New-York tribune., 1900-08-02
SENATOR PRoCToR's VIEWS
A VISITOR AT HEADQUARTERS, HE
TALKS OF THE OUTLOOK
IN VERMONT.
WANTS ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK THERE-No
THREAT TO 1NJURE SENATOR SCOTT
SENATOR HANNA's RHEUMATISM

Senator Redfeld Proctor, Of Vermont. was at
the Republican National headquarters in this
city Yesterday to consult with Senator Hanna
and other leaders about the campaign in his
State The leaders are taking particular interest
in the Vermont campaign because at the cleo
tion on September 4 there will be elected Gov
ernor and other State officers. Congressman and
a Legislature that will eject a United States
Senator In 1896 the Republican ticket in Yer
mont received 5O.991 votes, against .146 votes
for the Bryan electoral ticket Senator Proctor
told the leaders at National headquarters yes
terday that Vermont ought to give a large Re
publican majority on September l. He advised
the sending of Governor Roosevelt to make some
speeches in Vermont during the latter part OF
August. The leaders said that it was intended
20 permit Governor Roosevelt to rest during the
whole of August and that IL would be for the
Governor to decide if he would go to Vermont
before the end of the month.
To newspaper men at the headquarters SEN
ator Proctor said:
The Democratic vote is what we need in Vermont
vofe Tts viii come out as strong as always 1t cannot
be said that there is a falling off or feeling OF
correctly There is feeling Of contentment. owing
to the present condition Of affairs and tor tina |
the same time. the Republicans VIII vote soidly.
democrats who voted four years ago for Mckinley.
There is lack of interest among this class Thssy
as well as the Republicans. are thoroughly satisfied
with existing conditions.
Asked about the Chinese situation. Senator
Proctor said that the Administration was doing
all in It's power to protect life and property in
China and he was thankful that so many SOL
diers were in the Philippines and available for
service at this time.
Senator Proctor gees from here to Boston, and
In the course of the campaign will make several
speeches
Among the men who called upon Senator
Hanna at the headquarters yesterday was Gov
ernor N o. Murphy. Of Arizona. accompanied
by his secretary of the Territory. Charles f.
Drake General O. o. Howard was also a
visitor, and conferred with the Senator. He was
asked if he would make any speeches in this
campaign, and said that he had not made up his
mind, but he probably would do so. General
O'Bierne OF this city had talk with the Sena-
tor in the afternoon.
Senator Hanna left his Office a little before
.. M yesterday, to go to EIberon. He lmped
a little more visibly and walked with greater
effort than when he arrived in the morning He
said:
II have a new brand OF rheumatism. II af-
fects my joints. 1t doesn't twinge. but ii is OF
the continuous performance variety
Looking at some newspaper pictures of him
SELF he said: For special artists on the spot.
have poor opinion of their efforts"
Senator Hanna's time was taken up largely
yesterday with the scanning OF contracts and
with other purely business arrangements OF the
campaign.
Joseph H. Manley said yesterday that no word
had been received from Thomas B. Reed, the
former Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives who had been invited to make campaign
speeches, but the Republican managers hoped
Mr. Reed would respond favOrably TO the invita-
tion to speak. A newspaper report. telegraphed
from Boston, said that Mr.. Reed had said ne
was too busy TO make political speeches.
Senator n. B. Scott yesterday contradtcted a
report that a letter, threatening bodily harm.
had been received by him from former chap
lain In the Army who wanted reappointment.
"I did receive a letter from former chaplain
who wants reappointment," he said. but the
letter contained no threat to injure me-