The Washington herald., 1911-12-13

or worry among the New Jersey Re-
publicans now in Washington, and Sena-
| tor Briggs was least ruffied of all who
! came over to aid Franklin Murphy, the
New Jersey member OF the National Com
| mittee.
The name of Hanna is again mentioned
in Republican national affairs, remind
ing one OF the old Mckinley days, when
Mark Hanna was the chairman and actual
manager OF the organization. This time
it is Dan r. Hanna, n son, who has
ventured into politics for the first time
and in a modest way. He appears with
Chairman Walter Brown, of Ohio, ap-
posed to President Taft and urging a
return to the old Roosevelt leadership.
The younger Hanna kept so thoroughly
aloof from politics during the days of
his fathers supremacy that no one in
Ohio ever dreamed Of his coming into the
game. and the Ohio Republicans, OF all
factions, are wondering IL Dan. r will
edge in with some of his fathers skill
and domination. While taller and thinner
than his father. Dan Hannas counte-
nance and grimness of jaw resemble
those Of the Mckinley manager of other
days and indicate the same old spirit, in
tent on having things go the Hanna way.
Robert J. Morgan. one-time Republican
leader in Cincinnati and still vigorous.
though seventy-three years old, called on
President Taft yesterday simply for the
sake Of old times, and to promise good
things for next years campaign. At the
Willard later Col. Morgan recalled the
remarkable luck of the President and his
ability to get oyer rough places with the
least offense to everybody else
Cincinnati has given but one Presi-
dent to the nation" said Col. Morgan,
that is, speaking strictly of the city,
but you may recall that William Henry
Harrison lived a few miles west Of the
town, at North Bend. where he is buried,
and Benjamin Harrison was born there,
receiving his early education in Cincin-
natl and oxford, near by. Then Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, though born at Delaware,
Ohio, grew up in Cincinnati, where he
practiced law and was first elected gov
ernor from our county. going later to
Fremont, where he lived when elected
governor a third time and President We
have had many Presidential candidates
voted for in convention, including For
aker, Hoadly, and William S. Groesbeck
the latter a great figure in the old days
of the Andrew Johnson troubles
A fine looking old gentleman with
something of a patriachaI air has at
tracted attention at the Willard since
Sunday, and mingled most with New
York Republicans who gathered about
William l. Ward and the Republican
Congressman. Somehow the face OF this
fine old gentleman haunted the political
people of other States, and they could
M " ypaG Oy- tt-ho
they had seen him last in a political
gathering. Then some one explained that
he was Lou Payn, who has been a noted
figure in Albany and in New York Re
T.ublichn affairs for forty years. He was
devoted adherent of Tom Platt in the
days of the Platt domination, and was
ever on hand when political fine work was
needed. He came to Washington as
spectator. perhaps. but has joined in all
the councils of the New York Repub-
licans. whether at the Capitol or in the
hotel
Robert Grain, the Baltimore Democrat
who is chairman of the home committee
which seeks to secure the Democratic
convention for the Monumental
City, looked in en- the Republican, conyo-
cation YESTERDAY and almost had faint
ing spell when he saw how quickly the
work was done Col. Grain would be
happy II as much CELEBRITY IS shown in Sc
Iecting Baltimore by the Democratic or
ganization on January s; but with sew
eral other cities REACHING out for the
Democratic gathering, q prolonged ses-
sion OF speeches and booming is prom-
ised Col Grain relies some on aid from
as the holding Of the con-
vention In Baltimore would bring almost
every visitor TO this city.
Anyhow, Col. Grain learned lot at
the Republican meeting. and viii be for
tiled when January comes around.