The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-07

Ut ths psnocfats Viii Be In Con-
tfol Of tue Senate.
TAX or COMBINE AGAINST HANNA.
~ Will call Caucus Before the
votssg Hesims and Try 20
Lick Them lnto Liae.

Columbus, Ohio. November 6.-rhc only
imsprtant development IN the status Of the
bext general assembly today was the de-.
cision in the Wood county case, which once
moro removes that county from the doubt
fu1 Mt TO tho republican column. The
court Instructed tho election supervisors
Of Wood county TO canvass the returns
from the disputed precincts. which gave
the election to the republican candidate
for representative by thirty-one plurality.
This news was received by Chairman Nash
OF tho republican State committee with
evident satisfaction. The decision has q
signlfcance which could not be expressed,
inasmuch as 1t put an end to the talk Of
other contests on the same grounds.
Chairman Nash does not believe the case
will be appealed by the democrats. Should
no further changes be made the republic
cans VIII have Ave majority on joint ball
lot.
The headquarters Of the democratic State
committee are being dsmantled today, only
one room being retained for the use Of
Secretary Karbe and Allen o. Meyers.
Mr. Meyers said. THE situation In the
same now rs 1t was Wednesday afternoon.
The democrats have the senate by ma
1ority OF ten. The house stands ffiy-cight
republicans to ffty-one democrats We
are beaten and knew 1t Wednesday morn
Ing"
Tho contest for control Of the Ohio legis.
iature Is considered ended today. Tho Of
hcial counting In some counties will con-
tfBue next week, but there has been much
close watching that no material changes
tho expected The Indications are that
tho senate will stand nineteen democrats
und seventeen republicans and the house
nfty-one democrats and fifty-eight repnb-
Means. with n majority OF Ave republicans
ON joint ballot. There may be several
contested seats, but these can not be con.
sldered until the Legislature meets the first
Monday In January next
since u seems TO be settled that the re-
publicans have small majority on joint
ballot, runors are revived about a combine
OF certain republican members with the
sew ty democratic members for the cleo
tioh OF some one other than Senator Han
M on the joint ballot.
When Senator Foraker was indorsed by
the republican State convention two years
ago FOR bis present position In the senate
there WAS M legislative caucus. # is now
announced that there viii be republican
caucus when the legislature ounvenos next
January. Senator Hanna was indorsed AT
the last .Stnte convention for the gcnate.
but the old facdrnal fight thar formerly
existed between sherman and Forukers
ioil0wing and later tween the friends az
mckinley and Foraker has been revived
ms year with more intense feeling han
her'tofore, II is said thai there arm about
q dozen Of The rlpablictrf memhers who
had some Acknowledgements In ,hsir COM
tias. especially for their Nomination, who
az not feel kindly toward the junior ohio
senator.
There has been so much talk about COM
Dimes that II il certain jBnts rSpublieans
VIII hold a Joint caucus fo% the roni-
nation Of candidate for senator ind sem
stcr Hanna will doubtless be the caucus
nominee. II Is thought that as the regular
nominee there viii be no trouble about his
election, Ms none OF the republican majnbcrs
OF the Legislature who are said to be work
ing for an anti Hanna combine. but none
OF the members are known to favor such n
movement
dovernor bushnell Will have demo-
cratic senate on which to depend for Tho
confirmation Of his appointments and no
partisan legislation can be passed