The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-09-18
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THE CONGER LETTER.

generally known, but the nature o
extent of said dispute has not been
understood. The public has Indirect
ly but very vaguely known that there
is a Foraker faction, and a Hanna
faction, each, for some reason, oppos-
ed to the other, and that is about all
the public has known upon the sub
ject.
But recently, a letter came from
Col. A. l.. Conger of Akron, a war
veteran, an ex-congressman, at pres
ent a wealthy manufacturer, and a
man of affairs both politically and
financially. For some years Col.
Conger served as chairman of the
republican party of Ohio, in which
office he formed an intimate ac-
quaintance with the inner workings
of the machine, and with the individ-
ual parts of said machine. Those
who are interested in the Ohio cpl
sode will derive some pleasure and
knowledge from reading the letter:
Col. Conger, who is now in Kinks.
vile, Mo-, under date of Aug. 21,
writes:
Judge G. r. Grant, Akron, o.;
My dear Judge Grant: | was glad
to get your letter of the 10Th inst.
Under no consideration whatever
shall | vote to support Mark Hanna's
candidacy the coming fall, and you
are at liberty to so quote me to any
of your friends, or to any one else.
You cannot make the language too
strong for me.
When | was chairman of the re-
publican state executive committee
in 1889, neither Mr.. Hanna nor any
of his friends contributed single dol
lar to the republican cause nor to the
state committee. When | went to him
at the request of M. Il. Herrick, A. G.
Howard and some of the republicans
of Cleveland, with the request that
he and his friends help Foraker and
Foster in the coming campaign, he
put his hands upon my knee, looked
me square in the face and said: "Not
a single cent for Foraker; l don't
like him and [ will be damned if
vote for him. On the contrary, |
will do all | can against him.
then mentioned Foster to him for
senator and his reply was: "Not a
damned cent for the close counties;
if we carry the Legislature, Foraker
would be a candidate for senator"
Isthen said to him, "Do you mean
to say you would rather see a dem,
ocrat in the senate than Foraker"
"That's about the size of it," said
he.
That was the kind of a republican
Hanna was in 1889, and the leader
says W. must be loyal to him now,
Then he rushed off to New York
after the defeat of the republicans
when he and his friends had worked
openly for the democrat ticket, anG
when asked by a reporter what the
defeat in Ohio meant, he said, "W,
are getting rid of some of the barna
Giles that have been hanging to the
republican party"
Just compare for a moment, Fora
ker and Foster, with such men a
Hanna, Dick, and Hahn, the mel
who are now ruling the republican
party.
If | were we'll enough | would
come to Akron and preside owe
democratic meeting, because there i
no escape from the the bondage il
which the republicans are now hell
unless they vote the democratic tick
ct this fall, and | shall so state to al
my friends in Summit county. | shaI
ask them to work openly for Hanna
defeat and do all they can agains
him. l am perfectly willing to b
quoted on that to any one.
hope to reach Ohio before til
first of November, and preside at
public meeting, either in Akron, Gin
clnndtl, COLUMBUS OF cleveland. NJ
main reason for opposing Hanna no.
is that | am opposed in principle
the levying of contributions upon tn
manufacturer and the using of thes
contributions to foist such men 9
Hanna, Dick and Hahn upon the re
pubiicans.
AS Mr., Blaine once said to me
"McKinleyism means measuring tn
degree of protection granted to an
industry by the amount of none
such industry will pay to the cam
paign fund, regardless of popula
rights or wrongs"
[ have been a manufactures in tn
highly protected industries, and
know | am right. And / have see!
these wrongs inflicted daily upon tn
people.
Mark Hanna's candidacy is an in
suit to labor, and every laboring MAJ
should vote against him.
Hoping to hear from you again,
am very truly yours,
A. L. Conger.