ABSTRACT
In an era of big business consolidation and unparalleled economic expansion, Hanna won a reputation unique among employers for his views on labor-management relations. Management of the 1892 convention seemed to be in the hands of the Blaine supporters: Clarkson, who opened the proceedings as national chairman; J. Sloat Fassett, a Platt man, who received the temporary chairmanship. The returns brought Republican victories in the election, whereupon Hanna turned over management of his business enterprises to his brother, rented a winter home in Georgia, and made it into a mecca for the many southern Republican leaders with whom he had become acquainted during the Sherman candidacy. A complete commercial bookkeeping and auditing system was installed to keep track of the flow of funds. Active in the campaign was former President Harrison, who spoke frequently in New York, Virginia, and his home state of Indiana.
