The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1898-01-07
Representative Grimth, After Much Flop
ping, stays with the Combine Issues
letter that Causes seusa-
tfon - No Republican eau
Gus - A Deadlock Is
Expected.

bOAl aAuta stNtEul llilltHs hlltl mas So
pledged himself in writing In the
dispatches yesterday was an account
OF the Hanna workers spending Sun
day night with Representative Griffith,
and OF him sending at a. IN. for his
wife to come from the Great
Sou thern hotel to the Neil house
to join him in conference with the
Hanna men. At a. m. the Kurtz
men saw Mrs. Griffith and the all
night work OF the Hanna men was
undone before her hus band went to the
State house on Monday morning to
qualify as speaker pro TEN. with the
other candidates of "the combine.
After the legislature was organized,
Mr.. Griffith had another night of con-
ferences on both sides OF the senate
rial case, and yesterday morning he
| gave the Hanna men a written pledge
over his own name that he would vote
for the Senator.
Later in the day he was seen by the
opponents of Senator Hanna. and last
night he gave out the following as
his latest proclamation on his posi-
ton:
To the Public:-It is due TO the pub
lie and to myself that / make state
ment of my position on the Senatorial
matter.
While it is true that the convention
VIII lch nominated me passed a resolu-
ton requesting me TO support Sena-
tor Hanna, and while !, at various
times during the campaign and since,
| do "A rcd inf gA fn11Ttr~ N
request and even promised dozen
or more of my constituents in Mr..
| HRnna's headquarters on Monday of
this week that | would do so, have,
however, since learning the particu-
lars OF the indignities heaped upon
my wife Monday morning, reached
the conviction that l would be untrue
10 nv manhood should 1 cast my
vote for man who either uses or en-
ploys such methods, and shall resent
the indignities and insults heaped
upon myself and friends, and also do
a service for my state and country by
voting for a Republican other than
Mr.. Hanna for United States Senator.
Notwithstanding the threats that
have been made to me that / cannot
return and live in Union county il /
do not vote for Mr., Hanna, it is my
hope and belief that the good people
who have honored me with their con-
fidence, and whom l love and honor,
will uphold me in this determination
that can not, under any circum-
stances, now be changed
j. +. GRIFFITH
When a copy of the statement pur-
porting to come from Representative
lGrifiith was shown to Senator Hanna
lhe said II do not believe Mr.. Grif-
6th ever made this statement, because
it is not true. 1t is represented to me
that he is an honorable man, and
therefore / shall not believe without
some further evidence that he ever
made or authorized any such state
ment"
Notwithstanding Senator Hanna re-
CARDS it as untrue that Representa-
tive Griffith himself publishes this
; statement, yet IL is known that the
document IS in Griflith's handwriting,
whe ther he prepared it himself or n OF.
The last letter Of Griffith has caused
not only sensation, but the most
bitter feeling and the worst Of charges
J on the part of the rival workers
The doubtful members are being
offered their choice of chairmanships
and given the opportunity to make
all other selections they want The
power of the organization Of the
House is certainly being used to the
greatest possible advantage, and its
influence is not to be underestimated
In connection with the support Of the
State administration. While Mr.
Kurtz and his associates will make no
statements. yet they are holding back
the appointments on the committees
and other patronage in anticipation
OF gaining several votes on the Sen.
atorial ballot
In holding their men in line "the
combine" is having trouble with some
of the sixty-five Democratic mem bers.
Itis believed that Mayor McKisson
will give way 10 Mr.. Kurtz for the
short term for Senator while Govern
or Bushnell has all along been regard
ed as the candidate for the long term.
Representatives Wiley of Wayne, Pow.
ell of Morrow, Niles of Lucas and other
radical free silver Democrats are not
satisfied with Kurtz and Bush nell,
and II they are to vote for Repu blio-
ans, they want them with pro
nounced silver records, like that oI
Gerard aud others that are named,
Some Of the Democratic members in
sist that the breach IL so wide aud 81
: oeep now between the Republicans
that John r. Mclean or some other
free silver Democrat could be elected
over Hanna
Letters and kilograms poured in OF
Governor Bushnell, the dissenting
Republican members and others, pro
testing against the action Of the Re
publicans who were cooperating with
: the Democrats
7 The announcement by the Republi
cans that they would have no join
senatorial cauoua tonight or at any
. time previous TO the balloting fOl
lsenatoF. win compel all Il continue il