Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-12-27
WARM TIME in OHIO
The President-Maker Having a
Lively TussIe to Retain
His Seat.
SENIOR SAGASTA is DEFIANT
Prominent American Capitalists
and a Foreign Duke Will
Develop Mines.
MoRRIsoN'S SUCCESSOR.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, December 27.--
For the next three weeks, and maybe
more, the capital OF Buckeyedom, will
be the politicsl storm-center Of The
United States, and toward 1t will be
directed the eyes OF people Of all po.
litical parties interested in one of the
greatest battles for United States
ssnatorship tha. Ohio has ever ex-
perienced. Although The legislature
does not meet until week from to-day
and the balloting. under the law, can
not commence until another week from
that date, yet nearly every member of
both branches of the legislature is al
ready on the ground, together with two
or three good.sized regiments of hust-
ling politicians. OF these good ma
jorlty are The adherents of the political
prodigy from Cleveland, tho king of
commerce who last year astonished
both his own party aud its opponents
by proving himself one Of the most
astute and successful campaign man
ayers that American politics has ever
known. 1t is the same irony of fate
taat many great public men, the world
over have experienced at some period
or other Of their careers that
places Mark Hanna, who
is popularly designated as the "man
who made PRESIDENT" iu q position
where he has TO msko the fight of bis
life for on honor OF minor importance
than that for which he battled for
others, aud which moreover is to be
bestowed, not by the people of the
nation, but simply by those of his own
commonwealth. There is even more
irony ia the fact that his battle is not
SO much against tremendous odds. bLt
simply for the bare handful of votes
necessary to secure his return to the
senate for the full period Of eight
years.
The senator himself is on the ground
and will probably remain here until
the issue has been decided. He has
little to say for publication, however,
save as be stands as the choice OF the
republicans of Ohio, as declared by
them IN convention assembled at
Toledo, and that his can iIdacy has
been indorsed by all except four coun-
ties In the state. For his opponents he
has not hard word. Thee republl-
can caucus will probably be held to-
ward the end of the week.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, December 27 -
The presence OF large number of
det6 ctlves In the city has caused much
comment, and certain Interested parties
are having their actions wstched
Secret service men have been dropping
In from Washington for several weeks.
1t is alleged they we're sent there by
Senator Hanna to watch Senator For
aker and all others. who are, or might
be 10 the anti. Hanna move. Il is
known, too, that Hanna has squad
of secret-service men located ia Culum-
bus and other parts Of the state.
During Charles Kurtz' visit to McLean,
at Washington, the same department.
was called IN to shadow him.
New York, N X, December 27 -
A Washington special osthe Mail and
Express says; "A private dispatch
was received here. TO day, from Col
umbus, Ohio, stating that Charles L.
Kurtz, ex chairman of the Ohio state
republican cohmittee, would be
candidate for the senate against Hanna,
The telegram stated that Kurtz claimed
thirteen votes. TWO are republicans
from CLEVELAND. one from CINCINNATI,
and the other ten are dem ocrals." II
ia announced here, to-day, that John
II. Mclean intends to go to Ohio to
use his influence with Ohio democrats
10 favor OF Kurz.