The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-01-27
ASSEMBLY REUNION
AT COLUMBUS ATTRACTS MA
NY PROMINENT MEN.
Chairman Hanna Adds his August Pres
ence to the Brilliant Congrega-
tiOn-SenatOrial News.

Columbus, o., Jan. 22.-The intense
interest in the selection of success
or to Senator Sherman brought near
ly the whole membership of the 72nd
general assembly to the reunion to-
day, and the banquet tonight, where
Governor Bushnell presided and
Chairman Hanna, among others, re-
sponded to toast.
81 have merely come down for an
outing" said Chairman Marcus Hanna
this afternoon, 1 have not been in the
best of health for some time, and took
advantage of the kind invitation TO
ioin in the reunion of members OF the
general assembly, with nearly all OF
whom | am personally acquainted.
There is nothing political in my visit.
1t is not believed here, however,
that Chairman Hanna has come here
solely for his health.
Governor Bushnell called upon
Chairman Hanna at his quarters Ill
the Chrittenden this evening and the
two chatted for a short time. Their
meeting was not a conference, how
ever, in any sense of the word. a
more significant fact was the confer
euce in the governors private Office
between Vim. Il. Day of Canton, q
close friend of President-elect Mckinl'
lev and Lieutenant Governor Asa
Jones Day denied himself to news
naper men and left the city soon al
fer the conference. Governor Jones
would not discuss the senatoria
question.
Ex-Governor Foster had engaged
quarters, but telephoned today tina
he would not be in the city. Newto'
Hathaway, ex-speaker of the house
who seemed to be managing Fosters
boom for the senate, at once left thu
city.
Late this afternoon State Chairman
Kuertz, who was on the program
sent word that he could not be pres
ent at the banquet. it is evident ina
the majority of the members OF th'
legislature are for Hanna for senator
The report comes directly from
Chairman Kuertz, who is very clos
to Governor Bushnell and Senate
Foraker. that Bushnell would not ap
noint Hanna to the senate. From thl
source also comes the statement tina
the governor will not call a specia
meeting of the legislature. From
other sources it is reported that Bush
nell will propose to Hanna that mas
much as the workingmen were az
Dealed to in the late campaign to SUP
port the republican ticket and res
bonded nobly and there are plenty o
rich men in the senate and represen
tative of the labor classes, one of tn
latter should be appointed to the va
cancy.
To meet this the Hanna advocate
IRE using a statement made by job
Mcbride, expresident of the Unite
Mine workers, to the effect that Har
ma was the fairest man in his dea
ings with his employees that he eve
knew.
In responding to his toast, Nj
Hanna made no reference to the ma
ional campaign or to the senator's
situation. He was proud of the fe
, tility as he was of the production {
all that supplies the wants of me-
but most of all in the production
men. He was proud of the fact /
was born in Ohio and had seen II
, state and her material prosperity d
, veloped. He had often wondered {
{ he saw the great states of the we
developing, if Ohio would be able
hold her proud rank in the natio
He had now full faith in her abili'
to furnish men for service in evel
field in which the country can IL
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