The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-12-15
HEAD or "KITCHEN CABINET"
POPULAR BELIEF THAT LODGE
HAS SUCCEEDED HANNA.
n Massachusetts senator Pursued Night
and Day by Of1ceseekers-No Indi.
cations OF . Break Between President
Roosevelt and the Ohio senator.

and Day by Oflceseekers-No Indi-
cations Of . Break Between President
Roosevelt and the Ohio senator.
a. the closest personal and political friend
of the President Of the United States and.
rightfully or not, as the head OF the kitchen
cabinet" is not necessarily the sum Of all
human happiness. as Senator Hanna Of
Ohio found out some little time ago and as
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts, mey learn
before he is much older. Indeed. he al
ready has an inkling Of the fate that is in
store for him, growing out OF the popular
belief hat he has more influence with
Theodore Roosevelt han any other man In
the world. Whatever foundation there
may be for this belief there is no doubt that
It exists, and Mr.. Lodge must by this time
be well aware Of II. Mr.. Hanna's relations
TO Mr.. Mckinley were the making Of them
both. because Mr.. Hanna built up the polti-
cal machine that gave Mckinley the nomi-
nation and eventually placed him in the
White House. and in doing 80 made himself
a powerful factor In the Republican party.
in the business world and in the national
Administration MIR. Hanna was unknown
TO politics until he determined to devote
his time and money and energies to the
promotion Of the political fortunes Of the
man he loved. But the case is different
with Senator Lodge.
He has been in public life for upward
Of twenty years, being a contemporary in
this regard Of Mr.. Roosevelt. They started
out together as college chums and their
present intimacy has grown out Of their
constant. personal friendship. Mr.. Hanna
slipped into public life and into the politi-
cal management Of the Republican party
by reason of his attachment to Mckinley
and McKinleyism, N he made the place
he now holds by his force and ability. Mr..
Lodge, on the other hand, has never until
now been closely associated in political
life with Theodore Roosevelt. He has been
his close friend and intimate companion.
has travelled and visited and written books
with him. and has always been his de-
voted admirer. Now they have come to-
gether or the public stage and, without
any authority from either, the world at
large persists in regarding Lodge as Roose-
velt's right arm.
President Roosevelt has never told any
body that he has a kitchen cabinet or
that Senator Lodge is at the head Of it,
and the Senator has been very careful not
to say or do anything to justify the in
ference that because OF his personal friend
ship with the President he is to be regarded
"a his political guide; but the public seems
TO nave made up it's mind on the subject
and there seems to be no way to destroy
the impression. The result is, that every
man or woman who wants an Office thinks
that il the application is indorsed by Sena-
tor Lodge it will be all right at the White
House. On the same basis the idea Is
general that any bill introduced In Con-
sress will be passed If favored by Senator
Lodge. The result TO the Senator's peace
of mind can be imagined. He is pursued
night and day by the constituents of all
OF the ninety Senators who want his ear
for Just a moment, and he finds II impos-
sible to escape. Mr.. Lodge Is, generally
speaking, Industrious and systematic. and
capable of seeing a great many people
and doing a great many things In the course
Of the twenty-four hours without disturb
ing him mentally or physically. but II the
present pace continues he may find his
digestion impaired.
Everybody in Washington is looking for
the long -heralded break between Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Senator Hanna. but
there are no indications OF IL yet. The
Senator Is persona grata at the White
House. as he always has been, and II Is
well known that the President has con-
suited him on many public and private
questions. Mr.. Hanna has qualifications
as a public man in addition to those derived
from his relations TO the Mckinley Admin
istration. He has grown in power from the
day he TOOK his seat in the Senate, and his
skill and shrewdness as a political manager
have never been Questioned by those who
were acquainted with his conduct OF affairs.
As Mr.. Hanna, therefore. combines bust
ness knowledge, common sense and politl-
cal shrewdness. he IA not a man the PTe-i-
dent OF the United States woul be apt To
ignore, and IL IL likely that the latch string
~ the White House will remain outside for
him at least until the active work Of -etting
up the political pins for the Presidential
campaign Of 1904 actively begins.
some Republicans here think that they
So unJnistakable evidence Of Presidents
RoOsryelts intention 10 put new men M
charge Of the Republican organizations IN
the various States or. In other words, of
breaking down the Hanna machine I'm order
~ build zap a Roosevelt organization. on
course. II Is relf-evident that M Roosevelt,
being only ~ year, - az" and a s~talwari
hepubhcan 81 great mental and physical
activity aud strength, deslr.s ~ 20 conduct
his Administrator that h. will he nominated
90 HE msntz ana olertsd 10 the ful Pr-ei-
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who know linn bet. however, say thai
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