The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
FEELING BITTER.

auguratlon exercises next Monday and
many protests are being received at the
state house. II
FEELING BITTER.
The feeling Of revenge was shown
even in the routine Legislative pro-
ceedings. Representative Bramley. of
Cleveland, introduced a bill to repeal
the flfty-year franchise law. for street
railways, in which Sehatorf Hanna is
largely interested. BraYhleyl is a con-
tractor who has large interests under
the municipal administration of Mayor
McKisson, and other members from
Cleveland, who are supporting Hanna
are said to have measures ready
for charges and investigations at
Cleveland that would affect Bramley.
Representative Jones, Of Stark county,
a Republican, who is, opposing Hanna,
has been frequently reminded that the
county convention that nominated him
adopted strong resolutions instructing
him to support Hanna. Mr.. Jones was
chairman of the committee on resolu-
lions in that county convention and de-
clared himself then for Hanna Today
Mr.. Jones offered a very strong Cuban
resolution that is in conflict with Sena-
tor Hanna vote on the Cuban question
in the senate. Representative Scott,
of Fulton county, who voted the COM
bine' today and is opposing Senator
Hanna's reelection, was also INSTRUCT
ed by resolutions at the county con-
vention that nominated him.
Some Of Scott's constituents today
had the Fulton county conventions
resolutions published here in the local
papers.
Both sides are spending the night in
close conferences. All the changes that
are being sought are anticipated from
representatives. 1t is conceded that
Senator Burke, one of the Republican
senators from Cleveland, who has not
yet appeared, will be here to vote
against Hanna. His attorney today
presented his certificate of election to
Lieut.. Gov. Jones just before the SEN
ate convened The senate Will cast
seventeen votes for Hanna and nine
teen against him. If Hanna is no
stronger in the house than the Box
we'll ticket was today when Boxwell
received fifty-eight votes and Mason
flfty-six for speaker, then Senator Han
ma will have only seventy votes on
joint ballot and seventy-three are
necessary to elect.
Notwithstanding the results on the
organizations of both houses both
sides seem equally confident in claim
ing the senatorship on joint ballot.
HANNA's STATEMENT.
After a long conference of the Han
ma managers tonight, the following
statement was given out from the SEN
ator's headquarters:
While the failure of the Republicans to
IVES a surprise and matter Of regret to the
supporters of Senator Hanna, they do not
believe that 1t has any bearing upon or espe-
cial relation to the senatorship. The men,
bers of the legislature were not pledged or
instructed by their constituents in any way
to vote for any individual as any officer of
sh e eas is ee The os state eons
tuition declares, section 8, that the people
have the right to assemble together In
peaceful manner to consult for their common
good. to instruct their representatives and to
petition to the general assembly for the re-
dress of grievances. THE people have ex-
e1cised their privileges and right under. the
state constitution by assembling in both
county and state conventions and declaring
with uneXampled unanimity in favor of the
election of Senator Hanna to the senate The
people of eighty-four of the lightweight
counties declared in convention assembled
their desire that he be elected senator by
this general assembly which has been to-
declared unanimously. In view of these
facts and of the general expression of public
opinion since the election, 1t is felt that the
action of today should not and cannot be con-
strued as having any relation to the senatorial
question This matter must be decided by
the Republican members of the general as
sembly who are pledged, both by the action
of the people they represent and by their own
statements and acts to his support. The
election of Mr.. Hanna was made direct is
sue. not only before the state and county
conventions, but in the election last Novem-
Der. in which his name and candidacy was the
leading issue.
That these conditions are recognized by
Republican members generally is shown by
the fact that already several Of the men
who today voted against the nominees of
the Republican organization caucus have vol
Mr. Hanna, and that they have from the first
considered the question sof his election as
having no relation to, or bearing upon, the
mere organization of the house. In the selec-
entirely different from those relating to the
representation Of Ohio in the United States
senate were considered and the action of each
member was based upon these individual and
local considerations and questions. In the
case Of the senatorship the instruction of
the county convention, the state, convention
and the people themselves, In the election
were all clearly and with singular unanimity
In favor Of the selection tof Mr.. Hanna for
the senatorship, and 1t is not believed that
the action OF any man IN determining his
course as to the support Of candidates for Of
fcers of the legislature can be assumed to
be an evidence Of hostility to the man who
was Endorsed for the senatorship with greater
unanimity than ever before in the history
of Ohio, or probably in the history Of the
country. Mr.. Hanna and his active support
ers fully and confidently believe that he will
receive the votes of the members of his party
when they are called upon to perform this
special feature Of the duties for which they
were elected. 1t is not considered possible
that any Republican in the Ohio legislature
will be willing to pursue course which
would result in the substitution in the United
States senate Of supporter of the dangerous
doctrines upon which the Democratic party
based its campaign of 1898, for the man who
led the Republicans to victory against that
party, and those principles, especially as that
action would result In turning over to the
Democracy and the friends Of free silver the
control of the senate during at least one half
If not ali, of the term of Ohios Republican
president, William Mckinley.
REPUBLICANS PROTEST.
j. G. Gest, Of Washington, Court
House, a Republican editor, today ten
dered Gov. Bushnell his resignation as
deputy inspector. He made his official
reports to State Oil Inspector Kurtz
and resigned on account Of the COVER
nor's attitude on the senatorial contest
The designations of Judge Nash, Col.
Moore and Mr.. Gest were all promptly
accepted.
A delegation Of $50 Republicans ar
rived at II p. m.,, from Springfield, the
home Of Gov. Bushnell, to protest
against the act of the latter on the
senatorial contest. The Springfield Re
publicans were met at the depot by
delegation Of Hanna men with big red
Hanna badges for alfll The transpar-
encies were very severe and the street
parade quite demonstrative:
The following kilograms were among
those received today by Cow Bushnell:
Warren, O.. Jan. $40 Hon Asa S. Bush
ae1r R Columbus w oeun and West
the Republican party. George Predmore,
Chairman.