The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-10-02
PLAN TO GUST
MARK HANNA
From the Control Of State Senate
Harding Is In the
Plot.
DEBATES CAN'T Be ARRANGED
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Columbus. Oct There is a plan on
foot among the Foraker cohorts to
dispossess Senator Hanna of the con-
troll of the next state senate. IL Hon.
w. @. Harding, Republican nominee
for lieutenant governor Is elected as
president of the senate, he will en-
deavor to put through a plan whic,I
will make him absolute dictator of that
body. The scheme is to have the
authority to name all the committees
invested in the presiding officer in
which event Harding would have full
control over all legislation. AS Hard
ing never was strong Hanna man and
as the senator was opposed to him for
the nomination he received 1t Is not
hard to perceive how inimical to the
Cleveland boss interests 1t would be
were the plan carried to a successful
issue. 1t is stated that Senator Georgs
Chamberlain, of Elyria, will be the
Foraker candidate for president pr,
tenn. of the senate and that Senator
w. s. Harris, of Ashtabula will be thu
choice Of the ultra Hanna people for
that position, provided both are elect,
ed. Hon. G. G. Connell, of Columbi-
ane, Is scheduled for the position of
floor leader by the Foraker guard, and
the same element will try to re-elect f.
E. Scoby clerk. Foraker forces organ
lied the senate two years ago and ew
pect to repeat the performance at the
approaching session.
PATTERSON TO THE FORE.
Ex-State Senator Saml. Patterson, OF
Pike county, has been selected to sue
ceed DR.. Hissey, of GAINESVILLE, as Sem
ator Hanna's legislative agent HisseSl
has filled this berth for several years, |
but recently announced his retirement
from the political field to follow othel
business pursuits. Patterson is a true
blue Hanna follower and can be de |
pended upon to do his masters wishes |
He will start out at once on his new
vocation and will visit the close dis
tricts and ascertain what should be |
done to keep them out Of the Democrat
ic column. He is said to be we'll verse6 |
as to the value Of dollar in politi- |
cal fight.
CAN'T GET TOGETHER.
1t Is utterly impossible for the DEM |
ocratic committee to induce the Re- |
publican committee to agree to debate,
between the candidates Of the two par
ties. The latter committee realizes that |
Hanna and Herrick would last about |
as long as June frost in debate with
Clarke and Johnson and does not in
tend to expose the weaknesses of their
candidates nor subject them to the hui
initiation OF defeat in a contest of
brains. Clarke and Johnson are i'm
pregnable and the Republican commit.
tee well knows this. Chairman Dick
evidently does not think his party has
q sure thing this fall for he has ar
ranged for the importation of between
30 and 40 outside speakers representing
the best talent In the party to haranguo
the voters and urge them to vote Re-
publican ticket. In addition to Bryan
the Democrats will have Senator Joe
Blackburn and Judge James P. Tar.
win, of Kentucky; Clarence Darrow, "a
Chicago and ex-Congressman Hartman
of Montana, as speakers In the Ohio
campaign.
NO TRUTH IN 1T.
Chairman Dick, of the Republican
state committee, says there is no found.
alton for the story that he is to succeed
Senator Hannas chairman of the Re
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