The times., 1897-06-03
Mr.. HANNA's PREO|cAMENT
Ohio Republicans Likely to In
dOrSe Foraker'S Cuban Views.
MCKINLEY POLICY REBUKED
How to Save the Administration
From Reputation Worries the
Junior Defeat for Re-
nomination Possible Outcome.
Fight for Control Of Convention.

Gen. Grosvenor, OF Ohio, leaves in
privacy OF the classic town of Athens,
where he will construct his speech as
temporary chairman of the Ohio Re-
publican convention. That speech is to
be keynote, and the energies of this Re-
publican war horse will be expended In
ascertaining how to make rim ging speech
the Republicans OF Ohio have demanded
there shall be an expression Of opinion.
For several days Gen. Grosvenor and
Mark Hanna have been in close conference.
They have agreed that the ''wise and
patriotic Administration of President
Mckinley shall be indorsed: that the "re-
demption OF the pledges of the Republican
platform shall be commended, and that
the appointment of a biInetaliic comms-
sion, with instructions to jaunt all over
Europe SHALL be pointed to with pride"
The tariff will be played for all 1t is
worth, but not word is to be said In
the platform about Cuba, and Mr.. Gros
venor is TO treat 1t in his speech In the
most casual tanner.
This is the program these two would-be
autocrats Of Ohio Republican politics have
mapped cut for themselves, but III all re-
ports be true they are riding to a fall.
The majority of the Ohio Republican dele
cation In Congress is under the domination
of Mr.. Hanna, and that delegation has
already constructed the draft of the plat
form After having done its work 1t
finds itself in predicament. Ever since
the famous speech of Senator Foraker, on
Cuba, the delegation has been flooded with
letters and kilograms informing it that
Senator Foraker voices the sentiments of
the people CT Ohio and that his speech
must be indorsed by the convention If
Foraker is In ndorsed, the weak policy of
Mckinley and the do-nothing program of
Hanna will be, by inference, at least, re-
pudiated, and how TO avoid this result is
question that is causing the junior Ohio
Senator a lot Of sleep and forcing Gen.
Grosvenor to do q powerful sight of
thinking
The effort is TO be made to suppress this
proposed Endorsement in the committee on
resolutions. 1t may be possible for Mr.
Hanna, il he controls that committee, to
do this. But he cannot control the conven-
ton itself Several determined Foraker
men who have been, and are today, a host
,n Ohio conventions have said that For
aker's Cuban speech must be indorsed, aud
if Mr.. Hanna attempts 10 stop 1t he starts
the fight against his own Endorsement for
Senator at the very outset.
Senator Foraker does not appear TO be
making personal matter of il at al, but
his friends a.e beating the bushes While
they are perfectly willing that Mark Han
ma should be given all the bouquets he
may wish 70 have thrown at him, and that
Mckinley should be immersed In the soft
soap of meaningless flattery, IL be be-
lieves the bath VIII do him any good, they
do not propose that their own idol shall be
turned down at the hehest of Mr.. Hanna,
Should the committee on resolutions,
therefore. refuse to indoTse Forakers S
Cuban speech. such resolution will be
Offered in the convention proper, and 1t
Will so through, or the convention viii
end in turmoil and trouble. If Mr.. Hanna
should seek TO unhorse Foraker, he viii
find that he has a much more difficult
thing on his hands than Congress.