The times., 1899-10-12
THE Ohio REPUBLICANS
Views of Senator Hanna on Politics
in the Buckeye State.
He Regards the Contest This Year az
190O-The BoItinE Jones Faction
and the Kurtz-BushneH Opposi-
tiOn-His Estimate of Mr.. Mclean.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Oct 11.-Senator M.
A. Hanna discussed the Ohio situation to-
day, declaring the contest in the State this
fall TO be the preliminary skirmish to the
greater campaign of 1900. Republican de-
fection in this State" said Mr.. Hanna.
will cast reflection on the President and
will be the subject of comment By the press
all over the country. After three years of
the practice of Republican principles as
enunciated in the st. Louis platform, the
Democrats raise the cry of free silver IN
Ohio This is an important skirmish bat
tie. The Democrats have chosen as their
standard bearer a man who left Ohio four
years ago, q man who owns paper which
is against the best interests of the State.
His personal ambition has induced him to
come into the State again and ask the citi-
zens of Ohio for the highest office within
their gift. If it were not for his principles
that alone would be enough to cause the
people to turn a deaf ear TO his applica-
ton
Mr.. Hanna also paid his respects to the
independent candidate, Jones' of Toledo,
declaring him to be Republican bolter.
and that a Republican vote cast for him
would mean two for Mclean.
Senator Hanna and Senator Frye of Maine
leave tomorrow for a weeks stumping trip
over the State.
The alleged alliance of Charles l.. Kurtz
and John r. Mclean is no surprise to Sena-
tor Hanna. The Senator has repeatedly re-
Trained from discussing the subject, and
when asked today what effect it would have
OF the result in Ohio, again replied that
he had nothing to say on the subject. The
Senator is painfully affected by the attitude
of Governor Bushnell whom he had con-
fdentiy expected would stand by his party
in the important contest which is now in
progress in Ohio.
The alliance of Kurtz and Governor
Bushnell with John r. Mclean is one
whose prime motive on the part of the
Republican allies is said to be revenge.
incidentally the two men are after Judge
Nash, but primarily they want TO wreck
the party because they have a bone to
pick with Mr.. Hanna. The Senator knows
that he is the victim of the allies, and he
has therefore decided not to utter a word
or allusion to their purpose which will en-
barrass the Republican cause during the
campaign. The meeting yesterday between
John R. Mclean and Charles S. Kurtz at
the Great Southern Hotel in Columbus
was to complete the terms of surrender.
When KurtZ left the Great Southern Ho-
tel he went to the state house, and was
there closeted with the Governor. That
meeting was also a lengthy affair. In the
mean time ii was reported to the boilers
that the conference between Kurtz and
Mclean had become known Then IL was
that the Governor determined to make a
play to offset the publication of his con-
neetion with the deal by pledging his sup
port to the State ticket. Undoubtedly he
took the step by and with the advice OF
Kurtz Accordingly he telephoned to Re
publican headquarters, and asked to speak
with Colonel Dick. He promised the Re-
publican campaign manager to take the
stump for Judge Nash II he had the time.
Today Kurtz and Bushnell are out with
long knives for the scalp of Judge Nash.
They are also after Senator Hanna. They
hope to revenge themselves for past
wrongs.
There is no doubt but that he invoked
the aid Of Senator Foraker to act as pace
maker and bring back to the fold the
wandering Republicans, but Senator For
aker, in spite of an all-night conference
with Kurtz, failed to make an impression,
even though the Senator announced that
Governor Bushnell would be loyal to the
ticket. His assurance is now shown to
have been due TO an oyersanguine tenn
permanent