The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-02
Rumor that the Foraker Forces VIII
Attempt to Punish Him If He
mikes In'' at Columbus.
CONTEST FOR sPEAKERsHIP
HANNAITES CONFIDENT M'KINNON
WILL BE ELECTED SPEAKER,
While the FOrnkerites Say They Are
Certain of Choosing Price-Tom
L. Johnson to BE on Hand.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 1.-The chief devei-
opment in the legislative contest tonight
was the announcement that Congressman
Charles Dick was on his way to Columbus
to assist the Hanna forces. General Dick
left Akron tonight and will arrive here
at 2 a. m. There was a show of greater
confidence on the part of Hanna followers
as soon as it became positively known that
General Dick would be here. 1t has not
been generally expected that he would take
any active part in the contest. Rumor
had it that he desired to keep entirely
aloof from the present factional contention
on account of his gubernatorial aspira-
tions, and the announcement that he had
decided to take a hand in the contest was
construed by the Foraker followers as evil
dence that the Hanna forces were in des-
perate straits.
If the Foraker men were in the least
disconnected by the coming of General
Dick there was no outward manifestation
of it. There were all sorts of rumors fly
ing, however. One of them was that if
the Foraker men won they would redistrict
the State in such a manner as to make Il
impossible for General Dick to be returned
to Congress. Another was that the For
aker forces would oppose General Dick
in his aspiration to secure the nomination
for Governor two years hence. The Hanna
forces gave no attention to the rumors,
however. they asserted that there was no
doubt that McKinnon would be elected
speaker of the House and that their entire
slate would go through.
1t was intimated that what the Hanna
forces hoped TO gain through the advice
and counsel of General Dick was the cleo
tion of Mr.. Uhl as clerk of the Senate Mr.
Uhl is the Cleveland man whom Senator
Hanna insisted should be made clerk of
the Senate IN order that he might look
after the interests of the Republican party
of Cuyahoga county, the entire delegation
from which is Democratic. The Foraker
men claim there is not even a remote prob
ability of Uhl being elected, but the Hanna
men refuse TO look at ii that way Ger
tain assurances were received by the Han
ma men to-day, it is claimed, that there is
a chance for Uhl, and General Dicks as
sistance was probably importuned 1t is
intimated also that Senator Hanna's advice
was largely instrumental in influencing
General Dick TO lend his aid to the admin
istration forces here.
There were no developments during the
day 10 give a decisive turn TO the contest
would vote for McKinnOn for speaker, and
Carey. of Muskngum, declared for Price
This leaves eight members of the Repub
lican caucus who either positively
doubtful or who have been claimed for both
candidates McKinnon still adheres to his
claim of thirty-nine votes, while Price is
just as confident of forty-one.
large number OF members of both the
House and the Senate are here tonight
and il is expected that practically all will
be here tomorrow. George b. Cox, of Gin
cinnati is expected to join the Foraker
forces here tomorrow 1t is also an
nounced that Mayor Johnson will come
down from Cleveland with the Cuyahoga
county delegation. Mayor johnson has
.l1 -s1
Broad street which he will make his head
quarters during the session of the Legisla-
ture.
Ii was announced late tonight that Cen
eral Dicks plans had been changed slightly
and that he would not arrive in Columbus
until tomorrow evening