New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
THE TYPE OF

A strong Drained. stroIe-lraii'eu'
r,sn whose name has been rihSins VII 90
'"" s,a+os and echoins all over the Continent
IA. been at the Waldorf Hotter since '"''
h"' ~, g q business man. and no stranger TO
vsu-york. but never before oio 80 many
~. corridors to catch a glimpse OF MS
burly figure; never before oiu So many ~
pul', - baar what he might have to say
lo' {, >,orcus Alonzo Hanna. chairman OF
'xDaDrb,ican National Committee. he mas pro-
III. -..o,,o, which was made altogether
...rs,o, because Of the manner OF man ne Is
49, ,,,orrer IN which he has gone about
BUSINESS which Just now seerns 10 pe inc "'o''
'1'.'.. that can concern q great people
,.- ~ few, W ords he has nevertheless spoken
=. l.ngth &c every one Of multi
- 49,, u-ho sought interviews with him.
~. ,,r eanial disposition has shown through
o ooosional brusaueness OF manner, ana ehi-
,s ,ba sense of tremendous strength Whch
,,-.,.ed nv his every word and gesture he mas
,-ras.ed h,rnself upon the hundreds VINO nave
, :, contact with him as a typical American
,.,ocratic man of the kind that invites anu
.,us the admiration and respect of his fellow
-. u,berever human nature has been Kept Tree
,r, tho arrificialities conventions and Veheers
:, caste strong man and kindly strong
:. h,s Lindliness as evidenced by the disnteres'-
~ labor which he is performing for a frieno
= ,as his love: universally kind IN the
.c., which he Is expending upon TASK
u.o.e accomplishment shall benefit the people
- r,on, he belongs Small wonder that the
rnhlic have been eager in their CURIOSITY ~
learn all that is possible about him.
COME personal CHARACTERlSTlCS'
-. Hanna ,s nerhaps one Of the best listeners
Naw-york politicians have known. and the pa
,, abundant good nature he has dis
r,aved will remain a source of remark long ai'e'
,o,,,,,g over the election of Mr. Mckinney
-. .oosad He met men here with the same
- a,sre0ard of all conventionality that mas
,,.oo-oe Q distinguishing characteristic OF the
- - b,s home and in his Office In the city OF
,,o,.o,ord where he laid the foundation or his
.-,,,rs and to the growth and development OF
Witch he has given his best thought ana I'D
ora, endowment Of his wealth.
7, annearance he is no. markedly different at
long range from hundreds Of other business men
whom one sees and passes by every day; Dut III
The xrasp of his hand and in the cordial nature Oh
his greeting the apparent interest he displays IN
every seeker after counsel. and even In the dun
though courteous manner in which he sometimes
closes an interview. with perhaps. shake OF the
hand and an Il am glad to have met you, there
IS a distinctly magnetic influence. AS he once re-
marked to a friend Il am neither crat nor an
aristocrat. simply a plain American. Western
business man..
He showed 1t at the Waldorf. He was at
tired in a business suit Of gray material with
q slight check running through the cloth, and
on his head was a small flat-crowned straw
hat with a brim too narrow 10 meet all the ext
gencies Of the prevailing mode. This he
wore constantly when standing about. but IN
yariably removed II when sitting down to give
attentive ear 10 a visitor: and it was to be OBJ
served that the instant he came into contact
with a new quantity he steered straight FOR the
nearest vacant spot and sat down to listen
the habit Of a man who is strong enough to
stand physical strain. but conserves his ener-
gy for trying moments
There Is a. convincing breadth to his shoulders
and A depth Of chest and length Of arm that one
feels are ADEQUATE and made for great power In
his nearly six feet Of sturdy manhood; but all OF
his movements are as quiet as the tone OF voice
he employs In speaking.
In repose his tace bears the serious impress
of a student II is smooth-shaven. save ror
mere suggestion of side whiskers. The mouth