The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-22
HANNA IN FIGHT
FOR HIS LIFE
His Contest for Reelection to the
Senate Will Be a Battle
Royal.
As Usual, Foraker Will Fight Him,
but Not in the
Open.
The Senior Senator Is Reported to
Be Jealous of His Colleagues
Prestige.
New York Sun Special Service.

Chicago, May 22.-Walter Wellman, in
a Washington special to the Record
Herald, says:
Mark Hanna is engaged in what may be
termed a struggle for his political life.
This year he is to wage a campaign for
se-election to the senate and his enemies,
chief among whom is Senator Foraker,
are trying to defeat him. AS is sually the
case. Mr.. Foraker does not come out into
the open, but is fighting under cover. So
far. as all outward appearances go the
two senators from Ohio are on friendly
footing. But actually they hate one an
other like poison. Most of the hatred is
on Foraker's side because he is jealous of
Hanna's success in the senate.
Mr. Foraker is man of great ability.
AS public speaker he easily outshines
his colleague. Judging from the attain
ments and character Of the two men most
observers were willing to predict that
Foraker would easily be the leading SEN
ator from Ohio. But it has not turned
out that way The senate is body in
which greatest influence is acquired in
the cloak rooms and not on the floor
1t is in the cloak room-that Is to say,
In council-that Hanna is strong. Prob
ably nine out of ten good judges of the
relative standing of men in the senate if
asked who is the most influential man in
that body, would reply: "Aldrich OF
As'AoNS
ten. if asked who is next to him, would
say: Hanna of Ohio"
MIR. Foraker is disappointed because his
colleague Is bigger man in the senate
than he is. 1t was largely his pique and
the fact that he has never been admitted
to the inner council of leading and man
aging republican senators which induced
him to join hands with Quay last winter
in an effort to establish a new controlling
junta In the senate. Foraker is exceed
ingly adroit and clever and most capa-
bic debater. If he could keep his temper
under better control and suppress his an
1mosities and jealousy he would be a
great man.
OF course Foraker had no show at the
White House as long as Mckinley was
alive, tho both Mckinley and Hanna
tried to treat him with justice and con
sideration. Mr.. Mckinley broke one OF
the rules of the presidents social life in
order to attend Senator Foraker's house
warming and give the affair unusual
eelat. but Foraker's blood has plenty of
iron in 1T and he hated Mckinley to the
end. as he now hates Mark Hanna.
When Mr.. Roosevelt came in Foraker
made great efforts to get next to the
throne" and 1t has kept the president
quite busy maintaining an even balance
between the rivals.
Senator Hanna realizes that he has a
lively fight on his hands, but he tells his
friends that he will win it. He knows
Foraker is against him more or less fur
lively and that the senior senator will
do everything in his power to stir up
trouble and try to drive Hanna out of the
field and out Of public life But Uncle
Marx" Is determined to win. It will be
his last political battle. He will never
manage another political campaign after
this one is over. AS he says II intend
to whip EN- out even If resign my seat
next day." But Of course he has no in
tention to resign. That Is only his way
of putting it.