New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16

dacy OF John Sherman. They were together
again at Minneapolis in 1892, when all the
Ohio delegates save Mr.. Mckinley himself voted
for McKinley's nomination against Harrison
In 1890 Mr.. Mckinley had been done out Of q seat
in Congress by a Democratic "gerrymander."
and IN 1891 had been triumphantly elected
Governor OF Ohio. His political future seemed
ripe with promise. and farsighted men all
the country. after 1892. began TO count his
election 10 the Presidency.
8Ir. Hanna saw the drift OF opinion and threw
himself whole hea-tedly into the movement TO
win a. nomination for the Canton statesman.
No ante-convention canvass was ever better
managed than that OF the Mckinley forces IN
1896 Six months before the convention met Dir.
Hanna and mis- associates had virtual control OF
the situation. and rival candidates found their
hopes rudeiy shattered when once the Mckinley
boom" attained it's carefully nurtured impetus
His triumph in the convention pointed TO Mr.
Hanna as the natural manager OF the McKin-
ley campaign. His arduous and successful
labors as chairman Of the Republican National
Committee in 1896 made AIR Hanna com
nanding figure I'm national politics. Il was
only natural that he should be tempted 10
accept political honors. on John Sherman's
entry into President McKinley's Cabinet IN
lS9l AIR Hanna received an appointments 20
i'll the vacancy. He stood for election in 1Sy5
and getting a bare majority in the Ohio I,ecfs-
latUre. was chosen 10 I'll out Senator Sberman's
unexpired term and the ensuing six year term
ending March Q, 1865. In January. 1904. he was
reelected for the term ending March 3. 1911
Mr.. Hannas drst election TO the Senate was
one Of the most exciting Of recent episodes in
Ohio politics His candidacy had been bitterly
opposed, and powerful element IN the Rspubli-
can party seemed bent defeating his ar1bi-
ton In Hamilton County a citizens movement
was under way 10 overthrow the power OF
George B. Cox, and a Citizens fusion Iegis-
lative ticket had been successful at the polls in
November 1897. In Cuyahoga County Mr..
Hanna's wishes and aspirations clasbed with
those Of Mayor Mcklsson, whose influence was
then dominant in Cleveland politics. AS the re-
turns were counted It became apparent that the
State Senate had been captured by the Demo-
Gratis and that the Republicans retained the
lower branch OF the legislature by small Ma
jority. Nj Hanna had incurred the bitter per
sonal enmity Of Charles L. Kurtz a party man
ager Of some experience and reputation who in
1896 had been chosen Ohio's representative on
the Republican National Committee. Mr. Kurtz
with the active cooperation Of Mayor Mc<is-
son and the open sympathy OF Governor Asa
Bushnell undertook TO arrange "A coalition Of
Democrats and anti-Hanna Republicans which
should elect some bolting Republican over Mr..
Hanna.
on the organization OF the Legislature. Janu-
airy 4. 1875. the formidable character OF this
coalition was disclosed An anti-Hanna Repub-
lean. H. C.. Mason. Of Cleveland, was elected
Speaker Of the House over the Republican
Gus nominee Alexander Boxwell. by a vote of
Sc TO 80. The Senate was also organized by the
opposition. The total membership OF the two
branches was 145. Seventy-nine Republicans.
including three Independent Citizens candidates
In Cincinnati had been elected TO the legislature.
and sixty-six Democrats. But on the vote to
organize the two houses one Republican Senator
and nine Republican Representatives had Joined
the anti-Hanna combination. and seemed TO
control the joint assembly by a vote Of 76 10
60 II was the task Of the Hanna managers TO
win back four votes between January T. the day
when the legislature was organized. and jan
uary II the day on which It take the
first ballot for United States Senator. Ex-
traordinary pressure was eXerted 70 bring the
boiling Republicans back in line. and by jan
uary 2 the certain Hanna vote had risen to IL
Three days later il was brought TO q. the bare
majority needed for election.
On January l. Mr.. Hanna received IL votes
IN the senate TO 10 for Mayor McKisson. the
coalitions caucus candidate. n the House he
received IS votes McKisson 20. John J. Lentz
]. General a. J. Warner 1. and General Wiley
J. one Democrat was sick and absent on
January IS. IN .oint assembly. Mr.. Hanna again
received g votes. and declared elected
The State Senate subsequently investigated
charges OF corruption brought in connection
with the Senate contest and transmitted TO
the United States Senate a remonstrance against
AIr. Hanna's admission 20 membership in that
body. The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections considered the remonstrance. and
dismissed the charges Of brSoary ursuostan-