New-York tribune., 1900-08-24
CALLERS AT HEADQUARTERS.
ENCOURAGING ASSURANCES FROM TIE
WEST AND sOITTrJ

The Republican National headquarters and the
headquarters OF the Republican County Committee
are on the third and fourth floors of the Metro
poitan Life Building at No. 1 Madison-ave Above
the building there ffOated high in air yesterday
portraits of President Mckinley and Governor
Roosevelt. held aloft by large kites
Joseph H. Manley returned to the National head
quarters yesterday, having spent few days in
Maine.
The Democrats" he said have flooded Maine
with campaign literature and have sent large
number of speakers into the State They are irving
TO make anti-imperialism the great issue of the
campaign. but there are few anti-imperialists in
Maine The Republicans alive to the situation
and are preparing for vigorous fight Efforts will
be made to get out the full party vote 1 shall
stay in New-York until the latter part of next
week. Then shall go back home and stay there
until the election September 10. Then shall
come here again and stay until the close of the
campaign"
Mr.. Manley said the chief danger to the Repub-
hcan ticket seemed TO be in the apathy of Re-
publieans who thought that the reelection of Pres
dent Mckinley was certain and that there was no
need for hard campaign work He said he had not
heard that Thomas b. Reed. the former Speaker
Oh the House OF Representatives. had consented to
make any speeches in the campaign
Mayor c. Z. Bolton. of East Cleveland Ohio who
mas been summering in England, is now on
his homeward journey. and made a call at Repub-
mean National headquarters in this city yesterday
Although he has passed the last few weeks in what
is supposed generally to be the hotbed Of sntIIro
perialism, he found that in reality there was no
such sentiment prevalent among the general pub
lie there. In fact" said the Mayor there Is no
more anti-imperiasm nonsense in New-England
than elsewhere. Anti-imperiallsm is a perfect
is nothing in it
W J. Parkinson. from Madison County Miss.
VINO mas Deen one or the speakers in every National
campaign since 1888 called at headquarters and
gave the 1actS IN regard to the political outlook in
mis- section Mr.. Parkinson says that no Repub-
can President has ever made such an Impression
on the people of the South President Mckinley
HIS conservative. patriotic course has won him
thousands of friends throughout the South gen
orally, and a result there will be many more
votes cast for him this fall than the Northern Re
E. F. Bishop. of Honolulu, was at National head
quarters yesterday. He said Hawaii the most
prosperous Territory in the world. The people
Royalists for Mr. Bryan.
Senator John c. SpoOner, of Wisconsin was
caller. he said that Wisconsin would go Republi-
by a good majority. Other callers were Sen
low of Tennessee.
Reporting on the progress of the campaign in
Marshal and old Confederate soldier writing
to Senator Scott. says they have a hard night but
the conditions seem TO favor the Republicans
Edward N. Dingley. son OF the late Congressman
been spending his vacation in Maine, and is now
on his way back to Kalamazoo Mich, where he is
the Editor OF The Telegraph" Mr.. Dingley is
active in politics and is member of the State Leg
islature He says that the prospects good for
rolling up a large majority for Mckinley in Mchi-
gan. 1t would hardly be reasonable he says. TO
Pingree running for Governor, he was then
a very popular But he Is no longer consld-
cred factor in Republican politics. The young
men are already wideawake. Mr. Dlngley says
and they enthusiastic about Roosevelt You
people in the East talking apathy, I see' he
said. but in the West we are more enthusiastic"