The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-01
CLOSED WITH BRASS BANDS.
Hanna Admits 1t Is a Desperate
Contest.
PART OF THE PlNKERTON DETECTIVE.
The Leading Scotsman of Chicago Comes
Out for Bryan and Free Coinage.
Chtcago's Partisan Press.

Chicago, October 31.-(Special. ITO
close personal friend Mark Hanna admit
ted tonight that he did not know whether
or not Mckinley would be elected. said
he:
1T lie a desperate contest Our reports
have been favorable in many instances but
i am not SO sure that they can be relied
upon. l propose, however. to make it
genuine brass band campaign in every
State in the Union there is any possibility
OF our carrying between now and next
Tuesday"
Hanna is indeed carrying the brass
band feature to its utmost limit. During
the week he has spent more than a million
dollars in demonstrations. lie has had
twenty trains bearing orators. chasing
throughout the Middle Western States. lie
has also had some 10000 men distributing
leaflets OF literature throughout these
States. He made desperate effort during
the last week to regain that strength
which he realizes has been soughins of
during the last thirty days.
Everywhere Mr.. Bryan has spoken in
the four or five States of this section the
converts from republication to democracy
have been by scores, hundreds and even
thousands whore he has made speeches
men have torn Mckinley badges from their
coats ana with euthuFIasm have announced
themselves for Bryan.
During the past week not less than
dozen prominent aud leading business men
OF Chicago who have heretofore been ar
rayed on the Mckinley side have an
nounced their conversion to The Cause Of
bmctallisIu and have declared that they
FN- Hr.a al no.
Z landslide.
The republicans are attempting TO keep
up heir courage hy claiming everything in
sight. States ,hoy know they viii lose
they are claiming BY 10000 majority and
more Indeed they are doing everything
possible to keep up the courage 81 thelr
men But it Is ~ no avail now. The tide
Is m the direction Of democratic success.
and u ts too lafe t0r Hanna with all Of
his money to stem II,
Mark Hanna has forgotten rome q his
old tricks His ola partner. The Pinkerton
detective. is factor in this campaign as
he IS in the private business o. 81. A. Ham
IA 4 Co. coal and iron dealers lie was
MARI Hauaas first ANY h-n he took his
posi,ioa as chairman OF the republican Ma
tioaM committee He is present al every
stage ~ Ne contes, now being wased Ia
behalf ~ the peuple against the god synii-
cs-e acl the 1tres ,rlstA aud combines.
r1e tt 81 advjce Sir. AanrA has 4lwdys
g-a so employers throughout the cOln-
~ 4ho have srnliel 20 t.m .4r ail y
tsosfar ecve-a-e-t Tefsonally c7n-luct-
.. st WrE5ziey to- tue tiusts mi. JIG
r. er7oy f4-ser-oa raea for the purpose
q ies-l-E wns1 Eoirg or auaas tLeii
s-rt1Tez. 10 rig fse5gsy or shop N ms
ki13s et tie god enthusiasts is free from
1kess z.ratinrs tnslsy. The words OF TIA,
:1a~ are written cow- Ard conveyed :,
ir errrioyers q coIycn.ent moment
fc- arT.7ls ~ lss;Hy ris employment
- jl1As-.o1 man oars n4'hins ara iieye
3e- TIE goriez ~ ca-leio t told by IA,
t1se1 -aYc been esteae abroad hav
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eraaloyers are only awaiting their cbsnco
They have Their Information aud Will no
9Ile 10 ~ ~ .A lhe e'e,t OF Meh'h'tY
,-i..ti,ge n, free s,soch NIL. ~.
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~ haltitg, a., ,,t.,1,s a. "
dec ailvc, orc,,s ar s.cta-t.s -. 49,,
unions Ia work and rnakce the .srr,s ,,,
orchards Of our lard snilo with pleo,y a
o. ,-3ces WIN f'e''-f
m I,,eq, sevolo,,oe,, n, ,,.r, 10
voilIs,ce cv,e,,dsd h., ,ho to,ac,i,.,, ~.
crnrIorr,or- AZ tanra t.tr'l,St,',, ~ In. ~
+he ,nnr,Ac~s n, tbc dnr,l.rs, 49,, -, H.,
oT,,,ni,toa a,d t.n n,,,+1. ~
quarters In Chicago No ono Of ,hcse
permitted 10 leave the room dur,n, -
DAY or uight without a personal escnrf mi
bv Hanna who i<oers III, ia -. -
These .acts are an indication o, vbo
WcEfrlt,,'s goyernnent yin he d, a.
clec,.d II is Hfeeisn r,e,hoa ,,,t-ot',.ol
INTO free America ?. ig tho s-,i.
annie ji.b h, tho oo,iIfss ohat, ''H
n which ] piarront N,orgar ttft4,t. ~.
TrEle1einer 4 70 and ,be,r feIIo,s ~,
uers ara eofoIairg tho llberties of o,,, iar
o. freedom. 49,
Thu treatment acoortss .bs co,,s -, -,
g. -. u IN
J" "'HahSsS IN 9ep'einbe
r-ay be taken az ialT example OF wha