New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
THE PASSING THRONG.

Major j. r Hanson. OF Macon. Ga was AZ 1to
Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday Formerly a De''io-
crat. the Major is now stalwart
POLITICS Republican. His paper. THE Ma
IN THE con Telegraph" at one time
SOUTH the only Protection Democratic
paper in the South He acted AZ
National Committeeman at ST. Louis I'm lsso ana
for years has been an influential Republican IN 'he
South. Speaking OF the situation in the south ne
said last night: Il haven't heard OF the Van WICK
boom down there. and don't know anytnin,S
the South than n he was in 1896 While we have had
no business boom yet we have had fairy Fao
silver agitation do think the silver mania Is
as acute as IT was three or four wears ago are
not nearly so favorable TO free silver as they We're:
If silver was made National issue again ,ney
against It in general way. see nothing to stop
McKinley's denomination. and II Bryan Is the
"If it wasn't for the question in the South
think Mckinley would carry nearly all the south bo
will carry some Of them. The only criticism OF him
that can see is the Philippine campaign. and tnat
course there. or course Otis told him that he had
men enough. and the President was loath 10 spend
the peoples money In raising big armies. II hdu
been doing IT. however, | think would have
thrown one hundred thousand men In the phinp
pines right away think now that the TresIen'
will push things aggressiyey In the PhiPPI mes
and will come out with ayng co0 Iecr McN may
speech Of his before the Home Market Club In Bos.
speech,
Plattsburg vigorous. manly and telling IL
contained epgrams that stick In the memory IKE a
burr, and have a wholesome effect As II STANDS
now think he will have no serious opposition TOT
the denomination and | see nothing that Is likely
TO stand in the way Of his election
John Haskell. OF Bath. Steuben County, was AZ
the Hoffman House last night Mr.. Haskell is
power in politics In his part OF the
CROKER AND State. and Is closely allied with
BRYANISM. ex-senator Hill He said last night:
I'VE farmers resting and not
hothering about politics. ! suppose these develop
ments In the city. and the sudden flop OF Croker
to Bryan and Bryan's flop to Croker. have some
meaning hut don't know anything about H.
Mr. Croker is the leader Of Tammany Hall In the
city. II the Democrats OF the city want him Tor
a leader. all well and good. We have nothing 10
say; but M State Democrats won't have MIN
for State leader We content 10 let him alone
long he lets us alone" Commenting upon
The Tribune's story that the Bryan men had de-
cided they could carry the election without New
York State, and would. therefore. ignore croker
Mr.. Haskell said: We'll. why isn't It good politics
They can never carry New-York State with Bryan
and II they know II. then why should they NOT
make the best OF conditions and pay Of a score!
have heard that there were many contesting dele
cations from the State proposed. and that these
delegates would be seated. against the Croker
delegates Whether this surprised and scared
Croker not, don't know; hut Il seems "a mo
10 say TO New-York, as the Democrats OF the south
and West said to Tammany before. We VIII nom
mate Cleveland and elect him. without New
York State Mr.. Haskell said that e1 Senator
Hill resting at Normandie- by-the-Sea, ana
that he would probably be in the city within day