Arizona republican., 1902-01-04

kinley appears m the HANNA ON January number of the M'KINLEY. National Magazine.
 Since the great tragedy at Buffalo in September last there have been published many histories and sketches dealing with the mar tyred president, but there has been no contribution to Mckinley literature that equals in fascinating interest MT. Hannas William Mckinley as l Knew Him The opening article con- stitutes review in brief of Mckinley's life during the years that MT. Hanna was associated with him. Written in a frank, simple style characteristic of the author, it nevertheless reveals Sen ator Hanna in a new light to the pub lie, for he has never made pretensions to literary talent, and in this biog- raphy the senator displays one of the most interesting features of his many sided charbcter. Undoubtedly his equipment for the task is pre-emi- nent for of all the many thousands of Americans who were acquainted with William Mckinley. none knew him as Marcus A. Hanna Knew nlfl
 It is something over thirty years ago (begins the senator) that I first knew William Mckinley, a young practicing attorney at Canton, Ohio. Strange as it may seem, l cannot recall the exact time or place when I first met him. l know that it was early in the seventies, and I have recollection of being strangely attracted to the quiet and methodical lawyer. Our acquaintance was somewhat closer after his election to congress and in some way l always felt a personal interest in his contests from time to time. Our acquaintance was a simple growth of friendship. His splendid work in the cause of pro lection as a congressman further at tracted me. This was even before he had reached prominence in congress as a member of the ways and means com mittee. I never thought of the possi- bility at that time of his becoming candidate for the presidency, and was not especially active in politics except insofar as exercising my influence in the interests of the republican party. Our first associations politically was in 1880, when Ohio took a prominent part in the campaign in which Garfield was elected. In 1884 William Mckinley was elected delegate at large to the TtpuDllCdD tOllNtllliOii' anu l was another delegate. Mckinley was an enthusiastic supporter of Blaine, and I was for John Sherman, and we contested the delegation vigorously for our men. In the national convention of 1888 we were present again IS dele gates, but this time we were both pledged for John Sherman, and it was at this time he made the famous speech which I felt destined him as a marked man, for president
 Even before this our friendship had seemed to grow into something more than that of ordinary personal or po::t- icaT associates. Somehow I felt for him an affection that cannot be explained, and it was at this convention that I gained an insight into the unselfish, unfaltering loyalty which William Me Kinley gave to every cause he espoused.
 During that convention we occupied the same rooms and were in conference day and night as to the best ways and means to bring about the nomination of John Sherman, Ohio's grand old man.
 I sat by McKinley's side when he eloquently demanded that his name be withdrawn for his own honor's sake, and history records that he did with draw it.
 MT. tADldlHS lHdl IL WAS in the convention of 1888 that Will jam Mckinley developed into a posi- tive national force. His name had been suggested and strongly urged by a number of leaders, and it was his unselfshness and his unwavering loy- alty to John Sherman which firmly impressed his strong character on MT. mind the raUela tinn of McKinley's strong qualities on that memorable occasion which convinced his friend that he was destined to be- come a great power in national poli- tics. And here,'' says the senator, ''for the first time it occurred to me that he was a logical candidate for the presidency in years to come.'' He con- tinues:
 I was with him in 1892 at Minneap- oils, and as it will be remembered, the demand from the people for Mckinley as a candidate was even more out spoken and seemingly irresistible than at the previous convention. The sit uation was such that it would have been easy matter for him to have spoken and won the entire support of the Blaine men, to say nothing of his many admirers among those pledged for Harrison. At this time, it was evident to even the most casual ob- server that sooner or later he would be placed in that high position for which his talent and particular abili- ties qualified him.
 The demonstration at Minneapolis convinced me that, although it was an impolitic thing for his interests to nominate him there, in the next national convention the popular de- mand for his candidacy would over ride all opposition.
 The condition of the country that fol-