The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-06-12
Interesting Chat with General Os-
borne, Cousin and Schoolmate of
the Noted ProtectiOnist.
MAJOR M'KINLEY as A YOUTH
HIS ENLISTMENT AS A SOLDIER IN
THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.
Hobart's Vice Presidential Boom
How the Jerseyman Looks and
Talks-HOn. Henry Clay Evans.
'pecial to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ST. LOUIS, June H. McKinley's lieu
tenants have captured the convention, and
they will be the leading figures here next
week. First, there is Mark Hanna, fat
jolly, red-faced and prosperous. He has
two anterooms to his parlors at the South
ern, and it takes as much red tape to get
at him as President Cleveland. Like Tom
Platt, he Is in the business for the power
which 1t brings his He is rich man, but
has made himself so by his own ability.
He clerked in store as a boy, saved his
money and invested it in an iron mine.
The mine paid, and he bought more mines.
He went into copper mines and coal mines
well iron. and he now has opera
house, ships, bank stock and gold galore.
Even a gold basis. he has income
of something like 100000 year, and he
could run two such campaigns that he
has been running and not have to go back
on his pile. Hannas financial interests all
run along the line of protection and sound
money, and his sympathies have always
been with Mckinley. told at Canton
the other day, that when Hanna first met
Mckinley it was when the latter was op-
posing him as lawyer for some Of Han
mas coal miners who were on a strike
Hanna likes good fighter. Mckinley
fought him so well that he beat him. and
he took pains to make his acquaintance
Later on both Blaine and Garfield told
Hanna that young Mckinley had good
stuff in him. Through Hanna's work for
Garfield, his friendship for Mckinley grew
He is now doing more for Mckinley than
he ever did for Garfield.
Hanna got into national politics through
Garfield Garfield never had much money.
He lived we'll and he borrowed great DEAL
When he was nominated he was hard up,
and in talking the matter over with Hanna
he told him his situation. Hanna prac-
tically opened his purse to him for the in
cidental expenses connected with his cam
paign, and when Garfield was elected many
Ohioans thought Hanna would be taken
into the Cabinet. They were surprised
when they found he wanted and would ac-
cept nothing. His chief pleasure seems to
be to help other great men. He did this
with John Sherman in his last senatorial
campaign, and he Is now doing the same
with Mckinley. Hanna is a good mixer.
He gives his orders in short, sharp SEN
tences and now and then emphasizes his
sentiments with the mildly profane word
damn" Still. he is a man of culture, and
his home life is said to be beautiful as
that of Mckinley himself.
Another of McKinley's lieutenants is JOS
eph Smith, who was State librarian when
Mckinley was Governor. Smith Is a wiry.
medium sized, black-bearded, blue-eyed
man of about forty. He is said to be the
slickest man in Ohio, and to know more
about Ohio politics and politicians than
any one else in the State. He is rather
singed-cat kind of fellow. You would
not imagine his ability, but he has, am
told laid out many of the plans which
have made Mckinley the probable nominee
of this convention. Smith met Mckinley
about sixteen years ago. 1t was during the
campaign of $780, and Mckinley had to
make a speech on Saturday night at Ports
mouth on the Ohio river. He had an en-
gagement to go East Monday with Garfield
to attend to some matters concerning the
national campaign, and there were then no
trains running on Sunday on the railroad
from Portsmouth to Columbus. Mckinley
told Smith he had to go. and Smith got
him through. He learned there was a picnic
at Circleville, half way to Columbus, and
that by buying certain number of tickets
for this point the railroad would put on
special train No one at Portsmouth wanted
to go TO the picnic, but Smith bought the
tickets, got the train, took Mckinley TO
Circleville, and there hired buggy and
drove about forty miles over the country
to Columbus. From Columbus. Mckinley
took the night train for Mentor, and met
his appointment with Garfield This gave
Mckinley an idea of Smiths resources.
and since then he has been very close TO
him. Mckinley never travels on cam
paign tour without him, and If he gets to
be President. Smith Is sure TO have con-
fidential place at Washington.
Another shrewd Mckinley worker is
Dawes, of Chicago. He is the man who
fixed matters in Illinois by which the dele
cations were instructed for Mckinley and
sat down upon Cullom. Dawes Is brown
mustached, thin-faced bright-eyed. pleas
ant-voiced young fellow of thirty-five. He
was born in Marietta and his father rep
resented that Ohio district in Congress for
some years. Dawes began his business life
in the West. He now owns half a dozen
gas plants. including one at Evanston. near
Chicago. He Is at thirty-five a compare
lively rich man. and he says that he u