New-York tribune., 1896-01-26
WORKING AGAINST M'KINLEY.
POLITICAL REVELATIONS IN OHIO.

DISCLOSURES BROUGHT OUT BY RIPPER" BILL
ALLEGED CONFERENCES OF ANTI-MKIN1EY
MEN WITH REPUBLICANS IN THE EAST.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Toledo Ohio Jan. 25.-The introduction Of
ripper bill for this city, the author Of which
Is the present Mayor, Guy G. Major, which bill
delegates absolute authority to the Mayor for the
appointment of every city official high and low.
and which is being bitterly fought, special trains
carrying loads Of people to the State capital. has
brought out the details OF a deal reaching into
National politics. Mayor Major. George B. Cox.
the Cincinnati boss. and Charles Kurtz, formerly
Governor Forakers secretary. and the chairman
Of the State Republican Committee. are close
friends. The assertion has been boldly made that
every man on the Municipal Committee OF the
Ohio House Of Representatives stands practically
pledged to the support Of the ripper egisla-
ton that he gave his promise TO that effect
before he was named and that 1t was all a
part Of the deal to secure Toledo's votes in the
state Convention for Bushnell. as against Judge
Doyle. home candidate. Several weeks before
the convention met Major met Kurtz and Cox
at Cincinnati and deal for the delivery Of a
Bushnell Foraker delegation arranged.
This fight over a new city charter In way
branches out into National affairs, according to
one Of Majors NEST intimate friends, who got the
information from Major himself but who Is
angered over Majors attempt to foist so radical
ripper" upon the people He says:
you remerber the last time Major went to
New-York and remained several days? Do you
know who else there? Well. Cox. Kurtz. Platt.
Quay. Clarkson. two or three Western men and
our own Guy were there. and the situation was
carefully canvassed The Ohio crowd was salts
fed that a delegation could be secured from Ohio
that might be handled in such manner as would
eternay lay the Presidential aspirations OF Gov
ernor Mckinley and his friends In the shade
Now this may sound somewhat as though our
little Mayor had been getting into tail timber put
Cox has taken fancy TO him. and whatever cox
says goes with Charley Kurtz. and Whatever
Kurtz says goes long distance Just at present
with Eastern opponents OF Mckinney. Nina
never heard Major or any OF his friends intimate
that Foraker was at all mixed up IN TINS mes
but his friends in Northwestern ONO are de-
termined to knock Mckinley out II at all possible
The fine Italian hand OF Platt Is as
cernible through all of this little list of
queer transactions. l; has been said. you
New-York has generally controlled the ul-
innate result in the National conventions
of all parties. Ohio has also exercised a
wonderful influence these occasions. This be
ing the case. what can be expected OF c9aItl0h
os the two States recognized powers In Kepup-
ucan National conventforst This | do know:
that should the present measure not pass inc
General Assembly OF Ohio. another bill VIII De
presented somewhat modified. but practically OF
the same import in a general way. The combina-
ton is bound to carry its point and step by
step the various little schemes VIII ne WORKED
out and they will culminate, II allowed 10 set
through In a giant effort TO accomplish the
carefully planned coup in the end Now marx
this: If that bill comes TO a vote in both Houses
every member who votes for its passage may De
put down as heart an anti-Mckinley man:
and when the time comes for the selection or
delegates to the st. Louis convention; Keep an
eye on those and see that they 90 not get
th4 Ctotn dA1a
Every man Of them who gets on the list may
be counted on, In a comparative degree. 10
lessen The chsnces for hr i make open rro
testatons Of hdelity. and would prooaDiy vote
for Mckinley should he be nominated. but their
object is to see to II that ne ialis snor' 81
factor in the gend4al scheme the OHIO end OF
which is entirely in the hands OF George cox
and Charley KurtZ. two OF the smoothest
political articles ever done up in nice packages"
Entire confirmation OF this story comes from
Columbus and Cleveland tonight. and even
William NJ. Hahn State Insurance Coninis-
s,oner and Governor McKinley's close adviser,
Is confident the plan is we'll laid and that no'h-
ing short Of a tremendous effort VIII upset II.
The feeling here In Ohio is that the delegation
is to be used for Morton as first Choice and VIII
90 to Allison providing 1t shall become appar-
ent that Morton cannot be nominated
Albany. Jan. 25 (SpeciaD aD-News reached here
to-day that John Palmer. the Secretary or
State. went West with Serator-elect Foraker.
Of Ohio. Yesterday as far as ftOcnester. Istpup-
Iican politicians believe that Captain Palmer
received telegram from Thomas c. Platt to
head off Mr. Foraker here, accompany him
some distance through the State and expatiate
uDon the iridescent hues OF the Morton boom
that at least, is the statement given OUT Dy
Mr. Mortons friends in this city. Whether or
not Captain Palmer succeeded In his mission
will not be known until he returns here. tie
IS reported to have gone to the Soldiers home
at Batn from Rochester. WORD mas been re-
ceived at the Morton headquarters In New
York so Republican politicians say, from Mary,
land that a combined "landsde' ana tdai
wave" in favor OF Mr. Morton have recently oc-
Cured in that State The Landslide IL Is
suspected here Is q seismic disturbance caused
nv the passage through the State or CaleD
Simms the janitor Of the Senate. now engaged
i'm imparting Mr.. Mortons sound money views
to prospective Southern colored delegates, anu
as for the tidal wave" that can be but
perturbation in esapeake Bay. caused by
specch from Charles w. Anderson the coored
orator and private secretary OF State Ireas-
urer Colvin who is likewise travelling IN me
South instilling Mr.. Morton's sound-mohey
views into other prospective Southern delegates
By-the-way do the Legislature and state treas
urer Colvin intend to pay the salaries OF Siinihs
and Anderson while they are thus absent ia
the South?