Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-14
Has Become Violent,
Open Warfare.
Foraker Will Stand by
His Friends.
Especial Correspondence

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Columbus, Dec. 14.-The fight for the
control Of the Ohio Legislature is on
again and will be bitterly contested
to the end. State Oil Inspector John
r. Malloy, returned from Washing
tom, Friday, where he conferred with
Senator Hanna on the political situa-
tiOn in this State, and the message
he brought back has filled those op-
posing the Senator, with dismay.
1t Is to be a fight to the death now.
Opportunity was given the anti Hanna
forces to agree to a compromise, but
they spurned the offer, and now Sen
ator Hanna proposes to smite them
hip and thigh, AS matters stand now,
1t is doubtful If any of the Foraker
candidates will figure In the organiza-
ton of the Legislature. 1t Is claimed
that Foraker cannot stem the tide
which threatens his candidates. and
Senator Hanna is bound to win, even
IL he tinds 1t necessary to drop one or
two of his candidates and substitute
independent candidates instead
The re-opening of the breach has
caused excitement and Is the sole topic
Of conversation in the hotel lobbies.
The furry was largely caused by Mr.
Malloy's statement which was given
out last evening, and is as follows:
From what have learned since my
return to Columbus, can only say
that there is no change in the situa-
ton; and so far as rumors of a pro-
posed compromise are concerned
which, 1t Is said, would be made to
Senator Hanna by the friends Of Sem
ator Foraker and Mr.. Kurtz, no offer
Of compromise had been received up
to the hour of my leaving Washing
tom last night, and If any are to he
made Senator Hanna has no informa-
tion concerning them, other than what
has appeared in the newspapers.
Before this contest was precipitat-
ed, Senator Hanna, with General Dick,
held three different conferences in
Washington with Senator Foraker, in
the hope that so far as the two Sem
ators were concerned, any friction
among their respective friends regard
Ing the organization of the Two
Houses might be avoided. >
'At the first conference Senator
Hanna asked only that Mr. Uhl be
made clerk of the Senate This was
not wholly n personal request upon
Senator Hanna's part, but was made
because he believed it would be good
policy, for the reason that the Dem
ocrats controlled the delegation from
Cuyahoga county to both the Senate
ana the House, and Mr.. Hanna de.
sired, in the interest of the Republican
party of Cuyahoga county, that there
might be representative Of the 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 reelection of Mr.. Uhl and asked
for no other office in the organization
OF either House, and for no favor ex-
cept that Mr.. Spellman be stricken off
Foraker's slate.
These requests Of Senator Hanna
We're denied by Senator Foraker at
the first and second conferences, and
not until Mr.. Foraker's refusal at the
third conference to make single con-
cesslon 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"
GEO. Il. BLAKE.