The evening times., 1897-02-22
SHERMAN HIGHLY PLEASED
Hanna's appointment as Senator
Is What He Worked For.
THE LOGIC OF THE SITUATION
Republican Politicians In Washing
ton Profess to Believe That Gov.
Bushnell Did Not Decide TO Take
This Course Until He Had Found
Out Hanna's Strength in Ohio.

New York, Feb. GA Sun special from
Washington says: Washington politicians
and public men generally are eagerly dis
cussing the news that Gov. Bushnell, of
Ohio, has finally announced his intention
OF appointing Mark A Hanna Senator TO
fill out bIr. sherInan's unexpired term
Now that the governors intentions are
definitely known, the general comment is
II told you so" The truth is that
they did not ''telI you sO,'' with the ex-
ception of few men who had talked freely
and often with Senator Sherman. The
Republicans as a rule thought that the
Fora ker men had won the governor over
to their side OF the fight in Ohio politics,
and that they would show their power by
having Lieut. Gov. Jones or some other
positive Foraker man appointed TO the
SenatoTship.
Mr. Sherman has never doubted. how
ever that Hanna would be appointed. He
has said SO repeatedly to all his Republican
friends. Indeed, he has made no secret
of the fact that ne would not consent TO
accept the Secretaryship Of State until
assured that McKinley's wish would be
gratiried by Mr.. Hanna's appointment. Mr..
standardization Canton three days after
he received this assurance. and while he
has many timessince been almost convinced
that the Foraker influence would break
down the governors program, be has adj
mitted it only in private.
MI Sherman made Lo secret If the fact
that he wrote to Governor Bushnell adj
vising Hanna's apL ointment, and it has
all along been believed that in his reply
the governor gave some direct intimatiOn
of what he would DO. This the Senator
would not admit and his friends have said
that he was beginning 20 lose faith in Bush
nen's backt one. and TO be appTehensive
that he had joined the Foraker forces,
IN their organized opposition to the lad
ministratio1 crowd" Senator Sherman
has always said that Hanna's app ointment
is the logic of the situation, and il is
safe to say that no one is better pleased
at the outcome OF the fdctiOnaI fight than
he.
Republicans generally in Washington are
highly pleased with the announcement that
Hanna is 10 he appointed, and the only
disappointed ones are the Ohio politicians,
who take great delight ia family rows
and who have been largely responsible for
all the talk about the turning down Of the
Mckinley men Ii is believed here even
now that Gov Bushnell has for several
weeks had IL in mind to turn Hanna down,
whatever his intentions may have been, i'm
mediately after SheTman's acceptance Of
the State portfolio, and that he weakened
only after Hanna demonstrated his great
strength with the party in Ohio. This
demonstration gained him many friends
from those who have been inclined 10 side
with the Foraker faction.
Among Republicans in Washington Sena-
tor Sherman is more pleased than any
other He is now able to say that the
result is only what he expected He Will
now forward his resi- gnation to the governor
and Hanna's appointment will follow, and
the man who made Mckinley viii be
sworn in as senator on the same day That
the man 10 whose political advancement he
has devoted several OF the last years
of bis nfe takes the oath of office as
President of the United states.