The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-24
MANHOOD HAS
BEEN ASSERTED
Lifelong Republicans Will
Refuse to Aid
MARK HANNA'S GANGSTERS
Whose One Thought is Graft-Dick At.
tempts to Work a Confidence
Game With The
Guards.
Special to News-Democrat.

Special to News-Democrat.
Lima, o., Oct. 21.-The revolt against
Hannaism and the open declaration
from Edwin Blank the well-known
young Republican attorney, who re-
signed from the central and executive
committees, and Indignantly refused the
nomination for prosecuting attorney be-
cause of his sense of honor and man
hood would not permit his birthright
to be sold for office, has had the effect
of bringing out declarations of a similar
nature from other equally well-known
Republicans, and the fight here is no
longer a secret one. All manners of
pressure has been brought on Mr.. Blank
to have him recall his declaration, but
each effort to quiet him makes him
more determined in his fight against
the methods of Hanna. In an interview
today Mr.. Blank added fresh fuel to
what he has already said by the follow
ing:
Yes, I am a renegate, as the Hanna
followers are pleased to call me, and you
can tell the people that there are hun
dreds Of other renegate Republicans Of
the same kind in Allen county. 1 can
name Republicans by the score who live
right in my neighborhood who have
and who will fight Nash and all other
Republicans just as long as the bossism
of Hanna creation continues to domi-
nate the party. We are disgusted, and
when l say l mean the greater portion
of the Republican party in Allen county.
Men who have always been prominent
members of the party, who have never
been identified in the troubles of any of
the factions are with me. The only Re-
publican 1 know in my part of town
who is a supporter of the Nash ticket
| is man who is an applicant for a
position in the postoffice. Eight or ten
men now constitute the Republican
party in Allen county, and there is not
one of them who is not looking for a
hunk from the Hanna pie counter"
Columbus, o., Oct 20.-Dick is now en-
gagged in rounding up the employees un-
der Bushnell's administration. For the
last few days he has been sending for
the employees in the various state in
stitutions and giving them assurance
that in the event of Nash's election they
will all be retained in their places. His
last efforts in this direction have been
concentrated on the Ohio penitentiary.
He has been sending for the guards in
punches and giving them the assurance
that they will not only be retained in
their places, but there is a possible pro-
motion for them. He had six guards in
his office, telling them how Hanna and
Nash loved them, and how necessary
they We're for Republican success, and
giving them these assurances. After
they went out a well-known Republi-
can politician entered his office and
asked him what he was doing. Dick,
with that cold-steel smile of his, which
is as cheerful as the reflection of a tai
low candle from chunk Of ice, said
that he was engaged in a little con-
tidence game. He said: I'm trying
to make these fellows believe that If
Nash gets in they will hold their Jobs"
The Republican politician said: Did
you succeed?" He said yes"