Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-03
HANNA IS UNF0RC|V|NG
Childish to Talk of Possibility
of Harmony.
WEARY AND FRETFUL
IS FORAKER OF oBEIsANcE TO HIS
COLLEAGUE.
Both Are Moving Pawns in Great
Game, Having for Prize Con-
troll of Ohio.
WEARY AND FRETFUL

| trol or Oh1o.
| Special From a STAFF Correspondent
| COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3.-I.ast night,
while Senator Foraker was holding a re-
ception in his headquarters and giving the
glad hand to his faithful followers from all
over the state a keen-eyed old gentleman
with a cane came stumping down the hotel
| corridor.
AS he limped along people crowded out to
him to get smile or a Eod or hand
gasp, as their status granted.
There comes Hanna; he's going to call
on Foraker" said the crowd in awed
whisper, as IL they expected to see the
| keen-eyed old gentleman belabor the other
| with his cane
1t was the first time the two senator's
had met since the swift and summary
close of the Roosevelt Endorsement incident.
| Meeting Was Cordial.
The meeting between the political lead
ers was very cordial.
| 1t was intended to give the public the
impression of the situation that Senator
| Hanna described a little later, in his own
| wcrds "al is lovely and the goose hangs
high"
That's the way he put it for publication,
| but the boys know all about that goose
and that lovely situation.
| So the two senators went of in a corner
and sat down for little gossip, the crowd
respectfully withdrawing to the opposite
side of the room while they talked.
What do you suppose they are thinking
while they are talking?' asked one dele
gate Of another in the group at the oppo-
| site end of the room.
| how, 1,a cyaf
a chance to slip the other under the other
| mans fifth rib" was the surly rejoinder.
| Crowd Surged Back and Forth.
Down the long corridors of the hotel the
| crowd surged back and forth, swarming
into the rooms of the various candidates
| for state offices.
After awhile Senator Hanna came out Oh
Senator Forakers rooms and paid visit
| to the minor headquarters. receiving an
| ovation wherever he showed his face.
There Is no mistaking the depth of 10y
| atty and affection which his adherents
show him.
They are ready to fight for him If he
| gives the word.
They all wanted to know what he de.
| sired to do about the lieutenant governor
ship.
Would he stand for the man who was
first picked out, Mr.. Harding, and who is a
| partisan of Senator Foraker, or would he
insist upon the placing of an old soldier
on the ticket2
Soon Gave Out the Word.
Senator Hanna soon gave out the word
| that he was very much inclined to favor
| that idea of an old soldier on the ticket.
| He did not want to take sides In the con
| test but really, the boys ought to lookout
for the old soldiers. and, anyhow, Mr..
| Harding was a young man and might afford
| to be patient awhile.
| When these suggestions reached the For
| aker people they scowled.
This Mr.. Harding had been practically
promised the place Anyhow, it a
| little late to be bringing up the old soldier
| idea He ought to have been thought of
| before.
| They said they would see about this
| switching of candidates.
Mr.. Harding gave it out that he proposed
| to make fight.
| Absolute Pledge to Roosevelt.
The first thing Senator Foraker asked
! about when he got to town was the plat
form plank indorsing the President.
| Gen. Charles Dick sent up copy of 1t.
| The language of the plank absolutely
| pledges Ohio republicans to the nomination
| Of Theodore Roosevelt.
There is no equivocation. as was expected.
| Senator Hanna. once determined on in.
| dorsement, made a good job of 1t.
Senator Foraker read the plank and de-
clared himself satisfied with 1t.
| AS the day wore on the friction over the
| lieutenant governorship increased.
| Geo. Cox, the Cincinnati boss. showed de-
cided disposition to insist upon Harding be-
ing nominated.
Actually Meditating Resistance.
| One year ago If Senator Hanna had
| crooked his finger all these politicians
| would have turned handsprings to obey
| him.
Last night he threw down the Harding
| candidacy very decidedly.
Formerly thaA would have placed Hard
| ing out of the running instantly.
| Today big faction of the party is mur-
| muring against Senator Hanna's dictum
and actually meditating resistance. The
| Foraker people dare not come out and
make an issue on Harding.
| This is not Senator Forakers convention.
On a test Of strength Senator Hanna
would smash the Foraker crowd as an egg
she'll and would be delighted to have the
opportunity.
The play Of the Foraker faction 10 to
avoid a count OF noses and q showing OF
hands.
Childish to Talk of Harmony.
It would be childish to talk of the possi.
bility of harmony between these two men.
Senator Hanna will never forgive Senator
Foraker for that Roosevelt Endorsement af-
fair.
Senator Foraker for his part is weary OF
obeisance to Senator Hanna and is fretful
about 1t.
The delegates to the convention worry
and stew over the minor offices, while these
two veterans are moving the pawns in
q great game. having for its prize the con-
troll Of the state of Ohio. N. o. NJ.
Corea Suggests Commission.
TOXIC, June 3.-The Corean government
contends that the Russian lumber conces-
sion. which has created trouble between
Russia and Corea, is confined to Musan on