The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-06
HANNA in THE RACE
DeniaIs VIII Be Only perfunetory as
He Is Now Getting Ready.
QUAY IS AGAINST HIM
Pennsylvania Is Very Suspicious of
the Man from Ohio.
BUT WALL STREET IS WITH HIM
The Captains Of Industry Do Not Re-
gard Roosevelt as "Safe."
PRESIDENTS TRIP OVER TIE COUNTRY
Is Regarded a. Good Thing by the
Members Of His Party Who Are OPP
posed to Nominating Him.
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special to The Post)
Washington, July 6.--It is tacitfy admit.
ted by bis friends that from this time on
Senator Hanna may be considered a can.
didate for the republican nomination for
president In 1904. Hanna viii deny that
he is Il candidate. He win say that he has
no such ambition and no such idea, but
the fact remains that the men who are
close to him think him candidate and
the further fact 10 palpable that tho lines
are already shaping for contest between
himself and Roosevelt.
There is no doubt that Senator ouay Of
Pennsylvania will throw his influence TO
Roosevelt. There is a bitter personal en-
nifty between Hanna and Quay. It was
Hanna who kept Quny ont Of tho senate
after his appointment by Governor Stone.
1t was Quay aided by Plstt OF New York,
who unloaded Roosevelt on tho republican
National convention In 100 agsinst Hanna's
protest, Hanna's plans have been TO corral
delegates for tho next republican eonven-
tton and hold them in trlbt" for Roose-
welt Quay represents a school Of politics
which takes nothing on trust, ConGequcnt-
ly no thinks that tho delegates who are
for Roosevelt should be controlled by Rooso-
volt, not by Hanna. He Is suspicious Of
Hanna
To tho casual observer. Hanna wants
Roosevelt renomanatod aE much as anybody
He Is playing to get In position where he
can say no has been In tho band wagon all
the time II the sentiment for Roosevelt
az convention timo is too rssong u DO oJnr-
como or where he can tshs tho Delegates
himself II enough dissatisfaction exists TO
make that possible.
Hanna has two points of strength Tna
FIRST ~ that almost the entire republican
membership Of congress Ia against RooSe-
welt and the second In that the big nnspcial
AMI buRinoss men OF the country, the great
railroad operators, tho Wall street mag.
mates, tho men who control the vast com.
binatlons Of capital. DO not deem Roosevelt
SAFE and do think hHnna emiDently so.
Tho fact That congress Is against the preei.
dent Is not SO weighty Us the fact that the
financial interests are against him. Wall
street and it allied interests do much to
ward debating the convention In the re-
publican party for president The point
that would be urged against Roosevelt and
in Hunna's favor is the lack OF sound
political Judgment and steRdinass OF char
acter. They say he Ia shifty, variable, i'm.
pulsive and likely to act without mature
reflection, A republican senator VINO 10
acquainted with the method that would DO
pursued by the anti.Roosorelt members Of
congress and politicians says; "The en-
deavo- from this time would DO TO create an
impression that Roosevelt Is not proper
man with whom to leave the fortunes Of
tho party. The public declarations Of these
members Of congress-, who have great In
nuonce In their districts. would DO In
praise of Roosevelt, but Ia confidence to
those who influence local sentiment DIFF
ferent Wow would be given"
The presidents plan in making the great
swing around the circle this fall is to
counteract the impression that this differ
emit view will produce. He wants TO try to
show the people that reports and stories
| of his instability are not based on proper
regard for his real character. CAUTIOUSLY
enough his opponents are glad he is going
10 make the trip, for they say he IL bound
| TO do something somewhere that will
strengthen the impression they intend TO
create. There Is no doubt that the presI.
dents swing Is for purely political rea-
sons. He intends to make great play for
Cuban reciprocity and he intends also to
ticn In the Philippines. Aside from that
there is a personal reason. Tho president
likes the applause OF the multitude as well
as any man who has ever been In public
life.
Hanna intends to stay at home In Cleye-
land most OF the time He does not have
to go about the country. He has an or
ganiEation IN every State. His chief fieu-
tenant, Henry C, Payne, is now In Honse-
veit's cabinet, but that does not seem TO
worry Hanna any, Payne and Hanna have
been closely associated for many years
and perhaps Payne Is in the cabinet for
purposes Of his own.
The only two expert politicians who arc
sincerely for Roosevelt are Senators Quay
and Platt of New York. These gentlemen
see in him an opportunity to further their
own ends. They are not so hidebound IN
their loyalty that they would not change
n necessity required. There are not more
than Ave members OF the republican Ma
tional committee who will say honestly
that Roosevelt should be renomInated.
To revert TO the matter OF the president
trip, II may be said that tho people Of
Terns need not be surprised II no does moi
go there, Notwithstanding his positive
promise TO do SO. 10 knows that It woulc
be impossible fer him 10 DO much IN th'
way of influencing sentiment IN his fave
In that section and n is not unlikely tina
no win thersforo continue his attention b,
the parts OF tho country whose he think
he has no chance Of Winning pssspeetiy,
dalekateA.