Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-09-13
STATE ISSAFE
Hanna Says Illinois Will Stay
in Republican Column.
OF PINGREE.
Governor of Michigan Says He viii
Not Vote for Bryan as Has Been
Reported-Thinks All Republicans
Should Stay With Party.

nePorteo-l nlhkS All RepupllcanS
Should Stay With Party.
Chicago, H., Sept. 12-(Special
Correspondence.) .)-When l called on
Mr.. Hanna at republican headquarters
this evening he was too deeply engag-
ed making conditions to discuss them,
but he allowed me to ask him a few
questions which he answered.
The democratic papers have been
growing excessively jubilant over the
claims that Illinois would be lost to
the republicans and this was one of the
first questions asked him
Il have no fear for Illinois," Mr..
Hanna said. '"The very fact that the
democrats were making such claims
would do more than anything else to
Waken republicans up and thus defeat
the claim"
Mr.. Hanna refused to say anything
about Governor Pingree's visit or pro-
claimed attitude and he was also reti-
cent about the conditions locally, al
tho this was due merely to a disincli-
nation to discuss anything at the time.
Oregon is certain of republican vic
tory, but the majority will not be
large" said ex-senator Mitchell of
that state, to me. Mckinley carried
in the state four years ago by 1900
majority, while the republicans car
ried it this spring by 10000. l do not
look for this big majority this fall,
but it will be better than 1896"
Senator Baker, of Kansas, thinks
that state is going to be pretty tight,
but from present indications believes
the republicans stand a good show.
The fusion of the opposing parties
makes republican chances for victory
difficult, but the general prosperity
prevailing in the state is convincing
argument to farmers.
Congressman Joseph Cannon told
me that he believed Illinois safely re-
publican.
Senator Billy Mason was at the ma
tional republican Headquarters for a
long time today and l managed to get
an Introduction. Senator Mason was
very affable and asserted his belief
that Mckinley and Roosevelt would be
victorious this fall with larger majori-
ties than have been given any republi-
can nominees in many years. Illinois,
he thinks is safe.
Position of Pingree.
Governor Pingree reached Chicago
today from his vacation which he had
been spending at Houghton, Mich, and
he will go to Detroit tonight. He re-
manned in his room at the Auditorium
all day and was content to have Sen
ator Hanna stay at headquarters
across the way. The governor has lit.
tie use for the national chairman and
does not hesitate to say so. In fact
Pingree's bluntness is a well known
quantity. Neither did he take the
trouble to visit the democratic head
quarters under the same roof notwith
standing the democrats are expecting
him to vote for Bryan this fall. When
l called upon him, he did not seem at
all averse to giving his opinion on sew
eral matters and he had few words
to say in his characteristic manner
about Bryan.
HE was dashed fool for insisting
on Is to l going into the Kansas City
platform" was his terse and inelegant
way of expressing his opinion in that
particular.
They say you are going to vote fol
Bryan" l informed him by way of q
question mark.
DO they, indeed" he responded, as
tho hearing something astonishing fol
the first time. 81 never said l would
do SO and | am accustomed to speak
right out in meeting and say exactly
| what think. l do not like the policy
of the administration on the Philippine
question. In my opinion the govern
ment made a mighty poor investment
in buying those islands for S20,000,000
1t is what we called a night trade il
the army. The bargain was made il
| the dark and we got the worst of it
All that country is good for is to fur
nish place for the Chinese to live
! We've got to maintain an army of 100,
ment there will be no end to the Fill
pino insurrection until they are al
wiped out of existence Just as the In
dians are in this country. | was op
posed to the war from the start"
do you favor Bryan's position OF
/ the question:"
| 81 don't know what that is, to tel
/ the truth" answered the governor. g
haven't read the democratic platform
am not in favor of the United State
backing down now, however. We ma.
be in boat we should have kept on
of, but being in. there should be nj
| quitting. l don't believe the Filipino
are capable of self government" Tha
was drawn out with evident reluctanc,
on the part of the Wolverine governor
but it shows that he is still repub
lican.
Now as to whether or not shall
vote for Bryan, the best answer l cal
make TO that question is the same ont
/ made some time ago" he said in con
| tinuance. cat that time | said:
voted for the republican ticket frs
when Lincoln was candidate for thu
president and | have voted it eve
since. / am free to confess that
/ have never been Mark Hanna repuh
l9lican and couldn't be if | tried. Han
4 ma, however. is not the principle of th,
4 republican party, and some day tn,
| party will shake him off. In my opin