Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-06-12
HANNA's WORKSHOP.
THE MAN WHO IS CONDUCTING THE
M'KlNLsY CAMPAIGN.

lb was MARX dhnnu, tine RredO Mo
Kinley chief and pantata Of protective
tariff politics, who said this had call
ed ON Mr.. Hanna at the rooms p the
Mckinley propandaga on lower Sul 1r
street, Cleveland. The discussion had
fallen ON Platt and Quay.
"They are political babies, Z" reiterated
Mr. Hanna mere children in politics
Their methods show it had been led
to believe both Platt and Quay sstute,
farsighted politicians. They are moth
ing Of the sort. They have SO far con-
Quoted their end Of this like 10-year-old
children. f"
"Only the other day." said newspa-
per man, who was present, when /
was travelling in the east Platt, discuss
ing the situation, said McKinley's can.
vass was in the hands Of amateurs, con-
Quoted in an amateur way. We will
show them, said Plat to me, before
we're through that they are not contend
ing with pygmies y"
Mark Hanna smiled the wide smile Of
one who regards present enterprise as
already a success. Hanna believes Nc
Kinley has already won his fight, that
to nominate him now is only formality
and that In fact everything is over but
the yelling.
But in regard TO Hanna and his Mo
Kinley workshop at Cleveland. There
are five spacious apartments with null
titude Of desks and cloud Of clerks At
Hanna's elbow long distance telephone
with curve to it like unto the neck Of
swan offers itself to the ear and lips Of
Hanna. At the other end in Canton,
something like 85 miles away, is Nc
Kinley. They hold frequent and long
and earnest and no doubt momentous
confabs, Mckinley and Mark Hanna,
every day.
with Cullom down and out" re-
marked to Hanna, Mckinley ought to
get Illinois, oughtn't her"
He's got it now" broke in Major
Dicks, who is Hanna's chief lieutenant
in his Mckinley campaign. "MoKin-
ley's about got Illinois now. He'll get
the delegation"
IF Mckinley hasn't got it now, " OBJ
served Hanna, with much complaoency,
"he's getting it mighty fast. You can
put that down"
II got recent letter from ex-senator
Ingalls," remarked, willing to do my
share toward elevating the gayety Of
the crowd. 'Ingalls has been leoturing
through Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nesota. He closed his letter by saying he
regarded the contest for the st. Louis
nomination as all one way and practical
ly closed. Everybody meet, wrote
Ingalls,, lis for Mckinley.
"They are" retorted Hanna, "and
the battles all but over and won. An
other weeks work and it's as good as
DONE Mckinley will be practically
nominated. I"
"The wires tonight" said the news
paper man from the east, tell Of de-
mand at indianapolis made by the No
Kinley men on the Harrison men, say
ing that if Harrison is not formally
and deoisively withdrawn they, the Nc
Kinley men, will force instructions
for Mckinley. The Harrison men, it
seems, want the Mckinley instructions
to leave an open way for the Hoosier del
egation to vote for Harrison. should he
come to some eleventh hour conclusion
to let his name go into the convention "
Harrison is out of 1t and not can
didate, said Major Dicks deoisively
There's no doubt Of that. And such
being the case, why pretended friends of
his should obstruct Mckinley In In
diana is more than one can see. At any
rate, it is proposed to force Mckinley
instructions at indianapolis. "
At this point it should be understood
that Mark Hanna and Major Dicks are
Just now synonyms of Mckinley politics.
What one says the other says. Mark
Hanna and Major Dicks are the Siamese
twins of the Mckinley boom. Mark
Hanna is rotund, ruddy, rough and
abrupt Of manner. Major Dicks is dark,
with voluminous Paderewski hair. He
is pale, smooth shaven, wool footed, soft
Of step and catlike. They are a great
contrast, and fine pair to hold before
the draw in this game Of White House
winning are Mark Hanna and Major
Dicks. The latter, by the way, was Nc
Kinley's state manager and chairman of
the state central committee during Nc
Kinley's last run for governor two years
ago.
Didn't Tom Reed try to steal nh-
nois?' asked generally, "when he
made Joe Cannon chief Of the appropri-
ations committee and Hit chief of for
eign affairsT'
Eyes, he did," said Major Dicks.
with a smile which showed q row OF
white teeth like unto the keyboard Of q
Steinway; ''yes, he did, and In that
connection want to call your attention
to the fact that both Cannon's and Hits
districts have instructed for Mckinley.
Where Reed made his mistake was In
declaring for do nothing policy in the
Republican caucus at the beginning Of
this congress. He didn't want the house
to do anything. 1t must be quiet-no
tariff, no nothing. That's where Reed
crippled every chance he had The peo.
pie wanted something done. That was
no time for doing nothing And that's
when Reed killed himself. A."
Major Dicks at this crisis looked
about with a severe, searching air, al
one who dared contradiction and who
was able to settle few things himself
"Speaking about Harrison" said.
General Kitchener, who is his political
guardian ad htem and has been these
many years, told me that he personally
knew that Harrison would not let hia
name be used or make any Try for th'
nomination.
"No. he won't want IL Harrison