The times., 1898-01-18

Nt'' <Abl 1IiAlS Ilsilliid VI oilIO, 10
again a full-fiedged Senator of the
United States. Unexpectedly he drift
ed into the national capital yesterday
morning, when he was not expected for
several days. Whether or not he
thought it best to get here and be
sworn in before the charges of bribery
and corruption reached Washington is
matter upon which the Senator de-
clines to talk. When pressed by some
of his associates this Afternoon for the
reason for his sudden change of pro-
gram, Mr.. Hanna said that he re-
ceiyed a message from the Vice Presi-
dent urging him To be here to vote on
the immigration bill, which came uP
yesterday.
However that may beth Senator
arrived on an early train yesterday
and went at once to his old rooms at
the Arlington. Shortly after 9 O'Clock
he went 10 the White House and found
Gen. Grosvenor coming away The old
war horse and chief sIatistician was
invited back, and accompanied the
Senator into the private office of the
President. The meeting between the
President and the Senator was cordial
in the extreme Mr.. Mckinley went at
the Senator with both hands, and COM
graduated him heartily on his triumph
not only for himself, but on Mrs. Nc
| Kinley's account. The three gentlemen
remained closeted together for up
wards of an hour. What was said or
W hat was done must remain sealed
book, for both Hanna and GrosVenor
refuse to talk about it.
There is an intimation, however, that
the President cautioned both of these
hot-headed gentlemen that there must
be no more ili-tempered talk about
turning out of the party those who en-
gagged in the attack on Mr.. Hanna at
Columbus. The President is said to
have reached the conclusion that he
will need all the Republicans Ohio can
scare up when the time comes TO seek
a denomination. and he fears that if the
policy intimated in Mr.. Hanna's speech
at Columbus and the interviews given
out by the general since his return to
Washington is pursued he will be lay
ing up against him a lot of influential
enemies who will not soon forget things
which. in 1900, Mr.. Mckinley would
like to have forgotten.
Mr. Hanna found his way to the Cap
itol at noon and took his old desk. He
got in just in time for prayers. After
that was over he was surrounded by
lot of Senators, who congratulated him
and repeated the sentiments expressed
in ridiculous kilograms that were sent
/ him while ne was still at the seat of
war.
Mr.. Hanna then wandered around to
the desk of Mr.. Foraker and sat down
beside the man who has been more
abused by Hanna Republicans than
any other one man in the country since
Hanna became an issue in the Repub-
lican politics Of this country. Mr. For
aker. as the colleague of the man from
Cleveland, was in duty bound to an
nounce his presence and the action of
the Ohio Legislature Mr. Foraker new
er does anything in an ungraceful way.
He cheerfully announced. as soon as he
could get the eye of the Vice President,
that the legislature of his State had
elected Mr.. Hanna for the unexpired
term ending on the 4th OF March next,
and that Nr. Hanna was present ready
to be sworn in. The credentials of the
Senator were sent to the desk and read.
These credentials were elaborate and
bound in Russian leather. AS Il work
OF art they were worthy OF note, and
as a specimen of pennanshiD they
viii compare favoraDly with anything
that has ever reached the Senate. Their
beauty did not save them from the fate
of the common everyday credential.
The journal clerk merely ripped them
open, indorsed on one of the handsome
ly-inscribed pages presented by For
aker and ordered fled and hustled
them out to the Secretary's otfide,
where they were -ruthlessly folded up
like any other document and stored
away with hundreds of others in a COM
mon MANILA envelope,
As soon as the credentials had been
read Mr.. Foraker offered his arm to
the junior Senator. and they strode
down the center aisle together. AS Mr..
Hanna reached the Vice Presidents
desk he reached out to shake the capa-
cious hand of the Vice President. But
Hanna was still a private citizen, and
the Vice President did not see the ex-
tended hand. The oath was delivered.
and then the Vice President shook
hands with the newIy-e1ected Senator.
He was invited 10 sign his name in the,
oath book. and was once more a SEN
ator OF the United States After his
return to his seat he was congratulated
by the Republicans
There were no flowers AID no demon
stration Mr Hanna reeppeGred upon
the Senatorial horizon without causing
& ripple.
phanotnenaI bargains in both MeI'S and