The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-06

OtuMBus, Jan. 4.-The senatorial |
conest 10 the Ohio Legislature has be-
coue desperate. The combine of ten |
ant. Hanna Republicans with the
Dehocratic members won at the eau.
cuss last Saturday night and again In |
orenizng both branches OF the legisla.
tup in the interest Of 1.-The combine
oppsit on to the re. election of Senator
Macus A. Hanna.
here are two more dates for tests OF
strngth-the joint senatorial caucuses
tomorrow night and the joint balloting
foI senator one week from next
Wednesday, Jan. l2 With the com.
plrations Of the legislative organiza-
tioa and its patronage disposed of the
Hama men have begun most desper'
atdight on the senatorship.
U.ny Coalition with Democrats.
The Hanna men deny that they will
form coalition with Brice for gold
Democrat for senator rather than be
besten by free silver Republican or
that they will do anything else but
fipht il out IL 1t takes all winter While
they are not able to give list long
enough to elect. they claim that Hanna
is stronger than Boxwell and the other
regular Republican candidates in the
y organi7a alton Of the legislature. aud that
the opposition mas not enough votes to
elect a senator The Hanna men con.
cede that they have lost the power of
the organization of both branches. can
name no chairmen, place no members
in desirable positions on any OF the
committees or dispose Of any other state
patronage, but they have carried the
war into the home counties of 1.-THE
bolting" Republican members, and ex.
pect the necessary changes before next
Wednesday night.
The DEVELOPMENTS have caused the
Hanna men to admit they were out.
done in the preliminary organization
for this contest and they under esti.
mated the opposition, especially the ex
tent of it since the November election
While ex Chairman Kurtz was thought
TO nave been organizing against Sena.
tor Hanna ever since the Republican
state convention at Toledo, in June.
yet the participation OF Governor Bush.
nell and others had not been fully antici
pated.
The Democratic state headquarters
have been kept in operation by John
*. Mclean and others ever since the
Novem ber election, ostenslbly TO pre-.
pare for grand FREQ silver carnival
here on st. Jackson day, Jan. s.
It now transpires that the Democratic
state headquarters we're kept open 10
get all the democratic members in line
for wnat took place at the, opening
session OF the legislature and for the
defeat of Hanna. Meantime, Mr.. Kprtz
was marshalirg every possible 'Repub-
Nlican In line against Hanna and COM
municating with the committee on ar.
rangements for st. jackson day. When
this fact was no longer concealed by
the opposition there were many Re-
pubhcans openly complaining against
Senator Hanpa's managers. Genator
Hanna did not arrive here till last FRI
day evening and was in Washington
till the holiday recess. He heard com.
plants about his own absence and
about underestmating the organization
of the opposition in very good. Batured
manner and insisted that he would yet
win out.
kurtz hyperion Organization.
The superior organization of the op-
position was shown in the combine Sc.
curing nearly all of the doubtful votes.
The opposition has had an army of
workers here for a week with detach.
ments that kept close to each one of
the doubtful Republicans. The .opposl.
tion marched TO the state house in line
like troops and worked like soldiers un.
der orders. They had been doing picket
duty, sklrmishing aud walking guard
lines. and they had their triumphal
march in the most unusual manner be,
cause OF the confidence in their organi.
zation. The wives and daughters o:
the managers of the combine" secured
choice seats in advance in the iegisla.
tive halls awaiting the arrival of the
anti. Hanna hosts and the most elabor.
ate floral designs were on hand for the
occasion.
The feeling of the Republican mem
bers who voted for their caucus nomi.
nees is openly expressed against Gov.
h. ernor Bushnell lnpre than against Mr..
" .artz or a.f, Republicans who com.
tbt eefouth chi Dkmocrats The State
chains thence ptplican organ of cen.
tnsaes' tbsss .onsb tnsbe9 a. barge picture of the
to t5e sosS.rw,si Navy black borders
kateFUdth, q aoi Nubs have Cancelled
dlslof the public Ea+A Quarters here for
IN tni,I raskurationiercises ras next Mon.
with thlid many posts are being re.
. and 2 at the statAouse. Colonel Il
9spi 9spen nSore OF Meta, another ap.
named iaof GoyernBushnell resigned
p deg. 4APe OF the SD insane asylum al
nPrth, q
tSa np,'pi nlase ~ pelihg ofsyenge was shown
s6-lt6 acreshe routinegislatve proceed,
Hx. presentatI Bramley OF Cleve,
! App'nsspduced a n 70 repeal the 30
I Also thachise lawr street railways
eted IN tho SenatoHapna is largely
1nio, nnu Bran Is contractor
Seug knoN large ftraots under Tho
Sanwn nnl adminratiDn of Mayor
da pV~S Iniae 10 and or members from
shensh sonih who arhDportinR HanpA
n,aSIa ~ese,lO n0valetsNres READY Tor
ansth',sess S ~ s nsesfItous at Cleveland
10 der east leftecs Hnley
4 ana 81 dee. .atiSe ,lbs OF Stark county,
south 2l deg y, Wild pppoting Hanna,
and l'2 deg, ed anentlIdminded that the
eatt Q chains tdntiOnIal nominated hin
decided By q, he relations instfactinp
Afg $50 Ieconfapl Mr. Jones was
IA tlshce ho.sn ~ ~ ~ VIZ htattee on resoln
rIhins ,9.a'' ~ -. sso soa'n coAventlon and de-
.ss.t linz ~ sssd Y IN for Hanna. Mr.
tksnce north 30 all hiYnb ynut fvho
AZ chtine 10 the eouik ikonuift Win senator
ttdace norfn ~ a,Ie Cuban question ii
hAils 10 tbc pisce 1esonthtiye Scott o
10 voted with 'tn'
opposingl Senate
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