The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-19
ACUTE MEMORY
OF BUSHNELL
Attempts of Nash to Pose as a
Friend Cause Vivid Thoughts
OF AN INSULTING LETTER
Sent Ohio's Executive BY Senator Hanna's
Nominee-Attorney General Monnett
To Arrive In New York the
Same Day as Hanna.
Special to News-Democrat.


Special to News-Democrat
Columbus, Sept ia notable topic
among the politicians here is the desper-
ate effort Of Hon. Geo. K. Nash, the
Hanna gubernatorial candidate, to
impress the public that he sustains
close friendly relations with Governor
Asa s. Bushnell.
While Judge Nash has been endeavor-
ing to create this false idea ever since
he came into the field as an aspirant for
| the governorship, 1t remained for a
visit yesterday at Springfield the
home of the governor, to have him be-
come ridiculous in his insincerity.
Judge Nash, accompanied by State
Auditor Guilbert is now making a
| tour of several western counties in the
interest Of his candidacy. He confer
red at Springfield, at his own request
with several members of the Clark
county Republican committee, and in
that connection thought it advisable
to spread on the Mexican slave
profusely. The judge declared that he
and the governor were on the best OF
terms, that Bushnell was a good
stanch Republican," &C., and that he
expected great deal of assistance from
him in the campaign.
| WOULDN'T PASS CENSORSHIP.
| Among the Republicans with whom
Nash conferred were some of the
governors best friends, who say they
do not need any testimony from Mash
or any other tool of Hanna to prove
to their satisfaction, that the Republi.
canism of Bushnell is of the right kind
One of these gentlemen happened to b(
here today, and indulged in some com
ments with regard to Nash's OWL
particular brand Of Republicanisn
that at least would not pass the censor
of the literary bureau at the Hanna
State committee rooms. In discussing
the matter he declared that Judge Nast
was making himself ridiculous in hi!
effort to have it appear that he and the
governor enjoy pleasant relations wher
it has not been long ago that he resign
ed his trusteeship of a state institution
in an insulting letter to the governor
because Bushnell saw fit to oppose tht
senatorial election of Mark Hanna.
| NASH'S LETTER RECALLED,
"I happen to have preserved a cop!
of that letter, which l clipped from {
newspaper in the course Of the sena
torial contest, and I read it over again
every time 1 see some gushing reference
by Nash to Bushnell" said he and tax
ing from his pocket book a CAREFUL!
preserved clipping, the Springfield MAJ
exhibited the following memorabl,
epistle which created something NOR,
than ripple in the senatorial contest
Columbus, Ohio, January 2 1898.
"Hon. Asa S. Bushnell, Governor
Columbus, Ohio-Sir: 1 hereby resigI
the office of trustee Of the Ohio Hospita
for Epileptics. I am in good health.
have time which 1 could devote to the
duties Of the office, and all my relations
with my fellow trustees are mos
pleasant, but my sense of honor forbid!
that ] should retain an office of trus
conferred by you. Respectfully,
GEO. K. NASH.
"Of course Bushnell is good, stancf
Republican, " continued the friend Of
the governor, "but he is the kind Of 6
Republican that Nash's sense of honor
would not permit him to hold office
under. There are 8. great many Repub'
licans in Ohio who prefer the Republi'
canism Of Bushnell to that of Nash ano
Hanna, and they are not slow just now
in saying so nor will they be in Novem'
ber."