Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-01-27
pA1IY. KENNEBEC JOURNAL JANUARY 27, ls94

Of his ambition-the presidency Of thf
United States.
AS for Secretary Gresham, it is rather odd
that q man personally SO popular shonld b
in such hard luck politically or in his ON
cial capacity. A curious instance OF Gresh-
ans ability 70 charm men on whom one
would naturally suppose he would exert nc
influence whatever is found in ths case OF
Senator Murphy of New York. Two men
more unlike it would be difficult to imag
inc, and Murphy came to Washington
sneeriny at Gresham and determined tc
have nothing to do with him. The two men
CHANGED to live at the same hotel, and OF
course they met In few weeks the sec
retary of state had no firmer friend, nc
more enthusiastic admirer, than the INA.
chine made' senator from New York.
Reed Oronies With Hit.
Ex-Speaker Reed is big man physically
and mentally and sufficient unto himself,
vet even he feels the need of a chum and
finds him in Congressman Hit. The two
men are like brothers. An odd thing about
this friendship was the fact that, while
Reed and Hit We're cronying, Hit was one
of Blaine's most intimate friends, and Reed
and Blaine hated each other like poison.
Now comes Joe Manley, the new head OF
the executive committee of the national
Republican party He makes no disguise
of the fact that he is for Tom Reed fol
president in 1896, just as he used to be fol
Blaine. 1t does not take the average poll
tician long to exchange one party or one
warm friend for another.
Speaker Crisp has his chum, just like the
most inconsequential member of the house
over which he presides. Crisp's fidus
achates is T. c. Catchings of Mississippi.
Mr. Catchings is a companionable. alert,
shrewd man. He was manager OF the cam
paign which landed his friend in the speak.
ers chair and for his success was rewarded
with the leadership on the floor, In so fai
as the speakers favor could give it to him.
When one remembers that Catchings origi
nally and Crisp later We're proteges of Sen
ator German of Maryland, he begins to get
an idea of the wheels within wheels which
go turning round here at the capital.
Look Out For Morrison.
Personal friendships play an important
part in the careers of public men. 1t stands
an ambitious man well in hand to make
and hold all the friends he can, for he does
not know when the moment will arrive in
WHICH Il StuCll1C VI wiz Ao~S'A- ~
it will prove vital at some critical moment.
The strongest political and personal alli
ance known to the recent history of Amer
can politics is that existing between Morri
son. Mills and Carlisle. 1t has made speak
ers, senators, party policies, and the mem
bers of this trio and their immediate follow
ers have not as yet abandoned hope OF max
ing one of their number president of the
= ln, t.n
il. to be pushed for the successorship to
Cleveland, and not Carlisle There are as
tute men in Washington who say the Hi
noisan is the rising star.
In the last congress another such combi
nation was formed, though of younger men.
1t is Il pity the members were not able to
hold theirp places in public life and 10y stand
ing together see what they could do as an
organized force, with friendship as the ce
menting bond. They We're four young rep
resentatives, all serving their first terms
Tom johnson of Ohio, Ben Gable OF Hi
nois and George Fred Williams and Shcr-
man Hoar of Massachusetts. Four finer,
cleaner cut, ADLER and more promising
young men it would have been difficult to
find Each had genuine affection for the
other. But now johnson is the only one
left, and he is making his mark in the
house as he is a1nassing a big fortune as a
manufacturer in Pennsylvania and a street
car magnatc in Ohio. Cable hopes to be
senator from Illinois, while Williams and
Hoar have returned to their law practice in
Massachusetts,.
Gorman's Many Friends.
For man with cold exterior Senator
German has about as many friends as any
one in the upper branch of congress. He is