The Norfolk weekly news., 1900-10-25

From Fridays Daily.
If Mark Hanna brought the notion
with him from the east that l'e was en-.
lar demonstration this morning that
quickly dispelled that idea At every
place he has stopped during the day he
has met with a rousing reception, and
by the time he reaches Bryan's home
this evening he will be thoroughly con.
vinced that for n pop state Nebraska
gives a mighty warm welcome to the
chairman of the national republican
committee.
The Hanna train came into Norfolk Mt
II 10 this morning, 10 minutes ahead of
schedule time and was greeted by an en-
thusiastic round of cheers. Besides
Senator Hanna, the party consisted Of
Senator VIM. b. Frye of Maine and
Victor b. Dolliver, a brother of Senator
Dolliver of Iowa. who was here with
Roosevelt. The party was in charge of
Mr. Il. b. Schneider, national commit.
tee man for Nebraska, and was accom-.
panied by representative of the Associ-
ate Press and special correspondents of
leading papers.
Only MIR. Hanna and Mr.. Dolliver left
the train here, rs they were scheduled
to remain but | 5 minutes These gentle
men were escorted by reception COM
mittee to the platform which had been
erected at the corner of Fifth and Main
streets, where crowd extending great
distance in every direction greeted the
man who is charged by the popocrats
with running the universe to suit him
self and causing the rain to fall or not
as suits his pleasure.
While no attempt had been made by
local republicans to make demonstra.
tion today. there being no parade or
other spectacular features. yet the num-
Der of people who came to hear and see
Senator Hanna made one of the largest
crowds that has been in the city this
year, some even going so far as to place
the estimate of people in town at as high
a figure as were here on Roosevelt day.
It is doubtful if this is true, but outside
the Roosevelt demonstration no crowd
has equaled the one of today during the
present campaign. The morning train
from the Verdigre line brought large
number of people, and the special from
west arriving at 10 40 was well filed.
Besides these, hundreds of teams kept
bringing people all the forenoon.
Instead of "man with horns" the
people saw Mark in Hanna an ordinary
looking business man, somewhat stout,
little past middle age, clad in striped
trousers and a dark sack coat The face
of Mark Hanna is the most disappoint-
ing feature of the man to those who bad
formed an opinion Of him from the pub
lie prints. Instead of having the hard,
grasping face that his has been pictured
he is possessed of a most genial counte-
nance, kindly, good natured and respon.
sive to the evidences of good will which
greeted him. At the close of his ad.
dress he was beset on all sides by those
anxious to shake his hand, and utilized
every minute of his time to good ad.
vantage in that direction, using both
hands and shaking as many as his broad
palms could grasp at time. Just be.
fore entering the train he stopped and
shook hands with bevy of school girls,
chatting with them a few moments in
happy sort of way. He seemed to en-.
joy this proceeding as thoroughly ms
did those who greeted him, his genial
face lighting up as he realized the cordi.
ality of the reception rendered him in
Bryan's home state.
Mayor Robertson introduced the sena.
tor in very brief manner and Mr..
Hanna began to speak. The following
is an epitome of his remarks:
Fellow citizens: ( feel more than
grateful for the compliment that has
been paid me on my visit to this state. |
l appreciate it all the more fully because
l understand have been advertised to
appear with horns. hope l shall not
be disappointment but as q matter of
fact am nothing more than plain
American citizen. don't claim to use
different methods than those used by
other American people, but will endeav-
or to tell nothing but the truth.
If my experience with large business
entities me to form an opinion
On political questions it is that if we
want a continuance of prosperous condi.
lions we should vote to let we'll enough
alone.
/ understand you have a candidate
Tor president living in this state. /
believe he has got it bad-so bad that he
would be willing to sacrifice all the ma.
.erial interests of the people and his
country for the qualification of his per-
'onal ambition. You are not called
lpon to sacrifice your own interests for