The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-10-02


Of course, there are plenty of people
who still think that Mr.. Hanna lost his
power the moment Mr.. Mckinley died.
They are people who don't know Mr.
Hanna,-who don't know his forcefulness
and the way in which he has impressed his
strong personality upon the party or
ganization. These persons, in their ignor-
ance Of the true state Of things, think
Mr. Hanna's strength came solely from his
intimate relationship with the late presi-
dent; that he was altogether lunar and
not at all solar. But this is mistake, as
these persons will soon discover. 1t is a
mistake which the new president does not
make. If Mr.. Hanna is misunderstood and
underrated by others he is not misunder-
stood or underrated by President Roose-
Welt The president knows Mr.. Hanna as
he is-generous, warm hearted, patriotic,
self-sacrifcing, not as the selfish, grasp
ing person some persist in thinking him.
The value the president places upon
Senator Hanna as a supporter and ad-
wiser may be judged by the fact that it
was Mr.. Hanna who first suggested to
President Roosevelt (this was at Buffalo
Sept. 14) that the entire cabinet of Presi-
dent Mckinley be retained permanently.
Mr. Roosevelts alert mind quickly
grasped the value of that suggestion and
he lost no time in acting upon it.
Of course there are plenty of persons who
think "Hannas star has set,' or who hope
it has They make it their business to try
to stir up trouble.
Hanna Didn't "Run" Mckinley.
They ask if the new administration Is
to be run by this man from Ohio as the
other one was. These things make no
impression upon the presidents mind. He
knows very we'll the administration Of
President Mckinley was not run" by
anyone except the president himself. He
knows that instead of Mark Hanna man
aging Mckinley, Mckinley, through the
love which Hanna bore for him, could and
did gently have his own way, twisted
Hanna about his little finger" as the
saying is in the well-informed circles
here.
Nothing is better known to the White
House circles than that the senator never
tried to manage or dictate or exercise any
controlling influence over the late presi-
dent. He was content to serve that
president, and the sincerity and value of
his friendship are thoroughly appreciated
by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Men who judge persons and events sole
ly by outward appearances and without
intimate knowledge of them, think Presi-
dent Roosevelt harbors some resentment
toward Senator Hanna because for a time
the latter attempted to prevent Colonel
Roosevelt's nomination for vice president
at the Philadelphia convention. He does
not, and never did When Colonel Roose-
welt was in Washington a few weeks be-
fore the meeting of that convention, he
exacted from Senator Hanna a promise
that he would make Roosevelt"s nomina-
t1on for vice president impossible. The
senator did his best to keep his word
There never was any misunderstanding
between them about it.
When the popular demand for Roose-
velt's nomination became too strong to be
longer resisted, Colonel Roosevelt agreed
to leave the matter to Senators Hanna and
Platt and Mr.. Odell, now governor Of New
York. They consulted and agreed that
Roosevelt should be nominated and that
Hanna should nominate him. 1t was all
amicable and without the slightest ran
cor on any ones part, and as every one
knows though not all could see it at the
moment, least of all Colonel Roosevelt,
himself, 1t was tka wisest and strongest
thing that could have been done.