Show senator bannas successor the news from washington is that president Fres ident mckinley is quite concerned over the reelection election re of sena senator tor hanna information ohio men bring to the executive mansion is to the effect that certain disgruntled republicans are ak about to take the democrats at their word and join with them for the defeat of the fearless republican publican Ee leader democrats fairly despise him and have offered to sive give their united vote dote so it is reported to any other republican who will step out and do marcus hauna battle that depoi t did not surprise us but it is a little surprising that there should be republicans reported in collusion with the democrats chios fight was made directly on senator hanna there were more malicious blinders circulated concerning Z him and mire personalities published than concertin con concerning cernin C any other man before the american public for years but sen ator hanna was strong enough to 10 withstand all their attacks and he be led to tha republican hosts in spite of the disgraceful methods that were employed seeing him successful at the polls quite naturally his bitter enemies feel incensed and are now ready to go to extremes to accomplish his hia defeat republicans ought to realize this and not gratify them by descending to their low tactics senator hanna is logically his own successor and we feel that it would be simply disgraceful r for his own party men to defeat him after the splendid victory that he be has achieved we do not hesitate in saying that the republican victory in ohio was largely due to to senator hannas splendid generalship 0 he is one of the shrewdest ond and boldest political leaders of the ageana age and though many of his hia traits are not fascinating fascination fasci 9 I 1 after all there is noting succeeds like success |