The evening times., 1896-11-17
TELLS HOW He MANAGED IT
Chairman Hanna Talks About the Re-
cent Clmpaign.
BANQUET In HIS HONOR
Leading Citizens of Cleveland Show
Their Admiration for the Re.
publican Leader-Distinguis
Politicians Present From Other
Parts of the Country.

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 17.-Four hundred
members OF the Union Club, OF Cleveland.
the membership of which is representa-
OF Cleveland's most prominent business
and legal circles, rendered banquet 10
Chairman NJ F. A. Hanna last evening.
The event was given to show the admlra-
ton the club has for Mr.. Hanna, VINO was
formerly It's president, and TO honor ms
success in the campaign. Many uisufl-
guished Republicans, from distant ana
nearby parts of the country, were PRESENT
The big clubhouse on Euclid avenue was
decorated with roses in greatest proIusion,
he rose being the chairinan's fayorte
flower After the menu was discussed
addresses were made by Chairman Hanna,
Gen W NJ Osborne, james ii. Hoyt, Henry
G. Payne, Virgil +. Kline, ex-sccrctary Of
the Republican, executive coinimtt.e; WIZ
lam NJ Hahn Mai. Charles W. F. Dick,
Moses p Handy, Hon. Myron T. Herrick,
and others.
SONS OF PRESIDENTS.
Among the guests were the sons of two
former Presidents, Webb c Hayes, Harry
A Garfield and james X. Garfield.
James II. Hoyt responded To the toast,
William Mckinley, tie Twcnty-ffth fresi-
dent of the United States.'
Col Myron I. Hcrrick, who sat at the
head of the table, made a brief speech, in
Producing the guest of the evening. He
spoke of President ClevelaEd's ThanEsgiv-
ing proclamation, and declared that tone
was entirely Justified under the circuul-
stances His reference to our commander
in this campaign was loudly cheered.
Mr. Hanna, when he arose, was greeted
with a splendid ovation. When the en-
thusiasm moderated he said:
u feel as If a great load Of responsibility
had rolled back from me, and IN lis place
comes a great peace. Never in my whole
life lave been 81 happy. Two years ago
! began my work Uf devotion and love To
our chief. Two years ago took from him
my inspiration.
McKINLEY'S INJUNCTION.
AT that time he laid upon me this work
and intrusted HE with his fun confidence,
saying 10 me: My friend, trust you with
my future. Mark, there are some things
that | VIII not DO to be President or the
States. leave my honor in your hands
$50, two years ago We began this cam
paign, rather quietly at first. Ii was what
you might call still hunt l embarked
upon that duty with heart filled with de-
votion 10 a man whom l love because
/ had learned tr respect AMI honor him.
II need not go into the details OF the
early stages of the campaign. Quietly 1
called 10 me all the men who Rad known
and felt his personal friendship and per
sonal ma agnetism. They were notmeasured
by the limits of the State of Ohio, but We're
bounded only by .he Atlantic and Pacific
oceans. In every State were found scores,
ave, thousands of men who loved him as
did.
HOW HE MANAGED.
''The next step in this memorable cam
paign was the great national convention at
st. Louis, when Mckinley received 661
votes-I believe l am riGbt-a very large
proportion Of that entire convention When
took that charge from Mckinley, i'll
your hands | leave my bonor.' ! swore TO
my Maker that would return il unsullied.
And when returned from that memur-
able convention, proud and satisfied in tue
work that his friends had accomplished
through the agency that we had nomi-
mated, | went to Canton and laid my re-
port at the feet of my chief and said: