The San Francisco call., 1899-10-17
: KOHLSAiT SAYS
MARPLOTS CAN'T
BEAT M'KINLEY
Chicago Editor Talks
of Politics.
PROSPERITY UNPARALLELED.
WHOLE COUNTRY FEELS EFFECT
OF ADMINISTRATION.
Close Political Friend of President
Tells of His Impressions
Of the Present Sit
uation.
PROSPERITY UNPARALLELED
WHOLE COUNTRY FEELS EFFEcr
OF ADMINISTRATION.

Herman H Kohlsaat, proprietor Of the
Chicago Times-Herald, spent Yesterday
famiGarizing himself with San Francisco
and extending his acouaintanceship
MI hohlsaat is. perhaps, next TO Sen
ator Hanna, the nearest personal and
political friend Of President Mckinley
Kohlsaat, in fact, entered Journalism
largely for the purpose Of advancing
William McKinley's political ambitions
lie had been trained to commercial life
and had grown wealthy when he became
enamored of McKinley's' personality and
political principles and purchased the
Iimes-Herald to boom his friends am
bitons.
Mr.. kolhsaat's newspaper is regarded
as the most influential in the Republican
party in the Central West. 1t was Mr.
Aolhsaat who forced the last Republican
Nau0nal Convention to insert the word
gold in its platform. This he sue
ceeced IN doing over the protest Of such
prominent personality Mark Hanna.
Il am merely on a tour of rest and
recreation said Mr.. Kohlsaat to a rep
lesentatlVe Of The Call yesterday. 4
am desirouS of Witnessing personally the
marvellous development of the Pacific
Coast l am glad to see that the Pacific
coast Ike the Central West and the
East and the old North, is fOurishing.
ne country is undergoing an unpar-
aAeIed period Of prosperity. 1t would be
nlncuit TO nnd q closed factory or
smokeless furnace anywhere between the
Pacific and the Atlantic.
Yes said Mr.. kohlsaat in reply to a
question, = believe the policy and states
manship of Mckinley has much to do with
existing prosperity. l have not doubt Of
MchInIey denomination by his party
and reelection by the people. I don't
think there viii be any opposition to him
IN the National Convention. There may
be few marplots like Foraker and a
few disappointed ofiice-seekers of an
other breed 10 insinuate discomfort, but
! feel assured that MCKinleys triumph
IN the convention will be TO all intents
and purposes unanimous.
Secretly, continued Mr.. kohlsaat,
the conservative men of the South will
admit that while they intend to vote for
the Democrauc candidate, they hope and
LeteEe lnat McklnIey VIII be reelected.
j he southern Democrats can enjoy pros
lvrlly as well as the Northern and West
eru Republicans. 1 think and predict that
Mckinley will be reelected President by
the largest majority ever registered in
the Electoral College.
Free coinage is played out. There is
nothing in II any more. The country is
even impatient with the sound of the
words as well as with the idea. Mr.
Bryan still dourishes as a talker. but he
makes no converts.
y 90 not believe that Mclean will be
elected Governor Of Ohio. I have heard
the. suggestion that Foraker was secretly
III league with Mclean, and have no
cause TO doubt it. but Foraker cannot
mako Governors nor Presidents nor Sen
II don't think the administration is TAX
Ing any special interest in the question OF
the vacant SeuatoTships. I have never
heard Mr.. Mckinley say what he thought
on tAe disputed question Of the right of
the Governor TO appoint a Senator when
iIe Legls laJure failed 10 elect. l don't
think the President is bothering with the
matter. He has enough Of other things
that he must attend to to keep him busy"
MT. hohlsaat viii remain here until
Thursday, and may make a tour of the
State. Since his arrival in San Francisco
lie mas received much social attention.