The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-17
FORAKER WILL FIGHT.
HE Is AFTER THE SCALP OF MARK
HANNA.
The Campaign Amonw the Mem be r.
Of the Next Legislature Has
Already Besun.

velopmcnts here In the senatorial situation
since Senator Foraker again sot his foe,
uron Ohio soil, have done much to clear the
atmosphere. Senator Hanna WIN not re.
turn 10 the senate II MIR. Foraker can pre.
vent It.
Senator Foraker is not saying nnythinv
tor publication. He Is still disoreetly re-
marking that he will keep out Of tho ilsht
which Is now waslng. bu, his closest fricnda
have learned that this sert OF talk IA mere.
ly for effect. Along the whole line OF For
akcr men the word has gone forth Il at Mr..
Hanna is to receive his political guictus,
II /, can be accomplished through their In.
s'rumentalify. Already correspondence
with all the newly elected members OF tho
legislature who can he relied upon TO fol-
low Fcrakerc fortunes has been commenced
and In a few days the line of battle Will
be formed, Whether Mr.. roraxer can then
BE- able to keep his purpose and his posi-
ton In the background is doubtful. Enough
Ia known now to indicate that lac is all
most ready to let down the mask.
The Developments surprise no enc. In
his mcteoric flight toward success In tho
political sky Mr.. Hanna has rot only ever
Swallowed men who were party Workers be-
lore he knew how to pull wine, but shey
have been practically extingulshcd, Now
they see their opportunity TO retire him.
MT Hanna has not been tartgul in achIey-
ing honor He has brushed aside every one
VINO was IN his pathway and he has done
"a lrft 4 ali,
almost to brutality.
Take the case of cx estate Chairman
hhtE, for instance. Mr. Kurtz before
the Toledo convention was perfectly Will
Eng TO step down and let Mr. Hanna name
new head for tho State committee, He
talked With Mr.. Hanna In Washington aud
received the promise OF the boss" that no
would mt be disturbed. Under these cir
cunietnices he went to Toledo. only to md
that Mr.. Hanna had changed his mind ana
that no was To be slaughtered. He made
his light but lost. OF course. He has never
recovered from the indignation he felt at
thus being led UP to the altar TO be sacri-
iiced in the full view OF bis friends, and
during the last campaign was known 10 be
most bitter In denoupcing Hanna. II WAS
even said in Columbus that his chief lieu
tenant there was in daily consultation with
the democratic leaders OF Franklin county.
been asserted with no little show OF au-
thority, the county went democratic Since
then Mr. Kurt2 has not concealed his in
tsntion OF defeating Hanna II possible
Nobody hare In Cincinnati doubts for a
moment that Mr.. Kurtz talked lust as he
was reported In the recent interview an
interview, by the way, which las made
sensation In the State. Mr., Kur,z may not
have known he was To be quoted lut that
the words attributed TO him core in thor
ough accord with his sentiments no one
who was ever In his counsels will for n
moment deny
MIR. Kurtz's plain talk opened the eyes
OF the Hanna men TO the seriousness OF
the situation. They knew ats truth. no
matter how much sand Mr. Kurtz might
want to throw into their eyes by denial.
II showed them that they might expect
war 10 the knife. and now they are angry.
The air is being filled With vague threats
OF counter exposures and OF determines
ton to crush the anti HAMA faction. All
this, however. is as the zephyr before the
storm compared with the rtir that Viii ba
created when 1t is discovs ei, as II ar
tainly will be. that Foraker bimself 10
ins,ieatlng the fight against Hanna,
Mr.. Foraker's friends are already pcRa-
ming to pave the way for tho exl loslon.
They are saying that Mr.. foraker owes
nothing to Mr.. Hanna. but tint IN the
contrary, Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Hsnna's
friends have gone out Of their way TO de-
fent him and his following In every contest
They say that Mr. Hanna has deliberately
ignored Mr.. Foraker in matters relating
10 Federal appointments In the State and
THAI requests made by prominent repub-
licans who happened to be close 10 Foraker
were the very requests which were disre-
garded. The time seems now 10 have come
when Mr.. Foraker lis going to look cut for
himself. He must fight or be apnihiated.
He does not propose 70 be crushed II any
effort on his part can prevent that undesir-
able contamination. He regards Mr. Hanna
az a man whose defeat would rebound TO
his own political advantage. He is said
TO have told his friends here that Mr.. Han
mas retirement BY the people Ia only
matter Of a short time anyway, as no mil
lionalre boss can control the Ohio repub-
licans for any length OF time In the fight
Tor supremacy which Is now opening Mr.
Foraker bcl.cYcs that he has the advantage.
He 10 said TO have remarked that Mr.. Han
M was personally unpopular. with not a
man behind him who had not been bought
and paid for. while or the other land ne
trcraker) II sure OF multitude OF friends.
no matter how the fortunes Of war may re-
suit.
Mr.. Foraker Is going into the rtrnggle 10
win. Tfo does MOI want Hanna In the sen
ate. He does not propose TO play second
Middle for six years. seeing himself ignored |
and his FRIENDS regarded as worthy OF no
whatever. He believes that |
the vote IN Ohio. whereby Bushnell ran
"A. 900 votes ahead OF the legislature ticket. |
10 Indicative ~ the popular sentiment
among the Ohio republicans and he Will |
have Ilanna's scalp at his belt II he can
place II there.
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