The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-05-09
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The Kind That Is Offensive to Senator
Hanna.

Hanna seems to be left out in the cold
by his own faction in Cleveland, but it
looks to us like very transparent game
to deceive the people.
The McKisson crowd is against him
and will elect delegates to Columbus by
primary elections. Hanna knows he has
no chance there. But there is Hanna
Committee that was expected to appoint
a delegation that would include Hanna's
name. This was the committee that
Mr.. Hanna spoke of in recent inter-
view, as ''my committee" Well, this
committee has decided to appoint
Daugherty delegates, and Mr.. Hanna's
name is not in it. This is what Mr..
Hanna calls treason to him, and there
is talk of calling on an old committee, a
back number, to appoint Hanna dele
cation. }ts~
Our opinion is, that all this talk about
the appointment of a Daugherty dele
cation being treason to Hanna, is the
merest bosh. Mr.. Hanna is not talking
about the appointment Of Daugherty
delegates in other counties being
'streason." On the contrary he is
working to secure Daugherty delegates,
if indications are true.
In Miami county, his henchman tried
to usurp authority, called convention
on two days. notice and sought to appoint
Daugherty delegates, lostensibly for
ORR and was tanned down by the Repub-
licans of old Miami, who repudiated the
whole scheme. % ~
Again, it is folly to suppose that in a
committee composed of his own friends,
in Cleveland, there would be no
kick from any of them, against appoint
ing Daugherty delegation, it Mr..
Hanna were opposed to it.
But it is said that the appointment OF
this delegation was made by Holcomb,
the President of the Committee, and
Senator Hanna recognizes his right to
do thisl Here we have bossism boiled
down. A committee can usurp the
powers of the people to select their OWL
delegates, and the chairman OF the
committee can usurp the powers OF the
committee, and it is all right in Mr.
Hanna's eyes. But because they die
not appoint him on the committee, it il
treason. Usurpation of the rights o
the people by a committee-usurpatior
of the rights of committee by it
chairman, is no sin in Mr., Hanna's eyes
but leaving the head boss name off th'
delegation is an objectionable sin.
Now we think this is all a game tina
is being played in Mr.. Daugherty'
behalf, and to make it appear that Mr.
Hanna has no hand in running thi
Campaign.
To cover the game, a reason is give
why Holcomb, the chairman of tn
committee, usurped it's. powers. 1t
said Holcomb wanted to run for Mayo
lagainst McKisson, last Spring, at th
Republican Primaries, and that Ham
turned him down! This is a pretty kir
Itergarten story. If Hanna could tur
Holcomb down for Mayor, why couldn'
he turn him down for Chairman of
Hanna committe, and why couldn't b
have the committee appoint the dele
gates instead of allowing Holcomb
do it? According to this pretty story
Hanna bosses the party and bosses th
people in Cleveland, and tells thel
whom they shall put up as a candidat
for Mayor of the city, but he isn't boz
enough to boss his own committee!
It is silly bird that can be foole
with such chaff.