The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-19
TRIUMViRATE IN OHIO
SENATOR HANNA NO LONGER
 HAS ABSOLUTE CONTROL.
Why. the Situation changed-sena tor Lost Prestige Because of De- feat of His Candidate in Cleve-
 land Nayoralty Contest.

Washington Special to Baltimore Sun.
 Interesting news reaches Washington rom ohie regarding the political stu. ation m mat State. It would seem that as the absolute Republican boss of Ohio IS about to close, and that hereafter the analrs of the party are to be man aged by a triumvirate, consisting of MT. cox snnaf of sns;sna sssns.or Foraker and George B.
 The Ohio Republicans will meet in state Convention about the middle of June; when they will name a candidate TOT the Governorship. MT. Hanna desires that the convention nominate Myron T. Herrick, of Cleveland. who Is his per sonal friend and who was close friend of President Mckinley. MT. Hanna chose ative Charles Dick of Akron. who is State.
 Reports from Ohio now indicate that MT. Hanna is not to have the decisive voice in the selection of the capdidate, notwithstanding the fact that he has come out openly for MT. Herrick. The indications are that candidates will crop up as favorite sons in various parts of the State in a manner calculted to seriously embarrass MT. Hanna, with the ranged. in this event it is predicted, MT. Dick will step in and land the nom- ination.
 A noteworthy development of the past lew days has been the announcement that Representative Thomas b. Kyle. of Troy, Ohio, will seek the gubernatorial nomina- ton. Mr. Kyle represents the seventh Ohio District and is a Foraker man. Sem ator Fofaker, However, is booming May or James Efeischmann, of Cincinnati, who recently defeated M. E. Ingalls for mmayoraity m of the Queen City and there, ere, gith the people of that city e Albert ing. of Marion. and Harry Daugherty of Washington Court House, are also re- garded as available men for the nomina- ton and all will be avowed candidates.
 It is contended by a number of Ohio Republicans that Senator Hanna should not be allowed to dictate the nominee be- cause of the fact that in Cuyahoga Coun- ty, in which the city of Cleveland Is sit- uated. the Democrats have control. Mayor Tom L.. Johnson of that city, last week defeated MT. Hanna's candidate for the may0ralty of Cleveland and demonstrated that, notwithstanding MT. Hanna's prest- ige in State politics. the latter cannot control his home town. Thus MT. Han mas candidate, MT. Herick is regarded as weak because. 1t is alleged. 1T he should be nominated he could not carry
 It Is claimed that Senator Foraker and George B. Cox have the State Republi- can situation pretty we'll in hand. The latter is popularly known as the King of Cincinnati" and yields a powerful in- f1uence in Southwestern Ohio. He has shown that as political manager he can do more with Republican candidate for Mayor in Cincinnati than MT. Hanna can do with mayoralty candidate in Cleve- land. By reason of the recent victory of Mayor Fieisohmann MT. Cox has gained greatly in prestige. MT. Hanna must get the consent of Mr. Foraker and Mir. Cox that Herrick shall be nominated. This will not be given. A compromise can didate will, in all probability. be agreed on, and 1t is said that General Dick stands an excellent chance of securing the prize.
 There is good reason for the belief that Mr. Hanna's absolute control of the State organization in Ohio has ended The main factor in determining the situation was Mayor Johnson's victory in Cleve- land. Hereafter the affairs of the Re- publican Party in Ohio will, according to a report received here, be under the joint supervision of Messrs. Foraker, Cox and Hanna, with MT. Foraker holding the lead in party councils.