El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-01-28
STILL HANGING FIRE.
Bill Sterrett Says That Grant Must
HarmOnize and Recognize Green.

STILL HANGING FIRE.
Bill Sterrett Says That Grant Must
Harmonic and Recognize Green.
| Bill S,errett, the veteran Washing
ton corresponds mt of the Dallas News,
says in his special to yesterdays News
relating to the distribution of the Tex
as official pie:
''The president does not know what
to do. He is the friend of Grant pol
itical1y as we'll as personally, but when
he has about made up his mind to stick
to him through thick and thin, Hanna
appears on the scene, and it looks TO
me, from the manner in which things
have gone for the last two weeks, that
he does not want to face Grant. I mean
by this that he has iusls' ed on Grant
doing certain things, such as taking
the marshal>hip OF the easte rn district,
and tn. n after Hanna talks to him for
q while he feels abashed and ashamed.
"But this is but my specu'at
One thing is certain, and that is that
he Is under the domination of Hanna,
and yet he thinks as much, If not
more, of Grant than he does of all the
Grant with all his force. He feels
that the recognition of Grant means
that rebellion against him is recogniz-
ed, for Grant at one time told him, 80
I am reliably Informed, that he must
keep his hands out of the affairs OF
Texas, or he would see what he could
do in Ohio. In fact, Grant held out
that he was just as important per-
sOnaoe as Hanna, and that ahronted
the boss from Ohio to an extent beyond
description.
''Two or three things can be relied
oo, however, and they go to show the
of the situation. Last
week. say Saturday, Hanna, Thomp-
SOD, GrOsvenor ard other leaders OF
the republican parry, called on the
president and insisted on the appoint
eastern district. They took the ground
that as Grant had rebelled against the
regular state executive committee he
ought to be punished, and that the
promise before this was made null and
void because of rebellion This they in
sisted on, because they said the party
had bad experience in Ohio which
showed that rebellion must be crushed
wherever found.
''The president listepe1 to all they
said, but he would not ba convinced.
He admitted they necessit of harmony
in the party in Texas, but his word
was out on Grant on this marshalship,
and that was the end of it.
Grant, coon after he came back
from home the last time, acc copted the
place and his nomination was made cut
and is still lying on the President's
table. just at this time the word
comes from Columbus, O., where
Hanna was making his fight asking
that all matters in regard to the fight
in Texas be delayed. The appoint
ment was held up. What was the rea-
son for the dispatch from Hanna
when he was in his fight is matter of
speculation entirely.
mckinley told a man today that II
the factions in the state did not come
TO an understanding that there would
be no appointments made. This, OF
course, means the main, appointments,
and not those over which there no
lights. He told another man that il
,he factions did not come together he
would take the matter in his own hards
md appoint whoever he pleased on
heir recommendations and without
reference to the republicans who In
1orsed them. But he is moving heaven
md earth to get the factions together.
he asked one gentleman to do what he
could to get the fighters to agree on
and thus end the row.
which has reflected 20 bOnOr on the
party. This man is now doing what he
IAN, but it is understood that the main
hing to do is to get Grant infO line.
If he will get there he will receive the
for the eastern district
and have his portion of the other Of
ices for his friends, but he must
the Green control OF the state
committee and agres further not to call
! convention ss the head of the state
''If he does not he will get nothing,
not even the marsha!ship.
"Whst Grant will do no one knows.
he feels that he won the fight for Nc
Kinley in Texas and he does not like to
divide up the bepe fits of that fight with
those who fought Mckinley. But he
also knows that Hanna is after him and
has the greatest influence with the
president, end that IL he does not con-
,ede that his friends may lose every
thing. and he will be to blame. There
Is no doubt but what Mckinley wants
TO help G. ant and his hackers, but he
s in the attitude of a rebel, whether
this is just to him or not. And after
Hsnna's close shave from defeat at the
hands of republican rebels, Mckinley
ID anxious to do Hanna's bidding in the
way of crushing all evidence of rebel
ion in the ranks"