Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-01-02
DICK IN THE FIGHT.
Hanna Men Showed Greater
Confidence-Rumored Threats
OF Forakerites.
is HE ONLY To HELP UHL /?
This Was One Report out-Lueas
County Delegation Split Even--A
GalIia County Man Declares For
Price-Tom Johnson aenrs House.

Columbus, Jan 2.--The chief deyei-
opnenL III the legislative contest last
night was the announcement tnat
Congressman Charles DICK was on MS
way 10 Columbus 10 assist the Hanna
forces General DICK lett Akron last
night anu was due TO arrive mere at
z clock this morning. mere was
show OF gfeaLet confidence on the
part OF the hanna fouoWers as soon
as 1t became positively known that
General Dick would be here. 1t had
not been generally expected that he
would take any active part IN the
contest kumor had it That he de-
sirea to keep entirely aloof from the
present factionai contention on ac-
count Of his guDernaGoriai aspirations.
Ii 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 flying, however. One
of them was that ii the Foraker men
won they would redlsLrict the state
in such a manner as to make 1t I'M
possible for General Dick to be re-
turned to congress. Another was that
the Foraker forces would oppose Gen.
eral DICK in his aspiration 10 secure
the nomination for governor two years
hence. The Hanna forces gave no at
tention to the rumors, however. They
asserted there was no doubt that Nc.
klnnon would bc elected speaker OF
the house a. 4lat their entire slate
would go I oagh.
To Try To Elect Uhl.
1t was minated that what the
Hanna forces hoped 20 gain most
through the advice aud counsel OF
General Dick was the election 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 Repub-
hcan party in Cuyahoga, the entire
Delegation from which is Democratic.
The fofakef men claim there is not
even remote probability of Uhl be.
ing elected. but the Hanna men refuse
to look at it in that way Certain as
surances were received by the Hanna
men yesterday, 1t is claimed that
there is enance for Uhl and General
Dicks assistance was promptly inn
porluned. 1t is estimated also that
Senator Hanna advice was largely
instrumental in influencing General
DICK to lena his aid to the administra-
ton forces mere.
There We're no developments during
yesterday 10 give a decisive turn TO
the contest Brown, OF Paulding, an
nouneed that he would vote for Nc
hlnnon tor speaker. and Carr, Of
Mushlngum, declared for Price. This
lett e45nt members OF the Republican
caucus who We're either positively
doubtful or who had been claimed for
both candidates. Mckinnon still adj
hered To his claim OF SO votes, while
Price was just as confident OF Al. A
large number of members of both the
house and senate were here last night
ana it was expected that practically
ali would be here today George B.
Cox, Of Cincinnati, was expected to
join the FORAKER forces mere today.
1t was also announced that Mayor
Johnson would come down from Cleve-
land with the Cuyahoga county dele
CATION. Mayor Johnson has rented
The old Collins mansion on East Broad
street, which he will make his head
quarters during the session of the
legislature.
Lucas County Delegation Split.
Representative McKinnon. the Han
ma candidate for speaker, received a
telegram signed by Representatives
Demuth and Denman, of the Lucas
county delegation, pledging him their
support in the speakership fight.
Jones and Frazer, the two other mem.
bers of the Lucas county delegation.
Tuesday declared for Price, so that
this delegation will be divided
Hollis Johnson, a member of Gallia
county, who had been claimed by both
sides, wrote a letter, which was re-
ceiyed here yesterday, in which he
announced his intention of voting for
Price for speaker. He not only de-
clares for Price in this letter. but says
he has always been for him, and will
be to the end. Geo. b. Cox and the Gin
cinnati delegation also will reach Co
lumbus today, when the final lineup