The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-03-27
Hanna and Foraker At
tract Much Attention.
There are Scores of Pegs for
Every Single Hole.
Platt. Quay-Foraker and Hanna
Proctor Fairbanks Combines.

Among the new senator's Mr.. Hanna and
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio attract more atten-
ton than any others. The former Is very
much In demand. At the senate chamber
he rarely has a moment to himself. IL
senator's interested in Office seeking for
some of their constituents are not bother
ing him at his desk, then some ex-senator
or representative Is. Although experience
day 10y day does not appear to bear out the
theory, there Is still an impression among
large number of leople that Mr.. Hanna
gets everything he asks at the White
House. He doesn't. In fact, he has diff
Guilty In carrying good many OF his points
mot very many, for Mr.. Hanna has good
judgment as TO what he should undertake
and what he should not He has proper
idea of tho relations of things, and, while
no man Is more Of a stickler than he for
payment Of obligations actually incurred
during the campaign, he knows that Pres
ident Mckinley has score Of pegs for ev-
cry hole, and he does not keep running
after things he knows he cannot get.
Hanna Much Sought.
About once minute all day long card
Is placed before Mr. Hanna's nose by the
messengers. Some one Is waiting to see
him In the marble room. The result is
that the senator from Ohio Is kept con-
stantly on the go. The momeut he shows
his face In the marble room a dozen or
score of people are after him. Yet Mr..
Hanna never loses patience. He Is smiling
and jocular with every one His influence
Is asked for by hundreds of persons every
day who have no right to IL or claims upon
1t. But he meets them all with light
word which does not offend even If 1t gives
no encouragement.
Senator Foraker is also much in demand
He is not credited with quite as much in
fuence at the White House as Mr. Hanna
NOT nearly so much, I'm fact-but the Of
flee seekers are after him too. Mr.. Foraker
goes quite often TO the White House, and it
Is "a matter of common gossip here that
the Ohio Republicans for the first time In
many years appear to be really happy
family. General Grosvenor of that state is
to great extent responsible for this for
tunate condition of affairs. For long
time he has been trying to make peace be-
tween the factions, and Of late he has had
remarkable success He is just as friendly
with Foraker ms he Is with Hanna, and he
has done the senior senator more than one
good turn. Hanna and Foraker are the
best of friends too.
1t is noticeable, however. that in his
friendships in the senate Mr. Foraker
seems attracted more to the old line of poll
ticians than to the newer or Mckinley ele-
ment. Platt OF New York and Quay of
Pennsylvania are his chums. In fact If
one looks under the surface of things in
the senate, he perceives little tendency
among the big men TO bunch into coteries
T. L. DIots Il .I,n.. wte.
and there is the Hanna Proctor Fairbanks
Spooner coterie, the latter being the dis
tinctively Mckinley element. So far all Is
peaceful between them and no signs of
anything else. Yet the keen observer can
not help hut think what may happen as
the years roll by and the endless game of
party and faction gets warmer and warmer
The Brave. Bold Allen.
There is one senator who appears to be
growing ali the time in the estimation of
his colleagues. He isa Populist too. Ispeak
Of Mr.. Allen of Nebraska There is no
stronger man intellectually or physically in
the upper branch. While physical strength
does not often count for much in legisla
tion Aliens giantlike figure, his stolid and
muscular frame, his square way Of stand
ing. his gestures, his firm set jaw, the
sharp way in which he speaks--everything
about the man indicates strength. He
makes the same impression always when
he rises to speak that the perfect athlete
does when he appears in the arena. Allen
IL tenacious, bold, incisive, keen He is
not only the leader of his little party in the
senate but he is one of the ablest men
there Of any party and is generally so re-
garded by the other senator's. He has
,la
ability TO take care of himself in debate
Few care to walk upon his toes
Mr.. Heitfeld, the new Populist from
Idaho, we do not know very well yet He
has not done much. But he appears to be
well liked by most Of the senators who
have become well acquainted with him.
There are jokes floating around at Heit-
fields expense, but you can never tell
whether they are lies or not. One Of the
latest and best of these is, Farmer Heitfeld
was asked II he was going to learn TO ride
a bicycle during his sojourn in the ma
tional capital Yes" he replied "I
think will But I must first learn to get
on and off these tarnal cable cars without
breaking my neck"
The Patriotic Walthall.
Among the senator's who are little heard
OF, but VINO, through their popularity ana
genial ways, manage In "a quiet way TO
WELD great influence in the upper branch
IL Mr.. Walthall of Mississippi. / was talk
ing about him the other day with an old
friend Of mine. Major ID. w Sanders of
Louisville. Let no man underestimate
General Walthall's influence in the senate"
said Major Sanders "IIe can and does
accomplish great deal more than many
senator's who are forever getting their
names In the papers Senator Walthall is
as modest as he is brave. and his bravery
was tested on many field during the re-.
bcllion. Tho people Of Mississippi idolize
him lie Is the strongest man that state
has sent TO congress in many years. and he
has the people behind him more than any
other in all the history Of the state, not
even excepting jefferson Davis. lie Is an
intensely patriotic man. All sectional
prejudice disappeared from his mind years
ago lie is ever looking out for the best
interests Of our common country"
One of Senator Allen 8 pcculiarities, and
he has n good many. as every strong char
sctcr has is that he cnnnot mike "A speech