Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-12
rCKINLEY AND MANAGERS.
A Couple OIL Y.Cl-PrGSIdentIal Pos
SibIlIlIss.
the AAJOpS COMRlDE.COUSIN.
she ruth About Their Euiistneui-
neHinI.y'- Chsrseteris,ies-psn-
Pictures Of Noted FiEures

{pseiai Dlspa,ch TO tho NEws from our own
Correspondent
sr. LOUIS, No., June l2.--McAin.
ley IioutenAnts have caplurei the con-
ventlon aud they will be- tho leading
figures Of the next week. Flfat there IL
Mark Hanna-'A,, Jolly, rod.iaoed and
prosperous. He has two handsome par.
Isrs to bis rooms nj the Southern and
It takes Ne much red tape TO get at him
o. PRECEDENT Cleveland. Like Tom
Pat, no 10 In tue business for the
power which IL brings bin. lie IL
rich man; but has made himself 10 by
hls own ability. He clerEcd In store
asa boy, save his money and Invested
itin an iron mine. The mine paid AMI
lac bought more minee. He went into
copper miucs aud coal mines, a. well
us iron,and he now has 40 opera house,
shlps, bank stocks and gold galore.
Even on gold basip, ho has an Income Of
something like hundred thousand dol
lars year anu ho could run two such
citnpslgns NJ that he has been run.
ming anu not have to 90 back on bis
pile. HannA's financial Interests all
run along tho llbs Of protection and
SOUND money aud bis sympa.hles have
always been with Mckinley. 1 was
toll at Canton the other day that when
Hanna frst met Mckinney, II was
when tho latter was opposing him ss n
lawyer for some Of Hanna's coal
mlueir, who wsfo on strike. Hanna
l.kus go'd fighter. Mckinley fought
hiu 40 vol that he beat him and he
took pains tn MAKE his acquaintance.
Later on, both Blaine aud Garfield
told Hanna that young Mckiulsy bal
VuOd slun In him anu though hanua
worked for Garfield, his friendship for
Mckinley grow. He IN now doing
moir Tor Mckinley tnap no ever did
Tor Garfield.
Hanna got into national politics
through GAfhold. Garfield never hsd
much money. Hs lived we'll and bor'
lowed great deal. When no was
nominated be was hard ~, aud ~
tsIglug tue matter over with Hanna,
Iu told him his situation. Hanna
practically opened his pur'o 10 him
Tor the incidental expenses connected
with his campaign, aud whom Garfield
Was elected many Ohioans thought
Hanna would he taken iut0 the cAbl'
uul. They were surprised whun they
iUund that no wanted and would nc
ccpt nothing. His chief pleasure
seems 10 BIO 10 help other great men.
Ito did this with John Sherman IN
his last senatorial campaign, and ne ID
doing the same with Mckinley.
Hanna 10 n good mixer. Hs gives
his oruers In sharp sentences and
now and then emphasizes his senti'
ments with the mildly.profRno word
"iAmn." Still no IL q man OF culture,
ana his whole life 10 said 10 be NJ beau
tlful ~ that OF Mckinley himself.
Another OF McKinlOy's lisutsnAnt'
isJos. smith, who was state librarian
when Mckinley wa. governor. smith
lsa why, msdium.eizsd, black haired,
blue-eyeJ young man VI about lofty,
lilo IL said TO be tho ''sliekoaI man IN
OhiO,p and Ia know more about ono
politics snd politicians than any one
elss In tho state. He 10 rather q BlngeG'
cat kind u n fellow. You would mol
Imagine his ability, uut he has, l
hm told, laid out many o
the plans which have made Mckinley
the probable nomllee Of this c0nven'
ton, smith met Mckinley aboul
sixteen ycnfs ago. II was during th'
campaign OF 1850 ana Mckinley had
u make n speech on Saturday night al
Portsmouth ON the Onio river.
He had an engagement TO 20 eas
A. 4 a IN n
matters concerning the national cam'
IAign aud there we're then no tTsini
tuuuing on SUNDAY on tho railroad
from Portsmouth 10 Columbus. AC
kiuley told Smith no had to 20, aud
smith got him there. lie learned
there was n picnic al Circluvllle, hAiI
way TO Columbus, ana that ny buyiuf
q certain number Of tickets for TIM
4 point tho railroad would put on !
special train. No ono at Portsmouth,
wanted 10 10 10 the picnic. amitl
bought tho tickets, got tho train tt
CiEcisville ana there hired n buggy
aud drove about iOTty miles over th'
country 10 Columbus. From COlum
bus Mckinley took tbs night train iOl
Mentor Anu met his appointment VIII
iNtnsld. rus gave Mckinley ar
liea OF Smiths resources. since then
ne has been very close 10 hlui' NC
hlnley never travels without hlm aus
u hs gets to be PTtsldont smith u
SUITE 10 have confidential place u
Washington.
Another shrewd McNlnloy worEe
10 Dawes Of Chicago. lie 10 the mar
who liked matters Ia IllinoiaDy which
The DELEGATIONS inttfuctsd for Nc
hinley aud sat down upon CullOm
Dawes IL brow r-m3ut,achOJ, thin