Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-30
ANTI HANNA M { N
Reasons for the Opposition Of Ger
tain Ohio Republicans.
JEALOUSY OVER OFFICES A CAUSE
Personal enmity Has Also Been a
Motive.
FACTS COMING TO LIGHT

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CLEVELAND Ohio, November 2S. 1897
The reasons why certain republican men,
bers-elect of the legislature are lending
their names to the talk Of opposition to the
election of Senator Hanna are becoming
well known. even to persons who take but
little interest in politics. II the senator
could divorce himself from his feelings as
a man and also from the scramble for
federal offices. the opposition would appear
less formidable. AS it all is now the hos
tility appears to be based entirely upon
personal enmity and jealousy on account
of the federal offices that are yet to be dis
tributed.
Henry Clay MasOn's Case.
For instance, there Is Representative
elect Henry Clay Mason. Harry, as he is
commonly known among his associates, is
a young lawyer, whose pride has been
wounded by Senator Hanna's failure to
shake HANDS with him on sundry occasions.
During the Cuyahoga county convention.
which preceded the state gathering at To-
ledo. Mason made very indiscreet speech,
setting forth all the strife and rivalries that
af1lfct the republican party in this county.
He gave rein to his hot-headed impulse
and said some very mean things about the
senator and his friends
Senator Hanna had never personally met
Mason He has not yet met him, and
that Is why Mason feels so bad. The
speech disguised Senator Hanna, and when
the opportunity of meeting Mason present
ed itself, he fatty refused an Introduction.
The snub, however. did not have any bad
Influence upon Mason's campaign for nomi-
nation, and when the votes were counted,
Harry was among the twelve chosen by the
republicans of Cuyahoga county to make
the canvass for the legislature. Hanna
and Mason met second time at the open
! ing OF the campaign at Burton. Ohio. They
met face to face. Mason smiled ard half
way extended his hand but Hanna did not
see 1t. The sky was more interesting to
the Junior senator just then. Mason's face
flushed and he stammered for moment,
then turned and walked away The cut
was the most direct that could have been
given.
When the campaign was we'll on. Mason
talked freely about the man for whom he
was supposed to vote, in case of his cleo
| ton. for United States senator. Hanna's
! friends said that his utterances were out
| raseous. but Hanna paid no attention to
the matter. His friends tried to persuade
him that open warfare should be made on
Mason. The chairman of the national
committee. however, decided that such
| game was too small for him to go after.
His friends, however, showed their disap-
probation by voting against Harry to such
an extent that he was elected by less than
300 majority. The rest of the legislative
| tAChel WdS elected py ranging
| from five to 100. This is presumably why
Mason Is in the anti-Hanna movement
The fact that he is Foraker and Nc
| Kfsson man is quite secondary to that of
MS personal feeling against Hanna.
Case of Contracts.
Representative Fred NJ Bramley has no
| particular feeling against Senator Hanna.
He is paving contractor. The McKisson
administration has many paving contracts
| 10 give out, therefore, it is not at all
| strange that Bramley feels under obligation
| to help the blue-eyed boy mayor in politics
| or course. open fayoritism cannot be
| shown by McKisson, or his director of pub
| lie works. in awarding paving contracts
| but then friend at court is a valuable adj
| 5unct to any contractors outfit. Bramley
| was formerly affiliated with the Hanna fac
/ lion but when the McKisson star rose it
| seemed the part of good policy for Bramley
| to hitch his wagon thereto
Bramley was a member of the McKisson
| committee of fifteen which was nconti-
nently kicked into the street when the
Hanna folks gained control of the Cuyalio-
ga county organization last spring That
may nave caused Frederick to have q
bruised heart, but his opposition is sup
posed to be based upon business reasons al
together.
Yearnx for the Ermine
Senator-elect Vernon Burke has a soulful
yearning to throw the ermine about his
broad shoulders and perch himself upon
the Cuyahoga county common pleas bench.
He has been a candidate for the nominal
ton for police judge on two occasions, but
as he half way acknowledged allegiance to
tne Hanna machine he was never success
fui About a year ago. or more he ap-
peared as a Mckissonite in good and regu-
lar and high standing. Since he changed
facttonal leaders. the Hanna men al
lege. he has had no opportunity 10 ask
for a judicial nomination, so it is not
known definitely whether he has given up
that aspiration or whether he still cher
ishes it. He probably does. The McKis-
son crowd took a great fancy to Vernon
and when they made up their legislative
slate, Burke was put at the mead of it.
He justified their expectation, that he
would prove good runner, by getting
very large vote at the primary election.
After his nomination a good many of the
Hanna workers said sarcastic things about
his change of leaders which rather pro-
voked him. His temper is about as high
as Mason's, and he answered back in even
more sarcastic and singing tones. His
talent in that line is greater than Masons.
The result was that he worked .liriself into
fury against the Hanna men, and he
has not come out of his w-athful mood
even a little bit since the election. He
: too. was a member of the committee of
fifteen. the fate of which has already been
described.
Standardized Wfghtman.
legislators-elect from Senator Hanna's own
county. They are the most pronounced Of
the non-committal ones Of tina: is not a
solecisn) that are classed as anti-Hanna.
Six or seven other members in other parts
of the state are also set down as surely
opposed to the senator. But there is good
deal more doubt about them than there is
about Senator-elect c. d. Wightman, who
represents a district directly south Of this
city. He is not only rampant Forakerite
but he Is also man with very large
grievance His grievance is larger even
| than the combined grievances of the Cuya-
| hogans.
| Early in the year Wightman was can
Z didate for the senatorial nomination, bat
Major Dick and the other Hanna managers
| opposed him and prevented IFS selection.
Mr.. Mcdowell, banker who was a Nc
Kinley elector. received the nomination.
He died before election day. The DUTY of
| choosing his successor devolved upon the
executive committee, which consisted of