The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-31
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
THEY WILL WIN
Cenate and House Republican eau.
causes to Be Held Next Saturday.
Baker Likely to BE Democratic Nom.
inee for Senator.

Cincinnati, Dec. 30.-The contest at
Columbus during the coming week be.
tween the followers Of Senator Foraker
and those OF Senator Hanna over the
organization OF the Legislature, has ex-
tended to factional circles elsewhere
in the State. While the members Of
! the Legislature and candidates are
Fighting at C0lumhIs, the principals are
kept busy at long distance telephones,
notably Senator Foraker and George
b. Cox in Cincinnati; Senator Hanna,
in Washington; Congressman Dick,
chairman OF the State Executive Com
lnittee, and other Reublican leaders.
Senator Foraker Is being visited
here by many leaders and members
Of the Legislature. Sunday he made
the following statement:
Substance OF Forakers Denial.
"The story published from New York
that spoke to the President in de-
rogatory manner Of Senator Hanna,
and that the President communicated
the same to Senator Hanna and told
him to be on his guard, lest he have
trouble to maintain his leadership in
Ohio politics, Is an unqualified false
hood from beginning to end. / never
had any such talk with the President,
and 1t is not creditable to him to sup
pose that he would have retold 1t to
Senator Hanna If I had. This story
is but a sample OF many others appear.
ing In newspapers, and being peddled
about from mouth to mouth for mis-.
chievous purposes"
Most Of the Republican members
). this year are serving their first terms,
and according to precedent they are
expected to be members Of the next
Legislature. which elects Senator
Hanna's successor two years hence
While there is no opposition to the re-
election Of Senator Foraker two weeks
hence, it is claimed that there is an
organized movement to defeat Senator
Hanna two years hence. AS the pre-
siding officers in the appointment of
the committees and other functions
have great influence, the friends Of
both senators are seeking to control
those positions as well as all other Of
fees, including the clerkships, ser.
geants at arms, etc. The Hanna men
admit that they are working for re-
suits two years hence. and charge
that there is conspiracy to retire
Hanna. In former years there were
contests between the Sherman and the
SiohCi laStiOLS, duu ldLcr between
the Mckinley and Foraker factions.
but none Of the former factional fights
approached the present contest in gen!
eral interest. There are separate For.
aker and Hanna tickets. subject to the
Senate and House caucuses of Repub.
llcan members next Saturday. Charles
L. Kurtz, formerly secretary to For
aker as Governor, and later chairman
Of the State committee, leads the anti
Hanna forces, and John r. Malloy, the
present Secretary OF the State COM
mittee and State oil inspector under
Gov. Nasn. leads the Hanna forces,
Both sides claim sure thing" and
these claims and counter claims are ex-
pected to continue during the week.
The Democratic minority presents
scene o. harmony. Col. James Kill
bourne, recently the Democratic candi-
date for Governor, Saturday 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
Charleso w. Baker, Of Cincinnati, with
out opposition for the Democratic Sen.
ltOrial nomination.