The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-30
OHIO FRACTIONAL
FIGHT SPREADING
Involves AL Elements
Of the Republican
Party.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 29-The contest at
Columbus this week between the follow
ers Of Senator Foraker and Senator Han
ma over the organization Of the Legisl2-
ture has extended to factionaI circles
elsewhere ii the State While the mem
bers Of the Legislature and candidates
are fighting IN Columbus, the principals
are kept busy at lOng-distance telephones
notably Senator Foraker and George B.
Cox, in Cincinnati; Senator Hanna, IN
Washington, Congressman Dick, chair
man OF the State executive committee,
and other Republican leaders.
Senator Foraker is being visited here by
many leaders and members OF the Legs
ture. To-day he made the following state
..fhe story published from New York
that I spoke to the President in d derog-
stOry manner Of Senator Hanna and that
the President communicated the same to
Senator Hanna and told him TO be on his
guard lest ne have trouble to maintain
mis- leadership in OHIO politics, is an IN
qualified falsehOOd from beginning to end.
never had any such talk with the Presi-
dent, and it is not credit2ble to him to
suppose that ne would have told it to
Senator Hanna If 7 had. This story IS but
q sample Of many others appearing in
the newspapers ana being peddled about
from mouth 70 mouth for mischievous
purposes"
Most Of the Republican members. this
year are serving their first term, and, &C
cOrding to precedent, they are expected
to be members Of the next Legislature
which win select Senator Hanna's sue
cesSOr two years hence. While there is
no opposition to the reelection of 5ena-
tor Foraker two weeks hence. it is as
serted that there IS an organized move
ment TO defeat Senator Hanna in 1904
As the presiding officers in the appoint
-neIt OF ire committees and other func-
tons have great influence the friends Of
both Senators are seeking to control those
positions as well as all other offices, in
GLIDING the clerkshiDs sergeant at arms,
etc.
The Hanna men admit that there is "a
conspiracy to retire Hanna" IN former
years there were contests between the
Sherman and the Foraker factions and
later between the Mckinley and the For
aker factions, but none Of the former
fractional fights approached the present
contest in general interest. There will be
separate Foraker and Hanna tickets. sub
ject to the Senate and House caucuses of
the Republican members. al 4 o clock next
Saturday afternoon. Charles L. Kurtz
formerly secretary to Senator Foraker as;
Governor and later chairman Of the State
committee, leads the anti-Hanna forces.
and John p. Malloy, the present secretary
Of the State committee and State Oil In
SpectOr under Governor Nash. leads the
Hanna forces. Both sides claim "a sure
Trims" and these claims and counter
claims are expected to continue during
the week.
The Democratic minority presents a
scene Of harmony. Colonel James XIII
bourne recently the Democratic candi-
date for Governor, yesterday notified the
members from his county not to present
his name to the Democratic joint caucus
for their nomination for United States
Senator. This leaves Charles w Baker
Of Cincinnati without opposition for the
Democratic Senatorial nomination