The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-25
HANNA ON THE RUN
MARCUS OF CHIC TAKES REFUGE
WITH VICE PRESIDENT.

Out to be . Rubqer Stamp Affair asd d
Dsceitfai asd Dann.bae CanPaign
Trick-Dimcuis Now to Zee the National
Chairman While In Washington.
Washington, July 24-Cni.ed States
Senator Marcus A. Hanna has adopted
the somewhat uncommon plan-for a
senator-of renting suite of Offices in
one OF the business blocks Of the city.
This he does 10 avoid being inundated
by callesrs % every sort at the hotel
where he sleeps and has mis- meals. The
hotel attendants are instructed to send
everybody who calls for other than So
cial purposes to the offices in the Glover
rooms. One Is his own private Office, an
other is for his private secretary, and
the third and largest is used as a gen.
eral waiting room.
The assemblage that gathers in this
ante room on any fine morning is one OF
the sights of the city. Three-four;hs OF
the visitors, for some unaccoun bic rea-
son, seem to be OF Ethiopian descent.
This clinical disparity may be explain
ed by the part NJ .rHanna puayed yea-
ago in securing delegates throughout the
South favorable to the nomination Of
Major Mckinley. He was the command
er-in-ohief OF The Southern forces. and
they have not forgotten him. That is
probably why his outer rom looks so
much like a steamboat office on the eve
Of colored excursion.
It is noticeable that Mr. Hanna does
not provide the most sumptuouS quarters
'or these friends who come so far 10 see
him, especially n view of the fact that
they usually have TO wait long time 10
get at him. The room is filled with hard
chairs, angular and STRAIGHTFORWARD. and
no electric fans. comic weekiies. or free
cigars are provided TO allay the restless
ness OF the faithful watchers. A coiored
messenger is IN attendance 10 take the
cards to the private secretary. These
messengers the visitors am 70 ignore.
and they in turn very haugh;ily an
nounce to the Afro-American caller that
de Senator is very busy dis mawnin'
with important gemmermen; and it's
WY tOuOtAul, SAIL IL sOu NhA - AAAh
with marked emphasis on the 'im-
portant" and the you"
About once in an hour there is gen.
eral clearing out OF the waiting room.
The bell is rung for the messenger. who
opens the door into the private secre-
tary's office. and with one wave Of his
hand sweeps the waiting congregation
into the presence OF the august Senator.
Mr.. Hanna disposes OF his guests in
quick order. BY a singular miscalcula-
ton. there are never seats enough 10 go
around. and il is necessary for most Of
the visiting statesmen 10 remain rever-
emily standing. To persons with lively
prospect OF walk back 70 Alabama or
Mississippi before them, chairs would be
very grateful on warm day. Put these
they do not get, unless they happen TO
be at the head OF the procession.
The rubber stamp has first TO he ex-
planned. During the campaign. IL seems.
thousands of letters were sent out from
the national committees headquarters.
Of a somewhat formal character. COM
mending the good work which the ad-
dresses were doing. To these snisves a
NitAh hAtI ~tdUip Tie
now celebrated name OF Mark Hanna
and 1t is said that six self-inking pur-
pie pads We're last summer exhausted in
this way. But as soon as the tall col
ored clergyman. who finds prosperity
still hating in his own locality. reaches
the Senator's presence ne says: MIR
Hanna, I've got a letter right here-a
very important letter. indeed. saf- that
I want 70 show you With that he
plungeS his hand into an inside waist
coat 2ocket-for he never dares 10 run
the risk of pickpockets by carrying so
sacred a document anywhere else He
pulls the letter out. folded so carefully
that sometimes il is only kept together
by pieces Of sticking plaster attached 10
its back. This gives an aesthetic finish
20 VIVA; would otherwise appear like only
an ordinary piece OF commercial paper.
Mr.. Hanna. in occasional periods Of ex-
treme politeness. honors his visitors by
reading the letter. 1t usually runs as
follows:
Dear Sir: Your fovor Of recent date
has been received by the national COM
m.t:ee. I am very glad 20 hear Of the
good work that you are doing for the
Republican cause. and trust that you
will continue 1t until the November cleo
ton has been won. Very truly yours
NJ 4. HANNA
The Ohio boss has studied self-control
He can read one Of these letters without
betraying startling emotion. He avoids
any unusual expression % surprise or hi
larity. This calmness strikes the visit
ing statesman as extraordinary. He had
counted all the way up from Ca!houn's
CROSSROADS tnst the momen, Mr.. Han
IA saw that letter ne would exclaim,
I've been waning % sec you, lent there
any place under this administration that
ycu could be persuaded - accept" The
failure OF Nr. Hanna 10 respond n this
way throws upon his visitor the re-
rD0asibility 81 leading the conversation.
iris is unfortunate. II there Is one
Characteristic more than another which
marks the colored politician. E. y pain
rul nlodssty. and unwll,inKness 70 push
himself forward Isaac y. Allen Ct Bcs-
tor exhibited this Characteristic xhen be
odd TIE President on 4 recent visit here
that There was no knowing how much
longer he colorej people could be held
IN line unless he prominent leaders
we're suitably recognized"
IS NJ Hanna and his visitors cane
% understand each other AM the rub
ber-s-ar71 business = exposed IN al i,s
poverty OF sentiment. ne dissolgsion-
ment * terrible. Do you n1sa1 sab dat
you 9i5n't write dat 3ere name xiv your
oxn hand. s8h2" they ask The question
i even n3re hsa-rrendlns. Il "a xheta-
e. man MO HaS q: . receive a letter
% that kni from ne National Chair
man % his party = % -; no Cflce.