The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1898-01-05
|nna Faction Announce They
Have Secured Promises of
Two Votes
hich Were Cast With the Com.
bine at the Time of Or
ganiZatiOn.
p>snre Upon Members From
Home Deleyations.--Onc Wis
its Bushnell.

coluNHrs. O.. Jan. 5.-Previous 10
assembling of the legislature. there
r. conferences on both sides on the
kator.a! contest The Hanna men
kmcd to have secured pledges from
prc,entatives Griffin Of Union and
zee Of Carroll. who voted for Mason
speaker, but with these doubtful
e,s.ons they were still short two
Is Of enough to eject. While Han.
s friends are working here the Re-
blican county committees, clubs and
er organizations ut the homes Of the
bt,ul Republican members have
n enlisted and many delegations Of
ting statesmen are arriving, one OF
nr,t being from the home Of Gov
or Bushnell, Springfield.
Haven't Decided on u Man.
fine combined opposition to Senator
tlna is still uncertain AS TO their can.
atc. Some Democrats object to
Eeruor Bushnell or Mayor Mckisson.
Mr.. kurtz. or any other Republican
i has yet been suggested. While the
position has informally announced
fera, names for senator, there has
IN no fixed action Oh that selection.
k combine opposition to Hanna
Inns to have enough votes to defeat
|nna, but they have not yet claimed
bugh votes for any one senatorial
bdidate mentioned by the combine to
ct. Their trouble is not only to hold
their present forces in line again st
lnna, but to get them to agree upon
eir man fer senator. The work Of
day was devoted by "the combine"
hold their forces and to manage
I'm for the senatorial contest. The
)rk Of the Hanna men has been de-
ted to sllirmishing for two or more
ties. The morning sessions Of both
uses were devoted to routine business.
All Sorts Of Anti.Corporation Bills.
Senator Burke of Cleveland has ar.
FED from Chicago. and completed the
attendance Of the senators. Burke
ted with the Democrats. but took his
II on the Republican side of the
amber.
Il the house all sorts Of bills were in.
PGuced against corporations. These
fasurcs were regarded rs thrusts at
nator Hanna, whose affairs are Of
ficd interests. An amendment to
Nichols law which taxes the earn
s. of express, telegraph, telephone
other companies was introduced,
Us to include street railways, electric
ht and power equipment, artificial
natural gas. pipe line, messenger,
cping cars and other corporations.
ere was also bill introduced to re.
hl the law for new state house.
Is was regarded as returning the
hpliment to the Columbus people,
70 have expressed their protests Us to
course of Governor Bushnell.
Delegation From springfl cid.
While these measures were being
own in, delegation of $50 from
ilhgiield, the home of Governor
ashnoll, marched into the state house,
Faring Hanna badges and with ban.
rs Of severe inscriptions. and called
Governor Bushnell. In response te
tir protests Governor Bushnell re-
ohded III n speech i'll which he said
Republicanism had never before
eh questioned, and that he reserved
right to his individual opinions and
'ercnces.
nc Springfield delegation afterward
ied on Senator Hanna, and then
ned III the chorus of other visiting
lesations that are coming in to pro
against the action OF Republicans
70 are combining with tho Democrat.
oefeat Hanna.
sttll Lacks Three Votes.
ne senate at noon took recess til
~ without announcing any of it
amittees. Senator Burke secured nj
wanted in clerkships and other pat
Auee through tho Democrnts II,