaplatte and e. I. Morse of Ex-
celsior Springs, had a long conference
with Chairman Hanna and Committee
man Kerens of Missouri and made
vigorous protest against the way the
campaign is being conducted IN that
state. Both Mr.. Frank and Major Bit
finger denied thN the state committee
had been too much engrossed in an en-
deavor to patch up the Kerens-Filley
factional fight but there has been gen.
eral complaint from all parts of the
state for literature and campaign speak
ers and so far considerable difficulty had
been experienced in procuring eieler. AS
q result of the conference it is stated
the campaign in Missouri will be push
ed vigorously from now on.
Warner Miller is especially wanted.
and IL his Michigan engagements can
be cancelled he will be sent to Missouri.
"The party is united and enthusiast
TIC" said Major Bittinger. IF the prop
or effort is made I think we have good
prospects of carrying Missouri l think
1t easier to carry Missouri today than it
is Indiana"
~ sistt- IN TEXAS.
DALLAS, Tex, Sept. 16.-The political
;,. ie oYopa6-
ingly interesting. The Republican state
committee is perfecting an organization
on a scale heretofore unknown in the
south. The recent Fort Worth conven-
tion authorized the newly elected chair
man of the state executive committee.
F. r. Green. to appoint a committee of
three with plenary powers to direct the
campaign, and it is generally under
stood that the "plenary powers" clause
has reference to the much talked of fu-
sion with the Populists and gold stand
ard Democrats. This committee is in
session here. Hon. j. N. Huston of In
diana, ex-United States treasurer and
member of the Indiana state committee
in the campaign of 1888, was present at
.today's meeting. He has been in the
orally thought he is the accredited agent
of the Republican national committee.
Several important conferences between
the Populist and Republican leaders
have been held, and long after midnight
the Republican leaders were seen in
conference with Col. ]. N. Simpson,
John c. Trezevant and other members
of the gold standard Democratic exec
utive committee. 1t is generally believ-
ed that an understanding has been
reached whereby the Republicans and
Populists and gold standard Democrats
of Texas will cooperate.
Color is given to the rumor that fusion
has been agreed upon by the sudden de-
parture for the north tonight of Chair
man Green and Gen. J. N. Huston, ac-
pafgn committee. 1t is thought they are
going direct to Chicago to confer with
Chairman Hanna.
COCHRAN TALKS.
MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Sept 16.-One
of the largest political demonstrations
ever witnessed in the northwest was
that held here tonight upon the occasion
Of Bourke Cockran's address in this ciy.
The parade, which took place before the
meeting, was three miles long. At Ex-
position hall, where the meeting was
held, not one-third of the people who
applied for admittance could be seated.
Mr.. Cochran received an ovation.
IN THE WEST.
CHICAGO, Sept 16.-The Republican
national committee has decided to send
campaign speakers of national promi-
nence out through the silver producing
states and the Pacific slope. The ad-
vance guard of these exponents of Re-
publican principles will be ex-Congress-
man Butterworth of Ohio, who, it is an
nounced today, will speak in Wyoming
September rs and go, and in Colorado
September 80. From there he goes to
Oregon, where he expects to deliver
three speeches, and thence to California.
were five speeches are scheduled. Other
speakers are being communicated with
and will be sent west when negotiations
are completed
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