New-York tribune., 1900-08-04
THE CAMPAIGN IN MAINE.
OFFICIALS AT HEADQUARTERS DEVoT-
ING ATTENTION TO 1T.

ING ATTENTION TO 1T.
Senator N b. Scott who is having charge of the
employment of speakers for the Republican
paign in the Eastern district, said yesterday that
he devotng much of his time at present to
correspondence about speakers who are to take
part In the campaign in Maine Joseph II, Manley,
of Maine. who is associated with Senator Scott in
work at the Republican National headquarters, has
been active in urging prominent Republican orators
to make speeches in Maine this month. Senator
Hanna, who spent only n few hours at the head
quarters yesterday. said the National Committee
keeny alive to the Importance of the coming
Maine election.
The State election in Maine comes on September
10. when entire State ticket is to be elected.
DIR. John f. Hill is the Republican candidate for
Governor. The term of United States Senator Frye
expires in March next, and his successor is to be
elected by the Legislature chosen next month. The
Republicans of Maine desire to have large
orty in September for the sake of Its effect the
rest Of the country in the election in November
Postmaster-General Charles Emory Smith has
agreed TO speak Skowhegan September and
in York County September Z. Senator Charles
w. Fairbanks. of Indiana. will speak at Bangor,
Ne. on August 25 Rockland on August 27 and Port
land on August 29 lie will give the last three
weeks of the campaign to his State. In the
mean time he will West Virginia dates.
The list of speakers for the Maine campaign as
completed up date by Senator Scott includes the
following orators: Governor L. w. Atkinson of
West Virginia Senator Cushman K. Davis, Henry
Clay Evans Congressman Charles II. Grosvenor of
Ohio; Charles A. Russell, of Connecticut; w. S.
Kerr, Ohio; William H. Moody, f. w. Mccall. Mas
sachusetts; Senator Burrows, Willard Howland,
Massachusetts,; General Curtis Guild, Massachu-
setts; John Barrett, ex-Minlster 10 SIAM James
T. Du Bois, Andrew ]. Coburn. Wilbur Morse.
John H. Harris. Pennsylvania: E. Fairchild, Wash
iEgton: Charles H. Litchman, New-Jersey; John s.
Wise. New-York; Victor B. DoIliver, Iowa; Oscar
F. Williams, New-York, and ]. Hampton Hoge, of
Virginia
John Lane, OF Massachusetts, and E. D. Cranston,
of Denver, COL were among the Republicans who
talked with the leaders at National Headquarters
yesterday Mr. Cranston said the Republicans of
Colorado expected to do hard work in the
campaign with the hope of carrying the State for
Mckinley and Roosevelt. He said they were
anxious to have Governor Roosevelt make several
speeches in the State The silver issue had lost
much of its Importance in Colorado. he added but
the people of the State interested in the ques
tion of expansion
Several men who were prominent in the work of
the Commercial Travellers Sound Money League
four years ago called upon Senator Hanna and
MI Manley al the headquarters, and were well
coined. Among them were John II. Black, president
Of the Brotherhood of Commercial Travellers; John
l. Shepherd, E. B. Wilkinson. H. w. Dearborn,
Jonas Langfeld. D. r. Throckmorton and William
A. Powers. Chairman Odell of the Republican
State Committee. was IN Senator Hanna's room
when the representatives of the league called. Mr.
Black and Mr.. Shepherd said that they thought 1t
was too early in the campaign for the CONNER
cial Travellers begin the MONDAY meetings
which effective in the campaign four years
ago. With the arrival of cooler weather, they said
the league would begin campaign work in earnest
Mr.. Black. who led the sound money organization
OF the jewellers four years said he would not
ticket this year if the silver plank had been Kept
out of the Democratic platform at Kansas City. be,
cause he is Democrat. AS an advocate OF sound
money, however. he said he was going to work for
An agitation was started recently about the old
Alaskan boundary dispute, and the pubic might
lished that a new modus vivend had been agreed
upon by this country and Great Britain in which i
tory. The British diplomats were represented as
naTng oeaIen tne AmerGans ia IN me ne FaH a .I S d 10
reflect on the Administration. Senalor \. B. Scott
eaia Yesterday when asked as to the ''''S IN the
The talk about concessions to Great Britain is
that there has been nothing done about the Alaskan
and provisional boundary limit was fixed. and the
United States has done nothing more, except 10
laying a line as agreed upon in connection with
another commissioner selected by the Canadian
Have there been any attempts tenn at settlement,
although the dispute has been running many Years
In fact it began in the doubtful Interpretation of
When joint high commission failed to decided on
a satisfactory line. the modus vivendi was pro-
What are the conditions of this modus vivendi?"
claims should happen TO be found on the British
side when the line was staked out Our American
exact wording is: 1t is understood, formally
set forth in communications of the Department of
subjects Of either Power found by this arrange
other shall suffer no diminution Of the rights and
privileges which they now enjoy Thus instead
the State of Rhode Island not one inch has been
surrendered TO- that country. On the other hand
venG to %z Bg bo Of 6hS @
whose possession had been in dispute