The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-19

Democrats, However, Resent Ills,
Attempt to Dictate to
the Party. n n
HANNA's SUCCESSOR. SUI l!!|: s 9 B
Thought That Governor l;:- Herrick ';l.
Will Undoubtedly Appoint
Mr.. Dick.

tFron1 Our Regular Corresponds nt.)
u WASHINGTON. p. g., Feb. 1s.--rThe B. he
article bys President Cleveland In the
current rumber. OF the Philadelphia sat'ir- ssat'r
day Evening Post, on Democratic L OPP
sportunity has been the subject OF muon ION
discussion in 1yashington to-day. The The
article was sent Oh t from Philad ph1isa: pl1s
last night by tho Associated Press. and an +
thus was given the widest clroulat ton
1 have talked with many Den 1ocrats st'' or.
II the subject, and they all admit that every yer
statemtst contained in the article is
true. and that Mr. Cleveland has very H slc-5 nc.
curately gauged tho situation.
But the majority Of the Democrats "a VINO
have II discussed tho matter with " the
8Tim -Dispatch correspondent have ex-;i
pressed their sdisapprobntionso Of any 'a at e:
tempt on the part OF Mr.. Cleveland to
dictate to the party h rs $. .gi I, J.
ss58 .hIr. ryan tried to do that ,".S . said a.
Georgia Democrat, .'ard look at the
great wave Of resentment that swept
through the party In all sections OF ne
count try. I have not the slightest doubt
that the party iii national convention
at st, Louis will do every thing that NJ
Cleveland says It should DO but I 4 am n
ono OF those Democrats who regard him
a., something Of ar Soutsid der, and resent .,
his trying to sayS what sllou be ~ sdNone'
Onay OF tho most signif ficant porHllnolnsS
Of tho N article ,is regarded "A rs that IN
which the OK -Presile says that a the
party. ii, making the nom nation, should -
fnot be guided BY consid ions as as tt'l to:
Fthe State from which the candid date sfor 4,r;
the nomination comes. This mig htt - be
considered. coming from some men, 4 as 3
q cheap bid for tho nomination., but not
SO In tho case Of Mr. Cleveland. Nobody
mas ever, called him cheap; indeed, !, there.
are soIne who say that he has cost the Inc
Dem ocratic party a great deal. ms iiea--$} a.
&ture OF the article is taken to mean con-
8 8clusively4 that he Sis not a candidate for
the non1inatio Z vs.. y,
MR.: IIANNA's SUCCESSOR.
dT1le@ successor OF Mark Hanna in the
Senate is a topic which is onelof general
ir terest in Washing ton now. and specu-
lation has been rife as to the outcome
OF the hot fight in Ohio, which has
been on ever since early Monday morning.
a few hours after the senator breathed
his last 1t is generally believed here
that Representative Dick will bo ap-
pointed by Governor Herrick for the
balance OF tho unexpired term Of serai =
tor Hanna. 1t Is regarded rs very llkeiy
that the Legislature will then elect
Governor Herrick to the Senate: It Is
said that the latter is no wbound by nrs
ante-election promise not to resign to
enter the sernte In case Of vacancy
from Ohio It is likely that ic thinks
that the promise does not require that
he refuse to he a candidate after having
allowed his appointee's term to have II In .3
tervened. 4. e IS iiis 8i
Fl Former Governor Murray Crane, of!
Il Massachusetts, will. It Is understood, Z
succeed Mr.. Hanna as national chair
man. This was agreed upor somo weeks
ago. when 1t was known that Mr. Hanna
would not longer serve in that ca apaclty.