The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1904-02-27
POLITICAL POINTERS
FROM ALL PARTS OF OUR GREAT
COUNTRY.
The Politicians and Their Doings in
the Country, State and City. A.
{ though the Campaign Is Long Way
- Off, the Pot Begins to Boil. ,rs'2'%, a.

For a considerable length of time
before he died and preceding the stu
por which came during the last day
Senator Hanna had periods of inco-
herence, during which it was easy to
discover what was in his mind. He
though he was in the next Republican
national convention. He conducted
the details of it's management, making
suggestions from time to time, and
then on the floor of the convention it.
self appeared to be swept into the full
tide of an effort to restrain the enthu-
siasm of his own friends and to direct
1T Loyalty in his own blunt fashion to
the benefit of Theodore Roosevelt.
AS near as the nurses could detect
from his rambling talk, which at times
was singularly incisive and then again
drifted into absolute incoherence, he
was again and again on the floor Of
the convention, addressing at times
his own delegation and then the great
body of the convention itself, urging,
imploring, and demanding they should
join with him in insisting on the nom
nation of Theodore Roosevelt. In his
muttered talk he disclaimed again and
again any personal ambition and de-
clared President Roosevelt, and he
alone, was entitled to the nomination
because he was in the place, and be-
cause his administration had been a
fair one.
There seems no doubt this delirium
reflected what was in the senator's
mind when he began to lose conscious
ness. His vague talk probably fore
Swallowed what he intended to do, and
it may be safely assumed that when
the right time came he would have
stood up in his place as one of the
ssbig four" of the Ohio delegation, Or
from the platform by virtue of his po-
sition as chairman of the national
committee, and declared for Roosevelt.
President Roosevelt was the recipi-
ent of the last letter written by Sen
ator Hanna. 1t was written on the
Tuesday prior to his death, and was
purely a personal note acknowledging
the Presidents thoughtfulness and
consideration in expressing his per-
sonal interest in the Senator's sick
ness The letter now is in the hands
of the senator's family. 1t is to be
photographed for preservation. The
original will be returned to the Presi-
dent, who will preserve it carefully.
The vice presidential boom of Sen
ator Fairbanks is pressing to the front
with a persistence that is pleasing to
President Roosevelt and his friends.
Whatever Senator Fairbanks personal
intentions may be, he cannot restrain
the enthusiasm OF his Indiana follow
ers, who are insisting not only that he
is a candidate, but that he must accept
the nomination.
The success of Representative Bah
cock in the Third Wisconsin District
is accepted by Wisconsin Republicans
in Washington as the beginning of the
end of Governor La Follette's domina-
ton of the party in that state. They
say that he staked his future on the
outcome and that he will have to abide
by the result. -, IT, \
Congress is now working under what
is practically an agreement of the lead
ers at both ends of the Capitol. Ihls
agreement looks to despatch in dispos-
ing of the public business and to an
adjournment OF the session about May
1St.
William J. Bryan regards as "ridic-
ulous'' the possibility Of the nominal
ton of Grover Cleveland for the pres
idency.
Perry S. Heath has resigned as Sec
rotary of the Republican National
Committee.