The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-28
WANT HANNA TO HAVE 1T
New Workers Think He Is the Man for Sec
retary of Treasury.

Rotary of Treasury.
Cleveland. O., May 27.--There was an
other animated conference between
John e. Miiholland, the anti-Platt lead
ar In New York; Colonel Fred D. Grant.
Major Moses P. Handy, and other ma
ttonal leaders at the Office of NJ. A
Hanna in the Perry Payne building this
morning.
Major William Mckinley was also in
the office during most of the morning.
but was kept busy with other visitors
and left for Canton before the New
Workers got around. He did have a
chance to meet Gordon w. Allen and
c. D. McDougall of Auburn, who were
closted with him for some time. Cor
don Allen was formerly Plat follower,
but with other Aubuta people has come
out for Mckinley.
All the New Workers were in the best
of humor. They read the Sunday papers
in Mr.. Hannas office and discussed the
announcements OF the fight which War
ner Miller had opened with the Platt
crowd with manifest enjoyment. Mil
holland laughed when he was shown
the statement in one OF the New York
papers to the effect that the anti-Mc-
Kinley people had control of the nation
al committee and that they did not
have enough uncontested delegates 70
nominate their man.
Milholland was so much encouraged
with the result Of his boom for Hanna
for chairman of the national committee
that he started another this morning for
Hanna as secretary OF the treasury. He
IS just the man for the place" said he.
He Is a greater politician than Quay,
for the reason that he IS in closer touch
with the business world. Quay Is keen
enough among the politicians and when
he sees what the people want he Is
smart enough to follow them That is
why he Is for Mckinley now. But
Hanna saw four years ago what Quay is
just seeing now. He has applied bust
ness methods TO politics, and his organ
ization now is stronger than has been
known in national Republican politics
for long while. He viii be made chair
man of the national committee without
a dissenting vote and he ought 20 be
made secretary OF the treasury, If he
Will accept it,
Major Harrison Gray Otis. editor and
manager OF the Los Angeles Times. was
also caller at the Mckinley headquar-
tiers today. He says that though the
California Republicans declare for free
silver at the ratio OF IS 10 /. Mckinley
VIII carry that state.
The party. ne says. IS by no means
solid on the silver issue in the state and
that the vote was by no means a test
OF the convention sentiment, but was
given TO the silver men as a sop 10 keep
them n line.
While Otis and his California free sill
yer resolutions were waiting on the out
side for Mckinley a delegation of Ore
gonisns who declared for Mckinley on
a gold platform were inside. The dele
CATION included r A Booth, delegate
at-iarge; Judge John T. Caples. the
presidential elector; J. D. Mccullough.
a leading banker or northwestern Ore
gon. and r \. Carles-
The ex-governor left Canton az
o'clock and viii. il IS believed, remain
there until after the national CONVEX
ton. II is expected nov a number OF
''favorfte sons" VIII turn their weary
feet toward the Stark county Mecca
and tell the Ohio candidate how so-ry
they ware that they DID not see the
handwriting on the wall before
The whole trend OF events about No
Kinley headquarters now points 20 e
concentrated effort 20 force Reed into
the vice presidential nomination
Llyod founders efforts 60 Win the
place for himself are laughed at among
the insiders here. and Garrett \ Ho-
bart's chances are no longer consider
ed Even Henry Clay Evans. the Ten
nessseean. IS no longer considered.
Mr.. Allison OF Knoxville, Tenn, who
was one OF the leaders of the McKin-
ley movement in that state. was znocS
the visitors - headquarters during the
stay q The New Workers this morning.
AMI admitted that the Evans nore-nen.
had gone giinme-1ng and that an east
e-n man" which n Mckinley periSnce
now means Reed. would Be the nominee
for second place