The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-15
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TAKES
PATRONAGE INTO HIS
OWN HANDS
HANNA IS sHoRN OF POWER
Ohio Senator's Role of King Maker
Likely to Be Played Out Long
Before the Next Republican
Convention Assemblies.
GOSSIP OF NATIONAL CAPITAL
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington. d. c.

| washington, ID. 4.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 14-Presi- |
| dent Roosevelt has taken the southern
patronage out of the hands Of Hanna and |
! the Republican national committee. |
| Whatever federal offices are to be filled !
| in that quarter he will attend to him.
self This is a violent departure from
! precedent as established by Mckinley |
! and it results in taking a large moiety |
| of power from Hanna How the Repub- |
lican machine will like it remains to be
! seen.
There are various explanations The
apologists for the administration it is |
merely the presidents anxiety to carry
out his ideas of merit in the civil service.
He, they say, is going to appoint only
| good men whether they be Republicans
or Democrats, white or black. This
! sounds well; but it has been noted that
| the old Republican bosses have been
! hamStrung so often lat1ly that the merit |
excuse is getting frazzled with them. In
past years the southern patronage has
| played an important part in securing the
| Southern delegates at the Republican ma
| tional convention. If Hanna were a cam
! didate himself he might use this influence
| to good advantage. Or even if there were
another candidate it would help Hanna to
maintain his role of king-maker. SO ror-
haps the president thinks he will use it
himself. That is the way it is interpreted
! by rude everyday politicians.
An Historic Resort.
"Hancocks" place on Pennsylvani
| avenue, is one of the historic landmarks
! Of the national capital. 1t is pointed out
! to visitors as the resort patronized by
| Daniel Webster, Henry Clay. and later by
Grant, Lincoln and the prominent figures
: of war times. 1t is little more than !
| museum now. The same old bottles Of |
rum behind the bar have been preserved |
! for fifty years and the same dust has !
| been allowed to accumulate and remain |
| upon them About the walls are hundreds |
| of relics and pictures. There are photo !
graphs Of the hanging of Mrs. Surratt
| and the Lincoln conspirators. old car
toons, hand bills offering rewards for the
/ murderer of Lincoln, old muskets OF /
| revolutionary pattern and service. old
| hats With fuzzy nap, autographs of
famous men and finally relics of the /
Spanish American war. The bar is the |
same one which supported the elbows of |
the giant statesman 1t is lower than it |
used to be; as it rotted at the bottom it |
was gradually reduced in height.
1t is related that Webster ALWAYS |
! ordered his liquor by dumb-Show. Feel |
! ing ran high in those days and man
| in drink was likely to get into trouble il |
he permitted discussion. So Webster |
made it an invariable rule to speak to I
no one. He would go in and hold out |
! two fingers, and bartender would fill a |
/ glass to that height: or if Mr.. Webster |
| were more conviyiaE and had already in
! dulged he would hold out three fingers for I
/ a larger measure. or even four. He made |
| a business of his drinking and never in |
| vited or accepted treat.
Where Correspondents Assemble.
Speaking of drinking resorts, one Of |
the oldest places in Washington is one |
| discovered by the newspaper correspond !
| entS in a little out-of-the way corner |
! not far from the avenue and the treas
ury. 1t resembles the famous old Chesh-
| ire Cheese, in London, though its pro- |
prietor would feel insulted at the sug-
gestion of anything English. Mine nost
is Dublin University man, with a turn |
| for letters and a knack of keeping good |
| beer. 1t is an unusual combination. |
| Dennis Mullaney tends his cash register |
with enc hand and holds book in the |
| other. IE the matter of English and |
| grammar he is a purist, and a split in |
| fnitive is as much of an offense to him |
as stale beer. He is fond of mathemat-
les. and delights to get up controversies |
With the experts in the scientific de- |
| partments. He has a brogue like Mr. |
Dooley, and his comments on current |
| events are often quite as trenchent and
edifying. There is scarcely a member |
of the corps of correspondents stationed !
at Washington whom he does not know |
and even old veterans like Dunnell |
| Wynne and Maj. Carson do not scorn
to sit on his ice box and discuss affairs
| of state and the newest book. Ambrose
Bierce and Mr.. Mullaney have long been
| friends, and the latter has a high opin-
ion of the formers book reviews. AL
though his place is noted for it's beer,
Mr.. Mullaney is true to his ancestral
drink, and it is a favorite saying with
him that there is inspiration in whisky
! but not an original idea in a brewery.
The newspaper men have guarded the
secret of their discovery with great jeal-
ousy. A few senators and representa-
tives who are in the good graces of the
corps have been initiated, but it is the
consensus of opinion that the politicians
are not wanted. It is the kind of place
which might be spoiled by too much
popularity.
Southern POstoffice Rivalry.
Down in Negaunee, South Carolina,
they have their own chiyalric way of
settling postoff1ce rivalries. There were
two candidates for the position, one
Scott, a large man of great physical
proportions and political influence; the
other Parce1r, a small man of notorious
activity. Scott was an avowed candi-
date; PARCEL had not given any hint of
his ambition I'D to the time of his
rival at Washington. He came because
he had been selected by Scott to go to
the front for him. Scott thought Par
cells activity would be very beneficial
to his cause. But after few days in
Washington PARCEL appeared in the light
of an active candidate working for him
self. Scott was wroth, and wrote to the
department denouncing PARCEL, and filing
| charges against him; they were to the
effect that he rented some real estate
for improper purposes. The active Par
cell became angry in turn, and hastened
r home to Negaunee. AS the story is told
he hurried from the train to the favor
ite haunt of the ponderous Scott, and
reaching up struck him on the nose
' Then he jumped 10 the air and hit
him again. Then-he kept on until he
was through. Before he went away he
requested Scott to withdraw the charges
filed against him and to cease his can
didacy for the postoff1ce For further
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