The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-02

HANNA INA BAD WAY
Found Necessary for Dick TO Go TO
Columbus 10 Save Him.
RISKS HIS OWN FORTUNE
As the Foraker Men Have Threatened
to Defeat HIN for Governor.
TO KEEP HIM OUT OF CONGRESS
N
TO KEEP HIM OUT OF CONGRESS
By Redlstrlcting the State In Case He
Becomes Too Enthusiastic.
cox WILL ALSO PUT IN AppEAsA~-s
Mayor johnson Has Rented House and
viii Stay at the Capital During the
Legislative Session.
Especial to The Post,


Columbus, Ohio, January 1.-The Hanna
forces are becoming demoralized ana the
senator seems in fair way to be de.
feated. That is the situation tonight, but
of course there may be changes within the
next few hours, and especially ia 1t we'll
to include this saving clause Just at this
time. for Dick will be here tomorrow
evening The congressman Is managing
the Hanna hght and 1t goes to show how
desperate the battle is when he deems It
necessary to come here in person after
having decided that it would not be neces-
sary as he would win without showing all
of his cards.
He has also desired TO keep entirely
aloof from the present fractional contention
on account of his gubernatorial aspirations
and the announcement that he had de-
cided to take a hand in the contest is
construed by the Foraker followers as evil
denee that Hanna was in desperate straits.
II the Foraker men are in the least dis
concerted by the coming of General Dick
there is no outward manifestation of It.
They are going along In the even tenor
of their way, save that they have given 1t
ont that IL Dick becomes too obnoxious
they will redistrct the State in manner
to axe 1t impossible for Dick to go back
to congress in case he fails to land tho
| govSrnorship, as ne now hopes, aud that
| they would see to 1t that he loses out on
the gubernatorial proposition.
The Hanna forces assert that there Is
| no doubt that McKinnon will be elected
| speaker Of the house and that their entire
| State ticket will go through
| 1t was !ptimated that what the Hanna
| forces hoped TO gain most through the ad-
vice and counsel of General Dick was the
election of Mr.. Uhl as clerk Of the senate.
Mr. Uhl In the Cleveland man Senator
Hanna insisted should he made clerk of
the senate in order that he might look
after the interest OF the republican party
OF Cuyahoga the entire delegation from
which is democratic. 3,
The Foraker men claim there Is not even
remote probability OF uhl being elected,
but the Hanna men refuse 80 look at 1t
that way. Certain assurances were re-
ceived by the Hanna men today. It is
claimed that there Is chance, for uhl.
and General Dicks assistance was prompts
" importuncd. Hanna is keeping closely
in touch with the progress OF events aud
he added his influence 10 that of his &C.
tive lieutenants in inducing Dick TO risk
his personal political fortunes In an G.
deavor 10 save Hanna's.
Eight members OF the republican caucus
are either positively doubtful or have been
claimed for both candidates. McKinnou
stllI adheres to his claim of thirty-nins
votes. while Price is Just as confident OF
forty-one.
George b. Cox of Cincinnati Is expect
ed to join the Foraker forces here tomn,,
row. 1t was also announced that Mayor
Johnson would come down from Clsyeland
with the Cuyahoga delegation.
Mayor johnson has rented ths old Col
Inns mansion on East Broadway, which "a
will make his headquarters during the
legislature.