The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-02-10

national convention, at St Louis, in
its platform declared that 1t would sup
port the civil service law. Let us have
Grosvenor, and let him run on a plat
form endorsing Mark Hanna.
where Is Commodore Hahn?
What has become of William Nj.
Hahn, formerly known as "Commo-
dore" Hahn of the state canal system?
Time was-and not so very long ago
that no Republican gathering was
complete in this state without the ro-
tund form of Hahn gracing it. He was
conspicuous by his absence from the
Hanna headquarters during the recent
senatorial struggle. Can it be that be-
cause he has been regularly turned
down in his applications for some of
the good things on the patronage table
over which William Mckinley now
presides his feeling for the president
and Senator Hanna has grown cold?
The fact seems to be that though once
member of the Republican national
committee from Ohio, several times
chairman of the Republican state ex-
ecutive committee, for six years mem
Der of the state board of public works,
and for four years state commissioner
Of insurance, Mr. Hahn is no longer in
it to any extent with the Ohio Repuh-
lican "push?" Perhaps it seems to him
| as It does to others, that there is not
room enough in the Republican party
for Senator Hanna and any other lead
er at the same time.
In this connection it may be remark
ed that in Ohio the position of state
executive chairman does not seem to
| have proved a good stepping stone to
higher places and greater emoluments
! and honor. Oglevee, Squire, Hahn,
Dick are names that have been signed
to letters sent out from the Republican
state headquarters in the last dozen
years as executive chairman, and to
none of them did any marked political
preferment come as a reward.
To Retire Foraker.
Foraker will be one-termer" is
the watchword of the Hanna Republic
ans now. The decree seems to have
been formally made in their coun-
ellis that Foraker must be disciplined
for letting his adherents fight the cleo
tion of Senator Hanna.
The Dana Law Doomed.
The senate committee to which Sen
ator Schafer's bill to repeal the Dana
election law was referred has reported
it back with the recommendation that
II be passed. There is little doubt as
to the action of the senate on this bill,
but it is not so certain that the house
will act favorably on it. The Repub-
licans recognize a friend that has help
ed them in time of need and may be
used again in their behalf. The com
bined opposition to the Republicans is
greater than that party's vote, as has
been repeatedly shown in recent cleo
tions, and the safety of the Republic
ans depends largely upon their ability
to prevent the combination of the
small parties with the Democrats. 1t
was to prevent this that the Dana law
was enacted, and it is for this purpose
that it is still retained on the statute
books. What good argument can be
produced against allowing two parties
that wish to do so to nominate the
same candidate for any office? Let the
Dana law be repealed.
What About Nash?
The candidacy of Congressman Gros-
venor for the nomination for governor
in 1899 has been alluded to above. At
torney General Monnett, Colonel E. b.
Brush of GAINESVILLE and ex-Congress-
man w. c. Cooper of Mount Vernon
have also been mentioned. Then there
is Governor" e. w. Poe, who is a
standing candidate for this nomina-
tion, and James H. Hoyt of Cleveland
who was a candidate at GAINESVILLE
three years ago when Bushnell walked
away with the nomination from him
and Judge G. X. Nash And then there
is Nash himself. With what and when
is he to be rewarded for his work for
the cause? 1t is known that he under
took the work greatlyagainst his wish
es and at the urgent request of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Much of the work he
was called upon to do must have been
distasteful. 1t was reported some
months ago that he would be taken
care of in a suitable way in connection
with the changes made necessary by
the resignation of Justice Field from
the supreme bench, but those places
have been filled and still Judge Nash
Is only private citizen. 1t will not be
surprising to many of President Nc
Kinley's friends here In Ohio il he in
Inmates to Grosvenor that he can not
have the influence OF the national ad-
ministration in his gubernatorial boom,
and that Nash will be put forward for
the nomination for the head of the
ticket in 1899 as the administration
candidate. This will be in the line of
evening up with the anti-Hanna Re-
publicans, too, for Nash had every rea-
son to expect that he would be nomi-
mated at the GAINESVILLE convention, and
would have been but for the secret
combination against him by the friends
of Foraker and Bushnell.
j. II. GALBRAITH.
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