Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-10
There is Some Minor Friction, but
Things AreWorking Smoothly.
MR.. HOBART IS ACTIN E
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member of the committee. Mr.. Manley is
a good second.
Mr.. Quay goes to the headquarters every
morning shortly after o'clock. shuts him
self into a room not far from the one &C.
cupied by Mr.. Hobart, and remains. ex-
cept for little interval for luncheon, until
early evening. His method of spending his
time. and the business which he attends
to, lead to the conclusion that he, more
nearly than any other man. is In charge
of the really important work. If any of
the big politicians from this state or other
states go to headquarters. they see Mr..
Quay. II Mr.. Platt calls he is more likely
to see Mr.. Quay. MIR. Manley and Mr.. Ho-
bart than any of the other members of the
committee, and the same is true of Chair
man Charles w. Hackett Of the republican
state committee.
Beyond the Reach of Spellbinders.
The army of "spellbinders'' that con-
Stantly marches in and out of the head
quarters do not get at Mr.. Quay. If they
get past the outer guard they meet Gen.
Powell Clayton or Mr.. Scott Of West Vir-
sinia, and these tive members of the COM
mittee are charged with the duties of
standing off, all the strikers. book agents,
applicants for office positions under the
committee, and the thousand and one in
ventors of campaign schemes who are con-
stantly fiocking to headquarters.
kumOrs of Quarrels Silenced.
There have been stories from time to
time of serious disagreemerts among men,
bers of the national committee as to the
conduct Of the campaign in its larger af-
fairs. Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Hanna were said
to have had almost a quarrel as to the
policy to be pursued in the southern states.
Stories have been circulated and published
that Mr.. Hanna was in favor of abandon
ing the campaign in all the southern states
except Kentucky and West Virginia. while
Mr.. Quay thought there was fighting
ground in Florida, Louisiana. Tennessee,
North Carolina and some others. OF
course. Mr.. Quay and Mr.. Hanna would not
admit that any differences of opinion they
may have had amounted to anything. The
fact that when MIR. Hanna went away MIR.
Quay stepped into his place the practi-
cal eastern manager has pretty effectively
suenced these stories. which had gotten
into the newspapers and were making a
goou deal of talk.
A Little Friction.
There is just little friction on the inside
of the committee rooms. however. The
secretary of the executive committee Is
William NJ. Osborne of Massachusetts,. He
is cousin of Mr.. Mckinley His middle
name is Mckinley, and he is supposed to
be the personal representative Of Mr. Nc
| Kinley at these headquarters. OF course, he
| is deep in the councils of Mr.. Hanna. None
| of the committeeman have any objections
| to this: but it does crate a little on the SEN
sbiiities of some of the old-timers who
have been connected with the committee
work for the last three or four campaigns
| to have Mr.. Osborne given too much promi-
| hence in the conduct Of the business.
Mr.. OsbOrne's Power.
One story was that in Mr.. Hanna's alb
sence all bills for expenses had to be 20.
| K.ed' by Mr.. Osborne before any cash
| could go out, and this worried Mr.. Quay
and Mr.. Manley. well as some of the
| executive force of the committee. They
thought it was making the campaign toe
much of family affair. Some of the en-
| ployes about the committee rooms are max
| ing frequent references to Cousin Os
| borne, and they say that Mr. Osborne
chief function is to keep close tabs or
| what's going on. for the benefit Of Mr.
| Hanna and Mr. Mckinley when the chair
| man is not present. This. of course. is
| not very serious matter SO far as the
| heavy work of the campaign is concerned
but it makes little show of trouble in the
| camp.
Busy Mr.. Hobart.
Vice Presidential Candidate Hobart is do
ing as much work. probably. as he would ii
| he were a member of the national execu
1
| years prior to his nomination at ST. Louis
| He is at the headquarters every day. Hi:
experience in national campaigning hat
been greater than Mr.. Hannas, and h
| was much more familiar with the eastern
end of the country than Mr.. Hanna was
| when the campaign began, and SO, whil
Mr.. Manley was down in Maine looking
| after his oHn state, and while Mr.. Qua!
| was in Florida and had not entered on tn
I aeti nf ne
| was Mr. Hannas chief adviser. He has
a room adjoining that of the chairman ant
the two were in almost constant consulta
ton. He knew personally about ever.
| member of the national committee, and h.
was familiar with the conditions in tn
southern and eastern states. where Their
were delicate questions to be adjusted
Consequently Mr.. Hobart shared with Mr.
| Hanna in the direction OF the campaign
An Open Door.
| Mr. Hobart Is easily accessible. OF cours
there is somebody outside his door to pre-
vent all the tramps, peddlers book agents
ma nufacturers Of campaign buttons am
| people with chowder party tickets to Sci
from wearying him and absorbing all hi
time. but anybody who goes up to head
quarters with any serious proposition an
wants to lay it before Mr.. Hobart can ge
| a hearing. He has a great mass of cor
respondence every day. which he attend
to promptly. and. in addition to conferrin
with the members of the committee, lis,
| ening to reports from state chairmen, con
suting by long-distance telephone wit
the Chicago headquarters. and informali
} discussing the campaign with scores @
prominent republicans, he keeps clos
| track of the situation in all the states. an
gives advice as to the best methods of cor
| Quoting the fight He Is in frequent com
: munication with Maj. Mckinley
A Genial Candidate.
With all this work, Mr.. Hobart is by n
) means growing thin during the campaign
His face Is as rosy as a school girls. an
he doesn't look as If he had lost poun
of flesh since the st. Louis convention. H
} doesn't put on any more airs than are be
! coming to a Jerseyman. Frequently h
.. leaves his room and strolls out In the col
I ridor, shakes hands with the newspape
men, the spellbinders and the assistants
all degrees, and he is always good-naturet
. ! He goes to his home in Paterson, N. j
every night, about or o'clock: that
) to say, when he goes home at all. for OF
, cas.onally when Mr.. Hanna was in tow
and Mr.. Hobart had an unusual pressul
of business, he remained in town owe
night. going to the Waldorf Hotel in st
! avenue, where Mr.. Hanna stayed.
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