The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-01
THE MAN WHO'S
AT TER HANNA
Som ething AboutClarke,
Candi idate for the
Senate.

Cleveland, o., Aug. 29.--John H.
Clarke, the man who was endorsed by
the Ohio Democrats for United States
senator and who hopes to beat Mark
Hanna, is man of striking person.
ality. Faultlessly dressed, shrewd, po-
lite, polished, smooth-faced, with whit
hair, but youthful looking, nevertheless
the candidate is 45 years of age.
A newspaper man would describe
Clarke, as a good scout, but a hard
man to interview" He was admitted
to the bar at II. IIe is as careful be-
fore the interviewer as he would be on
the witness sta,:d. The coming cam
paign may loosen his tongue as it does
the tongues of all statesmen and poll
ticians, but in this first interview after
the adjournment of the convention
which nominated him United States sen
ator, he volunteered little information.
Being a good lawyer Clarke could,
whenever he felt so disposed, evade
any uutStlOH III iilC DlOoI up W toNNf
polite and polished manner.
Such is the man who would wrest
tie laurel wreath and toga from Uncle
Mark.
What sort of a campaign do you
expect to make against HANNAH" the
reporter asked.
II intend to make my campaigS
wholly against Hanna's record on pub
lie measures, such as the ship subsidy
bill, forcing Imperialism on the coun-
try and particularly his own manage
ment of state politics and his share
of forcing a bad system of municipal
government on the state" he added
with smile, showing a perfect row OF
teeth, crossing his legs and rocking
himself vigorously. "Mr. Hanna and
were born in the same village of
time that town celebrated it's centen-
nial anniversary l spoke one day and
Mr.. Hanna the next. am under thu
impression that Hanna lived in Lisbon
until he was 21 and lived there until
] was 22, so you see about the time
Hanna left Lisbon was born. From,
Lisbon l moved to Youngstown, where
/ practiced law Is years, and six years
ago l came to Cleveland"
Free silver, which Clarke repudiated
in 1896, created an awful rumpus al
the Columbus convention. AS a matter
that was the only subject upon which
Mayor Toms convention had a real SER
ious disagreement. Asked to define his
attitude on the silver issue Clarke said.
Il decline to discuss that or any
other question at this time. / intend
to make full discussion of that and
other questions in my speeches. pro-
pose to discuss everything l consider
important in my canvass"
Asked for his plan of campaign, the
man who hopes to beat Hanna said:
II haven't any plans. I have Just got
home from Columbus, and must first
arrange my business affairs in order to
make my campaign. This comes unex-
pectedly to me. you see."
Expect to follow your antagonists q
example and travel in a special carr"
II can't travel in a special car.
cant afford that"
Clarke is a bachelor and occupies a
suite in the University club, of which
he is president Libraries are his spe-
cial hobby. He is member of the pub
lie library board. and chairman of IL
brary board of the chamber of COM
merce. For ten years he was the pres
ident of the Youngstown public library
He graduated from the Western Re-
serve university when that Institution
was located at Hudson. He is part own