Evening star., 1901-12-16
THE OHIO FAoTIoNAL FIGHT.
Senator Foraker Has Made No Offers
of Compromise.

of a Compromise.
A dispatch from Columbus, Ohio, says:
John R. MaIloy, secretary of the republic
can state executive committee has re-
turned from Washington, where he had
conference with Senator Hanna and
Representative Dick, chairman Of the re-
publican state committee, relative TO the
controversy over the organization OF the
Ohio legislature. Mr.. Malloy gave out the
following statement:
From what l have learned since my re-
turn to Columbus, 1 can say only that there
has been no change in the situation, and, so
far as rumors of a proposed compromise
are concerned, which it was said would be
made to Senator Hanna by the friends of
Senator Foraker and Mr.. Kurtz, no offers
of compromise had been received up
to the hour of my leaving Washington last
night. If any are to be made, Senator
Hanna has no information concerning them,
except what has appeared in the news
papers.
Before this contest was precipitated Sen
ator Hanna and General Dick held three
different conferences in Washington with
Senator Foraker, in the hope that, so far as
the two senators concerned, any fric-
ton among their respective friends regard
ing the organization of the two houses
might be avoided.
"At the first conference Senator Hanna
dShSu Only that MI CHi De Hdue CiSIh VI
the senate. This was not wholly per-
sonal request upon Senator Hanna's part,
but was made because he believed 1t would
be good politics, for the reason that the
democrats control the delegation from
Cuyahoga county to both the house and
senate and Mr.. Hanna desired In the in
terest of the republican party OF Cuyahoga
county that there might be a representative
party at Columbus who could keep in touch
with any proposed legislation affecting the
city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga county.
For this reason he desired the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Uhl, and asked for no other
office on the organization of either house,
and for no favor. except that MIR. Speeiman
be stricken off Mr.. Foraker's slate. These
requests of Senator Hanna were denied by
Senator Foraker at the first and second
conferences, and not until Mr.. Foraker's
refusal at the third conference to make
single concession asked for by Mr.. Hanna
did the latter determine to make a fight to
protect the interests of his friends as well
as those of himself
Mr.. Speelman is a candidate for clerk of
the house.
MaIIoy Contradicted.
Senator Foraker of Ohio said, regarding
the statement made at Columbus, Ohio, by
John A. Malloy, secretary of the repub-
lican state executive committee:
'Mr. Malloys card is fair sample of
much that is appearing in the newspapers.
1t is easily answered. He says: Before
this contest was precipitated Senator
Hanna and Gen. Dick held three different
conferences in Washington with Senator
Foraker sss He then proceeds to
detail what occurred at each of these con-
ferences, naming certain alleged requests
of Senator Hanna and my refusal of them.
Il have not had any talk of any Kind
with Gen. Dick on any subject since we
came to Washington, and he has not by
letter or otherwise communicated with me
on any subject since he came to Wash
ington.
''As L said in the statement 1 gave out
few days ago, l did have one conference
with Senator Hanna, and only one. He
did not make any request of me at that
conference, or since, in connection with
the organization of the legislature. The
only request he has ever at any time made
of me in connection with the organization
of either house of the legislature was by
a letter which / received before l left Gin
cinnati, asking me if l could support Mr..
Uhl for reelection as clerk of the senate.
1 answered him expressing regret that l
could not comply with his wish, because
/ was already committed.
when afterward in Washington 1
talked with him on this subject he did not
take any exception whatever to my atti-
tude in supporting Mr.. Scobey, or in sup
porting anybody else. On the contrary, he
said that no one could blame either him
or me for supporting our respective
friends, and that where we differed as to
men there need not be any unkind feeling
on that account. He did not ask me then,
at any time, to withdraw any candi-
date. and 1 would not have had any right
to do such a thing if he had. I did not
make anybody candidate, but l had, and
still have. preference, as Senator Hanna
and others seem to have. among the men
who are candidates, and whatever sup
port l may see fit to give to anybody will
be given according to my preferences, with
out explanations or apologies to anybody,
but simply in the exercise of that right
that belongs in common to all citizens"
HIGH SCHOOL CADET FINED.