The herald., 1896-07-16
THERE ARE OTHERS "

There are some indications on the sur
face of things political to the effect that
the deal to establish the Southern Cali
fornia headquarters of the Hanna, Nc
kinley and Hobart administration, if
such an administration is realized, at the
northeast corner of First and Broadway,
this city, is liable to be bruised bit.
The head Of the presidential syndicate
is apparently, to use the expressive
phraseology of the street, getting onto
things" out this way. He has discovered
that there are others" in local Repub-
lican circles, besides the delegate at
large from the eagles roost to the press
gallery of the st. Louis convention, pop
ularly known as "Hanna's meetin.' and
with a mighty tall appreciation of the
attenuated character of McKinley's
chances in this state he proposes to pla-
cate those others. Apropos of this the
following from the San Francisco Ex-
aminer will be highly interesting:
Mark Hanna is said to have written
letter to Editor H. z. Osborne of the Los
Angeles Express.
Mr.. Osborne has shown the communi-
cation to a few of his political and per-
sonal friends. all of them, of course,
sworn to secrecy. But these solemn
oaths have not prevented the nature of
the epstle from being made public. 1t
is stated the letter Is palpable attempt
on the part of McKinley's manager to
pat Mr.. Osborne and his friends on the
back
In Southern California there are two
| Republican cliques. at the head of one
of which is Harrison Gray Otis of the
Times. Osborne and Lindley lead the
other faction. OF course, the prominence
of Col Otis at St. Louis and his rumored
confidential relations with tho Republi-
can nominee did not tend to make Os-
borne and Lindley enthusiastic. When
report gained circulation that Col. Otis
would, in the event of Republican ma
tional success, be rendered a cabinet
position, Mr. Osborne and Mr.. Lindley
felt less pleased than ever. Some report
of this feeling apparently reached Han
ma and caused him to write letter. Its
| purport is known to be that Mr.. McKin-
! ley realizes there are others in Cali
fornia besides Harrison Gray Otis editor
of the Los Angeles Times, Joseph Spear,
| jr., and Michael de Young. The special
meaning of the letter, so far as South
ern California is concerned, is said to
be an assurance from Hanna on behalf
of Mckinley that Otis is no nearer the
| throne of political grace than Mr.. Os-
! DOIlle. III ldtl, lIlE t1duIld lHeSSd8e Is
! said to be IN part an indirect request
that Editor Osborne conf 7entially in
| form the writer as to Mr.. Otis influence,
! the figure that Mr.. Spear cuts in far
west politics and the following Mr.. de
! Young may have.
If Osborne has answered Hanna, there
| is no one who viii talk about it. His
| friends smile knowingly when asked
! the leading question and simply remark:
| "Otis got in the first word with Hanna,
didn't he? Well, there was a good last
| word to say"
The Iindley-Osborne section We're an
! gered when Otis went east Just before
/ the st. Louis convention and got into the
confidence of Hanna. 1t was in this
| frame of mind that Lindley and Osborne
/ went to st. Louis as delegates. They be-
came more indignant when some of the
| accredited delegates from the states
! were unseated. Spreckels agreed with
| th-m that De Young ana Otis must have
prejudiced Hanna against them.
This was what impelled Spreckels
end Lindley to seek the presence of tine
great Hanna at st. Louis. 1t is now al
old story of how Hanna bade them be
gone when they are supposed to have
preached patronage in the event of Me
! Kinley's election. The reason Hanna
wrote to Osborne is said to be due te
the fact that he was put in confidentia
relations with the Los Angeles editor b>
Editor Kohlsaat of the Chicago Times.
Herald. Then having heard the Otis
DE Young story, Hanna wanted thl
overwhelmingly side
Mark A. Hanna may be able to make
up and control a majority of a Repub-
can national convention, but Mckinley
Will ind that he is not the kind of a
| manager to win with before thel whole