The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-06
Speaker Reeds Opinion
of Political FavOrS.
Mark Hanna'S Ambition to
Become a Public Speaker.
Lively Connecticut Senator's En-
thusiasm for General Hawley.


er Reed has his little reculiarities. One of
these is that he does not like to ask for
things. A few days ago President Me
kinley filled place i'm the diplomatic sorv-
ice for which one of Mr.. Reed = special
friends was candidate This gentleman
naturally wanted Mr. Reed To go 10 the
White House and recommend him for
some other place, now that the one for
which he first tired had been given 10 an
other. But the speaker dcmurred He
said no was ready 10 do anything within
his power for his friend, for whom he en-
tertaincd the greatest affection, but asking
the second time for an appointment was
thing he was not willing To do. II was
contrary TO his principles. lone asking
is enough, " said the big speaker. But un
fortunately one asking Is not all President
Mckinley is accustomed 10. He is more
familiar witha dozen or score Of askings.
Rough on the President.
This asking over and over again, bring
ing pressure, never permitting case 10
sleep, is one of the peculiarities OF modern
Office seeking. Ii Is also one of the things
OF which the president complains. Sena-
tors and representatives GO To him dozen
times about n single application. They
appear to imagine that unless they keep
up the pressure they will fail. This may
be all right from their standpoint, but 1t
Is rough on the president. IL takes his
time and strength OF late the president
has endeavored to impress upon the minds
of his callers that he Is not u jury which
must be drummed at day after day, and
that after one, or at most two, careful rep
resentations he is quito able 10 determine
any ordinary matter. But So far the presi-
dent has not had much success in this di-
roction. The horde Of place hunters goes
right on making things lively" for the
mau in the White House.
In recent dispatch 10 your paper |
spoke of Mark Hanna's ambition TO be-
come public speaker, and predicted that
he would soon be heard from on the floor
of the senate have since received letter
from William KCrns Of Moline, Ills, an
old friend Of the Hanna family. which
contains some interesting information.
81 knew four generations Of the Hanna
family" writes Mr.. Kerns dating back
ttsii years, in New Lisbon, q. They were a
family of business men, were Of marked
ability, and only one of them belonged 10
the professions. He was a physician. DIR,
Hanna was prominent Whig and the
country If the Democrats met Dr. Leon
ard Hanna In debate, they had TO 60 away
from home 20 find man Co match him.
During the fortles they would bring Todd
and Hutchins from Trumbull county and
David X. Carter from Stark county If
any kind Of success was attained in meet
ing DIR. Hanna. He was considered one of
tho best speakers In that county at TINT
time. Mark Hanna is the son of DR.. Han
ma, so that while the ability OF tho family
Is largely of u business character Mark
can truly say there runs In bis veins ora
torical blood. Ho may not know of this,
as he was very young at the time / refer
to-"
Offices For Kentucky.
Now that Kentucky has Republican
senator here, the president is expected 20
make a large number of appointments in
that state. During the timo that the leg
islature of Kentucky was struggling TO
choose a senator the president declined to
make a single appointments I'm that state.
This applied 10 local Offices and it also
barred Kentucky Republicans from partci
patton I'm the general appointments with
in the gift Of the administration. This nat
urally operated to spur the Republican
members Of tho legislature TO action.
Among the candidates for Office who
have attracted attention here is colored
man, Cyrus Field Adams of Chicago. Mr.
Adams is an editor and enjoys the unique
distinction among his race Of being the
possessor Cf several handsome medals won
by his ability az "a teacher of German and
other modern languages. Mr. Adams has
"a thorough education, and isa polished
gentleman asked him il there was any
danger of tho race prejudice operating
against him in his efforts TO win tho ap-
pOintmcnt as minister 60 Bolivia Per
haps you do not know, was tho dignifled
reply, that the only place i'm all tho world
whore there is any prejudice against men
of my color il i'm free America. -"
Enthusiastic Statesmen.
The ambassadors and ministers who
went from Washington to tho Grant me.
mortal exercises i'm New York short time
ago were amazed and delighted at one
feature of tho arrangements made for their
comfort Not only were they carried to
and from New York in n sumptuous spe-
cial train over tie PENNSYLVANIA railway,
but such arrangements were made for the
care of their baggage as they had never
before seen or heard Of Employees Of the
company visited their residences i'm Wash
ington the morning the train was ~ leave,
took away their trunks and parcels and
marked upon each piece the name Of tho
owner and the number ~ the room hc was
to occupy in the hotel at New York.
These same employees accompanied the
baggage Co Now York, took the stuff
across the ferry, lCadcd IL into wagons,
cartod 10 ~ the hotel and put 10 in the
proper rooms, All this was done so
quickly and correctly that when the diplo-
mats arrived at their quarters they found
their luggage awaiting them 1T beats
anything | ever heard of, " said sir Julian
iauncctotc, the British cmbassador Other
members OF Jhc party were equally cnthu-
sastic
The CCnr,cticuf senator's are lively old.
boys. Senator platt was married last
week. Tie is only ~, and surprised his
friends Very much, as they had not sus.
pcctcd him of matrimonial intentions.
lis coli,agur. senator lIawlcy. was mar.
ri,d % few years ago 40 about the same
age, and b. now raising quite family. In