The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-03
THE ANTI-HANNA FIGHT.
It Causes the Retirement Of One Of
Bushnell's Appointees.
BUSHNELL OUT FOR THE SENATE.
The Governor Announces His Opposl-
Lion to Senator Hanna, and Says He
Is Not Politically Indebted to the
National Republican Chairman.

National Republican Chairman.
Columbus, O., Jan. 3.-Judge George
X. Nash, chairman of the Republican
state executive committee, yesterday
sent q letter to Governor Bushnell re.
signing his position as O trustee of the
Ohio asylum at Gallipols for epieptics
to which position Judge Nash had been
appointed by Governor Bushnell. The
letter Is said to be very caustic, but
Judge Nash will not give 1t out for
publication till after 1t has been re-
ceived by the governor. Upon being
asked for the reasons for his action
Judge Nash said:
"On Friday. am informed by most
reliable gentleman, Governor Bushnell
said that the Republican state execu-
tive committee in the recent campaign
did not do q thing to assist him as a
candidate. In justice to my associates
on that committee, than whom a more
loyal set of men to party ticket and
to a great cause were never banded to-
gether, as we'll as to myself as the
chairman, could not do otherwise than
resent the insult.
Again, if Governor Bushnell really
believes that I was disoyal to him as
chairman he must be very uneasy as
to whether I will properly perform my
duties as an officer. l desired to relieve
his mind of this worry.
Il am also disgusted with the conduct
of Governor Bushnell Before the cleo
tion, in public speeches. he pretended
that he desired Mr.. Hanna's return to
the United States senate. Since that
time he has consorted with the enemies
of the Republican party to defeat the
will of the people. l look upon this
as a square case of obtaining votes by
false pretenses."
Judge Nash as chairman of the state
committee is taking an active interest
in the election Of Senator Hanna and
claims that the last state convention
at Toledo named Mr.. Hanna for senator
as well as nominated MIR. Bushnell for
governor At the last state convention
in Toledo Governor Bushnell wanted
Charles l.. Kurtz selected as chairman
of the state executive committee, Il
position which Mr.. Kurtz had held for
the two previous campaigns.
1t Is claimed that the head Of the
state ticket by precedent has always
named the state campaign chairman.
In 1896 Secretary of State Charles
Kinney headed the state ticket ard op-
posed Kurtz for chairman, but Gov
ernor Bushnell secured the reappoint-
ment then of kurtz as chairman over
the protest Of Kinney. When the last
state convention nominated Bushnell
for governor and Hanna for senator
the latter defeated Kurtz for chairman
and secured the election of Nash for
chairman. That is the cause of the
present fight against Hanna.
Governor BUSHNELL in an interview
Saturday night, made the first an
nouncement of his candidacy for the
Senatorship. He said: 81 am candi-
date only in the receptive sense. I
want the members of the general as
sembly 10 settle 1t for themselves. If
] have any political future | want it
to rest right now upon my opposition
to Senator Hanna. The people of this
State, in my opinion, are tired of boss
s7Fs -Sscause some Of my
appointees are working against Sena-
tor Hanna. The city is full of federal
employees from Washington for him,
and nothing Is said about that. I am
tired of this attempt to hold me up.
1t seems to me that l do not owe any
thing to Senator Hanna after the way
l was treated by him and his friends
In the last state convention.
If Senator Hanna's friends think
they can scare me by threatening to
ct M tho ipa tior ayarpSnc
are simply mistaken in their man.
Here is Congressman A. c. Thomp-
son, of Portsmouth, telling it about the
hotel lobbies that If / don't look out I
will have no Inauguration ceremony
at ali. If the people of the state don't
want it, l am sure / don't care"