The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-12-06
MR. HANNAH WASHINGTON
4 BUST DAY WITH STATEsMEN
AND POLITICIANS.

He sees n Crowd OF Callers, rerfeets Ar
rnnEemeuts for tho Inauguration, Calls
ON the President. Dimes with EK.Ssere-
tary John w. Foster, and Talks Politics.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Marcus A. Hanna.
Chairman of the Republican National Commit
tee. arrived in Washington at $40 o'clock this
morning and wound up one OF the busiest days
ever experienced by q politician or statesman
by dining this evening with ex-Secretary of
State John w. Foster.
Senator Sherman was also one of Mr.. Fosters
guests. Before Mr.. Hanna had eaten his break
fast this morning. callers began to arrive, and
he saw them all. After 10 O'Clock no cards
were necessary. but q chance was given to
each visitor when Mr.. Hanna said next"
At IL O'Clock he slipped away and with
Gen. Horace Porter. who 10 to be grand mar
shall of the inauguration Day parade: National
Committeeman Henry c.. Payne of Milwaukee
and NJ. NJ. Parker OF Washington visited the
Congressional library to inspect lite attractions
a. n place for holding tho grand inaugural ball.
Mr.. Hanna Was not only charmed with the
library. he was fairly carried away by its mag
nihcence.
On the spot he decided that the gorgeous and
vast rotunda Is the place above all all others for
the ball, and there the ball will be. The objec-
lions to the use Of the library because OF its
costly decoration and the fact that the new sta
tionnry furniture just put in place will all have
to be removed, seemed trivial to Hanna.
oh. that all amounts to nothing" he said.
THE desks can be taken out and replaced
easily. No harm can be done to the wains.
coting, as 1t is all marble, and. oh, what a
grand sight II will be in that beautiful
building with tho handsome dresses OF the
ladies. the uniforms OF the men. the electric
lights. the flags and flowers and music. Why.
It will be fairy land. II seems to be the very
place for the ball."
During his busy day Mr.. Hanna also
ratified the choice OF S. w. Woodward,
n sound. money Democratic business man. 10
be Chairman of the local Inauguration Commit
tee, after receiving a delegation Of protesting
Republicans. talked with more than q hundred
more or less distinguished politicians. including
Col. John Hay. ex-Secretary John w. Foster.
Senator Sherman. aud others. and called at tho
White House to pay his respects to President
Cleveland.
To THE SUS reporter Mr.. Hanna said that he
had accomplished so much during the day that
he had very little moro business to do in WASH
inRton. and hoped to he able to get away
not later than next Wednesday. Every body
In Washington processes to believe that
Mr.. Hanna is speaking altogether in q
. Pick wickiRu sense when he says
that he 10 not hero to fix up any Cabinet matters
or make known the policy OF the President-elec
on political and legislative matters, but it IL no.
ticeable that all of the prominent men who called
upon Mr.. Hanna during the day did so for the
purpose either of inviting him to dinner or CIV
ing him advice about the men to whom promi-
nence is TO be given in the Inauguration cere-
monies.
In a general way Mr.. Hanna talked politics
and did not hesitate to .e1preas himself broadly
on the tariff and financial questions. On these
The people all over the country are cenerat
tion. and ! think the repnit OF this feeling vii
be n large attendance on the inaugural ceremo-
mics: The election has had q good effect In re-
This is not the time of year for a large vol
ume OF business. hut confidence has been re-
Party lines have been broken down on that
issue. and now It remains to be dealt with by
the best thought of both parties.
THE truth Ia. our currency matters are in
pretty good shape. l think. There ia nothing
alarming about the currency question:: There
want 9 conservative tariff bill passed by Con-
Rress."
national questions: and he would not express an
opinion az to whether the Dingley bill should
% Ss Ifssea an at e1 Ihs session session Z; %o mat be on n, Mesa"y or
Senator Thurston. however, who was in Mr..
Hanna's rooms, and who has just come from
Canton. was emphatic. In the, statement that
Presidcnt-elec,, Mckinley would call an extra
session about March Is.
caller to-day. and who will be his host at d IN ner
on Monday evening. is still regarded as in line
for appointment a. Secretary OF State or Am
bassador to England or France.
He IL n warm friend of both the President.
elect and Chairman Hanna. and not closely
identified with any Of the political factions In
Ohio.
Ohio men In Washington were much e1er-
cised during the day by the statement made by
Congressman Grosvenor in New York yester-
day to the effect that no Ohio man would be u
said:
$50 Charley is talking again, is he 2"
Later he talked more seriously on the subject
with some or his numerous visitors. but seemed
to attach little importance to what Mr.. Gros-
venor said; Not an Ohio Republican could be
Grosvenor's statement. AS one OF them ex-
pressed it:
"Grosvenor was a great statisticinn. but he is
Ohio man in tho Cabinet"
Although not talking for publication about
Cabinet matters. Mr.. Hanna said several things
in converse with his visitors to-day that were
accepted as straws. In the first place II WAS
strongly intlmated that he has not yet decided
whether he will accept q place In the Cabinet
serious Thought IN Senator Sherman's mind of
leaving tn" Senate to go into the Cabinet.
1t was learned by some Of Mr., Hanna's callers
also that the southern man most likely to BIO
appointed is John +. Hanson of Macon. GA,
a sound-morey. high protection Democrat, who
was n member of the Tarin Commission
which Mr.. Mckinley was n member. Mr.. Han
ma said to-day that none Of the Cabinet selec-
tinns would be announced until tho 4th Of
March. One other thing " decided upon, which
y that Gen, AlRer of Michigan will not DO In
the new Cabinet.
During his stay in Washington Mr.. Hanna
expects to meet and talk with nearly all Of the
prominent sonnd-money men in Congress.