The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1902-01-03
WILHELM LOOKING
FOR THE BAND WAGON
Stark Senator Thus Explains
. His Presence at tho Capital--
Stories Of the Speakership,
and Claims Of Factions.
tErom a stan Correspondent
COLUMBUS. January I, 1909


COLUMBUS. January 1, 1909.
There have been some amusing
I iings In the political fla ,Cc that has
been carried on here for some days,
but the funniest spectacle was made
by John r. Malloy, who has charge
of the Hanna-Dick end OF the fight
Monday night 1t was learned that the
Lucas county delegation was for Nc
Kinnon and there was citation in the
Hanna camp. The Foraeerltes we"
correspondingly gloomy, but they
hadn't quite given up. They though.
they were beaten, as did everybody
else. 1t turned out that the Toledo
fellows, seeing that they had the pow
er to make it very uncom. Crtable TO:
McKinnon, decided to do little hido-
and-seek business. So while the NAL
10y contingent was dancing with glee
in the hotel corridors In Columbus
two members of the delegation boarded
q train at Toledo and started down IN
see Cox and Foraker. They had tacit-
ly declared for the other side, but
there is sometimes something floating
that is worth going after and In q
close fight like this everything counts.
The stories of fabulous amounts of
money that were in the possession Of
tho Foraker people may have hal
something to do with the quick change
in the standing of the Toledo delega-
ton, but whatever was the cause 1t was
the desire of two of the members to
see the Cincinnati men al6 learn just
what was what.
RIOT AMONG HANNAlTES.
There was a riot amo lg the Han
ma clan when they learned that Hat-
old w. Frazier and John Jones, two
of the Lucas county delega' ion, had
gone to the train. They had just got
ten into a sleeping car wren the pol
iticians on the other side made a
break to see them and attempt to dis
suade them from going. A colored
the car and they went away vowing
vengeance on the colored man.
An attempt was made tn notify the
Columbus end, but 1t was after mid
night zen word came. Malloy could
Dayton, but he went theie. He was
unable to get the satisfaction he want
cd, so he went to Cincinnati.
Meanwhile Foraker anI Cox had
I been notified of Malloys departure
and they set about to keep the Tols
4; do fellows. out of his wny. Malloy
lost his quarry in shuttle at the dc
pot and is said to have wandered
about the streets Of the Ohio river city
for several hours, In the cold.
SAY THEY'RE NOT LICKED.
The turn of these two men does not
necessarily lose the fight for Nc
Kinnon. He had some votes to spare
md his managers made the claim ali
day Tuesday, and offered to back II
with the coin of the realm that four
had been added for the two that had
departed.
Up to this time there is no direct
evidence that money has been used to
bribe members. That stage has been
reached, however. and these quick
changes suggest that some of the leg.
islators are flirting for hush money,
There was plenty of talk OF change
of tactics at the Neil Tuesday night,
and ample assurance given that II nec-
essary the Hanna men could throw in
sum from the national conimitte.
fund, without going Iowa in their own
pockets at ALL Nobody has over mndo
an accounting of the immense amount
that was raised to elect William Nc.
Kinley the first time he ran.
tR WILHELM ARRIVES.
Senator George ". wilhelm, Of
Stark, was prominent figure at the
Neil house. Tuesday night. The SEN
Rtor is one Of the most popular men
L.. ia nj,
rounded by numerous pers0ps who az,
anxious to get his ear.
What are you doing here at this
time of the week." was asked Of the
senator soon after ho arrived. "The
caucus does not meet till Saturday."
Il Just came down to make sure
that the band wagon wonld not go
away without me. want to get In the
band wagon you know. | am getting
q little too old to walk
"But there are two wagons, sena-
tor" was volunteered. "Wlll you TO
able to distinguish which wagon You
want to get into?"
II want to get into the wagon that
has the band in 1t. And III be in tie
front seat myself, and don't you forget
It. Now don't understand by that
that l am a candidate for anything.
am not may allow somarh.ng to be
handed down to me little later, but
am not candidate for anything"
"Who will win In this tontest?"
"Oh, guess there isn't much doubt
about tho senate, is there?'
mot much. but what of tho house?"
NON-COMMITTAL AND NICE.
II am not member Of the house.
but think thero are sona very dis
tinguished gentlemen that ere going to
get nightly fooled before this thing