Evening star., 1902-01-03
FIGHT WAKES HOT
Rival Factions at Columbus, Ohio,
Straining Every Nerve.
CHARLES F. DICK ON THE Scene
His Presence Has Stimulating Ef-
feet on Hanna Forces.
BOTH SIDES CON FIDENT
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch To The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. January 3.-"We have
thirty-six votes sure, one more than nee
essary to nominate IN the house caucus.
and two more promised said +. G. Bid
olson, manager of the Foraker forces, this
morning I'VE have the votes to elect
Price speaker now and l don't how
they get them away from us
The management of the Hanna forces
was transferred this morning to Repre-
sentative Charles Dick, who will make no
statement until after conference with Mr..
Hanna's friends at noon.
George B. Cox representing Senator For
aker. has established headquarters at the
Southern. and the battle of giants is on.
1t is believed that before midnight the vic
tory will be Won
Congressman Beidler of Cleveland ar
rived this morning to work against Senator
Hanna He is expected to bring kimball
of Lake county over from Mckinnon to
Price for speaker. Congressman Kyle of
Miami is here also arrayed against Sena-
tor Hanna. but he explains it by the fact
that Scobie, the anti-Hanna candidate for
senate clerk, is from his county.
Mr.. Dick Cheers Up Hanna Forces.
The coming of Mr. Dick has inspired con-
fidence in the rank and file of the Hanna
adherents. where it had begun to fail. A
corresponding despondency is noted in the
Foraker followers, but they attribute it to
fear that by use of money their votes may
be taken from them. The managers of the
respective sides, however, maintain their
usual appearance of the greatest conf
dence.
BY Assoeilted Press
COLUMBUS. Ohio January 3.-The men,
bers of the Ohio legislature as well as the
candidates fer executive positions, are all
here today, participating in the contest
previous to the caucuses tomorrow even
ing. when nominations are to be made for
the organization of the legislature on Mon
day. But the wires are still kept busy be-
tween the republican leaders and Senators
Foraker in Cincinnati and Hanna in Wash
inStOn.
How the Lines Are Drawn
While both Ohio senator's have become
indirectly involved in the contest through
the direct interest of their respective fol-
lowers, it developed today that the lines
are not strictly drawn between their
friends. Many members concur with Geo
b. Cox of Cincinnati in stating that this
fight is not one for the supremacy of either r
FORAKER or Hanna in Ohio. and that they
are on equally cordial relations with bot h
senator's Some of Hannas closest friends
are Tor Price and some of ForaSer's for
Mckinnon for speaker for personal, local
or other than factional reasons.
The lines are much more distinctly drawn
between what are known as the Cox men
ana the Daugherty men. Two years ago
ex-Representative Harry NJ. Daugherty
was defeated for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation by Governor Nash. In that contest
Cox threw his whole strength to Nash as
he Is now doing for Price. McKinnon was
a Dausherty man then and leader In the
last legislature, which was controlled in its
organization by the Daugherty men.
Cox Defines His Position.
Cox, who is now supporting Price for
speaker says he was pledged to him before
the present complications arose While
COX IS friendly with both senators, Daugh-
erty Is an ayowed opponent of both and the
local feature of the contest is the fact that
Hanna and Daugherty are for the same
man for speaker. The enhancement goes
sun iurther with some in talking about
foraker and Cox being for the same man
Tor speaker. And the crossing of wires ex-
tends to Ex-Governor Foster, Ex-Governor
Bushneli, eX-State Chairman Kurtz and
others who are now cooperating with
those from whom they are said to have
been estranged in late years
Ignoring the Daugherty element entirely
Cox endeavored originally to have an
agreement among the leaders and found
no opposition to Price for speaker After
Cox had committed himself he saws the
Hanna men said Price would not do Re-
ferring to his original canvassine and the
present complications. Cox saws he found
Senator Foraker at first friendly TO Nc
kinnon, although not pledged and Senator
Hanna favorable to Price, and at the time
that he committed himself both of the sen.
ators approved N Price for speaker Mr.
Cox insists that the present entanglements
are temporary only and will have no bear
Ing on future politics in the state
Nash Out for McKinnon.
With Cox in charge of the Price forces
and Dick directing the McKinnon forces
the contest has today narrowed down tc
two or three members out OF the sixty.
eight republicans in the house. Cox arrived
last evening and Representative Dick TINS
morning. and at noon today the doubtful
list had been reduced to the closest margin
with % votes necessary 10 nominate 70,
speaker. and Price and McKinnon eacf
lacking two votes. The factions are
charging on each others lines and tryine
to break them by changes
The arrival of Cox gave the Price mer
the advantage last night and the arrival OF
DICK helped the McKinnon men TODAY
The feature today has been the alleged co.
operation of Gov Nash and other state
officers with the McKinnon men and II 1.
stated that this is due to the personal an
peals of Senator Hanna during the night.
Senators Foraker and Hanna both remain
continuously in touch by lSng-distance teIe
phone with their friends here.