The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-17
AT PHILADELPHIA.

the ubiquitous and energetic H. H. Hanna
is here. For four years or more no assem-
blage of statesmen anywhere in America
has been complete, or ready for business
until the Hon. H. H. Hanna arrived. Be
it known that'he is no kin to the mighty
Mark. H. H. Hanna lives at Indianapolis.
Ind. He claims credit for putting the coun-
try upon sound money basis" 1t was
he who worked up the Palmer and Buck
ner convention four years ago. 1t is &C
tually related that after getting these two
old gentlemen nominated the Hon. II. II.
Hanna voted against them. He will not
admit that he is now a Republican though
he has come here avowedly for the purpose
of writing the financial plank of the plat
form that will be adopted next week. His
wish this year is to give an entirely new
twist to the subject of Sound finance
He demands that the Republicans commit
themselves TO the proposition that national
banks be authorized to base their crcula-
tion upon their assets instead of upon the
bonds deposited In the Treasury. Very lit
tie Is being said about it by the mighty
Mark Hanna and the few others who pre-
sumably will have something to do with
the making of the platform, but it is con-
ma scheme will be adopted. If the Indi-
annapolis man is turned down by this Con-
vention it is thought he will Immediately
organize a new party for the promotion
of his idea. In truth. it is not his idea, for
he is supposed to be representing the COM
bined national bank interests. II he Is
permitted to write the plank embodyins
this principle it is said the Hon. Mark
Hanna's task in securing the campaign
fttr,I hx ,, t,,r-r
elect Mr. Mckinley will be very consid-
erably reduced H. H. Hanna is letting II
be understood that the national banks will
put up quite as literally this year as they
did in 1896. if the Republicans pledge
themselves to this new proposition, which
would result in form of wild cat cur
rency such as this generation of Ameri-
cans have never known. Conservative
fnanciers declare that the Fl. H. Hanna
idea would bring about condition in the
country's financial system more unstable
than prevailed during the days OF State
banks.
From source that claims to he au-
thentic comes the highly interesting stste-
ment that the Hon. William Pitt Kellogg
and the Hon. w. w. Dudley have made
up their minds to part company with the
Republican party this year and join the
Bryan forces. 1t is not necessary to write
a biography of this pair. They have been
intimately identified with the management
OF the Republican party for more than
thirty years. Until he quit the game and
made his home in Washington, Kellogg
was able to raise all sorts of trouble in
Louisiana politics. Mr.. Dudley's greatest
.1f~ toe
manship which gave him enduring fame
was in the campaign In his State of In
diana in 1885, when he acquired the SOU
briquet of Blocks of Five" 1t is said
that Immediately after the close OF the
Republican National Convention next week
they will make formal announcement of
their apostacy. The chief value of this
rumor is that both Kellogg and Dudley
are very close to the Hon. Benjamin Har-
rison, who appears to be talking quite
gibly to his Hoosier neighbors about his
idea of this nations plain duty" in gov
erning Porto Rico. OF course it is not
thought that General Harrison intends TO
follow Kellogg and Dudley out of the
party, though il is believed that their
backsliding will have the effect OF con-
vincing a large element of Republicans
that the ex-President is not anxious for
Mr.. Mckinley to- be reelected. Demo-
Gratis here say that of course Mr. Bryan
should not be. made to suffer because of
the espousali OF his cause by Kellogg and
Dudley They poiAt out that if he has
converted them from the error of their
way it only shows that Mr.. Mckinley is
at fault. and not Mr.. Bryan. Also that
the whole world is willing to endorse the
charity of the doctrine that while the
lamp holds out to burn the vilest sinner
may return" 1t is not believed that
either of the converts would ask Mr..
Bryan for Office or that they will claim
the right to seats in the Democratic Ma
tional Convention should they make an
nouncement of quitting Mr.. Hanna and
Mr. Mckinley before the Kansas City Con-
vention meets.
Milton w. Blumanberg, of Washington,
will make the official report of the p-o-
ceedings of the Republican National Con-
vention. Mr.. Blumenberg is one Of the
official stenographers OF the Senate. He
arrived in Philadelphia today, though his
work will not begin until the Convention
opens. Mr.. Hanna's Nator al Committee
will provide Mr.. Blumenberg with all of
the assistants he may need. Everything
that is said by those authorized to speak
in the Convention will be literally reported
and turned over TO Mr.. Hanna. How much
expurgating Mr.. Hanna will feel called
upon to do when the report Is turned over
to him to be printed and bound at the ex
pense of the National Committee will OF
course, depend upon circums tanees. For
example, II some delegate loses his head
and let's fly at Mr.. Hanna some of the
criticisms of his conduct which one hears
from the lips of gentlemen from various
NJ he NJ
quite probably will WELD the eersorious
blue pencil vigorously.
The Hon. Winfield Taylor Durbin, Re-
publican nominee for Governor of Indiana,
stood clinging on to Mark Hanna's right
ear at the entrance to the Hotel Walton
today A crowd of statesmen and journal
lists surged peevishly around them, eager
to catch the eye if not the ear OF Hanna
as soon as the Indianan had finished with
him. For five minutes. ten, fifteen, Dur
bin held on to the ear. The restlessness
of the eager crowd grew intense as the
minutes passed. Finally Hanna tore him
self away from the Hoosier at the immi-
nent risk of losing the ear and the crowd
made a rush at Hanna. But the great
man lodged into his waiting carriage and
dashed away. Then 1t became proper for
the crowd to seize upon Durbin. Some
thing of pith and moment certainly had
been discussed and decided while Durbin
chung to the ear, argued every excited
New York journalist who had watched
the confab with gerve-racking Impotence
Wherefore, it was up to- the Hoosier
statesman to tell them all about it. Get
out your notebooks" said Durbin to his
journalistic tormentors, land take down
literally what Issay, or will tell you not
a word of what passed between me and
Mr. HANNAH In jiffy fifty sharpened
pencils were poised over white sheets of