The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1904-02-16

would Ike 10 go very much, and 10 10
possible that he may 20. The matter,
however, is still undecided.
The remains of Senator Hanna will
be taken to the capitol Wedne sday
morning and lie in state in the north
room until noon, when the Off oial
funeral services will be held in the
senate chamber.
Three trains will carry the family,
members Of congress and the supp me
court and remains to Cleveland, W nero
the funeral will occur Friday.
Senator Marcus A. Hanna was born
in New Lisbon, Columbiana county,
Ohio. Sept. "a, 1887, and with his IA
Their removed to Cleveland in 1889.
His principal education was obtained
in the common schools, although he
took post graduate course at the
Western Reserve College, Hudson,
Ohio.
He was first employed in wholesale
grocery firm in which his father WAS
senior partner, and after his father
died in 1862, represented his fathers
interest until 1867.
After the closing up of the business
he became member OF the iron and
coal firm of Rhodes & Co., and in ten
years the title of the firm was changed
to NJ. A. Hanna 6 Co., which it still
is.
He first became a member of the
United States Senate in 1897 was
elected for a short term the next year,
and in 1899 for full term. He was
only . short time ago elected for an
other full term by the largest majori-
ty ever given a man in Ohio.
Senator Ha ma has grown ir pope
larity at an amazing rate during the
past year or two, andshas won not only
the respect, but the love of the Amer
loan people. He was self made man,
and one who had by his own unaided
efforts risen from poor boy to one
worth several millions, and one who
was at the head Of the greatest politi-
cal party the world has ever known.
the Republican, being for several years
national chairman. Had he lived, he
would no doubt in time have been
president of the:United States.
Mr.. Hanna had always been active
in the management of his personal
affairs, having them organized and
systematized under s-foxaa.-0f men
whose respect he held because he
treated them with respeos and always
fairly. During the Cleveland street
railway strike in 1899, his men resist
ed every effort to get them out, claim
ing thas they had no grievance for
which to strike, and in the coal
miners strike Of 1S96-97 the Hanna
properties were the only mines at
which there was no disturbance. Mr.
Hanna was always . true friend to
labor. During . prostration in the
iron industries, when all the ore mines
in the Michigan region were shut
down and the families were in DIS
tress, his mine was kept running and
|, over $50, 900 tons of ore mined up on
the docks, in order to give employ
ment to the men and support to their
families.
At one time . superintendent was
about to introduce two large steam
hoists and shovels for unloading YES
sells, but a. soon - MI. Hanna heard
of the matter he ordered the machines
away, saying that the men were
brought there to do the work and their
families needed the wages. Although
continually the object of abuse by the
opposition, when asked to answer
some Of the charges Mr.. Hanna in
varisby replied:
"Oh, they are not true. They oan-
not hurt me. am not candidate. &"
Having carried to a successful issue
the campaign of 1896. Mr.. Hanna was
appointed by Governor Bushnell, of
Ohio, March Q, 1897, United States
senator to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of John Sherman, and
to this seat he was reelected in 1898,
the term expiring in 1905. He was q
director of the Globe Ship Msnufac-
turing company, president of the
Cleve land City Railway company and
the Chaplin Mining company. and was
by appointment Of President Cleveland
in 1881, director of the Union Pacific
Railway company.
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