The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-15
DON'T SEND
MARK HANNA.
That Was the Word Sent to
Col. Charles Dick
FROM MAHONING REPUBLICANS
Working People of That County Would Not
Stand It-They Want Roosevelt
But Dick Is Afraid to
Send Him.
Special to News-Democrat.

Special to News-Democrat.
Columbus, Sept. 12-The Hanna mana
gers at the so-called Republican state
headquarters are awakening to the fact
that they have an elephant on their
hands in Governor Thodore Roosevelt,
Of New York.
The rough-riding governor of the
Empire state was selected and induced
to play the star role at the opening of
the Ohio campaign, in Akron, two
weeks hence, with the expectation that
he would be a great drawing card. 1t
was the idea that to make the event a
success in the matter of attendance
with the Republicans disrupted and dis
heartened, something in the nautre of
a novelty was needed for the firing of
the first gun. The fact that since the
war with Spain there has perhaps been
no more notable character connected
with 1t within the arena of national
politics than the new governor of New
York, suggested him as the particular
brand Of novelty for which the Hanna
managers were in quest. Nor was
the idea an erroneous one, so far as the
pyrotechnic feature desired was con-
cerned. 1t develops, however, that in
scuring Roosevelt, Chairman Dick OBJ
tained something quite too good for
his purposes.
MADE A MISTAKE.
AS soon as the public learned that
the famous colonel Of the Rough Riders
was to make the opening address of the
campaign demand went up for him
to remain in the state and deliver ad-
dresses in many sections. In fact,
ID - ia.
closed that he is a much more popular
public man than the Hanna managers
ever dreamed. Great stacks of letters
have been received at the headquarters
requesting that Roosevelt be assigned to
speak in this or that county. Under
these circumstances the Hanna mana
gers came to a realization of the fact
that they have perhaps blundered in Sc
curing Roosevelt to appear in Ohio at
all.
The swelling tide for Roosevelt has
been stemmed as far as possible by re-
fusing to accede to the demands for his
presence in Ohio. The word has been
sent out that Roosevelt will only con-
sent to make one speech in this state,
and that further requests for him will
be unavailing. Chairman Dick this af-
ence of Roosevelt in the state, said that
arrangements had been made for him
to deliver but one address.
Some who have been irreverent enough
to go back of Dicks returns, however,
have ascertained from New York that
Roosevelt has not been requested to
make more than one address in this
state. This, in the face of the declara-
tion sent out by Dick that he would not
consent to make more than one. Now
that the governor of rough riding celeb
rity Is made aware of the reason why
he has not been requested to appear
for more than zone night stand" in
Hanna's own state, doubtless he could
the campaign under any consideration.
DIDN'T WANT HANNA.
In this connection it may be stated
just how 1t came about that one of the
Republican managers of Mahoning
county protested to Chairman Dick
against sending Senator Hanna into
that section to speak. The incident was
mentioned in today's Enquirer, but the
manner Of it's occurrence was not given.
1t develops that the Mahoning county
man came to the state headquarters
with request for an address by Roose-
welt. Chairman Dick promptly declin-
ed the request, and replied that he
would send Senator Hanna instead. 1t
was thereupon that the Mahoning
county Republican exclaimed:"Fo the
love of heaven, Colonel, don't send Han