Evening star., 1896-12-05
Gossip at Cantor. Il on His Visit to
Washington.
INQUIRY RYoNVlRloUs LINES foBEMADE
Conferences With Senator Sher-
man a1d Other Leaders,
G A NE T RUM oRs
Correspondence OF The Evening Star.

CANTON, Ohio, December g. 1896.
Canton yields to Washington the
source Of cabinet news while Mark Hanna
is at the national capital The chairman
or the national committee carries to Wash
irgton some very distinct Impressions of
Maj Mckinley's views, yet he will not as
srme to represent anybody's opinions. In
stead. he will act as a sounding board for
the President-elect. He carries no proffers
OF cabinet portfolios with him. but the
light he gets may blaze the way for two or
three republican leaders at a later period
Mr.. Hanna left Canton the other day, in
sisting that policies were more important
than men just now and that the prospects
OF tarin legislation ought to be settled be-
rore cabinet making begun. Nevertheless,
both subjects are sure to receive his at
tention.
Mr.. Hanna's Mission.
Here In the Immediate surroundings of
President Mckinley that is soon to be
some things about Mr.. Hanna's mission are
pretty thoroughly understood. possibly bet
ter than in other parts of the country.
For instance, 1t is known that he does not
go for the purpose of batting Senator John
sherman with cabinet hook When Sen
ator Sherman gave The Star his interview
repudiating the report that he was to be-
come Secretary of State In order to open
the path for Mr.. Hanna to the Senate his
frank declaration was received with relief
in Canton. Major Mckinley could not well
anord to deny that he intended to ask SEN
a:or Sherman into the cabinet. yet the
mere suggestion that his administration
was 10 be used as pasture for turning
statesmen out to grass began to prove
harmful. So when the Senator himself
stopped the gossip he did service to the
President-elect. If Senator Sherman felt
n nj nr Ia rL Hon bod
encouraged this talk by indirection. the
national chairman will assuredly be at
pains to undeceive him.
Mr. Hanna expects to confer with Sen
ator Sherman on behalf of Maj. Mckinley.
regarding legislation and the extra ses-
sion. The major wants the Senator's sup
port In his policies well as in his ap-
pointments. The interviews In which SEN
ator Sherman advocated the passage of
the Dingley bill and the increase In the
beer tax as the best means for raising
revenue was not In line with the views of
the incoming administration. Nevertne-
less Difference WIN be shown Sherman's
opinion. and II other republicans of like
standing egres'that there Is a prospect for
legislation no. hiRdrances will be put In
tho way Of their going ahead. The For
aker people are Suspicious that an under
standing may also be reached by which
Major Mckinley and Hanna will know def
nitely whether Senator Sherman intends TO
be candidate for, reelection to the Sem
vantage to know the Senator's intentions.
and Forakerss followers have feeling
that they WORT be taken into Sherman's
confidence -.
Headquarters In Warrington.
II the intimations thrown out here and in
Cleveland he correct, Chairman Hanna is
almost certain to throw his weight tn favor
of making Washington the perma nent ma
tional headquarters for the campaign IN
behalf Of sound money and republican
principles. which is to be kept up without
fntermfssion till the next presidential CAM
paign. The matter will be decided while he
Is there. The subject Of onsoidating the
work with that of the congressional COM
mtttee was touched on when Chairman
Babcock was in Canton the other day
Their plan seems to be well thought Of
though some Of the members Of the con-
gressional committee fear that their organi-
zation will lose it's identity and their i'm
portance will suffer in consequence. The
Chicago folks are still bidding to keep the
educational headquarters there. National
Committeeman Jameson of Illinois told Mr.
Hanna that the work must be continued IN
the west, and the distributing point should
be in that section. Henry c. Payne is said
to hold the same view. Nevertheless the
probabilities favor Washington.
Civil Service Education.
An educational campaign of another sort
Isl In Chairman Hanna's mind, and he
wants the immediate cooperation CT the
Cor gressmen and Of the newspapers in it.
This Is to educate the public to the full
extent to which civil service now prevails
and the consequent limitations of the Nc
hlnley administration N the distribution
or off1ces. His own mail gives him a faint
idea of the pressure which is going to be
exerted for positions which are not at the
disposal of the administration He is
eghast at the demands for recognition.
q mi P0kn knf ha
propags nda which will make the public
understand the hopelessness Of seeking
onlces when none are to be had. The fact
that Senators and Representatives have
ttcns now within the pale of the civil sorry
Ice Indicates the need Of self -educa ton hv
the Congressman before they start to teach
the outside world. Ohio will have to be
1t Is fair computation that the Ohio re-
publicans who think their services to Mai
Mckinley entitle them to special recoeni-
tion are numerous enough to take all the
forty-five states. They seem to be under
the delusion that the civil service does not
apply to Ohio men who were for the ma ior
from the beginning
weeks stay in Washington Chairman Han
Ea will bring away much more definite i'm
pressions about the cabinet than he takes
with him. One point is giving Maj. Nc
strong men out of Congress, where they
may be needed to sustain his administra-
tion, yet he must draw on the leaders in
Congress to some extent. Can Represen-
tative Dirgley be spared from the House
when there is to be constructive tariff leg
islation and when Speaker Reed, too, may
be antagonistic ITO the administration?
Out of half a dozen Senators-Allison, AL
drich. Cullom. Lodge, Proctor, Quay-who
can best be spared?
Silver 6enaters' Attitude.
A COLI. teral Rnei Of inquiry. which Mr.
Hanna will folfbw up will be the attitude
of the silver state: Senators. Major Nc
kinley wants definite information, and not
speculation. ona their purposes. Reports
have been receft ed that Senator Dubois of
Idaho is the only one of the five original
obstructionists who will now hold out
against the passage of tarhr legislation
without freeI silver rider. Doubts are
thrown OIL this statement, though the wide
gulf which separat8d them in the cam
paign has not > destroyed the personal
friendship that, existed between Senator
Teller and Major Mckinley. and the Col
orado Senator is,said to be in conciliatory
mood. Mark Henna has a way of getting
to the bottomeof sthings, and when he
comes mack tn Canton he will hava pos;tiya