The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-19
A FUN PRODUCER.
LITTLE CHARLIE DICK THE OBJ
JECT OF MUCH MIRTH.
The Foraker Fellows and Particularly
the Eriends of charlie Kurtz Are
Owing the Hnnns Exponent
thS Merry IA Ha.

Columbus, August 49, Special. y
There Is something so thoroughly hearty
and deepseated In the mirth manif tied
by tie Foraker men at the sad predica-
ment Of one Major @. w. II. Dick, OF
middle -the-road Populist fame, that
1t is source of intense amusement to the
general public.
Ever since the chief manager of Mark
Hauna's campaign was discovered TO te
trafficking In the votes of tie recent
Populist state convention, the followers
of tie senior senator have been holding
their sides with laughter and gasping for
breath In their efforts to prevent spasm
of sarcastic pleasure. The so-oalled Re.
publican state headquarters is now the
laughing stock of the Inhabitants and
visitors at the capital.
Chairman Nash and Secretary Mslloy
have been inaccessible much of the time
since the exposure Of Major Dicks meth
DDS. 1t is said that both have been ply
sically and mentally indispofed for some
days. The sicksst man in tie combina-
tion, however is the major him self. He
was waited upon by two
EMINENT POLITICAL PHYSICIANS,
Drs Charles Grosvenor, of Athens, and
A. G. Thompson, of Portsmouth. They
passed through the city Saturday, en-
route to their homes, and took occasion
to issue bulletin upon the condition of
Nj jor Dick.
According to their statement, the majo or
has somewhat recovered from his attack
OF prostration and will soon be able to
atterd to his official duties. They enter
into long explanation, the burden of
which is that Major Dick simply loaned
the money to the two gentlemen who
received his ready assistance, and they en-
ter q general denial that he furnished any
persons with railroad tickets and hotel
expenses In connection with tie conven-
tion.
The Foraker men are greeting their ex-
planatory claims with the utmost ridi-
oule. They say that 10 the Republican
state headquarters at Cleveland is to be a
loan agency, then Mark Hanna and Major
Dick should hang three balls" over the
front door. Such Ia ugLing remarks as
cash my check, will your" and Loan
me $25, !" are passed tetween the Foraker
people at every hand, to the intense mcr-
tiacation Of the Hanna managers. Even
many of the henchmen of Hanna here
ABE DEEPLY DISGUISED
with his style of campaign, as demon
strated by Major Dicks action, and are
roundly berating the name of the major.
The chief lieutsnants of Hanna are, of
course, pleading for m mercy. on behalf of
Dick, but the men VITO have no imm ediate
connection with the committee rooms are
not slow to express their opinions adverse
ly. One thing above all others is dem
onstrated by their remarks. 1t is that
there Is much dissatisfaction with the
course Of Hanna in forcing Dick upon
the party in this campaign, involving
as 1t did the exclusion of Hon. Charles
l.. Kurtz from the state organization,
and his humiliation as factor of Repub-
licanism throughout the country, he be-
ing not only conspicuous ss Foraker s
best friend, but as a member of the ma
tional committee.
The most in!udicious me m bers Of the
Mckinley Hanna wing are coming to a
realization of the great mistake made at
the Toledo convention. That Kurtz
would have acted in full justice to Han
ma there can be no doubt, had he plac I'D
at the head of the committee, as he would
have been something even more THAN
honor bound to do SO, with fair repre-
sentation Of Hanna men in that body
That his personality in the chairmanship .
would have gone long way toward
pacifying
THE FORAKER ELEMENT
and bringing ID invo line for the entire
ticket is now plain to all.
Instead of having no cooperation what
ever from the Foraker people, and of
oontendipg with freely expressed wish
on their part that Hanna will meet his
just deserts In ignomioious defeat, as is
at present the case, 1t Is clear to every
one that the greatest mistake thus far of
the junior senator's campaign has been
the turning down Uf Kurtz at Toledo.
But he has the consolation of Major
Dicks wise ana polite management,
and with such methods as those EN-
ployed in the Populist convention, is said
to have no fear of the result