The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-01-27
HANNA OPENS UP.
JULIUS CHAMBERS TALKS TO
M'KINLEY'S MANAGER.
Marcus Denies Some of the Many
Rumors That Have Been in Cir
culation For Some Time Past

New York, Jan. 26.-Julius Cham
bers telegraphs from Canton, o., to
| the New York Journal as follows:
Major Mckinley is keeping bachelors
hall today, and Mark Hanna came
down from Cleveland to visit him.
Prior to dinner, Mr.. Hanna was in
visible. but early in the evening he
came into the library and after shak-
ing hands talked mort freely than ne
has ever done about current topics.
1T is said in the east that an agree
ment was entered into at st. Louis be-
tween the Foraker and the Mckinley
Republicans, and that certain pledges
they made have since been violated.
What foundation is there for such a
statement / asked.
None whatever" was the prompt re-
joinder.
No agreement was then made or ex-
lists today regarding the course to be
pursued by any man or body of men
in the party. The existence OF any fac
ton in this state was not recognized
or discussed. Truly no factions eX-
listed. The delegation worked and voted
to secure the nomination of Major Nc
Kinley. No pledges were asked or
offered. Not a conference was held,
for there Was no need of a conference.
Not a difference existed; there was
the Ohio delegation was a unit from
first to last
What of the present Ohio situa-
tion?" I asked.
LAS to that, you can say for me that
this Ohio situation so-called, ema-
mates from what we may call these
headquarters. My part in it is that
tiona! committee, and as regards Nc
KinIey is not even advisory, but is
actuated solely by the desire to solidify
the support that the new administers
ton ought to have. Naturally, l want
to see it succeed. This, and this only,
is my part in the political situation.
Major Mckinley has not interfered
in behalf Of any man, and so far as 1
know, no man would ask or expect him
to do so. l am not worrying about the
Ohio situation So-called: that is, [
am attending to party affairs as chair
man and working in the interests of
the incoming administration"
Does your work for the national
committee relate TO the senatorial con-
tests in the various statesY' l ventured
to inquire.
'Oh, you could not expect me to an
swer that question" replied Mr. Han
ma. MY work is to be judged by its
results
Now, Mr. Hanna. do you wish to
say anything about the legislative re-
union and dinner at Columbus on Fri
day." was asked.
Il did not make d speech there. I
did talk n little but l went there
under promise that / would not be
asked TO respond to a toast. 1t was
hardly proper for me to speak to the
toast assigned me. for l was not a
member of the legislature and all the
set speeches. i. was natural to sup
pose, would be given to the members.
However, they put me down for a
toast. In short, l was treated with
more courtesy than l had Eiy right to
expect, and l neither saw znor heard
any instance of inhosDitality. l have
not been in the best of health lately,
but have been suffering from grippe
and nervousness. I was not in the
proper physical condition to have made
a speech of any length, had L so de-
sired, and / assure you that nothing
was further from my wish"
Mr.. Hanna talked at great length
about matters non-political. He would
not discuss men or his personal aspira-
tions. Again and again he insisted
that he was still carrying out the work
devolving upon him as chairman of the
national committee. His manner was
entirely cordial and frank. When he
would not talk about any subject he
plainly said so and turned to another
theme.