The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-08
WANT HANNA TO STAY
HERRICK TO BE ROosEvELT's RUNNING TATE IF sENA-
 TOR LEADS.
Plan May Not Go Through-Presi- dent Urges Governor Crane of Massachusetts to Take the
 Chairmanship.

Walter wellman's Washington special to Chicago Record Herald.
 Roosevelt and Herrick with Mark Han na as campaign manager, is the ticket now in favor with the administration people. It is understood among the poii- tical advisers of the President that If Senator Hanna will consent to manage next years campaign his friend Herrick may have the second place on the ticket. National politics came to the front with a rush today as a sort of election after math. In response to an invitation from President Roosevelt former Governor Murray Crane of Massachusetts arrived in Washington and took luncheon at the White House. President Roosevelt sent for Governor Crane to urge him to ac- cept the chairmanship of the national Re- publican Committee in case Senator Han | ma absolutely declines. to serve. The ], Presiden wants Hanna, and has not altogether despaired of getting him. But l he realizes that. MT. Hanna long ago determined to retire from the active and arduous work of politics to enjoy we'll earned rest and that therefore the chances of securing his consent to remain at the head of the national committee are somewhat remote and dubious.
 | Governor Crane doesn't want the place, | anu tOiO the 1-TeSluent dt IuHCHcOH toodJ | that Hanna Is by long odds the best man and should be secured if possible. To this the President agreed. but pointed out the improbabi bilty that MT. Hanna would change his mind. and begged Governor Crane to stand ready to take up the work | in case the Ohio Senator adheres to his intention to retire.
 Governor Crane is quite reluctant to take on this great responsibility, but 1t | is probable he will accept if Hanna cannot be coaxed to stay. The Governor had expected to get away for home this after ternoon, but as usual the President had about dozen people at luncheon and MT. | Roosevelt and his prospective campaign manager were unable to finish their con | ference.
 After Governor Crane had dined with | the President tonight 1t was announced upon the very best authority that as soon as Senator Hanna comes to Washington he will be formally requested by the President to remain at the head of the national committee another term, be- ginning with next years national conven- tion It was further stated that if Sena- tor Hanna declined Governor Crane had tonight promised the President he would take the job.
 Senator Hanna's friends who have talk ed with him recently say there is not one chance in a hundred that President Roosevelt will be able to coax him to stay at the head of the committee. The only ground for hope Is found in the fact that Mr. Hanna would very much like to see his friend Herrick nominated for Vice. President, and If the President were to | stipulate that, as a condition of MT. Her. rick's nomination, the Ohio Senator must remain at the head of the national com mfttee and manage the campaign next year, Uncle Mark would be sorely tempt ed. He is very fond of Myron Herricl' and would go a long way to see his favor ite placed on the ticket.
 Many of the Presidents friends declare that Herrick is without doubt the best man for Roosevelt's running mate, fires pective of the national chairmanship mat ter He has just been elected Governor of Ohio by a tremendous majority. He
 Is fine man, presents most admirable lfgure, has dignity and ability, and Is al
 the same time extremely popular and z
 good mixer" The geography is al
 right-New York and Ohio. Up to thi' ltime no one has apeared above the horizon
 who promises to make as good a candi
 date for Vice-Presldent as Herrick would
 make. and Ohio people here are already sure that he Is to be the nominee. These must be happy days for Unclc
 Mark Hanna. Things are coming hi' way he told me last summer was to bt his last political battle. He has made , his warm friend Governor of Ohio and ha!
 assured his own reelection to another
 term in the Senate. President Roosevelt is fairly begging him to stay at the heaC
 of the national Republican committee and may be found willing to give him tho
 Presidency as a little bonus. Nol
 Is this all.
 There is no doubt that if MT. Ham, were to say the word he could have ol
 his hands in five minutes a full-fedge'
 presidential boom. From all parts of tn
 country letters and telegrams are pour
 ing in on him urging him to permit tn
 use of his name It is well known t
 public men and to politicians that If MT
 Hanna were candidate he would hav
 the support of his own State, of a larg
 part of Indiana, of much of the Soul
 and possibly a number of other states il
 the North. In all sections of the count!
 there are politicians who feel rather colt
 toward the President and who would wei
 come a chance to go in and make a figh
 for Hanna. The over-enthusiastic friends
 of the Ohio senator believe he could bea
 the President and constantly urge hin
 to make the effort.
 But Mir. Hanna is too old a bird to b.
 caught with these sentimental but who'll! ineffective promises. Mir. Hanna know
 that if he were to come out against thu HPresident he would be beaten. The masses of the Republican party are for Roosevelt and no one knows it better than MT Hanna himself Naturally the senate
 has no wish to make a losing fight. ant
 he is not deceived by the roseate prog
 nostlcations of his friends. He will no
 be a candidate. He will stand by hi
 original determination not to let the pres
 idential bee buzz too loudly in his brain
 Such is the opinion of those friends wh
 know the senator well and whose judg
 ment of him Is rarely mistaken.
 About a year ago Senator Hanna wa
 in New York for a week on business
 Quite number of the biggest flnancia
 men of the country called on him ant
 urged him to run for the Republican nomination against President Roosevelt
 They promised him their support and tn
 support of all the great corporations con |