The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-31
Kurtz and His Crowd Busy in Their Effort to
Defeat the Ohio Boss.
Many Democrats Decline to Be
Drawn Into Any Alliance With
the Disgruntled Republicans.
Some Representatives, Claimed by the Opposition,
Have Declared Openly for the Nominee
of the Party.

arrived In the city and at once began
| to importune him to change his mind.
| MIR. Snyder was greatly incensed at
| this interference, which he considered
| came from an unWarranted source and
promptly resented it. Tonight he gave
out the following statement:
There appeared statement In the
Columbus Dispatch this evening, which
not only compromised myself, but the
good name of Gov. Bushnell as well.
Desiring to clear our skirts Of any
blame for the part which some persons
seem to be taking in opposition to the
reelection of Senator Hanna to the
United States senate, l sent a letter of
which the following is a copy, to Gov.
Bushnell and now desire to say pub
licly that for myself and my county,
we shall support Hanna first, last and
always, believing that the time has
come when anything else is treachery
to the Republican party"
Columbus, o., Dec 80, 1897-Gov. A. S.
Bushnell, City-My dear governor: l am in
formed by the press that some of our indis
you held written pledge from me to vote
for you for United States senator; this COM
pels me in order to preserve your good name,
to come out in a public declaration that am
for the return of Mr.. Hanna to the United
States senate. l am very sorry that the
boys came there believe that had they re-
to suffer this indignity. However, shall do
all in my power to preverce you above re-
proach. Believe, me, dear governor; Sin
cerely yours y. j. Snyder
IT wish to use my best efforts to
have recorded by the general assembly,
the will of the people twice expressed
In Ohio, twice at Toledo at the state
convention and again ratified at the
pools in November, and / don't believe
that any Republican will be so unmind-
full of the trust imposed in him by
his people as to assume to be other
than the representative to record their
wishes. While 1 have up to this time
refrained from breaking into print
with statements from myself 1t was
because Of modesty, not believing that
the public cared to read my interviews,
but the time has now arrived when
all Republicans who are interested in
the future of the party must come
squarely out and record themselves on
the side of the future of the party and
our government.
Gov: Bushnell was too busy tonight
to accord an interview to an Associ-
! ated Press representative regarding
Representative Snider'S letter, but Mr..
Kurtz, who was still at the anti-Han-
ma headquarters made the first au-
thentic utterance upon any phase of
the senatorial matter that has yet
been published. He said: "Notwith-
standing Mr. Snider's statements made
from one end of the state to the other
that he was for Mr.. Boxwell for speak
er and against Mr.. Hanna for United
States senator, Notwithstanding similar
lar statements by him today in this
city to score of friends, we have never
looked upon him as a reliable man.
We have never counted him in our
calculations Of our vote"
Mr.. Kurtz also stated that he had
never counted Representative Dutton,
who tonight came out for Senator
Hanna, among his forces
Tomorrow Senator Hanna's workers
will open headquarters in the Great
Southern and Chittenden hotels in ad-
dition to those opened Tuesday in the
Neil house. The number of persons
holding positions by appointment at the
various state institutions and in the
various state departments, who are &C
lively interested in the campaign
against Senator Hanna, is the most no
ticeable feature Of the contest tonight.
At least a score are working actively
under the direction of Mr.. Kurtz. This
phase of the contest Is beginning to
excite a great deal of comment and no
little criticism of Gov. Bushnell, who
is cognizant of what is going on.