Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-01-17
In ex.Gov. Bush.
nelI's Heart
Is Memory Of Sights
and Snubs.
Would Gladly be Revenged by
Defeating Hanna.

story that Ex-Governor Bushnell will
make fight for Senator Hannas seat
two years hence, it Is stated here that
llama himself is authority for the
statement that he expects fight to
be made OH him year after next
when the new members Of the General
Assembly are TO be chosen. He as
serted during the recent speakership
fight that the contention was but the
preliminary skirmish to the real bat
tie aud this declaration has not been
seriously combatted by those who
are known to be hostile to his inter
csts. True, several of them made
half-hearted denials that the speaker
ship contest was of that character,
but since its termination their sore
ness has stopped their mouths on this
point.
Bushnell, took an active interest in
the fight on behalf of the Foraker
interests and used the utmost influ
cnce with Representative q. Il. Hypes,
of Clark county, to vote for Price,
the anti-Hanna candidate for the
| spcakership. In the light of develop
nell recently can now be understood.
In the last campaign he was appoint
cd chairman of the Committee on
Reception to Senator Hanna when
that parsonage spoke at Springfield.
On the plea of business engagements
he left the city, but returned in time
to give Senator Fairbanks, of In
diana, n profuse greeting.
Last week he was tondcred an nvi-
tation by Governor Nash to attend
the inaugural ceremonies, but declined
to come. III a public interview he
intlmated that he had been sighted
and his position as u former Chief
Executive ignored. Governor Nash
protested that no offense or slight
was intended, but Bushnell apparently
has not been mollifed by this. 1t is
now evident that the former Governor
has not forgiven either Senator Han
na or Governor Nash for the indigni-
ties he believes was heaped upon him
four years ago when Hanna snubbed
him at the Toledo convention and
Nash, as II trustee of the Gullipolis
asylum, wrote his letter of resignation.
Following the Eastern custom he has
declined their bread and salt and is
therefore 10 net MS he chooses. Should
General Bushnell decide to take the
field it Is expected that he VIII have
the backing of the Foraker element,
and as well will profit by the organ
izaiion he bull up during the four
years he was Governor.
There ARE many reasons why Gen
cral Bushnell would make the strong
est candidate against Hanna, and the
preliminary battles would bring TO
light many OF the secrets of that fu-
nous contest four years ago when
the National administration saved a
seemingly hopeless situation, The
formidable showing made In the pres.
cnt General Assembly should be TAX
on into account by those who have
not considered the strength of the
opposition TO Hanna. The bulk OF
the votes that Price received came
from new members who will return
next term. The old guard that stood
so stcadfnstly by Mr. McKinnon Will.
under the rules, he retired. In the
meantime the fight for the control
OF the orsan'@atlon Is steadily going
forward, and the first results will
) show next June when the State con.
ventlon win be held aud cause n
showing Of hands.