The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-09-14
DICK TO HAVE
OPPOSITION.
He Will Not Have a Clear Field
By Any Means For the
HEAD OF THE STATE TICKET.
Harry Dausherty viii He in the Race Fol-
the Gubernatorial Nomination.
McKisson's Finger In
tha pia

Charles l.. Kurtz, Harry M. Daugh-
erty and Charles w. Dick will contest |
for the honor he relinquishes.
This statement is surprising, but 1t Is |
made upon the best authority. /
1t Is accepted as a condition to be met
at the Republican state headquarters.
All the chiefs know Of 1t. Every detail
Of the campaign Is considered with re-
gard to the effect upon General Dicks
chances.
Harry M. Daugherty has intimated
that he will be in the race IL Governor
Nash is not candidate. Nash may be
candidate in name, with the intent
of delivering his friends to General
Dick. But 1t Is safe to say that Mr.,
Daugherty will not be caught mapping.
He will have another try for the nomi-
nation.
So far as Mr.. Kurtz is concerned, he
has made nominal peace with the Re-
publican leaders of today. The part he
and his supporters took In the Laylin-
Warrington fight insures him against
any reproach. He cannot again be
called q traitor.
He will take an equally active part In
the fight this fall. In this he has two
fold object in view. First, to place him
self in position where he may be noml-
mated for governor.
Second, to protect Senator Foraker
from a stab in the back.
MAYOR M'KISsoN'S VIEWS.
The presidential campaign Will doubt
less be moderately warm this fall. But
1t will not be circumstance to the fight
that will open up at its close. With
three active candidates for the Republi-
can gubernatorial nomination in sight
and one avowed candidate for United
States senator, and several Others
wearing rubber shoes, the contest Will
be a pretty one.
Part of the information upon which
these statements are made comes In
directly from former Mayor McKisson
Of Cleveland. During his visit to this
city recently he made the broad state
! ment that Kurtz and himself would
} again go to work lining up the old For
aker guard. The object in view was
the nomination Of Kurtz for governor
He stated positively to a friend thai
Kurtz Is a candidate and that his can
didncy would become known as soon a!
, Nash declared himself out Of the race
This, he said, will be done. McKissor
also declared that the old guard woult
} arrange matters so that Foraker can
{ not be defeated for senator, except II
, the event that Democratic Legislature
Is elected.
McKisson's statements were confirm
ed by member of the state centra
, committee and another man, who's
, position places him in close touch will
a the Republican leaders. This man
however, while declaring without re
!. serve, that Nash will not stand for re
nomination and that Kurtz will in tina
!, event be a candidate for the nomination
: stated that Dicks chances are the best
n HAS THE MACHINE.
The congressman has control OF tn
q organization this year and is making
D | the best use of his time. 1t was wit
e this end in view that he left the secre
I taryship Of the national committee all
accepted lesser position. His cours
is taken with the full approval Of Han
ma and Mckinley. With their consent
4 too, he is expected to make such use Q
the campaign funds granted Ohio as t
y best strengthen him for the fray t
o come.
: The success of either of the thre
e candidates opens up vast field of pos
. sibilities of the future. If Kurtz wins
/. Foraker's election Is assured, and tw
years later, when Kurtz is on his SC
cond term as governor, Hanna's teri
: in the United States senate expire:
8 Kurtz would be the natural candidat
: for the place, and with the aid of tn
state patronage he would have the pol
a in the race.
o If Dick gets the gubernatorial nomi
nation, there can be little doubt the
Foraker's election will be conteste,
= Dick aspires to the senate, and theI
would be no more auspicious momer
: than that following his election to tn
q gubernatoriai chair. Dick and Fol
aker have never been good friends. Th
former would hardly hesitate in an al
tack upon the senior senator becaus
of any pretended recognition of the las
few months. If he failed then, he coul
: try again at the expiration Of Hanna
e term of Office, two years later.
Vt If DAUGHERTY WINS.
J. But the ancient enemy Of all goo
t. would be to pay IL Daugherty were
t win He is at swords points with Han
v ma, Dick and Kurtz. He would attac
q them all impartially and would spar
. no pains to accomplish their humil
a alton.
Daugherty In the governors chai
means that Daugherty, too, would b
. candidate for the senate next yea
e pledged to put all his foes to the knif'
It He is strengthening his fences and mad
j. the statement that his friends are
% better condition now than they hav
:, been since his defeat for governor. II
!, Is in control in half a dozen countie
= where such state of affairs Is not sus
pected. He rather welcomes any con
q test.