The age-herald., 1902-01-01
BATTLE-GROUND HAS
 SWITCHED TO CINCINNATI

Cincinnati December 31.-In anticipa- tion of the republican caucuses at Co., lumbus next Saturday previous to the organization of the legislature on Mon- day, many members and others have re- gently been visiting Senator Foraker and George B. Cox, the Hamilton county leader in Cincinnati. The visitors today attracted unusual attention because of delegation from Columbus trying to head off visiting members from other cities bent upon the same mission.
 Samuel Cohen, chairman of the repub- lican committee at Toledo, and Repre- sentative Demuth also of Toledo. and a pronounced Hanna man. were in Colum- bus last night They started for Cincin- nati at { o'clock a. m. Alex Frazer and Jones were surprised when they all met at the St. Nicholas and registered in suc- cession. John H. Malloy and other re- publican leaders were here. Frazer and Jones spent the forenoon in Senator For- aker's office and pledged themselves for Price for speaker Demuth announced that he would stick to McKinnon for speaker The fourth member from Lucas county. Denman, is still considered doubtful.
 At meeting of the Hamilton county 1, delegation tonight the three senators voted unanimously to support Archer for president pro tenn and F. M. Scobey for clerk and the ten representatives voted unanimously to support Price for speak CT and H. " Speelman for clerk.
 After the meeting adjourned a state- ment was given out that the pending contest was not one between Foraker and Hanna themselves for supremacy in Ohio, that the party would not recognize the contest as factional and that I've will give respectful attention to the ad- vice of the local Republican organization which George B. Cox is universally recog- nized as the dominating influence"
 Not Aimed at Hanna's Defeat.
 was due to 'tale-bearing gossips, not to any leaders. and that the result would have no bearing in the future against any one" He added:
 T can't for the life of me understand why people are classed as anti Htnna OF. anti-Foraker in this contest I was a. consistent supporter of Senator Foraker when the so-called Hannaites were re- ported as opposed to him, and supported Hanna when the so-styled Foraker clans were after him. so that I can hardly be classed as a partisan of either. In HamiI- ton County the question of Senatorial su- premacy in Ohio has not even beeA cori- sidered.
 'I don't believe there is anything in the story that the candidacy of Price and others is part of a conspiracy aimed at the defeat of Senator Hanna two years hence. For myself and our Republican organization say most emphatically that 1t is all tommy rot. I became int er- ested in MT Prices candidacy only after 1t had received the stamp of approval from Senator Hanna. Senator Foraker and Chairman Dick. l have stood for an even divide between the friends of the two Senators. and from the start l have felt that MT. Uhl should be named as clerk of the Senate out of complaint to Senator Hanna and proposed an adjournment of this matter with Price and Uhl to be named without opposition. These over lures were rejected and being sincerely interested in Price. was compelled to do were willing to help. h!m aylA.: -S