Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-09-14
RED HOT IN OHIO.

gun in the battle between the Foraker
and Hanna factions of the Republican
party was fired to-day at the free silver
picnic at Randolph Park. The smol-
dering Goals OF hatred that have so
long been suppressed through fealty
to- party burst into fierce flame that
no earthly power will be ableto quench.
Judge G. r. Grant, prominent free
silver republican, presided at the meet
ing, and as a part of his opening ad-
dress he read letter from Colonel A.
l.. CoDger, who is at sanitarium in
kirksville, Mo-. advising all Republi-
cans to vote and work for the defeat
of Hanna.
Colonel Conger probably the most
widely known of Foraker's Ohio lieu
tenants. His relations with Senator
Foraker are SO. close as to be most
brother]y, and it is not reasonable to
suppose that he has thus openly de-
clared his position without the sane
ton of his chief The fact tn at IL week
Or so ago Senator Foraker visited
Colonel Conger at Kirkville would
seem to confirm the supposition that
the antagonistic stand taken by Colo
mel Conger is an Indication of the po-
sition to be assumed by.
FORAKI1RITEs THROUGHOUT OHIO.
The letter was read in the presence Of
5000 people, many of them silver re-
publicans, and created a sensation
that has not it's equal in the history of
Ohio politics. Judge Grant did not
announce the name Of the writer until
he had finished reading the letter, and
when the people were Informed that it
was fIom their distinguished and pop
ular townsman their enthusiasm could
not be controlled. The effect of the
letter upon the local FOraker-Hanna
fight was electrical. Foraker follow
els arc already lining up in support of
Colonel Conger, and CONSERVATION
prev ais in the Hanna camp.
The letter from Colonel Conger fol-
lows:
K1RKsV1LLE, Mo-, August p, 1897.
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 I vote to
support Mark Hanna's candidacy the
coming fall, and you are at liberty to
so quote me to any of your or my
friends, or to any one else, Yon can
not make the language TOO strong for
me. When | was Chairman Of the Re-
publican State Executive Committee in
1881 either Mark Hanna nor any OF
his friends contributed single dollar
to the Republican cause or to the
State Committee When I went to him
at the request of Myron T. Herrick, A.
G. Howard and some of the young Re-
publicans of Cleveland with the re-
quest that he and his friends help For
aker and Foster in the coming CAM
paign he put his hand on my knee,
looked me square in the face and said:
NOT A CENT FOR FORAKER.
''Not d-n cent for Foraker, [ don t
like him, and I'll be id if I will vote
for him. On the contrary will do all
1 can against him. I then mentioned
Foster to him for senator, and his re-
ply was: "Not a d-n cent for the
close counties. If we carry the legis-
lature, Foraker would be candidate
for senatOr.' [ then said to him:
"Do you mean to say you would
Father see democrat in the senate
than Foraker?' ''That is about the
size of it, said he That's the kind of
republican Hanna was in 1889, and the
Cleveland LEADER says we must be
loyal to him now.
Then nc rushed off to New York
after the defeat Of the republicans,
when he and his friends had worked
openly for the democratic ticket, and
when asked by a reporter what the de-
feat of the republicans in Ohio meant,
he said. I'VE arc getting rid Of some
OF the barnac'es that have been hang
ing to the republican party" Just
compare for q moment Foraker and
Foster with Hanna, Dick and Hahn,
the men who are now ruling the repub-
lican party. IF l was we'll enough [
would come to Akron and preside over
ID mocratic meeting. because there is
no Escape from tie bondage in which
the Republicans. arc now held unless
they vote the democratic ticket this
fall, and l shall so state to all my
friends in Summit county.