The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-04-11

n Hanna has received another Sc
W we're notice that he is not the
whole Republican party in
Ohio. The boys who are lining up to
do the lighting in the future have serv-
ed notice that II they are to elect Han
ma senator again he must keep out OF
present muddles and attend strictly to
his business in Warrington. The leav-
en- has been working among the Repub-
lican members of the house OF repre-
sentatives and as result the Daugb-
erty men have risen to an eminence
that they feared for a time they could
not obtain without fight. which they
wish to avoid. But they have beaten
both Hanna and Foraker in the lower
house and will be prepared at the
proper time to take advantage Of the
situation.
The question of supremacy came up
on the redistricting bill of Senator
patterson, bill that does not redis-
trict at all, but establishes the old
districts as the new districts. Every
body comedies that the establishment
of the old districts Is not fair to q
| large portion of Ohio, particularly to
| Cleveland, which Is entitled to at least
one more congressman on account OF
the great growth Of its population, but
it was not sense of fairness or equity
hot tnH oh In fhn
tricts of the state. 1t was a political
exigency that led the Daugherty forces
to come out from cover, Tuesday, and
make their demands in the open.
|
With the Patterson bill before them,
and made special order for Thursday,
of this week, the Republicans of the
lower house went into caucus. The
senate had passed the Patterson bill,
for some senator's had been brought
about to the way Mr.. Hanna thought
the thing ought to be, but the house
Republicans were not in the humor to
! concur.
Matters had occurred since the sem
ate passed the bill. A decision had
been reached by the friends OF Daugh-
erty to make State Treasurer Cameron
chairman of the state committee, to
make Daugherty chairman Of the next
Republican convention and the candi-
date for governor a year hence, to
further all Of this by securing the par
ty machinery and incidentally putting
few more friends on guard.
|
One of the friends that it is desired
to take care of Is Cyrus Huling, who
went to Washington recently and told
Chairms. Dick just what was wanted
and what Senator Hanna would be ex-
pected to do if he desired to be let
alone for the senatorship. He was TO
keep out of any redistricting PROPOSE
! ton that was made and was to allow
! the factions to have it out, without in
| reference. This was substantially
agreed to but some of Hanna's friends
would not stand for it, and the Daugh-
erty force had to show their hand. In
the caucus they demanded that the
Twelfth district be changed. In sup
port of this they held up the Lentz
bugaboo and declared that there was
danger of Lentz going back to con-
gress If the district were not changed.
Franklin county is slightly Republican,
while Fairfield. that is now in the dis
trict with it, is about $500 Democra-
tic. That makes the Franklin district
a Democratic district, though Emmett
Tompkins is now representing it, be-
cause, it is claimed, he had the election
board behind him and had enough
votes distributed in the district to give
him showing on the face of the re-
turns. Lentz has contested but to no
avail. But Tompkins has made lot
| Of mistakes and Foraker is not able
to save him from much censure. That
Is what put 1t into the heads of the
Daugherty men to take the whole thing
while they were at 1t, and led them
to the conclusion of running Huling
for congress. To make it reasonably
favorable for him at the polls, it was
desired to take Fairfield out of the dis
trict. Columbus is big enough to have
congressman of her own. without
having any counties tackled on, so the
plan was concocted to make this coun-
ty district by itself. In the caucus
Tuesday night this plan was insisted
upon by Speaker McKinnon and other
Daugherty leaders, and the caucus
adopted 1t, but not till after some mem
bers had declared they did not know
whether they would abide by the eau
Gus declaration or not.
Hanna had to capitulate in order
that the district might be changed.
1t is the first indication that he has
really weakened in favor of the Daugh-
erty side, though ii has been stated In
this correspondence from time to time
that he would eventually do SO and
that there is better understanding
between him and Daugherty than there
H.. LAv,ur l. IL.
county district by itself and Huling
the candidate, the Daugherty men will
have secured about everything in sight
and with Cameron In the chair set
apart for the boss Of the machinery,
the pathway of Daugherty's to govern
orship seems strewn with roses. The
senate will do some complaining but
it is believed that, when the caucus ac-
tion Is ratified on the floor Of the house
next Thursday 1t will not hold out
long.