The Detroit times., 1910-12-29
POLITICAL BOSSES
PLAY DARK HORSE
T0FOOL PUBLIC
Machine Crowd Realizes Hanley
Cant Win Election To U. S. Sen
ate end Encourages Seven
Other Candidates.
Will Try To Confuse Legislature and
Then Elect Man Who Is Suitable
To Interests.

COLUMBUS. Dec, 29-Reallzing
that Edward w. Hanley of Dayton
has reached his limit in the senator
ial race and can't overtake Alice
Pomerene Of Canton, tn "machlne
bosses and corporate interests behind
Hanley have started TO play the
dark horse" game against Pomerene
In earnest.
There are seven dark horses in the
field-former Gov Campbell, Thomas
r.. Powell John j. LentZ and Col.
James Kilbourne of Columbus; Con-
gresham Ansberry and former Con-
gressman Donovan OF the NTH dis
trict, and Congressman Anderson OF
the thirteenth.
Some OF these dark horses would
not knowingly permit themselves to
be used by the Finley CARRIER Hanley-
O'Dwyer machine, and wouldn't take
orders from the special interests IL
they were elected. Yet the machine
bosses are mighty glad to see them
in the race, becaus they will draw
their strength largely from Pomer'
enc.
Here's Machines Scheme.
support any of these dark horses, but
il will play them along and encour-
age them TO stay in the race until
the moment arrives for the bosses TO
rot out their own dark horse as yet
ia the background.
The bosses dark horse will be
somebody as acceptable to Standard
OIL the gas syndicate and the rest OF
Ha
command all the votes that Hanley
now commands, and in addition must
gain support from Legislators now
proposing 10 vote for dark horses
Hanley's closest friends are talk
ing OF Congressman James NJ. Cox
of Dayton, Hanley's campaign man.
ager. Cox is Hanleys political
Siamese twin
Sole Hope Of Dark Horse.
Pomerene's danger lies in the pos
sibllity that the machine bosses md
the corporate interests will muddIe
the senatorial contest with dark
horses so badly that they will be able
to put across their own dark horse
before the Legislators realize what
happened.
The real chance for a dark horse
who has the machine crowd. corpora.
tons and a barrel OF money behind
him, is for the voting to be strung
along on large number of candidates
until the Legislators are confused and
then for the bosses TO line up organi.
Zation Democrats and get others by
lar means or otherwise and nominate
him
AS 1t stands. the bosses can't con.
II Al.
tfo! the caucus. Ii is believed that
plenty OF money will be available
when there is a chance TO elect
senator suitable 10 the big interests.
Ray {. kriCk special agent FOR
the Standard OILS gas properties in
Ohio. was in Columbus last night and
held a conference with Hanley in his
room at the Neil house Railroad
and traction interests have their lob.
by here, working for Hanley.
Col. Kilbourne and Congressman
Carl Anderson are today fullhedge,l
Candidates for United States senator
Anderson announced his candidacy
at Washington and Immediately start
ed Tor Ohio 10 look after his interests.
Col kilbourne was put in the race
IN circular letter sent out from Co
lunbus by Daniel H. Sewers. a close
IOhliNdl
Anderson bases his claims to the
toga on the fact that Samuel Com.
pers. president of the American Fed |
Grafton or Labor, has indorsed him.
Gompers is writing letters TO all local !
unions III the state asking them 10
get busy in Andersons behalf An.
derson is member of two musicians
union.
May Hold Caucus Jan. S.
Sewers letter in behalf OF Xii. !
bourne reviews Kilbournes business
ana political career on what il bases !
his fitness TO be senator
A movement has been started TO
bold the Democratic senatorial eau.
Gus, Thursday Jan 3 Atlee Pom. !
creme said today he had not yet beon |
consulted in the matter
Pomerene and his friends want can. |
Gus open TO the public. Hanley's
views are reflected in statements
made by Representative Donson %
Dayton. attached to the Hanley head. !
quarters. Donson favors an OPEN bal. |
lot. but wants the public and news. !
Papermen excluded
with patronage, organization and !
plenty OF cash against him, the ONLY
asset OF Pemerene is the sentiment |
Of the rank and file 1t will take an /,
Overwhelming sentiment publicly ex.
pressed to beat down the powerful de. |
Tense OF the interests.