Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03
GOV. BUSHNELL TALKS.
cannot Understnnd Just Why He ts
Called Judas,

CINCINNATI. Ohio, January 3.-The In
quirer in its Columbus special prints a talk
by Gov Bushnell with one of its staff cor
respondents. Of which the following is part:
There are some things in this situation
SAID the governor to the Inquirer man.
which are positively ludicrous 1 am ac-
cused or Inconsistency because 1 won't SUD-
port Hanna Now here are Sam Bailey
D.- Ienney and several other patriotic Gin
cinnatians, who fought Cox last fall. under
COX 5 orders lighting for bigger boss than
the one whom they helped to defeat in Gin
cinnati. and whose mandates they are now
carrying cut. Why are they doing it?
Because the administration. through
Mark Hanna, has promised Mr. Cox shall
distribute the federal patronage In Gin
cinnati- In return Cox is to deliver to
Hanna the votes Of certain Cincinnati flu
sionists.
Decided to Oppose Hanna.
After the last campaign 1 simply de-
cided that I should refuse to stand I'D and
be counted among the adherents of a man
who would have sacrificed me last fall to
help himself. Hanna professed to be able
to run things single-hande1 and to elect
himself That was his only intention in the
fight last fall. He began 1t alone: let him
finish 1t alone. If the administration can
save him let il do SO. Hanna never even
consulted me when he made his deal with
Cox at Cincinnati Neither did Cox. After
Cox had declared in an interview that
Hanna ought to be appointed he wrote me-
calling my attention to the interview.
Two weeks before had given my prom
Use to appoint Hanna. Cox had nothing to
do with il. / sent Hanna tc the Senate by
appointment. He undertook, aided by Cox
TO secure his election to succeed himself
II was not consulted In that fight nor
was L consulted in any matter OF Campaign
Foley. though / was then making the race
rar ha.a of he EaI-
any part now in Senator Hanna's fight?
Why should L do anything more than Sen
ator Hannas colleague, Senator Foraker
on the stump? He advocated the election
of Hanna So did l. We were then fighting
common enemy He is not doing any
thing now. Neither am /. We have no in
terests involved. But while am called a
Benedict Arnold and a Judas did Won no.
lice that nc one attacks Foraker I wish
some one would. But no one will They
are afraid of Foraker"
Judge Ia, Not a Candidate.
Assistant Secretary Day returned to
Washington this morning from Canton
ana was early at / Is post at the Depart
nent of State. His attention was called TO
the published story that a movement is
afoot 10 substitute his name for that of
Senator Hanna as :. candidate for the Sem
ate.
Judge Day very promptly disposed of the
story and In a manner that showed that
he meant every word that he said he de-
cia,cu. ih.re Is nothing, absolutely
Iothing. in the statement. / believe that
MI Hanna will De elected as he should be
notwithstanding the speakership contest y
Ihis last statement was made af.ar
Judge Day had been informed of the cleo
Gon or Mason as speaker of the Ohio house
OF representatives. so IL may be taken as n n
evidence that he believes that Hanna Is
stronger IMAM Boxwell. who had come to
be regarded as the Har-a Candidate for
the speakerShp.
The news of the event of the morning
a. CoiCmous was taken to the White House
and was regarded by Secretary Porter as
OF so much interest that he carried the bulIa
TN immediately TO the President Thu.
latter had been very busy rec ewing a num-
Der OF senators ard representatives but
he expressed the greatest interest in the
news. and discussed the probable effect of
tie mornings action Upon Mr. Hanna's
candidacy with some of his visitors.