Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-23
HANNA TO DE SENATOR.
Governor Bushnell Announces Thht
He VIII Appoint Him.
(CoIumbus (ol speclal TO WashIngton

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Post OF 22d)
Governor Bushnell tonight gave out
the following statement to the press:
1T had been my intention TO make no
announcement in relation TO the action
would take in the matter OF an appoint
| ment 10 fill the prospective vacancy IN
! the Ohio representation in the United
| States Senate until the vacancy actually
existed. But on account OF the manifest
interest Of the people, and their desire
TO know what will be done, deem IL
best now to make the following state
ment: when Senator Sherman resigns to
! enter the Cabinet of President Mckinley
| will appoint to succeed him Hon. Mar
Gus A. Hanna, of Cuyahoga county, TO
serve until his successor is chosen by the
| Seventy-third General Assembly OF the
| State. ! trust this action will meet with
the approval of the people
"ASA A. BUSHNELL"
This announcement on the part of Gov
ernor Bushnell is the result of the ire
mendous pressure that has been brought
to bear upon him within the past two
weeks on the senatorial succession. The
| first indication that the Foraker element
was getting ready TO yield TO the in
| evitable was shown last week. when
! George Cox, the Hamilton county boss,
| who rules at Foraker's home, came out
for Hanna. This was followed by the
Governors Visit to Springfield on Satur-
day, for the ostensible purpose of pre-
siding at Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation convention, when Bushnell and
Foraker had long-distance telephone
talk over the matter and the decision
| finally reached that is given in the above
/ announcement.
The appointment of Chairman Hanna
| to fill the Sherman vacancy means but
| one thing and that is that Governor
Bushnell has been unable TO stand the
storm of public criticism that his pro-
bable selection of Lleutenant-Gov-
ernor Jones or Chairman Kurtz
would certainly have invoked. That
II was first intended TO name
Jones admits of no doubt, but the
choice was then shifted to Kurtz, and
as late as the middle of last week the
closest friends of the State Chairman
were certain that he would be named, in
| spite of the protests that were coming
up from all over the State.
After the return of Governor Bushnell
from Springfield last night he held
long interview with Kurtz. and the mat
ter was finally settled that he would
| step out of the way. This was largely
brought about by re statement made
by Hanna a few days ago that, who
ever was named for the senatorship, he
| proposed to make the race before the
next General Assembly. Senator-elect
Foraker, Governor Bushnell, and the
other leaders of that faction OF the
party knew that they could not defeat
Hanna in such a contest. and the part
Of discretion was to withdraw In time.
| To have been defeated in that campaign
would have meant trouble with the Nc
Kinley administration in the matter OF
| patronage and that is a thing that Fora
ker cares more for than ne does for
short-term senatorship.
The movement of Governor Bushnell
shows the power of Republican senti-
ment Of Ohio that has from the first
been almost a unit for Hanna, and this
feeling was strong not only among what
are known as the Mckinley Republic
cans, but among the Foraker contingent
as well. The latter petitioned Bushnell
TO name Hanna, unless he desired TO
split the party from stem to stern in
the coming campaign. He was deluged
with kilograms from some of the best
friends of Foraker all over the State
that party expediency and safety de-
manded the appointment of Hanna. 1t
would not do TO slap the President-elect
I'm the face right on the threshold of his
administration, and the selection Of any
other man but Hanna would be so in
terpreted.
MIR. HANNA'S CAREER.
Marcus Alonzo Hanna, chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, who will
be John Sherman's successor in the
United States Senate, is nearly 60 years
of age having been born in Columbian
county O., September p, 1887. He comes
of Quaker family, though he attends
the Episcopal Church almost exclusively
his wife being a member of that Church.
Hanna received a very good education
for western boy. He was graduated
from the Cleveland High School. and was
then sent for a year TO the Western Re
serve College, at Hudson. He was a
leader in his classes, as he has always
been in business and politics
Mr. Hanna began his commercial career
as a vessel-oWner and grocer, in com
pany with his father. He gradually in
creased his business and possessions, I'M
til he became the owner Of a great ship
building plant, and iron and coal-mines,
besides having large railroad and real
estate interests. He is said 10 be worth
100000.
For many years he has been the most
influential businessman in Cleveland
and, although 1t Is not generally under
SlObus Ht has pttA Il tONtA III RoiANiNS
since Garfield's preliminary canvass for
the presidency.
MIR. Hanna was among the first to re-
cognize the availability Of both Garfield
and Mckinley for the presidency. and in
each case he was the power that gave
direction and irresistible force to the
movement which led up to the White
House
He was not known to have political as
pirations for himself until after McKin-
ley's election, when the public was in
formed that Mr.. Hanna purposed to
spend the next four years in Washington
Naturally, it was supposed that was
to enter the Cabinet; but I'm time Xe fact
developed that Mr.. Sherman was to be-
come Secretary OF State, while Mr.
Hanna would step into his place in the
Senate, If he could.
Mr. Hanna has been a delegate TO seve-
raj OF the National Republican conven-
tions, twice going in Sherman's inter-
ests. He started the business-men's
movement during Garfeld's campaign,
which was a potent factor in the cleo
ton. President Cleveland appointed Mr.
Hanna one OF the five government direc-
tors OF the Union Pacific railroad during
his first term.
Mrs. Hanna is recognized as social
leader.