The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-23
HANNA and TEDDY
BEST OF FRIENDS
Washington Politicians Assert That
Scheme to ALLEVIATE Them Has
Failed Miserably.
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Pierpont Morgan or Democratic In
fuence Said to Be Back Of
the Plan.
Roosevelt Understands the Ohioan
Will Not Be Presidential
Candidate.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Chicago. May 23.-The Tribunes Wash
ington correspondent says:
It seems to be evident that certain
embroil Theodore Roosevelt and Marcus
A. Hanna. just who Is behind this I'M
manly plot is not entirely apparent.
Some political prophets here say the eff
forts to ALLEVIATE Hanna and Roosevelt have
their origin not far from the office Of ].
Pierpont Morgan and may be considered
as the beginning Of fight which the
trusts will undoubtedly put up against the
reelection of the president. Other de-
clare this underhand system of fighting
has been inaugurated by certain demo
cratic leaders who have figured out that
there is no possibility of their candidate
being elected unless serious division
among the republicans can be provoked.
Il. Whoever my be responsible, there have
been abundant signs of late that a con-.
certed effort is being made to arouse en-
nifty between the president and Senator
Hanna. Those who know anything about
the situation politically are aware Of the
fact that instead of drifting apart as
might have been entirely natural, the pres
ident and the Ohio senator have slowly but
surely come together Endowed with to-
tally different natures and brought up in
different political schools, one the bene-
ficiary Of the death of the best friend of
the other, it was quite natural that Hanna
and Roosevelt should be suspicious Of
each other.
It is a year and half since Presi-
dent Mckinley died and during all that
time these two men, each Of whom Is more
or less necessary to the success OF the
republican party have been studying
each other, recognizing the good points,
making allowances for the different ma
lures and thus in the best Of all ways
becoming friends.
| Hanna Not Candidate.
do not think am violating any con-
fidence in saying that Theodore Roose-
| welt is we'll assured that under any or
binary conditions Senator Hanna will not
| be presidential candidate next year.
No pledge has been sought and none has
been given, but believed am perfectly
safe in assuming that the two men I'M
derstand each other thoro1y, that each
has come to appreciate the loyalty OF the
other, and that, instead Of standing IN
each others way one might readily find
Roosevelt yielding to Hanna. or Hanna tc
Roosevelt.
i Interested friends and toadies Of the
i two men have ever since the day Of the
tragedy at Buffalo, underworld to n
/ these two strong characters with a. dis
1 trust Of each otehr. For time it seemed
as If the effort might succeed. Hanna
and Roosevelt were not the warmest: OF
friends prior to the Philadelphia conven'
ltion. They took directly opposite views
in regard to the desirability of war be
tween the United States and Spain Roosei
welt was a lingo and Hanna was the
lytrongest possible supporter of the con
Eservative view dictated by the business
interests Of the country. Roosevelt ane
fSecretary Long did not get on well, bu
tLong was one Of Mr.. Hanna's candidate:
lfor- vice president.
When the fight came at Philadelphis
the bitterest opposition to Roosevelt cam.
from Mr.. Hanna himself and the Rougl
tRider was fairly crammed down hi:
throat by the overwhelming and irresis
4 ttble tide Of opinion among the delegates
There was thus every reason to make tn
men political enemies because McFAtn
LEV. Hanna's friend, had been carried Of
the stage by an assassins bullet am
Roosevelt had taken his place It wa
la trying situation to say the least AM
that Roosevelt and Hanna are not to
:, day leading opposing factions in the re
publican party is the best possible evi
dence of the high character and har
lsense Of the two men.