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Abolitionism, sympathies of Hanna Barrett, Lawrence, friendship between
Mr. Hanna and, 75.

family with, 12.

Actor acquaintances and friends of Mr. Bartlett, A. C., 389.
Hanna, 75.

Adams, Charles Francis, praises Mr.
Hanna's services as director of Union
Pacific R. R., 131 n.

Aix-les-Bains, Mr. Hanna takes the
cure at, 449.

Bayne, William M., 127, 128, 154.
Beveridge, Senator, 287, 429, 431, 457.
Blaine, James G., defeats Sherman for
nomination for the Presidency, 122-
124; dark horse at Convention of
1888, 135; mentioned, 151.

Akron meeting (1903), speech of Mr. Bliss, Cornelius N., Treasurer of

Hanna at, 417.

Aldrich, Senator Nelson, 429, 459.
Alger, Russell A., 130-131, 180, 194.
Allison, Senator, 179, 180, 191, 459;

President McKinley's choice for
Vice-President in 1900, 308.

Republican National Committee in
campaign of 1896, 213; refuses to
run for Vice-President in 1900, 308-
309; quoted on Mr. Hanna's view
of the Presidential nomination for
1904, 438-439.

Anderson, A. T., candidate for Cleve- Bone, J. H. A., 69.
land postmastership, 154.
Anderson, David, school-teacher in
New Lisbon, 20-22.
Andrews, Sherlock J., 38, 91.
Andrews, W. W., 38.

Anthracite coal strike, of 1900, 389;
of 1902, 393-400.

Aristotle, "Politics" of, quoted on
intemperate conduct of demagogues
and resulting dangers, 225.
Arlington Hotel, Washington, the
Hannas' home at, 458-459.
Armor-plate question, the, 285-288.
Army service of Mr. Hanna, 44-46.
Ashtabula, Ohio, ore-handling business
of Rhodes & Co. at, 60-61; attacks
on Mr. Hanna based on lease of
docks at, 69.

Assessment of campaign contributions,
system of, organized by Mr. Hanna,
219-220, 325-326.

Bacon, Henry, designer of Mr. Hanna's
sepulchre, 456.
Baird, S. H., 43.

Baldwin, Judge George E., quoted, 94.
Baldwin, Mrs. S. Prentiss, 34.
Bank (Union National) in Cleveland
organized by Mr. Hanna, 70-72..
Banks, assessment of, by Mr. Hanna
for campaign funds (1896), 220.

Bosses, early opposition of Mr. Hanna
to and subsequent coöperation with,
114-115; contest waged with, by
McKinley and Hanna, in 1895-96,
177-180; while making use of, Mr.
Hanna never joined the ranks of, 188-
189; victory in his first Senatorial
election due to Mr. Hanna's differing
from the, 265.

Bourne, E. H., 71; reminiscence of Mr.
Hanna by, 98.

Bradbury, "Billy," New Lisbon inn-
keeper, 34-35.

Brainard, O. D., quoted, 86.
Branley, Assemblyman, 253.
Brewer, Dr. George E., 450, 453, 454.
Bribery, charge of, in connection with
Mr. Hanna's Senatorial campaign,
259-264.

Brown, Bennett, 93.
Brush, Charles, 170.
Bryan, William J., McKinley con-
trasted with, as a speaker, 167; nom-
ination of, in 1896, 204, 209; an
earlier election date would have
meant the success of, 209; class and
sectional feelings aroused by, in
campaign of 1896, 210-211; reasons
for especial appeal of, to public
opinion, 210-211; personal stumping
tour by, 214-215; defeat of, by

McKinley by a large majority, 216–
217; speaks in Ohio against Mr.
Hanna in the Senatorial campaign, ants, 300.
247, 249; the Democratic candi-Chandler, Senator, 287.
date in 1900, 304; Mr. Hanna's Chapin, George W., 46, 51.

Hanna to, 299; advice given to, by
Mr. Hanna, on selection of assist-

speech against, at Lincoln, Nebraska,
338-339; decisive defeat of, by Mc-
Kinley (1900), 341.

Buffalo, assassination of President
McKinley at, 358–360.
Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, French Pan-
ama Canal Co.'s engineer, 381.
Burke, Vernon H., 253, 254, 260, 288-
289.

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Burton, Theodore E., "Life of Sher-
man by, quoted, 136, 233; con-
troversy between Mr. Hanna and,
over Cleveland postmastership, 154;
works in Mr. Hanna's interests in
Senatorial campaign, 254; advises
President Roosevelt on Ohio ap-
pointments, 438.
Bushnell, Governor Asa, 176; reluc-
tant appointment by, of Mr. Hanna
to Sherman's former seat in Senate,
239-241; a leader in conspiracy
against Mr. Hanna for Senator, 251;
injures his own political career in
attacking Mr. Hanna, 256; death
of, 452.
Butterworth, Benjamin, 132, 138, 151,
462;
warm friendship of, for Mr.
Hanna, and letters by, 154-156.

Campaign contributions, systematizing

of, by Mr. Hanna, 219–223, 324–326.
Campaign literature, volume of, in
McKinley's first election (1896),
217-218.

Campbell, James E., and patent ballot-

Mr.

box episode, 153.
Campbell, Thomas C., 259, 262.
Canals, development of, in Ohio, for
transportation purposes, 28-29.
Capital and Labor problem,
Hanna's interest in, 386-410.
Card, Jonathan F., 50.
Card-playing, recreation found in, by
Mr. Hanna, 459.
Carnegie, Andrew, 170.
Carter, Dr. E. P., 454.

Carter, Thomas H., 167, 288, 293.
Cartoons of Mr. Hanna, 224, 339, 340,
365, 370.

Catholics, political support of, given to
Mr. Hanna, 434.

Chadwick, Admiral F. E., quoted, 237.
Chandler, Frank M., letter of Mr.

Charities, extent of Mr. Hanna's, 461-
463.

Chautauqua speeches on the labor
question by Mr. Hanna, 396-397,
404.
Chinese exclusion legislation, 373, 374.
Chisholm, Henry, 66.

Chisholm, William, 170.

Church, Mr. Hanna's attitude toward
the, 461.

City of Superior steamboat, 40.
Civic Federation. See National Civic
Federation.

Civil Service law, indifference shown by
Mr. Hanna to, 299.
Clark, M. B., 43.

Clarke, John H., Democratic nominee
for Senator in 1903, 430.
Clarkson, Ohio, founding of, 3.
Clarkson, James S., 178, 180.
Class feeling aroused by Democrats in
election of 1896, 210-211.
Clay, Senator, tribute paid by, to
Mr. Hanna's power, 343.
Clayton, Powell, 123, 214.
Cleveland, Ohio, removal of Leonard
and Robert Hanna to, 32; early
years of the Hanna family in, 36-46;
advantages of situation of, 40, 54-56.
Cleveland, Grover, anti-protectionist
campaign of (1888), 143 ff.; effect on
McKinley's prospects of defeat of
Harrison by, 167; business depres-
sion and panic during administration
of, 168-169; weakening of adminis-
trations of, by mistakes in selections
for office, 297.

Cleveland City Ry. Co., Mr. Hanna
and the, 77-83.

Cleveland Iron Mining Company, 59.
Cleveland Rolling Mills Company, 59.
Cleveland Transportation Company,
59, 61.

Coal miners, labor troubles with, and
part taken by Mr. Hanna in, 89-95,
389, 393-400.

Coal mining business of Mr. Hanna's
firm, 56-57, 62.
Columbiana County, Ohio, 1, 8.
Commerce and Labor, establishment of
Department of, 373, 374.
Conciliation and Arbitration, Depart-
ment of, of Civic Federation, 389;

D. R. Hanna chosen a member of,
389-390; interest of M. A. Hanna
aroused in, 390-391; work of, in
connection with anthracite
strike of 1902, 393-400.
Conger, A. L., 176.

Conkling, Roscoe, 116, 117.

coal

Connell, Charles C., historian of New
Lisbon, 22.

Converse ancestry of M. A. Hanna, 5–7.
Converse, George O., 3 n.

Davis, Senator, 179.

Dawes, Charles G., 183, 214; work of,
in persuading Mr. Hanna to ac-
quiesce in nomination of Roosevelt
for Vice-President, 316.

Debating club, New Lisbon, 23-24.
Dempsey, James H., quoted, 104-105;
cited on Mr. Hanna's ambition to
become Senator, 231-232; on Mr.
Hanna as
a public speaker, 244;
mentioned, 463.

Converse, Hattie, school-teacher, 17, Depew, Chauncey, 283.

19-20.

Converse, Helen, 34.

Converse, Samantha (Mrs. Leonard
Hanna), 5-7, 17.
Corbett, Henry W., 277.

Corporate interests, development of,
with Republican supremacy, 296–
297; position of, as an issue, in
McKinley campaign of 1900, 305-
306, 323-327.
Corruption, political, Mr. Hanna's
attitude toward, 80-83; emphasis
laid on objections to use of campaign
funds for, by Mr. Hanna, 184-185.
Cortelyou, George B., 359, 360; con-
siders that McKinley was an abler
politician than Mr. Hanna, 365;
testifies to Mr. Hanna's influence
with President Roosevelt, 372;
good offices of, in preserving friendly
relations between Hanna and Roose-
velt, 437.

Dewstoe, Charles C., 300.

Dick, Charles, 166-167, 175, 177, 181;
Secretary of Republican National
Committee in 1896, 214; mentioned
in connection with bribery charges
brought against Mr. Hanna, 260,
289 n.

Dingley Law, the, 249; passage of,
275; Mr. Hanna's contributions to
making of the, 276.
Dixon family, the, 3.

Dolliver, Jonathan, mentioned for
Vice-Presidency in 1900, 309, 311.
Dolliver, Victor, companion of Mr.
Hanna's on speaking tour of North-
west (1900), 334-335.
Donaldson, J. C., state committeeman,
161; political aide of Senator Sher-
man, 234; correspondence of, quoted,
235-236.

Dover, Elmer, 245, 322, 334, 346, 360,
423, 424, 441, 453; testimony of,
to even disposition of Mr. Hanna,
and remarks on value of Mr. Dover's
services, 461.

Cowles, Edwin, editor of Cleveland
Leader, 66, 67, 68, 118, 119; defeats
Mr. Hanna in election as delegate
to National Convention of 1884, 120- | Droste, Charles F., 253, 254, 256, 258.
121.

Cox, George B., 129, 176, 252; letters
from Mr. Hanna to, 294–295, 426.
Cox, Peter, quoted, 86-87.
Crawford County system of direct
primaries, 355-356.
Cromwell, William Nelson, 378.
Cuban reciprocity question, 375.
Cullom, Senator, 179, 183.
Currency issue, rise of the, 168-169;
in Republican platform in 1896, 192-
205; Democrats take a positive
attitude toward, in Convention of
1896, 204-205; settlement of, by the
56th Congress, 282.

Daugherty, H. M., 292, 295.
Davenport, Homer, distorted impres-

sions of Mr. Hanna promulgated
by cartoons by, 224, 339, 340, 370.

Durbin, Winfield T., work of, in
campaign of 1896, 214.

Easley, Ralph M., secretary of National
Civic Federation, 388, 389, 392, 393;
quoted on Mr. Hanna's work to
settle anthracite coal strike, 395.
Eels, Dan P., 66.
Ellsler, John, 72-73.
Ellwood, William, 93.
Employees, Mr. Hanna's relations with
his, 86-89, 95, 338, 339, 387-388.
Engineer, incident of the, and Mr.
Hanna, in Nebraska tour, 337.
Eshelby, Edward O., 253.
Europe, trips to, by Mr. Hanna, 281, 449.
Everett, Sylvester T., 66, 71, 72, 121.

Fairbanks, Charles M., 190; men-
tioned for Vice-Presidency in 1900,309.

Filley, Chauncey L., 178.
Flagler, H. M., 66.

Gardner, George W., 118, 121, 126.
Garfield, James A., campaign of 1880,
110, 116-117; succeeded by Mo-
Kinley on Ways and Means Com-
mittee, 142; helped financially by
National Committee, 160.
Garfield, James R., mentioned in
connection with Mr. Hanna's first
Senatorial campaign and the charges
of attempted bribery, 253, 258, 260,
290; testifies to Mr. Hanna's
freedom from corrupt methods, 264;
helps to maintain friendly relations
between Hanna and Roosevelt,
437-438.

Garretson, Hiram, 32, 36, 43.
Gary, James A., appointed Postmaster-
General by McKinley, 230.
Gathmann Torpedo, the 280–281.
Gerrard, Jephtha A., 258-259.

spondent, 267.

Gleason, Major, description of Lieuten-
ant Hanna by, 46.

Fogg, William P., 66.
Foraker, James B., at Convention of
1884, 122-124; close relations re-
sulting from Convention of 1884
between Mr. Hanna and, 124-126;
election as Governor of Ohio, 125-
126; break with Mr. Hanna, and
causes, 128-137; effect on Ohio
politics of enmity between Mr.
Hanna and, 138-139; growing ri-
valry of McKinley and, 141-142;
defeat of, for Governor in 1889, 152-
153; the patent ballot-box incident,
153; defeat of, for Senator by
Sherman in 1891, 158-162; obtains
victory over Mr. Hanna and
Governor McKinley in 1895, 176
177; supports McKinley's candi-
dacy for the nomination for Presi-Gessner, Francis B., newspaper corre-
dent in 1896, 182; places Mc-
Kinley's name before Convention of
1896, 191; honor of inserting gold
clause in Republican platform of
1896 claimed by, 193; on Com-Goebel, Judge, 253.
mittee on Resolutions at St. Louis, Gold plank in St. Louis platform
195-196; pamphlet on "The Gold
Plank" by, cited, 202-203; ques-
tionable attitude of, in Mr. Hanna's
first Senatorial campaign, 254; as
a debater in the Senate, 282; takes
part in state election of 1901, 357;
clever work of, in forcing Mr. Hanna
into a corner on Roosevelt issue
(1903), 423-425; tries to embroil
relations between Roosevelt and
Hanna in 1903, 436; on death of
Mr. Hanna, pronounces the most
discriminating appreciation of his
career and personality, 457-458.
Ford, George H., quoted, 38.
Ford, Henry Jones, work by, quoted, 476.
Foster, Charles, 118, 132, 138, 165;
death of, 452.

Frazee, John N., description of Lieu-
tenant Hanna by, 46.
Frick, H. C., 170.

Frye, Senator, on Mr. Hanna as a
stump speaker, 248; with Mr.
Hanna during speaking tour in
Northwest (1900), 334-335; con-
verted to the Panama route for
Isthmian canal by Mr. Hanna's
speech in Senate, 384.

Gage, Lyman G., 388.
Gallinger, Senator, 284.

Globe Ship Building Company, 61.

(1896), 192-199.

Gold standard, establishment of, by
the 56th Congress, 282.
Gompers, Samuel, 389, 391, 392.
Gowdy, John K., 181.
Grant, President, and James A. Gar-
field, 116-117.
Grasselli, C. A., 456.
Gridiron Club dinner, and tribute
paid to Mr. Hanna at, 369-371.
Griffith, John E., 257, 258.
Griscom, Clement, 429.
Grosvenor, Charles H., 254; interview
with, on Roosevelt's chances in
1904, 423.

Hahn, William M., 160, 214.
Hale, Rev. Edward Everett, memorial
address on Mr. Hanna delivered by,
456.

Hale, Senator, 284, 429.
Hanna, Benjamin, grandfather of
M. A. Hanna, 2-5, 8-11, 15, 16; the
eleven children of, 4-5; financial
ruin and death of, 31-32.
Hanna, Daniel Rhodes, son of M. A.
Hanna, 49, 429, 451; a member of
M. A. Hanna & Co., 60; chosen a
member of Conciliation and Arbi-
tration Committee of Civic Federa-
tion, 389-390.

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