The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-30
Ohio Republicans Are Clearly Di-
vided Into Two Dis
tinct Factions.
CHARGES, CONTEMPORARIES.
Hanna's Friends Claim There Is
a Conspiracy to Defeat Him
for Reelection to the
Senate.

Cincinnati. o.. Dec. 29.-The contest a,
Columbus this week between the follower.
| OF Senator Foraker and Senator Hanna
over the organization of the Legislature
has extended to factional circles elsewhere
in the State.
| While the members of the Legislature and
! candidates are fighting at Columbus. the
principals are kept busy at long distance
telephones. notably Senator Foraker and
George B. Cox in Cincinnati: Senator Han
ma in Washington Congressman Dick.
Chairman OF the State Executive Commit
tee. and other Republican leaders.
Senator Foraker is being visited here by
| many leaders and members of the Legisla-
ture. To-day he made the following state
| ment:
1.-The story published from New York that
l spoke to the President In a derogatory
manner OF Senator Hanna. and that the
President communicated the same to Sena-
tor Hanna. and told him to be on his guard
lest he have trouble to maintain his lead
ership in Ohio politics. is an unqualified
falsehood from beginning to end. never
had any such talk with the President. and
it is not creditable to him to suppose that
he would have retold it to Senator Hanna
IL had. This story Is but a sample of
many others appearing in newspapers and
being peddled about from mouth to mouth
for mischievious purposes"
Hanna's Friends Charge Consplracy.
Most Of the Republican members this year
are serving their first terms and according
to precedent they are expected to be men,
bers Of the next Legislature. which selects
Senator Hanna's successor two years hence.
While there Is no opposition to the re-elec-
tion of Senator Foraker two weeks hence.
1t is claimed that there is an organized
movement to defeat Senator Hanna two
years hence. As the presiding officers In the
appointment of committees and other func-
tions have great influence, the friends OF
both Senators are seeking to control those
positions as well as all other Offices. In
Guiding the clerkships, sergeants-at-arms,
ETC.
The Hanna men admit that they are work
ing for results two years hence and charge
that there is "a conspiracy to retire Hanna"
In former years there were contests be-
tween the Sherman and the Foraker fac
tions and later between the Mckinley and
the Foraker factions but none Of the former
factional fights approached the present con-
test in general interest.
There are separate Foraker and Hanna
tickets subject to the Senate and House
caucuses Of the Republican members at
p. M. next Saturday.
Leaders Of the Two Eactio.s.
Charles l. Kurtz, formerly secretary to
Foraker as Governor and later chairman Of
the State Committee. leads the anti-Ha;0a
forces and John p. Malloy, the present Sec
Ietary of the State Committee and State
Oil Inspector under Governor Nash, leads
the Hanna forces. Both sides claim "a sure
thing" and these claims and counterclaims
are expected to continue during the week
The Democratic minority presents scene
of harmony. Colonel James Kilbourne, re-
Gently the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor. yesterday notified the members from
his county not to present his name to the
Democratic joint caucus for their nominal
tion for United States Senator. This leaves
Charles ". Baker Of Cincinnati without op-
position for the Democratic senatorial nomi-
nation.