The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-19
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

~ OsSk Ato4e0, voOy-Tno Hon
Charles =. W. Dick. recently removed
from the secrstaryship Of the Republican
National CoVmittee By Mr.. Hanna and
placed at the bead Of the party orsaniza-
ton In Ohio. Ahas surprised everybody by
frankly admitting that there Is danger ahead
for Mr.. Mckinley. Thefght. declares Colonel
Dick. will Be In Indiana. Michigan. Minnsso-
Ia. Iowa. Nebra1ka, '.and other Western
States" Now, Ohio u western State
| within this purvtew. and Colonel Dick has
been relieved of duty with the National
Committee and sent to Ohio personally to
command the forces In that State.
II there d . hSht In Iowa. as stated
By Colonel Dick. certainly there Is also
light In Ohio. In the State election in
Ohio tbs majority OF votes was cast
against the Hanna-McKinley candidate for
Governor. Governor Nash Is the first NIL
nority Republican Governor elected in
Ohio for many day He Is one Of the
most popular men In the State, but he was
Handicapped, as shown by the vote, by the
load Of Hannaism and McKinleyism. II the
vote which last year was cast for Jones
add Mclean can be consolidated In Mo-
vember. Ohio will swing over to Bryan.
SOuE0 CdIHc8tly ~ WOTAlu8 lOA 0Ayohs
whereas he fought Mclean last year. 1t is
not believed Mclean got many votes that
were not Democratic, and therefore the
great bulk Of his vote will 60 to Bryan.
Jones vote. 1t Is contended, came mainly
from the Republican,. Hence, II he can
control the thousands of ballots In Mo-
vember that were cast for him last year.
the problem In Ohio Is q very simple one.
Obviously 1t was for this reason that both
Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Mckinley wanted the
astute Colonel Dick to manage the cam
paign in Ohio. Enough already is known
about the Presidents State to cause the
Democratic managers confidently to put 1t
In the doubtful column. Developments in
Indiana are causing them to remove that
State from the doubtful column and place
1t In the reasonably certain Democratic
column. It is expected that after the State
is enthused by the Bryan notification cere-
monies at Indianapolis on August 8. even
the Republicans will enroll Indiana In the
doubtful column.
What II osay Doing Fit is noted as
q possibly ominous circumstance that
nothing has been heard of the Hon. Mat
thew Stanley Quay since the Republican
National Convention was held at Philadsl-
phia. Mr.. Hanna has been rubbing salt in
the wounds Of Quay whenever the oppor-
tunity would permit, but still the old
Pennsylvania boss has not whimpered loud
enough to be heard Presumably he is de-
voting himself wholly to his Senatorial
fight, which at last accounts was very |
hopeless struggle for Quay. II. 1t is being |
enquired, Mr.. Quay realizes that he is !
beaten for Senator will his feeling toward |
IT, II :c1. e. H. -
they have taken In his humiliation permit |
him to do anything for the advancement Of
the Republican ticket? The almost uni |
versai answer II that instead of helping |
Mckinley he will do as effective work as |
possible. In quiet way, to defeat him.
1t has developed that the principal rea-
son for Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. Mckinley turn |
ing against Quay in his contest in Wash |
ington last winter was Quay's fiat refusal /
to raise money In Pennsylvania last sum-
mer for the Ohio campaign. 1t is recalled |
that one Of the first persons OF nots whom |
Mr. Hanna sought when he came back to
this country from Europe last summer.
just when the Ohio campaign was at It's |
most critical stage. was Mr.. Quay. Him
Mr.. Hanna commanded forthwith to pro-
duce money to help out the cause In
the Buckeye. State. It Is alleged that
Quay told Mr.. Hanna he was tired OF |
dunning bis friends in Pennsylvania for 7
money to be used in Ohio, and that as the
contest was strictly local affair Mr.. Han
ma would have to get along as best he
could without any Pennsylvania cash.
II Quay had not thus boldly deiied Hanna
i is generally believed the Pennsylvania
would not have been Inundated in his
Senatorial contest last winter. It was the
Administrators influence that beat him,
md 1t was Mr.. Hannas vote in the end
which did the trick.