Evening star., 1896-06-11

tAiic VI peace, anu IN cOn0emNlnR the
Cleveland administration in its entirety.
j. p. NJ.
ANTE-CONVENTION NOTES.
observations on Men and Things Mt
st. Louis.
| Special From Stafr Correspondent
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, June 1.-One of the
most remarkable features attending this
gathering of the republican leaders is the
position accorded a comparatively unknown
politician as the absolute controller of the
poiitica, affairs Mark Hanna Mai Nc
kinley's manager. When it is remembered
that in three or four months he mas sprung
from ciscurity in national politics TO die
tator. displacing by wave of the
hand, republicans who have been at the
head of the party for twenty-five years, it
st ems hardly credible DISTINGUISHED
Dames, names recognizable to every one as
OF men who have nodded sentiment for the
party fer years, grace the cards tnat are
sent to Mark Haala's room by those desir-
ing audience with him.
AS the haute noblesse of France had TO
bow the knee to Napoleon, the parvenu, SO
90 the aristocracy of the republican party
pehu tday before this court favorite of
the great Napoleon of politics. This is not
said In an offensive way, but 10 draw an
analogy that represents the correct state
OF affairs.
Who is this Mark Hanna who has thus
bl usheG away in a moment the prestige of
every great man in his party and made
them subordinate tc himself? He is a
Cleveland business man, street railway
magnate ard owner of iron mines From
the best evidence 1 can get, Mr. Mckinley
chose him because of his executive ability
aud power to handle men,
AS Mr.. Hanna stands in the center of
group OF great national politicians at the
Nchinley headquarters you see ! stout
th!ck-sct gentleman of rather commanding
physique. AT first there seems to be some
thing pompous in his manner, but you
soon come to know that it is not pompos-
ity, but positiveness. 1t is the air Of a.
man who makes up his mind quickly. ex-
presses it vigorously and to the point, and
expects to have his directions carried out
with promptness and without argument.
II his will is opposed his manner becomes
impericus. He is a man who would bend
weaker character to his will in a way
Which might be called bulldozing He IS
positive in his speech and rivets his ex-
pressions once in awhile with a robust,
whole-souled damn
He is described by those who have known
him for years as a good friend and a
mighty bad enemy. He never forgets an
INJURY and keeps after his enemy with a
not STICK. He is not vindictive, however
for If his enemy will cease from mis- wicked
hess ard do what Hanna wants DONE all
Is forgiven. He is methodical. great
worker at home and takes that enjoy yment in
great business contests that a man with
q powerful physique and keen intellect
feels. He has a small army of employees
in Cleveland, and he keeps In touch with
the smallest details of his great business
1t is said that the tie existing between
Mr.. Hanna and Maj Mckinley had its
origin in the iron ore schedule of the Me
Kinley bill. Mr.. Hanna needed Mai Nc
Klnley then, but the tie thus formed,
which was at first business one, has ex-
panded until now it is strengthened by
mutual personal admiration and regard
The general opinion of politicians here
is that if Maj. Mckinley is President Mr.
Hanna will he Secretary of the Treasury or
Postmaster General
Perry Carson feels more contented now
that the discrimination against his fellow
ccored delegates has been removed by the
hotels. former Washington newspaper
man is responsible for bringing the hotels
to terms 1t was j. b. REYNOLDS formerly
one of the Massachusetts delegation. who
did it. Two of the Massachusetts delegates
are colorej men.
One of them is a graduate of Harvard
the other a member of the Boston city gov
ernment. The Massa achusetts delegation
bad engaged a section of the Southern Ho-
tel, for which they will pay something like
5000 during the convention. When the
two colored delegates presented themselves
they were turned down. The manager
said his white walters in the dining room
would strike, and his guests would leave
him. Mr.. Reynolds called attention to that
5000 the hotel stood to lose If the Massa-
chusetts delegation left the house, and then
flashed the written contract which he had
made with the hotel weeks ago. In his
gentle manner Mr.. Reynolds limited at civil
prosecution, and the manager weak ,ned
The two colored men were admitted and
last night every large hotel in St Louis
threw open its doors to the colored dele
gates.
Mr.. McAlpin of New York who has come
to the front as a vice presidential candi-
date. tried to preside last summer at the
convention of the League of Republican
Clubs. of which he is president, and in five
minutes tied the convention I'D in a hard
knot, which it took John M. Thurston half
an hour to unite. Mr.. McAlpin is a little
man with a bustling manner and a ponder
Gus -unption of dignity at times. There
are 400 delegates who are members Of the
League of Republican Clubs and supposed,
ly partial to Mr.. McAlpin in an exon ,io
way. They form good nucleus for a
boom.
DO you remember having seen near tn,
corner Of 10Th and F streets frequently
tall man with white goatee and mus
tachc. bearing the air of field marshal
Of France? That was Captain Ham
Young of the Western Union who was
the press censor at Washington during
the war and for many years in charge of
the Western Union service a. the Capitol.
He is handling the matter of the press
correspondents here, and is a conspicu-
ous figure at the Southern. where all of
the older politicians come to greet him.
A morning paper says: 1T is probable
that Perry H. Carson Of the District of
Columbia will be placed in nomination for
the presidency at the ensuing convention.
OF course, Carson does not expect the NOM
ination. He is himself an advocate of
the nomination Of Allison. But he had
| encouraged his friends to give him q place
in history as the recipient of votes in the
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