Evening journal., 1915-02-24
New News Of Yesterday
The Right Thing at the
Right Moment
by Holland.

Mark Hanna-after his successful
venture into politics, eliminating as
his politics did in the nomination by
the Republicans Of William Mckinley
for President, and also in the cxtro-
ordinary campaign under Hanna's
leadership, of which the climax was
the election of McNinley-wa often
spoken of as good demonstration Of
the fact that II is possible for a man
Of great business achievement also TO
succeed as a politician. Mr.. Hanna,
when a tribute of this kind was paid
TO him personally was accustomed to
say that many of the qualities which
make it possible for a man to succeed
greatly in business are also the quail
ties which make II possible for him to
succeed In politics. He mentioned two
qualities-one the capacity to concen-
trate the mind intently ana exclusive
ly upon a subject and the other the
capacity TO judge when the right mo-
ment had come to do the right thing.
Mr.. Hanna said that politicians some
times failed because they attempted
to do the right thing at the wrong
time
Earlier than the political career of
Mark Hanna was that of Edward San
derson, to whom many attributed the
nomination of James A. Garfield to
the presidency in 1880. United States
Senator George r. HOar. who was
chairman of the Republican national
convention of 1880, paid a tribute or
this kind 20 Mr.. SandersOn when, af-
ter his return from Chicago, he was
narrating to some Of his friends GER
tain interesting but unpublished in
cidonts Of the convention. Some of
those who were present at the con-
vention, either as invited guests or as
delegates. were inclined to think that
Gartield's nomination was made possi-
BILE by the celebrity with which the
mind of Senator Hoar moved at a
critical moment But Of that incident
the Senator did not speak to his
friends.
Mr.. Sanderson revealed remarkable
! business qualities when he was still a
young man settled in the growing city
/ of Milwaukee. He seemed TO under
stand intuitively the fundamental
! principle upon which the -four manu-
]
He gained a hign reputation as q busi-
ness man and felt justified in ventur-
ing into the field Of practical politics
Mr.. Sanderson found fascination in at.
tending the Republican national con-
ventions, and he was a delegate tC
four or five Of them.
At the convention of 1880. wher
General Grant and James G. Blain,
were the leading candidates for the
nomination for President Mr.. Sander
son was one of those who early per
ceived that the nomination for eithei
of these candidates was impossible
He began to occupy himself with th'
consideration of the quest. Who il
really the most available man for thi
convention to nominate? He wa
greatly impressed by General Gar
fields speech which placed John Sher
man in nomination. He asked man.
questions of those who knew Gar
field well.
Mr.. Sanderson realized that the Wis
cOnsin delegation had especial ad
vantage in the fact that Wisconsin
was the last State on the roll II
therefore went among the delegates Il
the State. cOunseling them that the
should withhold their strength unit
the oppOrtuno moment came, and the
as a unit support the nomination q
General Garfield, who was not at frs
prominently before the convention a
candidate.
After the balloting had been extend
ed for nearly a week, Mr. Sanderso
said to the Wisconsin delegates. "No'
is the time" Wisconsin, when tn
State was called. announced that sh
cast her undivided vote for James
Garfield. The entire convention pei
ceived then that the end was at han'
The roll call was begun with Alabama
and State after State swung frol
Blaine or Sherman to Garfield. and /
was nominated Mr.. Sandorson ha
done the right thing at the right mC
ment
Copyright. 1915. by e. J. Edward
All rights reserved)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards will te
How General Garfield Was Rule
Out Of order"