The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-10-31
BUSHNELL.
General John Beatty Tells Why
He Should BE Defeated.
ne Simply Represents the George II,
cox-Forakor Gang Of strang-
Iers Whom Honest Peo-
pie Detest.

= The following is from an authorized
interview with General John Beatty of
Columbus, one Of the best known Re.
publicans in Ohio:
"Are you taking any part in politics
this yehr?'
"No.n
"But you feel some interest in the
oontest?''
Certainty 1 want to see Bushnell do
feated, and the other men on the Re-
publican state ticket elected-I shall
scratch Bushnell from the head Of tho
ticket"
"why do you draw the line on Bush.
nell?"
"For several reasons, but mainly be-
cause he lacked the courage to make an
open. manly contest for the nomination,
and obtained it by trickery, falsehood,
and the lavish use Of money. Had he
been an avowed candidate he would
been the worst beaten man in the Zanes-
vile convention. He and his friends
knew this and for this reason IL was
that the convention was secretly packed
for him"
81 do not understand exactly how that
could have been DONE"
"It was done in this way: Jerry Bliss,
for instance, pretended to be for Nash,
and was elected as Nash delegate, but
he was at heart anything Foraker de-
sired him e. be. and so were Is other
men on the Franklin county delegation.
They could not have been elected as
Bushnell delegates, but after election
they were ready to vote for him when
ever Foraker should ask them to do 50.
Foraker did not ask them to do so be-
cause their votes were not needed, but
had their votes been called for they
would have jumped to Bushnell like
monkeys to a coooanut. Nearly every
delegation in the state was made up in
this way -ostensibly for Nash, Keifer,
Harris, Hoyt, Barger, Major, Poe, etc.,
but really In whole or In part for man
whose name was withheld from the
public-a Ian who professed not TO be
a candidate-a man whose unf1tness for
the high position was so apparent that
he dnred not meet his rivals openly in q
friendly contest for it."
what evidence is there that Bush,
nell desired the nomination and was
actually seeking it?'
''His own letter TO friend-a letter
which this friend imprudently exhib-
tied. The fact that most Of his active
workers were politicians who had nc
money of their own, and who would moi
have spent their own money for such Q
purpose if they had had any. The fact
that on the day Of the convention, al
newspaper Correspondents who were
with him testify, he was trembling will
anxiety to hear from GAINESVILLE and tc
ascertain the result of the convention
The fact is that the only delegation
avowedly for him - that of Greene
county-was sent to the convention il
r Pullman coaches without any cost to tn,
members of it. There is, in short, NJ
lack of evidence that Bushnell was !;
candidate, and that his agents were il
the field actively at work months priol
to the holding of the convention"
"But he said he was not a candi
Y date"
: "Of course he did, and so did Foraker
say he was not candidate in 1889; bu
, Dawes, Kennedy, O'Neil and Lyon sub
i sequently ascertained that Foraker wa
candidate. What had Bushnell done
to give him strength with the Republic
ans Of Ohio-to induce people to forc'
upon him an unsolicited honor. Hi
service in the army was excelled by q
least 100, 900 other Ohioans. He had NJ
legislative experience. He had neve
.. appeared on the stump as a politica
:. speaker. Few people of Ohio, compare
lively, knew that such man existed
until after he was thrust upon them fo
the highest Office within their gift. Ii
short, nobody outside of Springfield
would have heard of him at all but TO
the fact that he put up money to nomi
nate Foraker for governor, elect men h
y, the legislature pledged to support For
alker for the United States senate, ant
} finally put up money to nominate him
self. Foraker may owe him much, bu
the Republicans of Ohio owe him moth
ing. Those who may vote to put in th
place once occupied by Corwin, Chas Q
Dennison and Hayes, will either lacl
the intelligence to know when the,
have been tricked OF the manliness Il