Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1898-01-08
HANNAW WILL NO'lR RETIRE
Even Should Defeat Face Him in the
Senatorial Contest.
BUT he IS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Columbus, O., Jan. 6.-Both branches
of the legislature have adjourned till
Monday. but both sides Of the senatorial
contest remain in conferences daily and
nightly at the Nell House and the Great
Southern hotel, respectively The Sc
cret work will continue till next Tues
day, when the two branches of the leg
islature will vote separately for sena-
tor, and the roll calls will show whether
any changes have been made. The
doubtful members made no fiops yes
terday. They are receiving the united
and untiring attention Of the 1egisla-
tive steering committees and outside
workers.
Next Monday Governor Bushnell will
be inaugurated for his second term,
but the exercises will not interfere with
the senatorial fight. The anti-Hanna
Republicans expect all of their follow
ers here Monday for a large demon
stration. Although many Republican
clubs have cancelled their engagements
for quarters on Inauguration day, it Is
believed that the efforts of the anti
Hanna Republicans to have as big a
demonstration as usual will succeed.
The Hanna men will also take advant-
age of the excursion rates to have Wis
iting Republican delegations here to
protest against the combine" with
Democrats. The expected deadlock
will not begin until next Wednesday.
when the two houses ballot jointly for
senator and will continue to ballot
jointly from day to day till there is an
election.
Letters and kilograms from protesting
Republican clubs and committees and
others continue to pour in on the gov
ernor and the Republican members who
are cooperating with the Democrats,
and some of these messages appeal to
Senator Foraker to come to the relief
of the party by declaring it to be the
duty of all Republicans to stand by the
decree of the Toledo state convention
in supporting Mr.. Hanna
In reply to the reports about Secre-
tary Sherman, Assistant Secretary Day,
Congressman Grosvenor and others be-
ing made the Republican senatorial
nominee, Senator Hanna said positively
today that he would never retire. He
says he was nominated by the Toledo
state convention for senator, and can
not retire in favor of any other one.
If he is defeated the responsibility will
rest on those who are now cooperating
with the Democrats. The senator in
sists that he will never withdraw, even
if defeat should become inevitable, but
he still insists that he will win.
The standing committees have not
been announced in either house, and
the Combine" is using the patronage
to hold their men in line. In the SEN
ate yesterday Senator Burke showed
some tendency to cooperate with his
Republican colleagues. The Democrats
wanted to report the committees, but
Senator Burke stopped 1t by saying
he would vote with the Republicans.
Later in the day Senator Burke was
in conference with Hanna, and he spent
most of his time with the Hanna work.
ers.
The Republicans announced Tuesday
that they would hold no joint senatorial
caucus, and the Democratic members
made the same announcement yester-
day. The anti-Hanna Republicans will
have no caucus and there will be no
test of strength till next Tuesday.
While the Hanna men are still short
three or more votes on the current
claims of both sides, yet the combine"
is having it's troubles in fixing on some
one who can command all the Demo-
cratic vote, as well as that of the dis
senting Republicans.
Lewis G. Bernard, the Democratic
leader from Cincinnati, and the man
ager for John r. Mclean, said today:
There will be no election for long
series of ballots. The Democrats will
scatter their votes
This is taken to mean that the Demo-
Gratis will not be able to agree on a
candidate. The anti-Hanna Republi-
cans announce positively that under
no circumstances will they vote for a
Democrat. They will continue the
deadlock indefinitely rather than elect
a Democratic senator PIE
Ex-senator Brice delivers an address
here next Saturday night before the ST.
jackson Day banquet, and his presence
is anticipated with some anxiety.
The Press is out with a sensational
extra edition announcing that the DEM
scented the senatorial situation to the
grand jury. In referring to this in
QUESTION The Press says sworn state
ments have been submitted to the
grand jury from Representative and
Mrs. Griffith, of Union county; Repre-
sentatives Spellmeyer and Monter of
Cincinnati; Hon. N. A. Hysell, of Co
1umbus, and others against certain
workers for Hanna. This affair is pro-
nounced as an attempt at intimidation
by the Hanna men.