The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-11-23
PLUGGING FOR HANNA.
His Friends Getticg Expressions From
Outside Politicians.

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WAsnISGroN, Nov. 20. go Senator
Hanna and his friends have set on foot
a movement which they believe will
be exceedingly potent in assisting him
to secure his election 20 the senate
II scheme to whip" the recRleip
rant Foraker Adherents into line for
the chairman OF the Republican ua-
tional committee A systematic plan
uf interviewing leading Repu ublieans
and having them depricate in the Sc
verest language any attempt to defeat
bls election TO the senate, has been in
progress for several days. Every lead
ing Mckinley senator arriving in the
city is Immediately interviewed and
published This. however, is not con
fned TO senators but to leading Repub
licans generally. These interviews
are intended for "home consumption
and IL is expected that they Will have
great weight.
The following is sample OF the in
terviews thus obtained:
Representative Brownlow, of Tenn
essee, is quoted as saving; Certainly
the candidancy OF Mr.. Hanna was
clear and distinct issue in the cam
paiqn. nobody who was in the cam.
paign or had an opportunity to observe
that can doubt il In view OF these
circumstances the people OF Ohio came
nearer casting direct vote for United
States senator this time than they
ever did, and the man or men who
would attempt TO set aside the will of
the people thus expressed would, IL
seems TO me, not only destroy their
standing with those people, but with
those with whom they would expect to
be associated in public life hereafter,
whether In Ohio or in national coun
ellis. For this reason, as well as for
my personal knowledge CT those gem
tlemeu, cannot believe there is any
truth in these reports, which seem to
find circulation almost exclusively in
Democratic newspapers.
LAS for any member elected TO the
legislature who would thus attempt
by their own votes TO set aside the
will OF the people there can be no
doubt as 10 what public opinion would
be regarding their conduct and their
political future. They would sign
their own death warrant politically by
such action, as indeed would any man
who would participate in or counte-
nance il
"The pretended friends Of Senator
Foraker and Governor Bushnell who
are assuming that they could or would
be a party TO any such performance as
this are, II seems, doing them great
Injustice, fo- the public certainly can
not believe that they would be either
so unwise politically or so lacking In
party loyalty as TO either participate
in or countenRnce directly or indirect
Iva step Of this kind, and this would
apply equally to members Of the legis
lature elected under the circumstances
which have been a leading feature OF
the Ohio campaign"
II do not believe there Is pertidy
enough TO induce one Republican TO
vote against Mr. Hanna for senator"
Senator Mason, of Illinois, is quoted
as saying Every Republican in the
legislature is instructed TO vote for
him and TO violate the instruction
would be such betrayal OF party
trust as TO put the betrayer outside OF
the pale OK civilized politics. II would
be exactly the same as IL he had been
sent 10 the electoral college to vote
for Mckinley, and then under some
pretense OF personal disappointment,
had voted for Bryan I am proud, as
an American citizen, TO say that no
such person has ever been found in
American history, on either side or in
any party, and they will not find him
in Ohio"
senAtar Burrows, OF Michigan, Is
quoted as saying;
IL give no credence whatever to the
newspaper reports from Ohio that the
Republican legislature will not select
and return Senator Hanna to the
United States senate. First he was
indorsed unanimously by the state
convention, which amounts tactily TO
an instruction TO the legislature from
possibly the highest source in the
state Hanna led the 6ght for the
party for the whole ticket, and won 0
nigh place in the affections OF the peo
Pile Of Ohio and OF the country for his
splendid campaign, and cannot be
lieve that any Republican member OF
the legislature will disobey the in
struetions OF the party or fail 10 recog-
nize the splendid service OF the senR-
tor. / am confident that he will be
reelected by the solid Repu blicAD
vote. Any other result would over
throw the Republican party in Ohio
for quarter OF a century and do in
calculable harm to the party at large "
Senator Fairbanks, OF Indiana, is
said TO have expressed the opinion
that Senator Hanns's Endorsement by
the legislature conventions and by
state convention and by the Republi.
can press of the state was unqualified
and enth usiAstic He has made a cam
psign characterized by exceptional
bitterness on the part OF the opposi.
tion, An1 in all fairness he should now
enjoy the fruits Of the victory he has
won"
Nevertheless the Foraker forces are
going forward in a solid phslAnx
They believe they have already encom
passed the junior senator's defeat and
they will not abandon their victory al
this late day Thie is shrewd ma
nuever OF Senator Hanna's friends but
the effects may prove disastrous as
the Foraker men cannot be driven
They may be coaxed but when II comes
TO falling into line under stress Of
party ostracism, or severe denuncia.
tion by people outside OF their own
state they will not succumb.
Oklahoms City oklahoman; Yester.
day Perry Rowe received letter from
Jimmy Chinn stating that Jim's horse,
Babe Fields" had won six furlong
race at Fort Worth and Jimmy was
winner $500 as the result. he states
that the next time babe" enters q
race he expects 10 win thousand
Jim rode the horse ana the finish was
very exciting. winning in the last fifty
yards by half length. Here's hoping
''Skinnv" may win his thousand
Awarded
Hfohaef Hororo NUnrfdSa E.g.