The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
HANNA MEETS THE
BUSINESS MEN
Consultation Regarding the Methods Of
Conducting the Campaign.
AID TO PRESERVE NATIONAL HONOR
Three Democrats Join the Gathering
Of Prominent Republican Business
Observation-Disclosures Will BE Estab.
lished in the Large Cities. Mr..
Singeriy Speaks as Democrat.

Philadelphia. Aug. 6--Marcus A.
Hanna dropped over here today on his
way from New York to Cleveland. and
held consultation with Il sub-com-
mittee of the Businessmen's National
Campaign committee upon the cam
paign. The subcommittee which met
Mr.. Hanna was representative of the
leading business firms of Philadelphia
Mr.. Hanna arrived here at 312 this af-
ternoon from New York and had as
company over. eX-C0ngressman But
terworth, of Ohio, who met him by
chance on the train. Charles &. Harri
son. the millionaire sugar reiner and
provost of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, met Mr.. Hanna at the station and
escorted him to the Stratford hotel, two
squares away. Apartments had been
engaged for the national chairman and
waiting to meet him We're the following
gentlemen:
Ex-POstmaster General John Wanna
maker, eX-Alinister to Russia: Charles
Emory Smith. editor of the Philadelphia
Press: Thomas Dolan, the manufac-
turer: Rudolph Blankenburg. chairman
of the sub committee of the business
the Baldwin Locomotive Works; Theo-
dore G. Searles, Howard b. French, the
wholesale druggist: Mayor Charles F..
Warwick Thomas Mexican. "a director
of the Pennsylvania railroad; General
William A. Sewall, United States sena-
tor from New Jersey, and a number of
other business men. All the above are
Republicans, but three Democrats Of
wealth and prominence We're present at
the consultation. They We're william
NJ. Singerly. proprietor of the Philadel-
phia Record. a lifelong party man; Jo-
seph +. Sinnott. of the great distilling
firm of Moore & Sinnott. and Frank
Thompson, vice-president of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
CONSULTATION BEGINS.
After Mr.. Hanna had been intro
duced by Mr.. Wanamaker to those
gentlemen present whom he did not
knoY. the consultation began. Mr..
Converse was the first speaker He
explained that the object of the bust.
.ic.ismen's national campaign commit
tee was to cooperate with the RepuD-
hcan national committee and assist 1t
IN the coming campaign by the raising
Of money for campaign expenses. the
OF sound money litela-
ture, and the establishment of head
quarters for this purpose i'm various
cities In different parts of the country,
Headquarters have now been estnb
lishcd i'm Boston, and it was stated
that Mr. Blankenburg would go to
Chicago on Monday next to SEE some
prominent business men there and es-
tablish headquarters in that city
The discussion became general and
the question of raising money for cam
paign expenses was talked over, but no
subscriptions were made to-day
. Mr.. Singerly. speaking as Demo
crat. said that the question of the
present campaign was one greater
than that of party politics and that
1t was a question of preserving the
national honor and financial integrity.
Mr.. Hanna said that he was in hearty
sympathy with the objects of the as
sociation and expressed himself as
grateful for the help that it would
accord the national committee in its
work. He stated that he had thought
of organizing such committees himself,
but it would not be necessary for him
to do so.
From until o'clock Mr. Hanna was
entertained at dinner at the Union
League club house by Silas w. Petit,
president of the club. After dinner
Mr.. Hanna rested for an hour in his
rooms at the Stratford and at $50 left
over the Pennsylvania railroad for
Cleveland.