The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-11-19
Special Correspondence.


entered politics. lie gave as his reason
his aversion TO the continual struggle
in which a man must be engaged, say
ing that he was no sooner out of one
campaign than he was in another
What he considered an ideal career wa,
FOR man to engage in some business
and, after he had gained a competency
to be allowed to give his services to the
state in some position of trust and con
fidence for which he might be fitted.
1t is one Of the penalties of politica
preferment that man, to maintain hi,
prestige or to realize further honors
must be constantly arranging or plan
ming for the future To the public, pol
itics seems confined 20 the regular cam
paign period, but with the ofiice-holdei
1t lasts all the year around, Now that
the protracted presidential campaign i.
over, it would seem that all concerned
would be glad to take a rest from poll
tics. Undoubtedly they would, but cir
cumstances will not permit. In Ohio
the preliminary skirmish in the sena
atorial fight has already begun. 1t is
an open secret that Governor Bushnell
has his eyes on Sherman S seat, and that
the Foraker wing of the Republican
party will endcavor to place him in it,
OF course all concerned would protest
that they know nothing of plans al
work either TO defeat or further this
end, but, nevertheless, the struggle has
begun.
A showing of hands will take place
at the Republican State convention next
June. At the Zanesville convention
last year the party adopted the innno
walton of indorsing a candidate for Sen
ator iu the person of J. Il. Foraker.
This policy was forced by the Foraker
faction, but without opposition II
will remain to be seen whether the y
will be in favor of a senatorial endorse.
ment in the next convention. The
opinion is that the hackers of Bushnell
will fight such q course as vigorously
as they advocated it before The
chances Of their favorite would be ruin
ed by a repetition of the GAINESVILLE
plan, as representative Republican
gathering, if called to decide between
Bushnell and Sherman, would unhesi.
tatingly commit TIE party to the cause
of the latter. The hope of the Foraker
faction is to prevent an Endorsement
and then control the Republican nomi
nations for the Leg islature throughout
the State. 1t is believed, though, that
they will experience some difficulty in
securing control of the machine, as
they did two years ago. Their success
on that occasion lay in the fact that
they stole march on the other branch
of the party, This year the latter will
be on the alert,
While it has been generally under.
stood that Senator sherman would be
q candidate to succeed himself, the sig
nifcance the way his name has Zig
ured in the new Cabinet states since
McKinleys election is not to be lost
sight of. Friends of the Senator hold
out the impression that if he is urged
to take the portfolio of Secretary OF
State he would not refuse. This would
take him out of the senatorial race,
but the situation as regards the fight
for the Ohio senatorship would be com
plicated rather than simpliied The
probable ambition Of Mr.. Hanna in that
direction must be taken into account
The impression prevails that che man
who so successfully managed the recent
Republican national campaign is enti-
tied TO about anything he desires at The
hands OF the Republican party lie
would undoubtedly be given a Cabinet
position should he desire it, but the
opinion prevails. that he would prefer
seat in the upper House Of Congress.
This being true, 'he placing of Sher.
man in the Cabinet would be with the
tacit understanding that the influence
and strength of the Mansfield states
man would be thrown TO Hanna. Bush.
nell's chances would not be improved
by a change of opponents. The ability
and devotion displayed by Mr.. Hanna
are such as to command the respect OF
his party, and the latter would be more
inclined to reward him than TO keep
honors on a man whom it is felt should
be satisfied with his present position as
Chief Executive. The sentiment against
sending mllionaires to the Senate
would have no more force against one
than the other
With Sherman and Hanna both out
of the race, Bushnell would have no
advantage, as there would be other
Richmonds in the field. Congressman n
Charles Grosvenor looms up as for.
midable senatorial aspirant. General
Grosvenor is, by all odds, the most CON
spicuous figure of the Ohio contingent
in the National House, and in fact, one
of the leaders of his party in that body
His recognized ability, his experience
in public life and his long service in be,
half of his party, makes him, perhaps
the most Legitimate heir to Senator
Sherman's seat found within the Dor
ders of the State In view of all the ele
ments entering into the contest, it is
believed that Senator Foraker and hIs
friends have undertaken big task ia
attempting to elevate Governor Bush
nell TO the Senate.
In this connection it should be oh
served that Senator Bushnell has trou
bles of his own, without any new ones
which are likely to be precipitated upon
him by premature candidacy for the
Senate. There is no concealing the
fact that opposition will be found TO his
denomination for Governor. Severa
reasons exist for this The most potent
is the desire of those Republicans who
were turned out of Office by the present
administration to get even This il
perfectly human trait and Is not II
be subordinated to party loyalty or ans
other such sentimsu' Some very pro n
inent workers have been made 10 feel
the steel, and they only await the
chance to retaliate. While they have
little hope of defeating him for the
nomination, they will doubtless be able
to create some division in the conven-
tion, which will be in the nature of a
humiliation, as party precedent usually
accords a Governor a unanimous tender
of a second term.
Another element likely to operate
against Bushnell is the poor showing
made by Ohio in the recent election, as
compared with other leading Republic
can States. It Is with feeling of great