The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-06-18
HANNA WAS
TRAPPED
Mckisson Men in War
Paint and Feathers.
CANTON MANS VISIT
Smooth Trick Sprung on the
Hanna Faction in Cleveland
and Cuyahosa County by
Mckisson Followers,


A merry war is on among the Re-
publicans in Cleveland A fortnight
ago 1t was believed that McKisson and
his following had been eradicated for
ever from Republican politics in Cleve-
land and Cuyahoga county. Control
of the party organization had apparent
ly been transferred to Senator Hanna
on the understanding that he wipe out
the debts contracted by the McKisson
committee.
Tanna's indicated wish for con.
vention. instead Of direct vote at the
primaries, was gratifed and all seemed
lovely. But without warning an upris-
ing has taken place and the old fight is
once more renewed. The filing of the
list of candidates for delegates to the
convention uncovered plot. In every
ward and precinct a McKisson slate
was sprung at the last moment. Be
ing still in charge of the committee
the conspirators arranged the lists so
that the McKisson delegates came first
and the Hanna men came second.
Then, as If for good measure, a second
installment Of Hanna men follows the
list of the slate delegates of that fac
tion. The purpose is obvious.
The Mckisson men hope in this way
DIVIDE THE HANNA
votes among a multitude of candidates,
while they vote solidly for their own
men. The ulterior object is to control
the convention and nominate ticket
made up of McKisson men. This will
then be turned over to Senator Hanna
to elect. as it Is conceded that the Nc
Kisson men can get no funds from
the contributing Republicans to carry
on a campaign.
AS there are IA members of the leg
islature to be elected in this county,
and as Senator Hanna has pledged
himself to deliver them to his col
league. Senator Foraker, IL will be In.
teresting to watch the outcome and see
If his resolution will go so far as to
cause him to abandon the ticket pre-.
sented to him for election at his
hands.
On top of this dire news is the intel
ligsnce that Harry NJ. Daugherty, the
Fayette county leader who has been
practically driven out of the party by
Senator Hanna, Is working with the in
surgents in this city.
Daugherty arrived here Wednesday
morning and was followed that evening
by Howard Warrington and Linus B..
Kaufman, former director of public
works at Columbus.
MR.. WRITINGS VISIT.
The correspondent of the Cincin-
natl Enquirer sent the following to his
paper from Cleveland Thursday night
which will be of interest to Canton
readers:
This morning julius Whiting, of Can
ton, a notorious insurgent against the
Nash administration, came up from
Canton and Joined the powwow. The
lists showed that Sylvester T. Everett.
tho millionaire street car magnate and
Hanna's rival commercially and politi-
cally, Is a candidate for delegate. So
is James W. Holcomb. the Daugherty
leader who whipped Hanna in a fight
for control Of the county committee two
years ago. He Is still an insurgent,
and last year polled nearly 1000 votes
as candidate for the nomination for
HidyOT. ueWS I1dJ DauEneTLy,
whose entrance to the convention has
leen denied by Senator Hanna, has
seen fit to carry the war into Cuyahoga
county. was startling surprise to the
Republicans Of this city.
MAY LOSE ALL.
1t is not generally known that great
many of the powerful leaders in the
Mcklsson organization are friendly to
the Fayette county leader, and will do
all In their power to assist him In the
enterprise of keeping Senator Hanna
out of the convention as a delegate II
he so desires. In the meantime until
next Thursday the senator will exert
every ounce Of strength to carry the
county convention, and thus by one
bold stroke escape the burden of re-
sponsibility that his enemies are piiing
upon him. II he fails he will either
be forced to elect a set of candidates
utterly hostile to his interests or, by
falling to support them, jeopardize the
election of both Nash and Foraker.