Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-08-10
HANNA AND BLISS
Confer With the Massachusetts,
Republican Leaders.
eoth Eyes Will Be Kept on the Anti
lmperiaIist Leaders.
Hanna Is Satisfied with BIyan's Speech n
Byan's Friends Are.

Dostoh, Aug. ?.-thairman Mark
| Hanna and Treasurer Cornelius n.
Bliss Of the Republican national COM
mittee, arrived in Boston this morning.
to confer with the party leaders In this
state regarding the Presidential cam
paign.
| One of their earliest visitors was
Hon. George Won L. Meyer, the Massa-
chusetts member of the national com
mittee, and shortly before o'clock, the
party were driven from the Touraine
to the Exchange Club. where with 20
or more gentlemen. prominent in Re
| Republican political circles. they
lunched and discussed matters Of deep
concern to the party.
| Among those in attendance were
Senators Hoar and Lodge. Chairman
A. II. Goetting Of the state committee,
| Dana Malone of Greenfield, Alfred T..
| Rose of Lowell. Cakes Ames of Easton.
II. II. Hunnewcll. Jr., OF Boston,
Stephen NJ. Weld of Dedham, James i.
| Stearns. president Of the National
| Bank. Frank G. Webster Of Kidder.
Peabody & Co. NJ. J. Phittall Of Wor-
cester, Congressman VIM. G. Lowering
Of Taunton. Hon. Charles G.. Washburn
of Worcester, Hon. VIM. +. Plunkett
of Adams. Arthur H. Lowe Of Fitch
burg. and others.
| The conference between Senator
Hanna and the Republican leaders
lasted three hours. Senator Lodge did
not arrive until p. NJ. by which time
several prominent Republicans had
| left. Senator Hoar came down about
3 O'Clock, with Representative s. w.
| Mccall and when asked his opinion of
| the meeting referred the questioner to
George l.. Meyer. for all information
| 1t was not the policy of Senator Hanna
TO have the detailed discussion given
publicity. 1t was had, however, that
the senator spoke strongly in warning
the members of the party present to
the head of the anti-impcrialist move
ment in this state. Outside of this
state" said the senator. the move
ment has little weight, but in Massa-
chusetts it has found hot bed.
In discussing Bryan's speech. the
senator declared that Bryan is at
| tempting to disguise the real issue,
which is Is to /. He urged vigorous
campaign and told the gentlemen pres
ent that if a victory is to be won they
must get out and fight.
| Mr. Meyer left the club shortly be-
| fore A. NJ. in order to catch his train-
| In hurried interview. he said thai
the meeting had been only for the pur-
pose of affording Senator Hanna an
| opportunity to discuss the conduct OF
| the campaign with prominent business
men of the party. Mr.. Meyer was en-
powered to appoint an auxiliary COM
| mittee for campaign work and Will an
| nounce its personnel later.
| Speakers at the meeting besides Sem
ator Hanna and Hon. Cornelius y.
Bliss. were Senators Hoar and Lodge.
| Hon. George Won L. Meyer. and Hon.
A. II. Geetting. chairman of the Re
publican state committee.
| 1t was said that the question of rails
| ing campaign funds was not discussed
at length but that that matter will be
| left to Nr. Meyers committee.
After the other gentlemen had left.
Senator Lodge remained to talk over
| the situation with Messrs. Hanna and
Bliss and. shortly after o'clock, all
left the building. Senator Hanna and
Mr. Bliss returned to the Tourainc,
| and. at 8 o'clock. left by the Fall River
beat train for New York.
Previous to the conference. Senator
Hanna, when asked to make state
ment Of the Republican prospects in
the country at large, said that was
something on which he would no.
prophesy. or Bryan's speech he re-
marked:
II have read il through from begin
ming to end. I don't suppose Mr.
Bryan cares much what / think of his
|utterances, but if his friends are sat
isfied with his speech I certainly am
L1sIn reply to question as to the Ger
EzRn vote. Senator Hanna continued:
ri certainly don't anticipate tina.
such statements and arguments as are
used will have much effect upon the
Germans. ] would not insult their in
tellisence by supposLng that they
would be influenced to take such
view Of the future of the republic be-
cause Of the policies OF the admins
tration as the Democrats would have
them take
Mr. Hanna added that the speech
might serve purpose in Stimulating
the people TO read the history of their
country and ascertain whether some
Of the great men Bryan had quoted
really held such views as he had as
cribed TO them.
Il think" said the senator. that the
speech was put forward as a feeIer
and was devoted to the line it. took in
order chiefly that Mr. Bryan might see
whether the country took the bait.
1T is impossible to make careful
intelligent prediction at the present
time" he said. The country has NOT
yet become awake and the people need
stirring up. / never took any stock
in the notion that political party ever
has walk over as it is expressed.
Often times campaigns turn on little
things. so that one cannot say accu-
rateIy IN advance what the result vii.
be-