The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
CAMPAIGN OPEN.
HANNA OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES
HIS SENATORIAL BOOM.
He Opens Headquarters at Columbus
Today and Turns Down the For
alser Men In Every Section
of the State.

NhS
Columbus, August 2.--(Special. 1.-The
headquarters of the Republican state
committee were thrown open this morn
ing, and the campaign of Mark Hanna is
now In full blast. Up to this time the
work Of the junior senator and his many
managers has been devoted principally to
strangling the Foraker element Now
that he Ia In complete control of the
party organization they are TO definitely
enter the battle for Republican legisla-
ture aud Republican state ticket.
The Hanna management had not yet
had peep at the committee rooms
which, having been in charge of Hon.
Charles L. Kurtz during the last cam
paigu, have remained In his custody until
the present. When they entered this
morning they found everything In the
pink of condition for their occupancy
In accordance with the ihtention of the
Foraker men to take back feats during
this campaign, the retiring committee
through Mr. Kurtz, has placed the head
quarters and all the political documents
of the committee In excellent order. Mr.
Kurtz has even called upon Chairman
Nash and offered any explanations neces-
sary concerning the affairs of the head
querters as they now stand Nothing is
to be left undore by them to welcome
the Haunaites to their doom Mr.. Han
mas managers here have engaged larger
clerical force than that of any past CAM
paien, and they reported at o'cock this
morning.
The first work ut the headquarters will
be to formulate the organization on an
entirely new basis. New township and
ward hustlers are to be selected and every
thing else done to completely stamp out
the identity of the Foraker faction. The
speakers bureau, which is to be in
charge of HeuIy Hedges, of Menstiel5, a
radical Hanna Mckinley man, as a sue
cessor to Ed. Archer, Forakers veteran
in this position, is to cut a great flgurs in
the work of the campaign. II is expected
that the committees will be abls to secure
more oustside speakers for Ohio this year
than ever before, not excepting even the
fight Of last fall when special attention
was paid to President McKinleys own
state, This is because the campaign Of
this year in Ohio, being the first since
the inauguration of Mckinley, and in
volving tie same issues as those tf his
election, is expected to dem onstrate either
an Endorsement or condemnation of his
administration. furthermore, the cleo.
tions in many states this year are not
nearly so important as those of presi-
Dental contest, and will not require the
presence of so many prominent n en- at
home. There is talk here of even Undue
ing Mckinley to make formal tour Of
the state on tehalf Of Hanna. His closest
friends, however, say thOt he will not
consent to quite such bold and desper.
ate tactics.
What the committee will probably do
is to arrange for McKinleys presence at
many soldiers reunions, the state fair,
dedication of monuments, etc., in order
that lie may have an opportunity to boost
Hanna sleng. Indeed, the President,
acting upon the advice of Mr.. Hanuas
managers, has already consented to at
tend aud address several such meetings
during the campaign.