The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1897-08-05

Samuel NJ Taylor, who was recently ap-
pointed consul to Glasgow Scotland, was
Secretary of State in Ohio when Mckinley
was governor, and has long been one of
the Presidents trusted confidential aG-
visers. A year ago last April Mr.. TaY
lor was sent to Illinois 10 attend the Re-
publican convention, and his W as the unseen
hand that kept the Mckinley men In line.
though none but MIR. Dawes knew him or
HE RELAX TO Major Mckinley. He was
there pretending TO he only iooker-on In
VeaIce, but he was In close communication
with Mr. Hanna by wire. and through him
went the orders that kept the Mckinley
men from from breaking on the rock of
100 many bosses. Soquiet was Mr. Taylor
at Springfield that he was not provided
with u ticket TO the convention by the
Mckinley men, though they had their full
share of tickets. The morning the conyen-
ton met, MIR Taylor appeared at the door
OF the convention hail and asked for l.. W.
Busbey .thecorrespondentof the Inter Ocean
By leaving bis watch az a guarantee that he
would return as soon as he found the
correspondent, he was admitted
The correspondent introduced him to DIR.
Jameson. who redeemed his watch, gave
him the hest seat on the stage, dhd then
introduced him To the Mckinley leaders In
the convention. who Were surprised to
learn that the chairman of the committee
they had been abasing as unfair in the dis
tribgtion of tickets to the Mckinley men
had under his protection the confidential
agent OF Major Mckinley, sent there to
them that Major McKinley's managers
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gers than they were to some of the self
constituted Mckinley leaders, While
Mr.. Taylor WIS in Illinois to watch the
contest, he did SO from a place beside the
leader Of the Culion men, whose ggest he
was in the convention.
Mr. Taylor was the Administrators con-
fidential adviser in the Kentucky Senatorial
contest, and succeeded in bringing harmony
out OF the confusion there and the election
Of Senator Deboe. The President in the be-
ginning CT his Admiuisfr alton gave Mr.. Fay
| Ior his choice OF consuIates, and he chose
Glasgow, because his father was born in
Scotland. and he had q desire to go to
| that country and live in the same atmos-
phere that inspired Scott and Bobby Burns,
| his favorite authors.
The Government Printing O1rice Is dis
charging printers on the ground that the re
| is no work for them to do, and that Con-
| gress has adjourned. 1t would Seem. how
ever, that IL some of these discharged men
were put to work In the departments of
| the Government Printing Office, some
material improvement might be found in
! the work turned out. A the Senate end
| of the Capitol yesterday men Were employed
| in the folding room wrapping and sending
| documents that had just come from the
| printing office. Instead of these docu
ments being up to date, they were those
| of the Fifty cond, with few stray
| copies of the documents OF the Fifty third
| Congress. Members OF Congress have en-
| deavored for years to have these pubIica-
| tons printed in the same year Of their issue,
| but their efforts have thus far been in vain,
| 1t would seem that IL fewer men were
| discharged or more placed upon this GLASS
| of work better results might be reached, and
| less ancient and out -of-date literature
perpetrated upon the public.