The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-11
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That's What's the Matter With
Hanna.
MIR. M'KINLEY HAS A HARD JOB.
Interesting Cabinet Gossip-some Repub-
ilcan fractional Feuds-McKinley's Pa
tience-A Diplomatic Newspaper Man.
Meant Well, but Didn't Know-weil-
mans Gossip.


Meant Well, but Didn't Know-weil
mans Gossip.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. Especial J.
Great interest Is shown here in the cabne
building job which Major Mckinley ha
on his hands out Mt Canton and Cleveland
/ hear from private and wholly trustwor
thy sources that the chief obstacle to shap
ing up the cabinet is as to the secretary
ship of state. While Senator Sherman wa,
at one time decided on for this post and /:
still likely TO be the new secretary, there are
certain obstacles in the way. The senator IL
willing TO accept the post, and has indioat
ed as much, but he Is not anxious to dc
so. He will not do so at all unless the
way can be cleared for the appointment OF
Mr. Hanna as his successor In the senate.
Here Is where the old fractional troubles in
Ohio politics come in Senator Elect For
aker and Governor Bushnell are warm
friends and If Mr.. Sherman were to re-
sign Governor Bushnell would have the
appointment of his successor 1t is safe to
say that If Mr.. Bushnell will agree TO ap-
point Mr.. Hanna senator Mr. Sherman
will be the next secretary of state, and not
otherwise. At the present time i under
stand the Foraker and Hanna elements of
the party in that state are negotiating and
trying to reach an agreement for peace all
around, with fair prospect of success.
Political Rivalry.
Much of the cabinet gossip is Of an In
teresting character, though not throwing
much light upon the personnel of the new
ministry. BY this time President Elect
Mckinley must have fine lot of informa-
ton concerning the factional wars and per-
sonal quarrels In the Republican party.
Wherever man has bobbed up above the
surface as a cabinet possibility, some other
man or a number of men have appeared,
trying to pull him down. Quite as many
trips have been made to Canton to oppose
possible cabinet appointments as for the
purpose of favoring them. For instance,
as soon as 1t was noised about that ex-Gov.
ernor Merriam of Minnesota was under
consideration for tho war department or
some other cabinet post "a number of prom
inent Minnesota Republicans went to Can
ton to protest against him. Among these
was ex-senator Washburn. They have
some old factional feuds up in Minnesota
which are coming to the front at this time
The same thing is true Of other states
Governor Merriam is generally regarded as
n fine man, worthy a place in any presi-
dents cabinet, and l understand his op-
ponents do not base their criticism upon
personal grounds. AS in Wisconsin, where
political rivalry has led to the appearance
of opposition to the appointment of Henry
Payne to the postmaster generalshp or to
the secretaryship Of the interior, party fac
tionalism and not personal shortcomings is
at the bottom of the trouble. There are
many other states in which the same con-
ditions have appeared. In fact, in almost
every state some such opposition to this
man or that has manifested itself and the
president elect has had TO sit and listen to
a great many tales of woe, of malice, of
enmity and of quarrels which it seems i'm.
possible to heal. Mr.. Mckinley is pa
tient, however, and perhaps he likes it.
Their Vigilant Eyes.
Amid group of senator's and newspaper
men the other day heard an interesting
discussion. 1t was as to whether promi-
nent man could or could not get into Can
ton, have an interview with the president
elect and get out again without being pub
lished in the newspapers. The prevailing
opinion among those present was that the
thing could not be done. They called at I
tention TO the fact that the local newspaper
men Of Canton are very bright fellows,
who by this time have had so much contact f,
with the prominent men of the country !
that no one would be able to escape their
vigilant eye II perchance some one should
come along with whose face they were not
familiar, then one or other of the special
correspondents Of big newspapers who are
stationed at Canton would be sure to rec
ognize the visitor and give tie facts away
to their fellow workers in the newspaper
field. Among the special correspondents
stationed at Canton are number who have
bad extended experience in Washington
and who are acquainted with nearly all the
we'll known men in the country.
AT this juncturo a newspaper man, Will I
liam r. Curtis, the well known correspond
ent and special writer of the Chicago Rec. /
ord, surprised us all by telling story
Il say it is possible for man of first 1
rate prominence To get into Canton, see I
Mckinley and get out again without being
discovered by the newspaper boys" said I
Mr.. Curtis. II know il can be done, be. /
cause il has been done | was myself, the
pilot Of a very prominent man who wanted
to see Mckinley without being known. 1t
happens that am we'll known in Canton, /
where have frequently visited. 1t also |
happens that have relatives at Massilon |
arrangements with Governor Mckinley for \
the reception Of my friend, l told him to .
ride through Canton on his way west and !
to get off at Massillun There met him, |
and we took another train back to Canton !
Arriving there at midday, of course the |
hailed me and wanted to I
know who my friend was. i told them he ,
was one of my relatives from Massillon who ,
had come over with me to pay his respects |
to the president elect. We walked up North |
Market street to McKinley's house, had a
private Interview with the governor, and |
walked back to the railway station again, |
and all without the identity of my friend |
being discovered IL he had been known, |
there would have been column about his |
visit In every paper in the country the |
next morning"
He Meant Well.
Mr.. Curtis ability as a diplomatist Is |
we'll known. This reminds me of another
man, well known congressman who is an
aspirant for appointment as minister to
France under the Mckinley administra.
ton. He imagines himself to be great
diplomat, but l saw n letter Of introduce
ton which he recently wrote for a newspa.