The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-01-15
FORAKER SAYS
iNfNhLN S[tfS
HE is READY.

VII ~ h~h~s
Cleveland Leader.
Washington. January l3.-If the
statement accredited to Senator
Hanna and sent from Columbus yes
terday be true then the fight for Re
publican delegates from Ohio to the
national convention is on. The For
aker men in Washington refuse to
acknowledge the right of Senator
Hanna to control the selection of
delegates to 4 national convention |
in which they claim he can have no
interest so great as that of the Presi- |
dent. Therefore they will insist that
loyalty to Roosevelt be the test APP
piled to delegates rather than loyal
~ To any other man. They will in
sjst upon tkis to the extent of car
rying the warfare into every district
in the State. While they do not
hope to carry all the districts there
is no hesitancy in saying that a suf-
fcient number can be controlled to
lprevent MIR. Hanna from going to
lChics go with a solid deleg alton
amenable to his. control at his back.
One of them, in speaking of the mat
ter said to-day:
We will be able TO control not less
that nine or ten of the districts. of
that am sure. The fight is on.
There seems to be no way to avoid 1t.
| was in hopes it might be avoided.
but If the statement from Columbus
be true there seems no way out.
Senator Foraker when seen about
the matter expressed great surprise
! and refused 10 believe that Senator
: Hanna had said what he was accred-
tied with. Pressed for a statement,
he dictated the following:
Il hesitate TO believe that Senator
] Hanna ever made such statements a:
this telegram reports him as having
: made. In the first place, have not
written any such letters to nybody
in Cleveland as he speaks of so fal
!. as can now recall; but even If / haC
written such letters 1t would be not h
c ing more than suppose | had 4 righ'
t to do. shall take the liberty o
communicating with my friend
: whenever it may suit my convenience
| to do SO. | make no secret of tn,
/ fact that want to see delegates sen
e to the National Republican Conver
y tion from Ohio who will be thorough
e lly friendly to President Roosevelt
: do not care who they are so long a
they are his friends, and | have thi
n desire because | believe great ma
e iority of the Republicans of Ohio, i
It common with the great majority o
;: the Republicans in every other state
q in my opinion, favor the nominatio
r. of President Roosevelt"
r Beyond this he did not care to e,
{ press himself
;. National leaders here are deepl
es concerned over the Ohio situation
a. This concern extends to the Whit
IN House itself. II was hoped that sue
an understanding might be reache
la there as would preclude the possibi
ne ity of even the shadow of contes
81 lNl NlulCuAdlCAl lOAloNlhS NhN AC~eA
= election in Ohio, and the return {
If the Ohio delegation to the capital,
was believed that the atmosphel
had been sufficiently clarified to pr
vent any contest over the selectic
70 of the delegation. The Ohio leade
or talked hopefully, and the remer
,e- brances of the past seemed b!otts
, n out in the tranquility and peace
al the present. Therefore their su
r. prise and regret at the present stu
No ton is all the more keen and poi
.r. naut. They refuse to believe TIL
,g Mr.. Hanna is 4 candidate, and e
"a lpress themselves without reserv
= ton regarding this, but as to Il
other feature of the situation-tl
,a. selection of delegates to the Natio
r, al Convention-they do not care
IN talk, saying that it is situation {
he the Ohio leaders to settle amol
themselves. Their chief hope is tn
~ the threatened contest will not 60
re the extent of hurting the party, a
:, placirg Ohio in the doubtful list
m the next campaign.