The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-18
DEMOCRATS AIM TO
DEFEAT MIR. BRYAN
The Administration Said to Have As.
sured Help for Hanna.
PRESIDENT MAY WRITE A LETTER
Republican Managers Said to Have
Been Told Not to Give Themselves
Concern Over the Course Of the
Gold DemOcrats..Their Efforts
Will Be Directed Toward Election
Of Mckinley.

Cleveland. O., July lit Is very evi-
dent that there will be no independent
Democratic gold ticket in the field this
OF the Democratic party will be thrown
to the Republican ticket, and the COM
bined efforts of that strong wing Of the
Democratic party will be thown to aid
the election of Major Mckinley. So
announced a gentleman today, who Is
too closely allied to the administration
at Washington to permit his name to
be made public. When asked for the
reason for this statement he said:
within the past three days Chairman
Hanna, OF the Republican National
Committee, has received assurances di-
rect from the Washington administra-
tion that Mr.. Hanna need give himself
no concern over the course Of the gold
Democrats in the pending campaign"
The information stated that the course
OF the factions Of the party had been
determined and that the Eastern DEM
ocrats would not put up ticket, and
what is more, the most Of them would
use every means within their power to
secure the election Of the Republican
ticket This course of action was said
to have been approved by no less a
parsonage than the President himself.
WHAT THE PRESIDENT MAY DO.
The gentleman further announced
that he would not be geatly surprised
II IN the course of the campaign Presi-
dent Cleveland would give out q public
letter advising sound money Democrats
to support Mckinley. The rumor that
Mr.. Hanna had received such assur-
ances was the talk Of the day in politi-
cal circles here today, and not a doubt
was expressed but that it is true, be-
cause Of the many facts which bear II
out.
In the first place there has been q
general uprising among federal office
holders against the ticket as named at
Chicago. Most of the dissenters have
| gone TO the extent of a direct bolt of
the ticket and have boldly announced
that they will support Major Mckinley.
They have not waited to see whether
eastern Democrats would put a ticket
into the field. They were supposed to
A'se'S NAo"h ehot Shi5 COikthBcHCy
would not arise. They were In too close
touch with the administration to have
committed the error Of believing that
there would be chance for them to
vote the Democratic ticket and at the
| same time not vote for Bryan. The
position Of the administration had been
communicated to them and they knew
| what to expect.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ACTION.
The National Republican executive
| committee this morning appointed Per-
ry $. Heath. of Cincinnati, press and
literary agent. and appointed a CON-
| mittee, consisting Of Hanna, Durbin
of Indiana; Dawes. of Illinois; Payne
| of Wisconsin, and Heath, to select Of
| fees for the committee in Chicago and
| New York. This committee will be In
Chicago Monday, and provide head
quarters for that city first.
1t is reported that the committee will
make every possible effort to induce
Mr.. Mckinley to make a trip through
the west, or at least deliver some
| speeches in that section Of the country.
Some of the western committeeman
| are strongly in favor of having the
campaign opened in Omaha or Lincoln,
Neb