, 1904-05-12

ASGOAsSho Juol 40 NAS
paper was going to press. The heads
of the divisions gave u the news,
while others answered routine infor-
nation. Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. Payne. Mr..
Scott and others were usually very
frank. even about uncomfortable
things.
Mr.. Hanna was an executive of the
finest type. He knew how to use sub
ordinates. II a special train carrying
a speaker from Chicago to the coast
and back was needed the entire enter
prise would be placed in charge of a
responsible specialist. His judgment
was excellent in selecting these men.
For the position spoken OF he most
likely would take a transportation man
with a -fondness for politics and great
experience with detail.
In IN hours time he would have a
desk, a fast secretary. a financial as
s~istant. etc. He would date that train
from the coast INT back. providing for
printing. assistant speakers. contracts
with railroads. etc.
When the time came to leave he
would move his Office to the train. and
for two or three weeks do business on
that train as though he had been a
railroad general manager going over
that road for a decade. His assistant
would remain at his desk in Chicago.
looking after his kilograms, remit
tances, etc.
Senator Hanna would give that man
little or no attention unless there was
a breakdown. Then he came at him
like a cyclone. and he would stand by
until all was in running order again.
In this way he did all his political
, work.
If anything was worth doing, it was
worth his while to organize and do it
we'll. Every man who touched the job
was paid, unless there were good party
reasons why volunteers should be &C.
cepted.
All Of this cost fabulous sums of
money. No one will ever know how
much it did cost; perhaps not Mr..
Hanna himself.
When the campaign was owe a few
of Mr.. Hanna's trusted friends went
over the accounts with the expert from
an audit firm. In the first campaign
it was shown that there was a balance
of $4,000 which passed to the credit
of the treasurer and RAJ used in de-
fraying the preliminary expenses of
the next campign. After this inspec-
ton all books, accounts. memoranda
of agreements and contracts, Cancelled
checks. bills. receipts. etc.. were de-
stroyed. The only record Of the cam
paign Is in results shown.
The same policy was pursued in the
next campaign, and will he adopted in
the coming one. Such management is
tremendously expensive, and to follow
the practice this year mean the rails
ing of a fund of many millions.
The right man to have charge Of
these expenditures is causing the re-
publicans a great deal Of bother. The
two efforts shortened the life of M. A.
Hanna, a man who had grown up on
hard work. Cornelius N. Bliss said to
the president that his strength was
not equal to the task. and that. fortu-
nately, he had a strong minded family
which would not permit him to under
take the same task MI. Hanna set for
himself.
The position of chairman with the
republicans is not a show place, as 1t
has been with the democrats, where
confusion always prevails, and uncer-
tainty is the watchword Of the leaders,
but a job which requires application,
concentration, energy and capacity
used to the limits of intensity and pro-
digality.
The political leaders recognize that
the mere raising Of a campaign fund
with which to pay for men is not suf-
ficient. Some one to drive these men
Is needed. No one has been suggested
that nearly approaches Hanna.