The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-31

the matter of Hooks successor.
! "W. p. Hackney. who has been play.
! ing pretty close to Burton, said thai
8 Burton had said if this thing kept get
ting worse he CBurton) would get pull
enough with the Administration to beat
! any man Long might possibly indorse
Burton had just heard from Mulvane
about the letter and the dumping of
Smith"
/ BURTON HAD A TOP.
SHARON SPRINGS, Kas., July 12-
1t was noticed when President Roose-
Welt and Senator Burton were here to-
gether, Burton tried hard to get the
President interested in a patent top
which he had in a plush case. He spun
it several times under the Presidents
eye but could not get flattering opin-
ion from him. Burton told the Presi-
dent to keep the top and the latter said
he would give it to his children.
: 1T would be very interesting" said
Senator Burton, Ito know what such
an interesting family as yours thinks
of this top"
The President was sure they would
like it. This general answer did not
seem to satisfy the Senator. After a
while he remarked again:
II hope you will let us know how the
children like that top"
But the President apparently didn't |
hear him at ALL
The publication by Mr.. White of the
story about the use which Senator Bur-
ton is said TO have tried to make of the
Presidents letter about the ST. Louis
Jerusalem show, shed a great light on
he top incident, in the opinion of the
ocal politicians. They are wondering
Z Senator Long still believes that he is
he individual most interested in pre-
enting the President with that top.
But no one among those who discussed
he matter on the railroad station plat
orm today could recall having seen
ny testimonial for the top purport-
ng to come from the Roosevelt house
old. 1t cannot be learned that any
-as ever sent.
There's other folks says Sharon
prings, 'in the world just as slick as
'urton is.''
1t is violating no confidence to say
nat among Senator Burton's friends
lere exists no greater affection for Mr..
than, according to Mr..
Thite. exists in Mr.. Roosevelt's bosom
IT Mr.. Burton and Mr.. Mulvane. Sen I
-or Burton and Mr.. Mulvane have I
'enly advanced the now somewhat {
itiquated and discounted opinion that
r. Roosevelt is a person easily fooled. q
as We of Kansas
Ill him affectionately-well deserves
e appellation applied to him by Mr. :
hite. "the cool Mulvane" He is a
aduate Of Yale, he is quiet of man 81
rs. refined in speech, and has appar- p
tly a smooth and even temper in the
ce OF all adversely. He is not subject G,
vain enthusiasms. He knows what Is
wants; he knows why he wants it: 81
history before and after he came =,
be Republican National Committee /
n for this State shows that he has T,
most invariably attained his objects.
'etween the cool Mulvane and the
husiastic Roosevelt there has ever Oh
n a subtle atmosphere OF antagon- be
l. 1t began way back in 1900 when be
lvane managed Mr.. Roosevelt's cam Sh
yn trip through Kansas as candidate sD
Vice-President. Mr.. Roosevelt had co
1ned to work as hard as he thought
ought to work in Kansas. Mr.. Null y,
e had planned about twice as much
K as had Mr.. Roosevelt. When Mr.. oe
seveIt passed out of Kansas he
led over the programme Of the last be
e days and discovered that he had mi
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