The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-18
MUTINY IN CANTON.
ORGANIZED EFFORT TO DEFEAT
MARCUS AURELIUs HANNA
He's It's Origin In the Home CITY Of
the President One of the Agents
Visited Representative BramIey
at tClsveland-Itis Interestirn

~ Is luEtFeeNtnR,
Mutiny in the Presidents town. That.
the situation now. An anti Hanna move-
ment started in McKinleyvillel Morcus
Aurelius may well tremble. It has been
known for some years that there are more
FORAKER men in Canton than there ARE
Republicans who identify themselves with
any other faction of their party. They
nave not lost any Of their strength and
nave gained some recruits Iatelv-men
who are not so much interested in For.
aker as in President Mckinley. and who
teel that the glory of the administration
Is being assumed by Hanna and who are
therefore ready to help the President GET
rid Of him. Secret meetings have been held
among the leaders and il has been decided
to send trusted Forakrites to the MEM
Ders OF the next Legislature who are wab-
bly, on Hanna, and set forth to them that
1t is The unexpressed desire of the presf.
dent, as well as the particular dpsira NJ
Foraker, Bushnell and Charley Kurtz.
that Hanna be defeated. These messen-
gers have started out, and one has nj.
ready been heard from. The Cleveland
Leader, this morning, contains an article
that throws some light on the manner of
procedure. Being in the Leader HIM
mas personal organ, there can be no oues-
tion about the fact.
THE INTERVIEW.
Ropresentative-elect NJ. +. Bramley
yesterday denied a story to the effect that
he had been offered bribe if he would
pledge himself not to vote for Senator
Hanna when the legislature convenes this
winter
'A A friend Of mine came up from Can
ton, said Mr.. Bramley yesterday, and
asked me not to vote for Senator Hanna
But was not offered any bribe not to
do So"
"Who was your friend from CantonP"
Mr., Bramley was asked.
Il would not care to say that, he re-
piled
Did he come up purposeIy to make
that request Of you?"
II don't know"
"Was his coming an indication of an
organized effort to defeat Senator Han
mas candidacy"
Il don't think so, ," said Mr.. BramIev
In fact, l don't think it could be given
any newspaper prominence whatever"
You are going to vote for Senator
Hanna, are you not?"
II have answered that question many
many times, and l think it would be siIIy
Tor me to keep on answering it. l don't
porpose to answer it again"
DETECTIVES HERE.
Hanna has sent special detectives IN env
upon members-elect Of the legislature
who may be considered doubtful. inst
how many he has placed on the trail or
the Honorable John p. Jones cannot be
learned, but it will take several. Besides,
when the detectives came to Canton to in
yestigate concerning what promises. If
any, were made by Jones while in the fer
ritory set off in severalty by Mr.. SNYDER for
Representative Snyder, they found there
was other work to do. They discovered
influences at work against Hanna that
might do him much injury, if on no other
ground than the fact that it had its origin
in Canton, the home of the President.
In the meantime the organization is
working stealthily, and Jones is still mum
on the Hanna question