Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-05

LONDON, September 4.-Rejuven-
ated by a course of treatment at Ger
man baths and summers visit to
Europe, United States Senator Mark
Hanna has returned to London for
few days rest previous TO sailing for
the Uniced States on board the Ameri-
can line steamer st. Louis on Saturday.
Senator Hanna is hurrying to Ohio to
participate in the opening Of the Re-
publican campaign at Akron.
From conversation with Senator
Hanna, the correspondent here of the
Associated Press gathered that the zest
with which the Senator is looking for
ward to the conflict in Ohio is due to
the fact that he recognizes that the
coming campaign will only furnish the
real answer to the question of the
country's Endorsement of the national
administration, but that behind the
candidacy of Mr.. John r. Mclean for
the governorship of Ohio there is an
aspiration for the second place on the
Democratic Presidential ticket with Mr..
Bryan, and, falling of election, future
contest for the United States Senator
ship from Ohio In such competition
Mr.. Hanna is anxious to participate be-
cause it means the opening of the ma
tional campaign in 1900.
Il do not concede," Mr. Hanna said,
"that the Congressional election in the
late Representative BANDS district in
Missouri last week affords any test of
American sentiment in relation to ma
tional issues, for the election of DEM
ocrat was a foregone conclusion, and
the fact that the Democrats are calling
it test case gives ground for the sus-
picion that they made the majority to
suit themselves.
'In Ohio, however, we have an OPP
portunity to make an open fight, and
/ am anxious to assist all in my power
in bringing the issue to a successful
conclusion. The Republican party, ma
tionaliy and locally, has no cause TO
fear the combat on the issues as now
presented Mr.. Mclean has undoubt-
eddy loaded his double barrelled fowl
ing piece; and that word has peculiar
Ohio meaning, for in this contest he is
looking both to the Vice Presidency and
the United States Senatorship, which
understand has long been his ambition.
1t is evident now that the Democrats of
Ohio as well as of the nation are ready
to make use of the anti-expansion and
free silver issues just as Gen. Hancock
used the tariff issue in 1S80-that is, to
seek to make local issues of them.
They will use each cock in whichever
pit they think it will fight best, free
silver in the southwest and anti-expan-
sion in New England.
president Mckinley, in mis- speech at
Pittsburg. has already outlined the eS-
ecutive's policy Of expansion, ana l
have no doubt as to what we win do
in Congress in supporting that policy.
Bryan and Croker have already come
to an agreement, hoping to sscure the
Offices in 1900. but it is my. own opin-
ion that the Philippine war viii be con-
cluded and the Congressional policy de-
termined before the first vote is cast
In 1900"
81 cannot see how with Mr.. Mclean
as a candidate, the Democrats can say
much about trusts" Senator Hama
continued. "The free silver issue is
evidently preferable to them. That
question has already been thresned out
in the United States. The country is
abundantly prosperous, and the only
trouble now is to secure transportation
facilities for more crops and merchan-
disc. All over Europe I have found
evidences Of the wisdom Of our. policy
in maintaining the gold standard and
with regard TO the Philippine islands.
President McKiniey's speech on the lat
ter subject will find ready response
with the American people and / am
returning home to renew the fight firm
In the belief in the success Of Republic