The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-09
.M'KINLEY'S FATE ON HANNA
If the Ohio Senator Should Go Down
So Would the President.
IT IS so VIEWED AT THE CAPITOL
The President Realizes That the Day
OF His Destiny May he over with
the Fall of Hannn's sun.

, That Is whit the hight out I'm Ohis
the country nj large. IL VIII come
MS certain consequence, mark
any prcdiction.-
This comes from one of the leading re-
publicans OF the country. man who was
largely instrumental in bringing about the
nomination and election OF Mckinley and
= who now holds an excellent office under
. Ethe administration. He Is man whose
opinions on political matters are constant
ly sought by the other leaders OF his party
J and is In no sense one of the dlsgruntled,
for having been given all he asked, he is
happy.
ut is not a case of the wish being fathsr
to the thought" he continued. 81 shall
do everything in my power to help re-
nominate the president, but am giving
you the benefit of whatever insight into
political manipulation and political prob
abilities possess, aud ami willing to stake
ii all on my prediction
There are good mcny other people here
in Washington who take the same view
OF the Ohio fight as this. Indeed in more
ways than one has the contest that has
split up the republican party Of Ohio as
sumed National Importance.
STILL HAVE THEIR KNIVES SHARP
ENED.
The men who fought McKinley's nominal
ton last year have none Of them been con-
verted. There is a gall and bitterness in
the hearts of Tom Reed, Tom Plat, Ali
SON. Matt Quay, Foraker and other men
who go 10 the White House as matter OF
business, get for their constituents all they
Gao as matter OF politics, and are on the
surface friendly as a mater of policy.
| Whatever rough corners McIiinley's per-
sonality might have rubbed off Hanna's
presence has aggravated until they are
! iaI ger now and rougher than they ever
were before. In thousand little ways has
MIR. Hanna taken occasion to demonstrate
his possession of the administrator to the
exclusion of ali others. Just as an in
stance:
Speaker Reed wanted the appointment OF
lighthouse keeper up on the Maine coast.
He wrote a letter making a personal re-
quest for mans appointment. This was
sent to the president, and soon after the
applicant received a letter from the Ma
uOnal republican committee, OF which
Hanna is chairman, saying that his april
cation had been referred TO that committee
and would receive consideration in due
time. The man subsequently, got the APP
pointment, but was made to feel that Reed
H.
ting IL for him. Reed has that letter now
He regards IL as gratuitous insult to him
self and said so the other day TO two sena-
lois TO whom he showed 1t.
Georgian who had a pull on Senator
Fiatt went to him to request some assist
ance. me New Yorker professed the great
est Willingness, but declared pontedlv tbst
he felt his recommendation wo,,ld be ~
injury rather than n help. ana said tbat ba
nad received from the administration ahsoe
iuieiy no consideration beyond thai which
,he president Was compelled to give hin, &c
Il senator. M 90
Quay gets Just that much and M more
nfse men are not disappointed. for thew
expected nothing more; but the faet ia,
lney are not asked into consultation ,bat
hey are IN no sense regarded a mart ~ |
parcel OF the republican atl,nlnistr,tin,, |
l L,iy' does NOT make them any tho les in
ciined 10 fight Mckinley than ,bo, "a. I
out at ST. Louis. whore thev cbsr. = W." ~.
bare faced robbery and corruption bsd '' 10
Ohio. 'i'e man from |
ilE MASSES ARE DISGRUNTLED.
TINS anti Mckinley feeling has existed
from the first. 1t has been increased IN
us bitterness by the Hanna tendency 10
p'e'aie which has manifested itsslf in
many ways and it has received many ac-
eessions through the Disappointment nm
nave come as the result of the nanini,is
ilon OF the Patronage
Muttenngs of discomfort are hoard
every day mere. Mckinley is ceIpr ~ ~,
10 Onset some of ii by opening I'M sn,ne
more ounces which ara now covered Nv
the clFil service law, but that will NOT he
= ufop IA the bucket. The repeal OF the
Jaw might stop some of this cry for ofine
but the republicans dare not atte,n.,, ~
repeal. '''e''''e fts
With Hanna here in his Iual canacjty
OF senator fiom Ohio and National COM
hitteeman, the men who want TO fsb1 Mn,
nave lcit that with everything So flriuIy
- 30 stasp hght was practically use
less. But il he is thrown from the senate
with the prestige OF defeat at he hands
ot the people who know him best >ltb
no standing officially here in washington
1.-The fight would begin In earnest Ana
great many peorle here believe II would
De winning fight.
II is this possibility which lends sn,ci..,
interest 10 the Ohio contest here irha 10.
l ~ among astute politicians is that IL
'ianna Is beaten tho republican party In !
9nio VIII he SO badly split up that I'or- 9
'her ana not Mckinley viii get Ohio's 1
fSte IN the next republican National con @
IGNITION. The utter failure o. tho adm,nis q
ration to give the long promised oros. @
,,esrliy has cai,sed great dissatisfaction In 4
3hio as well us everywhere else ard when $
t comes TO a show down Foraker is more i
popular with the boys wLu control re- a
,uh'iean Affairs out there THIN Mckinley r
'twgelf %' | n
THEY ARE AFRAID or FORAKER. K
Such contest is the almost certain re-
uit OF rundown OF Hanna Rushnelrs =
eterenee In enc OF his talks to tie way b
le Rama men are refraining from jump
~ on Foraker is significant The Hanna Il
sen afs TOO wise TO draw Foraker into 9
rs iighf. They know his power ana MS o.
Dliiiy a q fighter. y
ruor's lave been raie 10 get the demo- O
aee lenders here TO take u hand In The v
laseAt, nut they have rsirainei ak.ng :.
;s Petition ts.at 81 = 4 rusv y hero fbo.e ~
the sesne can determine best what 10 OF
?. ~ cf them rope for IEauna's deseas q
,iieying that IL il comes in this WAY Il >,
y split Up the republican party tosh IN q
NO and IN the country at large They :,
81 mar 30 fer fs Ohio Is concl rned ina y
'ances for emooratic victory there have y,
rsa5y heen made most EXCELLENT by Inc Y
as rings have gore ana that nhatayar -
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