The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-05
COON AND HATTON.
Two OF the Men Who Have Been Prominent
Iy Mentioned of Late.
Washington Letter.

washington Letter,
Charles E. Coon is tall, somewhatloose-jointed
young man of about forty, with high forehead,
awrinkled face mustache and side whiskers, dark
brown, like his hair. He dresses well, i'll a sub
dued, decorous way, and is apt to carry
fashionable umbrella or stick. He talks fuently,
but with little animation and is careful to agree
with his interlocutor while he is in the way with
him, lest haply, being politician, ne may be-
come Mr.. Coons official superior, or, being
newspaper man, he may write paragraph about
Mr.. Coon's valuable services to his country.
MT Coon likes the newspaper men. lie Guilt
Yates them. 1t is part of his policy. Mr.. Coon
is one Of those men of whom you say with
certainty that he has policy. His policy is to
get on by every means within his power
Everybody in Washington knows how important
it is for public Official to have strong friends
among the newspaper correspondents. Mr..
Coon, being man of shrewd ability, likes the
newspaper men very much indeed. Most OF
the newspaper men like him. for he is a good
Official and (althOugh this is not good reason)
what is known as good fellow and so they
wish him we'll Coon has done well in the
Treasury Department. He entered it years
ago poor clerk, at a small salary,
with no more influence than scores of
others who are much further from the
top of the ladder now by dint of assiduity
and dexterous hand" he rose with comparative
rapidity, using every ladder that he could find.
AT last he became First Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury. That was as high as he could eX-
pect to go. But he really had an idea that he
might go higher. Now he is disappointed man.
Being bachelor, he has to find consolation
among his friends On the contrary, Frank
Hatton is smiling all over He is happy man.
Leaving his Ohio home years ago, he started for
the great West resolved to be,a great man, or, at
all events, big man. He has not succeeded in
either attempt, but he has got into a big place,
which is something Hatton is a small, com
pact man, with good head bright young face,
sparkling eyes, black hair and a black mustache,
also black eyebrows and black trimmed eye
glasses He is bright quick, self-possessed and
audacious to the point Of impudence. He has a
lovely wife and some merry children, although
he looks to be under thirty years. Reallyhe is, l
shouldguess, over forty. He is an able business
man and is something of politician He has made
a business success of the Hawkeye, the newspa-
per at Burlington, Iowa, which his partner,
RobertJ. Burdette, has made famous so far as
these United States are concerned, and
he is trying to make a business sue
cess out of the old National Republic
an here He has certainly done we'll as First
Assistant Postmaster general. AS a politician
he is not such a success. Still, getting such a
good position as that he now holds is something
of personal success. He is very unceremo
NOUS, tells a good Western story in the good
Western way, likes the newspaper correspond
ents and can often be found in their offices.