Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-03
The CONTEST N OHIO
Fight Between the Various Inter.
ests Now on in Earnest
at Columbus.
Not Altogether a Contest Between
Friends OF Senators Foraker
and Hanna.
Some OF Hanna's Closest Friends
Against McKinnon for Speak,
er..The Situation.

Columbus, O., Jan. 3.-Members of the
Ohio legislature as we'll as candidates
for executive positions are all here to-
day participating in the contest previous
to the caucuses tomorrow morning
when nominations are to be made for
the organization of the legislature on
Monday. But the wires are still kept
busy between the republican leaders and
Hanna in Washington. While both sem
ators have become indirectly involved in
the contest thru the direct interests of
their respective followers, it develops
On the home stretch that the lines are
not strictly drawn between their friends.
Many members concur with George p.
Cox in stating that this fight is not one
for supremacy of either Foraker or
Hanna In Ohio and that they are on
equally cordial relations with both sena.
tors.
Some of Hanna's closest friends are
for price and Some of Foraker's for Nc
Kinnon Some of Foraker's are for Nc
Kinnon for personal local or other than
factional reasons. The lires are much
more distinctly drawn between what are
known as Cox men and Daugherty men.
Two years ago ex-Representative
Daugherty was defeated for the guber-
natorial nomination by Governor Nash
Daugherty ran on the "anti-boss is
sue" and his canvass was such as TO Of
fend the friends of both Ohio senators
and some other leaders, especially
George B. Cox. who threw his whole
strength to Nash, as he is now doing for
Price, McKinnon was Daugherty
man then, and a leader in the last legis-
lature, which was controlled In its or
ganization by the Daugherty men. Cox
is now supporting Price for speaker as,
he says, he was pledged to him before
the present complication arose He al
30 says, altho on most friendly terms
with Hanna, he would never joint the
senator in supporting McKinnon for
speaker. While Cox is friendly with
both Senators, Dsugherty is an avoyed
opponent of both, and local feature of
the contest is the fact that Hanna and
Daugherty are for the same man for
speaker. ENHANCEMENT goes still fur
ther with some in talking about Foraker
speaker. The crossing of wires extends
to Ex-Governor Foster, Ex-Governor
Bushnell, ex-State Chairman Kurtz and
others. who are now cooperating with
those from whom they are said to have
been estranged in late years.
With George w. Cox in charge of the
Price forces and Congressman Dick di-.
recting the McKinnon forces the contest
for the speakership in the Legislatures,
which meets Monday has today mar
rowed down to two or three members
out of sixty-eight republicans In the
house. Cox arrived last evening and
Dick this morning and at noon today
the doubtful list was reduced to the
closest margin, with thirty-five votes
necessary to nominate speaker. Price
and McKinncn are each lacking two
votes.
A feature today was the alleged CO.
operation of Governor Nash and other
state officers with the McFlinnon men.
It is stated this was due to the personal
appeals Of Hanna during the night.
Senators Foraker and Hanna both re-
main continuously in touch by long
distance telephones with friends here.