The evening times., 1897-03-03
MARK HANnA's BUSY DAY
Received a Constant Stream of
Callers at His Rooms.
THE MANS PERSONALITY
He Is Snmptuously Surrounded, But
Sits in a Plain Chair aud Works
at Plain Desk While He Makes
Himself Agreeable to the Visitors.
One Cigar Lasted All Morning.

Mr. Marcus A Hanna is spending A busy
day on this eve of the Inauguration. This
however, for this gentleman is ON the ordi-
nary day as busy as three of the usual
run of men on day like the 3d OF March,
'97, he approaches the superhuman.
Mr.. Hanna likes business better than al
most anything else in life, and il may,
therefore, be inferred that today is at the
least the fourth happies day pr his exist
ence The other days Of possible more fe-
Iicity were those on which he was married,
and on which Mr. Mckinley was nominated
and elected. Tomorrow has not yet come.
No. Hanna arose at Z and had breakfast
with Gen. Horace Porter in the larger
dinmg-room OF the Arlington. The sim
plicity OF this business man shows itself
in every action and habit OF his life, and
his breakfast was like everything else
about him. In other words, he did not
have champagne. Boiled eggs and coffee
was the extent OF the menu.
IL is his regular morning meal. Some
times ne has his eggs scrambled, and once
in a while he adds toast. With such a
with and such breakfasts. who can ask
how he is able to accomplish the big
tasks he sets himself.
There were several other prominent peo-
pie in the dining-roo az the time, despite
the early hour; but Mr. Hanna and Gen.
Porter spoke to no one They were ac-
lively in conversation all during the half
hour between themselves, and no one
shall say what important political problem
vas not settled over these eggs and coffee
The waiter received a tip.
After breakfast Mr.. Hanna Immediately
returned TO his apartments on the second
floor of the new wing of the hotel. They
are bedroom and a large parlor, and they
face the asst, on the avenue.
They are OF course elegantly furnished
with soft carpets, good easy chairs, por-
there's, a piano, and opera glasses. The
only severely simple article in the large
parlOr, with the exception of Mr.. Hanna
himself. was the chair he occupied and
the desk at which he sat. They were so
different from the remainder of the room
that one may quite reasonably suppose
they were put there by Mr.. Hanna's own
orders.
was a straightback- cane-seat affair, very
heavy and substantial, and the desk was
meant for business and not ornament.
Here during al the morning he received
his callers They came in a steady
stream, and you might almost write the
list of the important Republican politicians
of the Wountry, and say he saw them al.
Beside the large number, he saw, too, Of
course, there were large numbers whowe
necessarily denied this privilege.
If everybody who wanted TO see Mr.
Hanna today had accomplished his pur-
pose, there wouldn't have been any busi-
ness except other than an aIl-day recep-
tion.
Among the more important Of the callers
Of the morning were Gen. Porter, with
whom he took breakfast; ex-Gov. Merriam,
4. B. Cummings, ofIowa Gen. Sam Thomas,
OF New York; Col. S. V. Cruger, Of New
York; Cornelius Bliss and John Mulholland.
Mr.. Hanna sat sidewise on his chair as he
talked to these gentlemen, leaned over
toward his caller, and talked in a rather
low tone. lie received them all cordially
and if they hadn't met him before and
weren't already his friends. made his usual
EODQ llISl lllpIeSSlbh DH tINht.
Mr.. Hanna told a Times reporter that
the Cabinet situation was not discussed
at any OF this mornings interviews. A
great many OF them were, however, more
than simple calls OF respect. Politics was
the usual topic Of conversation and nearly
everybody wished for something either for
himself or his friends. Some callers wanted
even more than one thing.
As these gentlemen walked Mr. Hanna
held all the time in the left corner OF his
mouth the very short stub OF the cigar
ne lighted after breakfast. 1t may have
been a very good cigar 20 begin with, but
along toward IL O'Clock he probably ex-
eroiSed considerable fortitude. Mr.. Hanna
is a great smoker, and would be quite a
fiend, except he gets so interested in what
he is doing that he forgets to keep his
cigars lighted.
on the desk at his elbow there was a
small wineglass. half filled with an almost
black liquid. 1t was surely not cold tea,
but may possibly have been cold black
coffee. He was not noticed to quaff from
this glass during the day. however.
on the large table in the center of the
parlor there was a large bowl Of ex-
ing daffodils and carnations. There were
a Lippincott's and some of the weeklies
on this table also, but no daily papers in
sight n the room anywhere.
Mr. Hanna looks just like his pictures.
He is short and broad with a strong, kindly
face aud bright blue eyes. He wears thin
side whiskers and no mustache or beard,
and his hairis very sparse on the top of his
head He has rather large feet, encased
in good, sensible shoes, with broad toes.
They are probably eights or mines. His
dress is plain. He wears one carbuncle
ring and no other visible jewelry.
At about 2 O'Clock handsomely uni
formed club was beralded in front of the
Arlington by good band and came to
present arms before the main entrance
II was the Charles l.: Kurtz Republican
Club OF Columbus, and it came up to the
Arlington TO serenade Mr.. Hanna. 1t tdidn't
bear any iIl-will If Mr.. Hanna was to be
Senator.
Fell From "a Cable Car.