The Portland daily press., 1900-10-10
Something About Maj.
Dick, Hanna's Lieut..
Interesting Talk of 0, r. Grim
messy, Commercial Traveller.

Mr.. o. r. Grimmesey,a commercial
traveller, who represents a large hard
ware mandatory and who is a resident
of Warren, O., is at the Preble house. He
has for many years been in the custom
of coming to Maine three and four times
every year. These visits with his other
business travels take him over good
part of the country.
Judging by the outlook as have gone
over the country" said Mr.. GriInmesey
to PRESS reporter last evening, II
should say that the national election
would result in favor of President Nc
Kinley. There Is no doubt that Ohio will
go Republican. Golden Rule Jones,
the former mayor Of Toledo, who has
made himself famous, has come out for
Bryan, but it is a question whether Jones
can control and have follow him the
number OF votes that he polled when he
ran for governor last year.
ST now live In the old Garfield dis
trict,'' continued Mr.. Grimmesey, ''the
district which is now represented by
Major Dick who is the secretary OF the
Republican national committee. Dick Is
lawyer, but he has been SO busily en-
gagged with politics for so many years
past that 1 guess he has forgotten how
TO practice law. He is a great worker
and one of the best hustlers in politics
in the country. In Ohio he is the right
hand man of Senator Hanna for9Whom he
has been valuable help. Major Dick Is
serving his first term in Congress. Han
ma is very shrewd man and has been
very successful. He never took more than
local interest in politics until four
years ago when he became the manager
OF MoKinley's campaign. Mckinley made
fine Congressman q ring his long ca
reer and when he was first elected to go
to Washington was living in his dis
trict. He also made a good governor and
he has always been an authority on the
tariff question he has kept himself right
in the front. Several years ago when he
failed I should say that he was not worth
more thanY$8O 900. He went on the paper
OF some OF his old time personal friends
and when he had to make good he lost
all of his own money and 1 think the
most of his wife's money.
"Garfeld was in Congress before I had
become OF age and In those days was
not IN his district. L remember that I
heard him make a speech once. He was a
man of fine presence, a splendid orator
and was a good specimen of an Ameri-
can. His widow and two of the sons still
retain the old home at Mentor, but live
during the greater part of the year in
Cleveland. The Oldest son, James, is a
successful lawyer, although only young
man. He is we'll liked, has for some
time had his eye on seat as Congress
man and L think that he will soma day
sgo to Washington in that capacity. The
stirring days when Garfield was nomi-
mated for the Presidency are yet the talk
among the people OF Ohio and even now
they reckon the enthusiasm OF all politi-
cal meetings by comparing them with the
big one that was held at Mentor in the
campaign of 1880 when Gen. Grant and
Senator Conkling went out there, healed
all differences with Garfield and spoke
earnestly in his behalf.
"Gov. Nash is brilliant man and is
making an excellent governor. Senator
Foraker Is also one of the brainiest men
in the country. The present Congress-
man from the old Mckinley district is
Robert w. Tayler who comes from Leba-
non. He became prominent in the con.
test against allowing Roberts, the Nor
mon, a seat in Congress last year. This
is Iayler's first term. The successor to
Garfield was Judge Ezra B. Tayler, who,
after serving a long term, retired vol
UNFAIRLY. This district is very strongly
Republican.
''All in all, +" continued Mr.. GrImmesey
in his interesting conversation, "we
think that Ohio has been, and still is,
quite good state -