The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-19
MASON WILL PROBABLY FAIL IN
HIS SPEAKERSHIP AMBITION.
,0ME INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE
Exchange Of Letters Between fx-President
Leach Of the State League and Representa-
tive Bramley- Former Foraker Re-
nuhIican Now Hanna Man.
publican Now a Hanna Man.
Especial to the Washington Post.)

been alleged that the Cincinnati mem
bers will vote with the Republicans on
the Senatorship, interest in the attitude
of the Cleveland delegation has percepti-
bly, waned. 1t seems that Representa-
tives Mason and Bramley and Senator
Burke, of the Cleveland delegation, are
not going to hold the balance Of power
after all. Hence their non-committal at
titude is not likely to attract as much
attention in the future as in the past.
If it turns out that Senator Hanna can
re-elect himself without their assistance,
the McKisson people will not succeed in
getting a deal out of him, and Mr.. Mason
viii not succeed in getting himself made
Speaker.
But it should be remembered that
Representative Bramley has all along
been claimed by the Hanna managers.
Following his selection as chairman Of
the Cuyahoga delegation, the anti
Hanna Republicans and Democrats be-
gan disputing this claim. Now some
correspondence between him and Ham
ma lieutenant is being made public as an
excuse for Mr.. Bramley to desert Sena-
tor Hanna ON the ground that he was
subjected TO insult.
The correspondence was with Charles
II. Leach, ex-president Of the Ohio Re-
publican League, who was accredited
with being the manager of the Hanna
primaries in Cleveland. 1t is charged
that the day before the election, he
wrote Mr.. Bramley a letter containing
check for $40, toward campaign exI
penses. The day after the election Mr..
Bramley returned the check with the
suggestion that under existing circum-
stances, he did not care to accept the
same. Thus it seems that it is upon such
incidents as these that the anti Hanna
people base their hopes of the supposed
bolt on the part of men who pledged
themselves to Senator Hanna in the con-
vention which nominated them.
Hon. A. NJ. Griffin, Republican Rep
resentatiye-elect from Clinton county,
has written letter to a friend in this
city, in which he takes occasion to make
it understood that he is for Senator
Hanna. In this letter he states: Il
have not been able to get away from
home, and all / know about the fight
against Hanna is what / see daily in
the Democratic papers. / think the Re
publicans care nothing for Democratic
talk. The Republican party will not go
back on the pledges of the Toledo con-
yention."
Word comes from Adams county that
Hon. ID. @. Morrow, of Hillsboro, we'll
known anti-Hanna Republican, has been
in that legislative district trying to win
Representative Smith away from Sena-
tor Hanna. 1t is said that Smith form
erly trained with the Foraker forces,
and that Mr.. Morrow had hopes of influ-
encing him. But Smith is one of the
men nominated by the Hanna side this
time.
THE SENATOR IN NEW YORK
New York, Nov. 17.-Mark Hanna,
United States Senator from Ohio, and
chairman OF the Republican National
| Committee, arrived in New York to-day
All attempts to induce the Senator to
talk about the Senatorial situation in
his State failed. One Republican said
Il see by the papers that you viii have
about fifteen majority ON joint ballot in
stead of five, as was at first supposed"
To this the Senator replied: Il do not
care to say word about politics. My
visit here is not political and / wish
to refrain from discussing the situation
| in Ohio
1T is said, Senator. that some Repub-
| licans elected on the fusion ticket will
surely vote for you. What do you think
about itY'
"You cannot get me to talk politics.
Remember, / have had nothing but poll
tics for weeks. | expect to obtain lit
| tie rest while here"
He was asked: ''What do you think
of the result of the election in this cityW
Il do not wish to say anything about
it,"
But, as chairman of the Republican
National Committee, do you believe it
has a national bearing?'
''Not necessarily So"
The Senator said that business is good
in Ohio, and everything looks encourage
ing. prosperity has come, and facto-
ries are running on full time," he added.
THE farmers are getting better prices
for their products, and every one seems
to be more or less happy. The mining
troubles have been adjusted happily, and,
on the whole, good times have arrived.
Il expect to remain three days and
| then return to Cleveland" he concluded.