Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-06
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Senator Hanna's Work in
Ohio Discussed.
DELAWARE FACTIONS
PROPOSITIONS FOR HARMONY
NOT YET ACCEPTED.
Or. Tuck to Be Reappointed Postmaster
at Annapolis-Labor Leaders to
Dine With President.

The immense popularity OF Seiii'oi
Hanna in Ohio was attested as much-by the
crowds he drew during the campaign as by
the support given him by the people on
election day." said Representative Gros-
venor of Ohio at the White House today;
but Gen. Grosvenor carefully refrained
from expressing an opinion as to the efforts
to have Senator Hanna enter the field for
the republican presidential nomination. The
subject is one on which nearly all repub-
leans stand ready to fence at a moments
notice unless their states are undoubtedly
for the President when they naturally pre-
dict his nomination without opposition.
Representative Overstreet at the White
House today had the Hanna boom sprung
upon him by an array of newspaper talent
looking for political and other sensations.
oh. Indiana has always had most kindly
feeling for Senator Hanna, but he is not a
candidate for President was the way Mr..
Overstreet handled the dangerous question
so innoCently passed up to him, What
does Indiana think of the Hanna boom!
Mr.. Ovcrstreet's answer was a simple testi-
monial to the personal popularity of the
Ohio senator and the reference to the feel
ing for him was not as to the presidential
nomination.
Thus in the last few days other men of
prominence hailing from Ohio, Indiana and
nearby states have neatly sidestepped both
pointed ana indirect questions as 10 the
meaning of the Hanna triumph in Ohio and
the prospects Of its possible spread beyond
the state. There is inside view, how
ever, even among Ohio men, that Senator
Hanna will not permit himself to listen to
the tempter and will not be carried off his
feet by the praise he knows really belongs
to him. ASIDE from the prospects of sue
cess. which the average man does not re-
gard the least likely should the senator
become a candidate for President, are the
questions of age and health and the shrink
ing from so big an undertaking that would
present themselves to a man who is caress-
ing the whispers of ambition.
A Really Great Campaign.
Senator Hanna drew the biggest crowds
yer known in Ohio" continued Gen. Gros-
'enor. No other speaker proved half
attractive to the people, and there was a
constant demand for Senator Hanna.
Yes, think Tom Johnson has been laid
away in the cold. cold political earth. He
was numerically knitted by his own party
N the race for governor and for the legis-
lature. Only one man who had ever been
4 democratic candidate for governor gave
him even the slightest pretense of support,
and all over the state conservative, prom
nent democrats Were either Indifferent or
absolutely opposed to the gubcrnatorial
.ardidate. His Isms and eccentricities did
not appeal to them in any way If we had
been able to set before the farmers of
TAX theories the majority against him
would have been 100000 / suppose the
conservative democrats will now reorganize
The party in the state or attempt to do 50 >
The Caucus Chairman.
Gen. Grosvenor said he had not consid er-
I'd the matter of who should be chairman
ID the republican caucus. The same was
true of Representative Hepburn of iowa,
who is spoken of for the place, and who
vas caller at the White House. Repre-
sentative Hepburn was at the White House
with his son-in-law. r. II. Chamberlain,
collector Of internal revenue of Hawai-.
Mr. Chamberlain is in this country fer
visit. and spoke to the President about
events in that territory.
Representative Hepburn. when asked
about his annual fight on the rules of the
House smilingly declined to outline his
methods of attack. but indicated that it
would be made on the floor of the House
md not in the republican caucus.
Factionalism in Delaware.
Senator Alice. the chief representative
If the regular republicans of Delaware
next to j. Edward Addicks, was with the
President today on matter concerning
Wilmington. Addicks and the regular
republicans of Delaware have made some
new propositions designed to unite the
factions in Delaware, but far the
IniOn republicans have shown no will
ingness to accept. The propositions were
he fairest | ever knew" said Senator
Alice. and ought to be accepted. We Of
Ter to the other side everything that
could be expected and then leave future
questions to be decided by the majOrity
IF the party, which is the fundamental
principle of party and governmental con-
irol. l haven't the least Idea what will
ne the outcome. 1 cannot see that the
regular republicans can go any further"
The Annapolis Postmaster
The President has decided upon the reap
pointment OF DR.. Tuck as postmaster at
Annap polls There was contention about
McComaS and Representative Mudd The
nomination of DIR. Tuck Will go to the Sem
ate early next week. Annapolis is in Mr..
Mudd'S district.
Labor Leaders at Dinner
Six members of labor unisns of Butte
Mont. will take dinner with the President
November IL. When i'll the west last spring
the President 50 pleased: with his re
reption at Butte that he extended invita-
lions to leaders of the Butte unions to visit
him They have agreed To de so, and the
time for their visit was recently fixed by
Secretary Loeb. Those who will come
Malcolm GillieS, past president of the
Butte Stationary Engineers Union Ed
ward Long president of the Miners Union;
Daniel Mcdonald. president of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor; Frank Doyle,
president uf the Trades and Labor