The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-07-18
HANNA DOWN
ON HIS KNEES
To the Men He Now Brutally
Cast Aside for New Dupes.
RECITAL OF THEIR WRONGS.
HS~ Cincinnati Independents Were Led to
Believe That They would Get ofsices
and Were Then Given the
Frosted Hand.
Special to the News-Democrat.

the prominent independent Hepubll-
cans of Cincinnati, who was active In
the senatorial campaign that resulted
in the selection OF Hanna. The inter-
view is with Sam Bailey, and reads:
"Senator Mark Hanna said to me
that President Mckinley would rather
sec him given six years In the United
States senate at that particular time
than to be renominated himself for the
presidency.
''Hanna's methods are brutal and
they are not manly. They are prac-
ticed, for the most part, by confidence
men and sharps, who seek something
for nothing, and are unscrupulous as to
how they secure what they want. l
have had some experience with the ju-
.nior senator myself, and know that
what assert is correct. He said to me,
that President Mckinley preferred to
see him in the United States senate for
six years at this time than to receive
denomination for President, and will
tell you what led up to this In proof OF
my estimate of Mr.. Hanna.
when the struggle was on between
Mr.. Hanna for the senatorship for him
self, and Mr.. Kurtz, who wished TO take
1t from him and give 1t to any one else,
lit became evident that Mr.. Hanna
could not be elected excepting through
the votes the independent Republicans
of Cincinnati controlled.
"Mr. Kurtz had been in conference
with us and very frankly demonstrated
to US that he had eleven votes in addi-
tion to the Democrats that could not
be taken from him, and especially not
by Mr.. Hanna. He made it clear also
that we could join him and name the
next United States senator. He offered
us whatever we asked to go with him,
and was willing to bind himself and the
men to be elected in any manner that
we might desire.
"Mr. Hanna sent Major Rathbone to
see us. We let Rathbone into the
Kurtz strength, and he went back to
Hanna at Washington and advised
him of what Kurtz was prepared
to do, acquainting for the first
time of the true position in which
Kurtz was intrenched and from which
he could not be driven, and which he
, could not be weakened by the hope Of
desertions, because his following was
with him to the last ditch.
"Mr. Hanna sent for me to come to
Washington, after Rathbone's report
had opened his eyes to the exact situa-
tion and the danger he was in. He
undertook to 60 ever 1t, but his callers
were so numerous that our conference
was interrupted so often that 1t was
quite unsatisfactory. Accordingly,
Mr.. Hanna turned to me after an inter-
ruption, and said: Bailey, tell what
you do; you 60 back to Cincinnati, get
Eshelby and come up to Cleveland next
Sunday I shall be at home. We can
have quiet there and we will talk the
whole matter over from beginning to
end, and then determine upon plan
of campaign.
II did return to Cincinnati, and with
Eshelby went to Cleveland per agree
ment. We were met at the station by
Senator Hanna's private carriage and
entertained royalty throughout the
day. Mr.. Hanna was anxious. He ad-
mitted that he could only be saved by
Cincinnati votes, and if we did not get
them for him he was lost. He had be.
come convinced that Mr.. Kurtz claim.
ed to hold no better hand than he aid,
and there was not the least likelihood
that he could be weakened by the loss
of single vote.
And so Mr.. Hanna promised US ev'
'erythipg If we would save him. He
said we could have all the patronage
to which Hamilton county was en-
titled that we should decide to
whom the places should go, and
that what he proposed the President
would unhesitatingly ratify, because
the President was as much, II no,
more, interested in his return to the
senate than he was himself.
''Later Judge Goebel and mysel
were in Washington. Mr.. Hanna took
us to the White House, and there, ir
the Presidents own room, Mr.. Hanna
repeated what he had promised us,
which was that we should have and
control the entire patronage belonging
= to Hamilton county II we would give
y votes sufficient to make him senator
and the President said that he gave
his approval to the proposition anC
would see that it was faithfully carried
out. I
"Then, when we got to Columbus
and the fight for the senatorship wal
on in earnest, Mr.. Hanna became more
than ever concerned. He renewed his
promise over and over again. He ha6
Mr.. Eshelby made member of hii
advisory committee. He consulted
him frequently. He treated all the
d
4 us and who were present as the contest
>vith the utmost Difference, respect an6
y seeming confidence.
"Mr. Hanna was elected. He was
elected by members of the Legislature
who had been made such because they
were candidates on the fusion ticket
which we assisted in putting in the
field. We were good enough then tC
nut Mr., Hanna In the Senate, wheI
without us he would have been retired
but now by him and his friends we are
denounced as traitors.
SIT was not long after until Mr.. Han
ma began to look forward. He foresaw
what q scramble there would be for the
Republican nomination for governor
in 1899 He was anxious to have Nash
as the candidate for governor for sew
eral reasons. He thought he NIGH
not be able to dictate the nomination
without the aid OF George B. Cox
and without any compunctions o
conscience, he made up his mini