The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-17
HOLDS AUDIENCE
LIKE A KING,
Pen Picture of Senator Hanna
Upon His Throne.
CROWD OF POLITICAL sERFs
Surround Him-The Great Dictator Js
Worried over the situation and
Frankly Makes Con-
fessiOn.
New York Worldly

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Cleveland. Oct. Ex-senator Mark A.
Hanna, impressed by the dangers to the
Republican party not only in this state,
but in the Union, has taken direct
personal charge of the campaign in
Ohio, and from his office on the sixth
floor of the Perry-Payne building on
Superior street in this city, is issuing
orders to his lieutenants and preparing
for one of the hottest political fights in
his life. He has heard the cry Of dis
tress raised by the Republican cam
paign committee and he pays heed to
1t
VIXEN Senator Hanna was quoted in
an interview in Washington, last week,
as saying that the fight in Ohio was hot
and doubtful many Republicans in
this state asserted Indignantly that the
interview was not genuine, and claimed
that they would have a walkover.
Senator Hanna does not agree with
them for he said emphatically to the
World correspondent this morning that
there was a most serious contest in
Ohio, and that he was doing active work
for the Republican party.
HANNA ENTERS LIKE A KING.
The senator arrived at his office here
| az lU.OU a.. lOudy anu Ills eIllEduCt
was worth seeing, not because there
is anything peculiar in the senator's
looks, but because he walked between
admiring or humble subjects and took
his eat in his big wheel chair like a
King who comes to hold audience.
The senator's office is a very large
room, with many windows, looking out
over the city of Cleveland The ante
room through which the throne-room is
approached, is almost as large and long
before the coming of the master it was
filled with men who bore upon their
faces the stamp of the politician. They
occupied every chair, they sat upon
the window sills and they leaned against
the walls. Every one puffed big cigar
or uneasily chewed the end of it. The
smoke, in dense heavy clouds, filled the
room.
When the short thick figure of the
senator appeared a deep sigh of joy
arose from the crowd, which leaned
forward and then parted in the middle,
forming a lane down which he walked,
and through the second into his private
Office. But, the crowd soon oyerf1owed
the division and followed him there,
swaI ming around his chair and praying
for a minute of time or word of hope
| Nearly all had come for help. One
was a county chairman, and he came
with Macedonian cry. Another beg
ged the senator to make a speech in a
certain ward of Cleveland, as the Demo-
Gratis were Extensively active there, and
third wanted banners and streamers
for q new Nash club. Behind them
hovered many more, ready to prefer
their requests the moment they beheld
an opening.
FESTERED BY POLITICIANS.
Senator Hanna seemed tired, sick and
pestered to death by petty politicians.
When the World correspondent entered
his office and presented his card
look of relief came into his eyes, APP
parently the correspondent was the
first visitor in many days who had
not came to ask him for an office, the
promise Of an office or some other
favor.
There is great contrast between the
appearance of Mr.. Hanna and his an
tagonist, Mr.. Mclean. Mr.. Mclean is
in the prime of his vigor, fresh, active,
without a wrinkle in his face and as
full of life as a boy of 20. Mr.. Hanna,
older in fact, looks more than his years
His face is yellow ond etsaoisnhdrlu
His face is yellow and his eyes heavy
and dull, and while his figure Is thick
and muscular his movements are slow
and tired. He does not seem equal
physically to campaign.
LOOKS WORRIED.
Senator Hanna courteously showed the
whole horde aside for few minutes
and gave the World correspondent the
seat Of honor at his right elbow The
senator does not look well and his ap-
! pearabce clearly indicated worry and
: excessive work.
"Will you say what you think of the
Ohio campaign, senator?" asked the
correspondent.
1T is very lively"
You were quoted in Washington last
week as saying it was a very hot fight
Was that interview correct?"
: 1T said 1t. 1t is hot fight"
"Shall you go to Columbus to direct
, the campaign on the part of the Re-
. publicans?"
! mo, I shall remain right here ir
' Cleveland where can do my part of the
3 work as well as could in Columbus oil
> anywhere else"
ii Meanwhile the smoke from the ante.
room poured In through the open dool
and the crowd of healers and strikers
who had been moved aside, pressed bacl
! again perplexed and impatient. They
could not understand why the senator
= would persist in wasting FIVE minutes
: of his goood time on a mere newspaper
man. But, Mr.. Hanna raised his hant
and they gave room,
"The Republican campaign In thi
state will be conducted on lines in
dorsing Mr.. McKinley's administration
will 1t not?' asked the correspondent
I Certainly" replied Mr.. Hanna will
EMPHASIS. "The Republicans of Obi
n indorse the administration throughout
e and make the fight on that basis"
"The Philippine war, too?"
"Of course; that will soon be ended,
n Mr. Hanna's attention was called t
dispatch In the morning papers des
0 cribing a battle with large Filipin
e force only three miles from Manila. bu
he was silent upon the point. Mean
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