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Money and power drive Republican plan to win House
Regular correspondence outlines panic in Republican circles over losing the next House. Hanna estimates a $2,000,000 fund, with key financiers pressured by Hanna and agents to back the effort. McKinley fears defeat. Bryan improves from malaria and receives warm Democratic praise from Maryland. Roosevelt rumors surface about a governor bid. General Lee debates with Washington over a Cuban command. Political maneuvering, postal clocks, and local notices fill the page alongside anti Republican and pro Democratic letters and obituaries.
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Hanna
Republican Congressional Committee
National Committee
McKinley
Babcock
Congressional Committee
Col
W. J. Bryan
Virginia
Col. Bryan
Washington
Maryland Democratic Association
The
Wa. J. Bryan
Gen
Fitz Lee
West Point
Lee
Army of Occupation
Havana
Rose Platt
Teddy” Roosevelt
Ross Platt
Teddy
Murphy
Roosevelt
Platt
Joe Wheeler
Cuba
Star Chamber