Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-05
WOMAN NOW N ISSUE
Scandal Rears Its Head in the
: Fight for the Buckeye State
Senatorship.
WIFE Is DRAGGED IN.

Alleged TndIgnity to Her Given a an Ex.
cuse for Voting Against Hanna-said In.
dignity Promptly Denied-The Unccr-
tain Mr.. Grifhth Finally. 1t Appears,
Lands with the Antis--Gov. Bushnell
Has some Visitors who Ask Questions
and Hiss and Groan.
Columbus. o.. Jan. 5-Late last night
the Hanna managers lost the two doubt
full members-Grifflth and Joyce-that
they had gained during the day, SO
that there is row no material change
from that Of Monday, when the house
, stood 5e to 50 against Hanna. This
would give the senator only 20 votes
on Joint ballot, or three less than enough
to elect. In connection with the change
or Griffith back to the anti-Hanna
camp there are most scandously sem
sational reports in circulation. Grit
fifth has been on both sides several
times. ard has SO pledged himself in
writing. Hanna workers spent Sunday
night with Griffith and at a. m. he
cent for his wife TO come from the
Great Southern hotel to the Neil House
TO Join him in a 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
Just before her husband went to the
state house on Monday morning to
qualify as speaker PRO tenn. with the
other candidates OF the combine"
Grifi;h IL Mighty "Onsartin."
After the legislature organized Grif-
fifth had another night Of conference on
both sides of the senatorial 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: 1T
is due TO the public and to myself that
i make q statement of my position On
the senatorial matter. While 1t is true
that the convention which nominated
me Passed a resolution requesting me
to support Senator Hanna. and while
At various times during the campaign
and since declared my intention TO fol-
low that request, and even promised a
dozen or more Of my constituents in
Hanra's headquarters on Monday Of
this week that 1 would do so, / have,
however. Stree learning the particulars
OF the indignities heaped upon my wife
Monday morning, reached the conyic-
ton that / would be untrue to my
manhood should / cast my vote for a
man who either uses or employs such
methods" etc. etc.
Say That Grifith Is Falsifyinc.
The men referred to az having Of
fered Mrs. Griffith indignities are Mr..
McPecls, an old friend of Griffith; Mr..
Chapman. and Jerry p. Bliss. These
Republicans were with Griffith and his
wife together. and apart at different
times during the night of consultation.
according to statement made by Nc
Peck. which winds up as follows: 'Mr.
Chapman and myself have been very
warm political as well as personal
friends Of Griffith: and IL any indigni-
tics had been offered to Mrs. Griffith by
any person while she was in our pres
erce we would have resented it, 1t is
not reasonable TO suppose that Senator
Hanna or any of his friends would offer
any indigrity to any lady, especially the
wife of a member who had promised to
vote for Hanna for United States SEN
ator and whose vote at that time, as he
had through the entire campaign, fully
expected TO receive"
Burke To Vote for Hanna.
Judge Frank L. Dellenbaugh, Of
Cleveland. last night gave the following
statement TO the public: L am pre-
pared to say. as coming from the lips
OF Senator Burke. that he will faithfully
keep every pledge and every promise
he made to the good people Of Cuya-
hoga county, either on or of the stump
In the last campaign. Furthermore
Burke's vote I'm compliance with the
wishes Of the people Of Cuyahoga coun-
~ and the state az large will be cast
for NJ. A. Hanna for senator. Burke
has shown himself TO be big enough TO
rise above his personal likes and dis
likes. and keep his pledge TO vote for
Hanna"
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