The Washington herald., 1908-02-02
FOR ANOTHER HANNA
MEN BEHIND THE BoOMS OR THE
NEARWARWICKS OF 1908

! ty-frst Pennsylvania district in Congress
/ Burke is a product OF the soho district
Of Pittsburg. and has fought his way up
/ from obscurity. He got his political
training under such masters as William
/ Finn and tho late Chris" Magee. In
! 1852 he served as secretary OF the Re-
publican national committee His friends
do not claim that he is made for ma
! tional leadership. but he would be an ef-
/ fectiye lieutenant under some man like
! CTans
The Cannon boom is in charge of a
/ man VINO burns with ambition, William
/ +. Mckinley, member Of Congress from
/ the Nineteenth Illinois district. the dis
| trict which borders Cannon's. Is a mill
/ ionaire, who is willing to pay the price
| Having accumulated in electric railway
/ building and other industries more money
| than he has any use for. no is anxious
/ to part with a liberal share Of IL in eX-
change for political prominence. McKin-
! ley is Just entering upon his second term
/ I'm Congress, but already Lgs achieved
/ fame as a dinner giver. The winters IN
/ Washington not affording sufficient op-
portunitieS for his hospitaliues. last sum
mer he took a party of Congressman,
/ one of whom was Speaker Cannon. on a
/ juUket to the West Indies and Panama.
During his first term in Congress. McKin-
| ley was elected treasurer Of the Repub-
/ hcan Congressional campaign committee,
a tribute, at least to his generosity.
Associated with Mckinley in boosting
the political fortunes of Uncle Joe" is
Frank o. Lowden. the Illinois member
of the Republican national committee
G. Il Ia NJ Ia
Pullman. Like Mckinley. Lowden is rich.
and "Sinsippi' his model farm al ore
gon, IlL, is the wonder and envy of agri-
cu!turists the world over. l.owden has
had considerable experience in national
politics, but whatever qualities Of leader
ship he may possess are yet dormant.
Hughes Not Encouraging.
If any man achieve fame as q Prezi
dent-maker by attaching himself To The
fortunes Of Charles F. Hughes, it viii
not be the fault of the governor of New
York Hughes has declared publicly and
20 his most intimate friends that he will
not lift finger TO secure the nomina-
ton for President. This would seem
enough To discourage would-be Warwicks.
yet probably the most ambitious man q
them all is laboring night and day 20
make Hughes the choice OF the c0uyen-
tion to be held at Chicago next June.
He is Frederick q. Stevens New York's
commissioner Of public works. banker and
capitalist Mr Stevens ambition. IL is
said, doesn't scatter. IL has n definite
objective He wants to be Secretary OF
the Treasury. The voice of state Senator
Alfred Page is heard oftener i'm advo-
cacy Of the governors advancement; but
il Is Stevens who works behind the
scenes and does things. According % the
White House version OF the differences
between President Roosevelt and Gov.
Hughes. 10 was Stevens who iOurueyed
20 Washington, and, as spokesman for
the governor, asked that Archie Sanders
be removed from the coliectorshiD a. i'm
ternal revenue, ON the ground that San
ders was obstructins the governors poll
cies Of reform. Hughes repudIatod the
request but stevens remained as com
missioner of public works and his ac-
tivity in the governors political interests
was not 1batcd. Il Is difficult Co size Up
Stevens as a political quantity. but bis
willingness 20 undertake big things was
attested when he offered to back William
J. Oliver the Tennessee contractor. who
wanted To build the Panama Canal
opinion is divided as to whether. I'm
the event of Tafts nomination, Roosevelt
would be entitled TO credit as his War
wick II is contended that whatever IN
fiuenCe the President IS able 20 WELD for
Taft arises from the office be holds. and
not from his personal powers, and that
therefore. il Is not case of political
Eenoralship. Yet il is not difficult 10 re
call occupants Of the Presidential Office
who would have made but "A poor out
al debating the selection Of their sue
CessOrs.
Taft and His HaIf-brother.
Aside from Mr.. Roosevelts connection
with H. the Taft boom is something of
Ia family affair The financial hacker Of
the boom is Charles p. Taft owner OF
the Cincinnati Times-Star and the Secre-
tarys haIf-brother. Charles P. is thin and
rich, while William II is fat and poor.
They look little alike and are little alike.
except that both are sons of Alfonso Taft
Cabinet member and diplomat. Family
pride constitutes powerful bond be-
tween them II is this family pride that
prompts Charles p. 10 spend his time
and money in an effort to make William
r. the Republican nominee. Charles P.
liz Is averred, has no political ambitions
LOT his own but he thinks it would be
fine thing to have "a President in the
family.
Arthur T. VoTyS the tltulaT manager Of
the Taft boom, is the son of a carpenter
who was ambitious for his offspring
VOTys. ST. wanted VOTys jT. 90 be
lawyer, but Vorys jr., wanted to he
woodturncr, and had his way. He turned
wood until the lathe took four fingers
or his right hand. The he took his
fathers advice and studied law He be-
came politician in a small way. and
finally landed the job of Insurance COM
missioner Of Ohio. One day, much 10 his
surprise and 10 the surprise Of almost
everybody else. he found himself manag-
ing presidential boom. As Taft's man
ager. Norys has once or twice venturcd
outside of Ohio. but the methods OF the
other fellow have bewildered him. He
doesn't feel that he was built for the larger
field. Theodore Burton. the erudite Con-
grcssman whom Tom Johnson recently
whipped i'm contest for the Cleveland
mayOralty, might have been Taft's man
ager had he descended to earth long
enough to undertake the job. But Burton
lives in the clouds, and as no delegates
are apt to be got up there, il was not
deemed good politics TO place him In
charge.
Fairbanks has Only LIeutenants.
Vice President Fairbanks whose boom
has been longest in the field has no ac-
tual manager, unless Fairbanks himself
be such. He has numerous Eeutenants. !
though. among them Joseph B. Healing, |
United States district attorney at Indi- /
annapolis and James =, Goodrich, chair /
man Of the Indiana Republican commit /
tee. In connection with Senator Hemen- /
way, they have done the bulk OF the 1
work for Fairbanks, but so far the In |