The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-04

hese agents were appointed stale organ
zers tf the Popuist party ia Ohio by
he Nashville conference, who had vis-
ted the conference with money furnish
I'd by Maior Dick. These Populi,t or
yauizers together with other so.called
Populists from other states we're made a
part of the Hanna machine and travelled
up and down the state under q regu
larly paid salary.
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The state convention Of the Republi'
can party at Toledo was Hanna ma
chine, indicative and devilish. Every
Foraker delegate, who, despite the ma
chinations of Major Dick, had been
elected by his constituents to represent
his county in the convention was turn
ed down with the insolence and bru-
tality of an unscrupulous boss. State
Chairman Kurtz who for years had stood
Tor the party and led it to victory, was
relegated to the rear and Major DICK
forced to the front to do the work, with
George X. Nash as mask to give the
committee semblance of respectabilty.
The Toledo convention accepted Hanna
as its dictator. The party was given
over body and soul to the ravages of
his system and forever forfeited the re-
spect of all men who believe in the rule
Of the people. Bushnell was renomi.
mated for governor not because Hanna
wanted him. Hanna had been appoint
ed senator to I'll the vacauy caused by
the resignation of John Sherman
by Bushnell after the latter had
received his instructions from George b.
Cox, of Cincinnati. 1t would look like
committing hari.kari with the Republi.
can party after Bushnell had appointed
Hanna, United States senator to
defeat him for denomination. Yet
Hanna forced the rejection OF State
Chairman Kuriz by threatening to nom
mate Col. Brigham for governor if Bush.
nell refused to accede to his demands.
With the Republican ticket nominated
and Mark Hanna endorsed for United
States senator Major Dick turned his at
tention to the middle-oi .the-road Pop.
uists. What he done and how he
done it is matter Of history. Every
Populist speaker of note, with few hon.
orable exceptions, was paid for his
services by the Hanna machine. Every
meeting was advertised with money
furnished by Hanna. The large mum
bers of Populist papers sent into the
state and copies of the papers published
in the state were paid for out of Hanna's
money. Nearly every county in the
state that had Populist ticket in the
field was provided with ample means to
conduct their campaigns. Halls were
hired, speakers imported and literature
provided according to contract, and
whatever may be the number of votes
cast for the Populist ticket will be in a
very large measure, due to Maj. Dicks
manipulations.
The nomination Of Horace L. Chap.
man by the Democratic state conven-
ton and the hands of John H. Farley
and Calvin s. Brice in the manipulations
OF that body, did not receive that en-
thusiastic endorsement from the people
that was hoped. There were too many
Democrats in Ohio who had fought
national banks and bankers to be en-.
thusastic in the support Of one. They
also knew too much Of the power of
Brice, and Farley his chief henChman,
to take great deal of stock in the men
who they had put forward as candidates
on the state ticket. Mr.. Chapman, al.
though a national banker, coal operator
and owner Of railroad stocks, proved
himself a patriot with all of this hand
icapping. He recognized conditions
and stated sincerely what he believed
would remedy them. His most intim te
friends recognize in him man Of deep
convictions who would lay aside per-
sonal interests in conducting public
affairs.
The campaign by the Democrats was
in measure handicapped by several
causes. The mention Of prominent
names in connection with the nomina-
ton for United States senator brought
about much discussion and no little
wrangling. A number of Democratic
papers in the state have been outspoken
against John Il, Mclean, Paul Sorg,
Calvin S. Brice and Tom l.. johnson as
candidates for United States senator.
This fact did not make that unanimity
and harmony in the Democratic party
that was hoped for and was expected
during the campaign. But above all the
wrsngling there seemed TO be one inn
pelling motive that hid all differences
and that was the defeat of Mark A,
Hanna Tor the senate by the election Of
a Democratic legislature.