The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-07-28
POLITICAL NOTES.

| Ledger, whose daily letters on political topics
| bctray keen insight as we'll as exceptional literary
| merit, writing of the recent visit of senator
Hanna to the president, pays this tribute to tho
Cleveland Warwick: "If Hanna comes out II
| this contest successful he will have high
| place in American history. lie will deserve IT,,
| for in taking up the work aaain he j. making
| a great personal sacrifice. Tho Hanna of today
| is not the Hanna Of 1896. As he himself said
at the Philadelphia convention: -Four years
| ago | went into the campaign full of energy and
| enthusiasm. This year ! 70 into it with fear
and drcsd-not fear Of defeat, hut fear that |
| will break myself down. There Is something
| pathetic in this remark Of lIanna's lIo has
proved himself self sacrificing; has asked little
| for himself, much for others After all, what
| has Hanna got ont of politics? This question
| came to my mind ! him limp mp the
| walk of the Mckinley home, lame and bent after
| four years of hard work. four years OF abuse Ivy
| the partisan press, maigned, cartooucd, as no
other man has been in American politics. His
| reward has been a scat in the United states srn-
ate, and that was wrumg from his party in
terrible contest, which made him ten years
older in two months. Hanna can hopa for moth.
| ing further in politics. His senatorial reward
allows him the privilege ot living in Washing.
ton, away from his beautiful Cleveland home on
the shores Of Lake Erie. He is blessed with
the appeals of job hunters, the telling % troubles
by politicians, white and black, and how much
happiness can Hanna extract from all this IN his
old age7 However, he has one great reward.
He does not speak of it, hut he is happy in the
| consciousness that he has done great service for
his country. When Mamma is dead it will be
written OF him that he made possible tho elcc-
tion of Mckinley and the return of prosperity
unparalleled in the nations history"
An idea Ct the closcnCss of the coming fight
for congress can he obtained, says the Washing.
ten star, hv scrutini2ing the figures Of the last
election, which returned the present congress.
There are twenty Congr ssional districts in which
the plurality Of the wirrcr in lSos was less than
500 votes; this in total vote of 10000 to 5000.
There are seven districts in which the plurality
Of the successful candidate was less than &C
votes In some cases the victor a Rcpubli-
can, in others a Derocrit. As a general propo.
siton the Republicans had more close districts
than the Democrats In addition to the forego-
ing there are six other districts in which the
pluralities were between COO and 100. Further.
more, there are seven other districts where the
pluraitics were less than 2,0O0 out Of total vote
Of 5000 to 10000 which is considered sailing
pretty close to the wind. 1t appears from fur.
thcr examination Of tie official returns that the
greatest number Of the closest districts lie in
states where the bitterest fights expected
to rage this fall. This shows that there is ne.
cessity for handling these districts with care,
as lying in the dcbatahlc ground they are fair
prey to the party which makes the strongest
effort to capture them.
The first state election between now and No.
vcmber will be held in North Carolina August 2.
Besides voting on constitutional amendment
restricting suffrage. a governor and other state
officers will be chosen The members of con.
ercss will not be voted for in North Carolina
till next November. The legislature to be chosen
at the August election will have the selection
Of United states senator to succeed Marion
Butler, Populist, whose term expires March
next. Four days after the North Carolina elcc.
tion, August g. a state election will be held in
Alabama; then Arkansas votes September 3, and
Vermont September g. and Maine September TO-
Georgia holds a state election october 2.
Subscriptions received from the popular loan
issued in correction with war with Spain
amounted to 81 400 GOO, 600 within thirtv.one days
This was seven times much as the amount of
bonds offered. 1t was a very different result from
that accomplished under the last Democratic ad
ministraton, when our bonds were hawkcd
about the world at high rates OF interest,
Governor Roosevelts mother was a Georgian
and his unclcs served in the Confederate navy
lie fought side by side with Southerner in
Cuba, and is an emblem Of the type that joins
north and south
NIaude Daniel, manager for the Wilbur Opera
company, has placed with Richardson & lhl
brokers, of Washington street, BoSton, $1,000 to
be wagered on McKinleys election, at odds OF
3 to I.
Sine, Mr.. Bryan began TO tell the people four
years ago that what they wanted was more
money, they have added at the rate of Sll ,267.
800 per month, or about $i33,3Gj for every work.
ing day.
Under this Republican administration, coaling
stations for the Use Of the American navy are in
process Of erection at Hawaii, Samoa, Guam,
Manila and Porto Rico.
Don VI. Dickinson predicts "that Bryan will not
get within two million many votes he did
in ls06."