The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-29
MARK HANNA'S MAKING
Mrs. Hanna Tells How She
Help Do 1t.
HE ACKNOWLEDGES IT
How a Woman May Figure
Most ConspicuouIy.


I United States who is the first among all
! our politicians, and it's likely that nine
out of ten of them viii chorus Mark
Hanna
| But ASK them who-fs responsible for the
success of the man who elects presidents
and sways the United States senate, and
| you'll have the boys up a tree. Now,
| here is the answer-it is Mrs. Hanna, the
handsome, clever wife of Ohio's senator,
who makes it possible. And who could be
better authority than the senator himself.
Mr.. Hanna owns up like the gallant hus-
band he is, says the New York World.
II don't know what to do without Mrs.
Hanna" he is always telling his friends,
and they know that he means it.
And Mrs. Hanna admits with equal
frankness and deal of modesty that she
plays her part in the politics of her sue
cessful husband. AS she confesses with a
smile:
lit is just a bit exacting sometimes.
but it is so interesting and so delightful
that it is stimulating. And then L en-
joy it more because L feel that L am liv-
ing the social side of my husbands life
as well as my own. put forth every eff
to the social side of Washington life. but
when he is too weary and tired to attend
where we feel it necessary to go, co.
The recent campaign in Ohio was a
great strain on the senator's health. No
enc watched him and guarded his strength
as carefully as Mrs. Hanna. During the
short periods when he would return to
"Glenmere." their beautiful home on the
lake shore at Cleveland, II was Mrs
Hanna who, by her tact and vigilance,
secured for her WORKOUT husband many
precious hour of much-needed rest
which might otherwise have been mon
opoized by anxious but sometime unim-
portant callers
When advice was needed Mrs. Hanna,
unwearied by the constant strain which
her husband had endured, was there with
alert brain and tireless physique to give
it. When a little social diversion was
necessary to give the busy man brief
rest from his worries and his cares, it was
Mrs Hanna who arranged it. Every
burden that could be lifted from his mind
was at once disposed of by Mrs Hanna.
Counsel, diversion, suggestion, attention
I to petty ,details-all these are constantly
given to Mr.. Hanna by his jealous wife.
Without all this the success of bygone
years would have been impossible. he
says.
And when it comes to the social side of
politics there Mrs. Hanna reigns undis-
puted as queen.
Mrs Hanna has seen all the phases Of
this social side. For several years tho
Hannas have been residents of Washing
ton during the congressional season. As
the wife OF the leader of the Republican
machine. she has been brought face TO
face with the ms and out of political and
diplomatic life. She is a leader and a
favorite IN Washington society, and dur
ing more than one administration has
been the close personal friend of the
wives o. presidents of the United States.
And who will gainsay that this has not
helped her husband win his many po-
litical battles? -
The round of Washington functions
presidential, cabinet, diplomatic. congress
ional military and judicial-is endless
and wearisome Yet the men who would
succeed must be present if they would
be at the forefront in the national life.
And here II is that Mrs. Hanna takes
much advantage of his rivals.
Custom dictates that United States
senator's wives shall throw open their
beautiful homes on a certain day every
week for the rank and file 10 straggle
through some of whom are welcome
guests; the majority, however. idle time
killers or office seekers. A foreign dip
lofnat gives a dinner to which only Ger
tain persons may be invited. or Il a
representative OF n foreign country is
invited TO some out-of-the-ordinarv' So
cial affair. he must first obtain permits
sion from his government.
The more | see of official life" Mrs.
Hanna will tell you the more / am i'm
pressed with the important part that
women play in the affairs Of the nation.
They are a tremendous power for or
against a mans political affairs.
Every girl should be given every pos
sible advantage that would help to tit
her gracefully and efficiently to occupy
high social position Should she ever be
called upon to do SO. And If she never
should reach Washington society or o
plane where she is brought before the
public it will be Of inestimable value TO
may fail 10 her lot.
Anything that Mrs. Hanna has 10 say
on the subject viii be accepted every
where as authoritative. and nothing that
she could say would be more interesting
than her OWN story of how she has
helped Senator Hanna achieve his po-
litical power and success.
Mrs. Hanna says:
Woman is a tremendous power in a
mans political life. I think. from Oh
servaticn that women's influence in
Washington is great factor. Irdeed.
might say IL is as important in a business
sense as from a social point OF view since
women are very closely allied 70 many
political Interests.
OF course the amount OF influence 4
woman exerts depends largely upon her
natural qualifications for social life n a
nations capital. Generally. women may
acquire many things that 80 . long Day
70 aid them but those with natural at1ess
Tor The position are the most successful
u think wife's disposition has gTest
deal Of influence with her husband.
think she can BE- help or a hindrsnce-
Just whichever she l. disposed 10 b.
1 DO NcI care WIZ = El@-4 mas ~
his mind 10 do. I believe IL Is wife's
duty 10 do everything she can 10 help him
when he chooses his course. whether I Is
in politics. business. study o. whatever
il may saPpca 20 be. This Is Impressed
upon me more ard more As the ,-cers 81
bv and Mr- Hanna remains in Poitics-
My part in Senator llama : career his
bcen insignificant. indced. but have al
WAYS tried "a DC a help.
The senator and / have hcca married J