Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-02
HANNA MEN ARE MAD
Anxious to Take a Fall Out of
Senator Foraker.
CHIPS ON SHOULDERS
REALIZE LATTER HAS BETTER OF
CONDITIONS.
Retaliation is the Slogan at Columbus
Sharp Contest Between Fac
tions Looked For.
CHIPS ON SHOULDERS

Special From a Staff Correspondent.
COLUMBUS, Ohio June 2-The main
idea in the front mind of the Hanna men
in attendance upon the republican state
convention is:
How can we take a fall out of Senator
Foraker
The followers of Sena tor Hanna. dis
tinguished from the Foraker fac ion,
mad plumb through and through over the
apparent victory of Senator Foraker in the
Roosevelt Endorsement incident.
why, hang 1t ALL" as one of them said
this afternoon I'VE don't mind indorsng
the President. We would be glad to do It.
but, great guns. we don't want to be
dragged up to Endorsement by the scruff Of
the neck and by Foraker
Realize They're Helpless.
But the Hanna men realize they are help
less. The senator himself has counsefed in
dorsement.
They know that when "the old man" said
to pass the Endorsement resolution he would
make a good job of it, and that it is to be
passed. and in no uncertain language.
That is settled. as they understand it.
Senator Hanna is to take his medicine
like man, and expects all his friends to
do it.
Some of the rash ones wanted to keep
Senator Foraker from being made perma-
nent chairman of the convention, but Sena-
tor Hanna told them that would be child
fish, and they dropped the idea.
Ready to Retaliate.
Then they began to look over the slate
to if there were any of Senator For
aker's friends slated for nomination who
could be switched
Warren G. Harding of Marion has been
put forward a candidate for lieutenant
governor. He was recommended by Geo.
B. Cox. the Cincinnati boss.
Mr.. Harding was spotted as a friend OF
Foraker's also because his affiliations have
been with the Foraker people.
Then the Hanna men suddenly discovered
there was no old soldier on the ticket
That was declared to be an unfortunate
omission to be Immediately corrected, and
they thought the old soldier should have
second place.
Boothman Taken Up by Hanna.
Gen Boothman. hero of many battles
of the civil war. in one of which he lost a
leg was taken up by the Hanna men.
Tonight Senator Hanna. Senator Foraker
and George b. Cox will discuss the nc-
cessity of having an old soldier on the
ticket.
The Foraker faction aware Of the
hostility of the Hanna folk, and are not
unwilling tor fight. In fact they are
very cocky and are going about with chips
on their shoulders.
They think this is a good time to start
the shindy if there has to be one, and do
not underestimate the Importance of the
prestige their leader holds from his asso-
cia ton with the Roosevelt Endorsement in
cident.
Sharp Contest Between Factions.
Conditions are ripe for a sharp contest
between the factions in the convention if a
serious issue is raised.
The two senator's are smiling and bland,
but the surface conditions are deceptive
Senator Hanna feels very bitter over the
Roosevelt matter and holds his colleague
absolutely responsible for forcing him to
make the public declara ton of Endorsement
at time when he was violently opposed to
it.
Senator Foraker, for his part, feels that
he dissipated situation which as long as
it existed was menace to the interests OF
President Roosevelt, in his opinion.
The lines between the two factions are so
sharply drawn as to be visible to the most
cauSual observer.
Roosevelt Not Party to Feud.
But it must be distinctly understood that
President Roosevelt is not a party to the
feud.
The most pronounced Hanna men accept
President Roosevelt as inevitable and he is
only mentioned in the squa bible as furnish
ing the occasion for Senator Foraker's VIC
tory over Senator Hanna.
Representative Charles Dick arrived this
morning with the platform in his inside
pocket. The platform will deal with all
national issues and set the pace for the
national platform next year.
The tariff will be handled and will stand
pat" in strong terms. N. o. NJ