Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1898-01-12
Will ELECT HANNA.
Little DOtEot that the Cleveland
Man will Succeed Himself
as Senator.

Man will Succeed Himself
as Senator
Columbus, O., Jan. 10.-This is the day
before the bahoting in the senatorial con-
test In addition to the usual confer
ences, the Legislature reconvened in the
morning. The Inauguration of Gov Bush
nell occurred at noon. The Hanna mass
convention was billed for the afternoon
and the final conferences on the senator
ship at night
Although the balloting begins in both
branches of the Legislature tomorrow, it
is settled in advance that there will be no
election at that time. The Senate will
stand 10 to IL against Hanna and the
House will likely give him a majority of
L or more. There is no election unless
both houses are carried by some one can
didate. In the event of Hanna or any
one else having a majority in both bodies
on Tuesday, the two branches would meet
IN joint convention ON Wednesday to hear
their journals of the previous day read.
and approved and the result of the vote
on senator would be formally and Off
ciaiy declared. But when the majority
IA one of the houses is different from that
OF the other, then the two houses in joint
assembly must proceed on Wednesday to
ballot and in case of no election on the
joint ballot the Legislature must continue
to ballot i'll joint assembly from day to day
till someone receives a constitutional ma
Jority for senator.
Tuesdays Vote Not Decisive.
The vote on Tuesday cannot be at all
decisive so far as Senator Hanna is con-
cerned, as it is conceded by his workers
that the Senate will stand 10 to IT
against him on the separate ballot. His
majority must come from the House.
LII the opposition shows tomorrow the
strength that it claims today and casts
all It's votes for one man there will be an
election, as it would then have n ma
gorlty IN both houses on senator as it Gid
nave on organization one week ago today.
The opposition still claims the House
by at least SO to 81 which would make
the general assembly stand "A to II on
Joint ballot against Hanna But even
after the members are all recorded in
their respective houses on the roll calls Of
Tuesday there is nothing to prevent any
of them changing their votes on Wednes-
day, when the minutes of the proceedings
of the previous day are read in the joint
meeting. And if the record of quick and
repeated fiops during the past week is
kept up there will be no certainty about
the final result until a decisive joint bal
lot is taken and the official announcement
is declared.
The Inauguration of Gov. Bushnell and
the other events in connection with the
inauguration caused no cessation of the
conferences and the huStling in the SEN
atorial contest. The rea assembling of the
Legislature brought all the members back
and the contest was Waged more persist
emily and bitterly today than ever.
Opposition Tries Bribery.
There has been much talk today about
bribery. E. G. Rathbone, formerly as
sistant acknowledgement under Harri
son and one of Hanna's managers has
the stenographic notes of his secretary
who was concealed and is alleged to
have heard one of the opposition make an
offer of $4,000 to one Of the members.
To-day the opposition say they have a
man who will, when his name is called
on the ballot tomorrow, announce that
double that amount was offered him
And it is further stated that one of the
ibOlting Republicans will produce the
money in the session and with it piled
on his desk make a sensational speech on
the manner IN which he was approached
and OF his rejection of the proposition
and Of the money, which will be sent
back and which, it is claimed. was taken
as part of a preconcerted trap plan.
The opposition claim that their case of
bribery against one of the Hanna work
ers will be sprung in the open session of
the Legislature tomorrow for the pur-
pose of having an immediate investiga-
ton. 1t is claimed that a certain ennis
Sary went to Cincinnati on Sunday to
see Representative Otis and that he car
ried $4,000 with him and that every
WORD of the conversation between Otis
and the emissary has been taken down
and will be submitted in evidence.
There are many reports about the use
OF money, but only two charges, one on
each side, are made specifically and with
any particulars to the parties in
volved or the amounts offered or the
documentary evidence. These charges
have no apparent effect on the very
close result, but they are having great
effect in intensifying the feeling between
the workers of the contending factions
Washington, d. c., Jan. 10.-Senators
who have examined the precedents say
that the appointment of senator by the
governor, as III the case of Senator Han
ia, holds until the Legislature elects or
adJourns. Congress, provided by law that
a Legislature cannot elect until after it
has been in session two weeks would pro-
vide for a vacancy if the appontee of
the governor held only until the LegisIa-
ture met. In the past senators appointed
by the governor have held their offices
until the Legislatures have chosen their
successors. In one case Il Sena tor held
through an entire deadlock in the Legisla-
ture and tried to retain his seat when the
Legislature adjourned, but after the mat
ter was discussed in the Senate the seat
was declared vacant on adjournment of
the Legislature.