The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-05
He PREDICTS VICTORY
Hanna Is Anxious to Get Into
the Contest.
WILL BE A TEST FIGHT
The Opening Gun in the National Cam
paign--Confident That McKinley's
Policy OF Imperialism Will
Be Endorsed.

London, Sept. 4.-Rejuvenated by a
course of treatment at German baths
ana summers visit to Europe, United
states Senator Hanna has returned to
London for a few days rest, previous
to sailing for the United States on
board the American line steamer ST.
Louis on Saturday next
Senator Hanna is hurrying to par
ticipate in the opening of the republic
can campaign in Akron
From conversation with Senator
Hanna, the correspondent here of the
associated press gathered that the zsst
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 not only furnish
the reply to the question Of the coun-
try's Endorsement of the national I'D
ministration, but that the candidacy
of John r. Mclean for the governor
ship of Ohio there is both an aspira-
ton for the second place on the demo-
cratic presidential ticket with Mr..
Bryan and, failing of election. a future
contest for the United States senator
snip from Ohio. In such competition
Mr.. Hanna is anxious to participate be-
cause it means the opening of the ma
tiOHal campaign OF I9UO.
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
national issues, for the election of a
democrat was a foregone conclusion
and the fact that the democrats are
calling it test case gives ground for
the suspicion that they made the ma
jority to suit themselves. In Ohio.
however, we have an opportunity to
make an open fight and l am anxious
to assist all in my power in bringing
the issue to a successful conclusion.
The republican party national sconven
ton has no cause to fear the combat
on the issues as now presented Mr..
Mclean has undoubtedly loaded his
double barreled fowling piece, and that
word has peculiar Ohio meaning, for
in this contest he is looking both 10
the vice presidency and to the United
States senatorship, which I understand
has long been his ambition. 1t is evil
dent now that the democrats of Ohio
as well as of the nation are ready to
make the anti-expansion and free
silver issues just as General Hancock
used the tariff issue in 1880, that is to
seek to make local issues of them. They
viii use each cock in whatever pit they
| think 1t will fight best; free silver in
| the Southwest and anti-expansion in
I! New England. ",'- ~ SGT
President Mckinley. in his speech at
| Pittsburg has already outlined the
| executives policy of expansion and L
| have no doubt as to what we will do
| in congress in supporting that policy.
| Bryan and Croker have already come
| to an arrangement, hoping to secure
| the offices in 1900, but it is my own
| opinion that the Philippine war will be
| concluded and the congressional policy
determined before the first vote is cast
in 1900. r-..s
II cannot see how with Mr. Mclean
as a candidate for the democratic gov
| ernorship, what the democrats can
| say about trusts" he continued,
1.-The free silver issue is evidently pref
cradle to them. That question has al
| ready been threshed out in the United
| States. The country is abundantly
prosperous and the only trouble now
| is to secure transportation facilities for
| more crops and more merchandise. All
over Europe I have found evidences of
the wisdom of our policy in maintain
| ing the gold standard and with regard
to the Philippine islands, President Nc
Kinley's speech on the latter subject
will find a ready response with the
American people, and I am returning
home to renew the fight firm in the be-
| lief of the success of such republican
| principles"