Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06
They Will Unseat Three Doubtful
Members of the House.
ALL FRIENDS OF SENATOR HANNA
Vernon Burke Declares He is
Against the Senator.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY


three Hanna republicans on Monday. Three
republican members of the house, Leland
of Noble, Norris of Wood and Smith of
Delaware county, were elected by extreme
ly narrow margins, their combined plural
tiles being less than 100. Contests were
threatened at the time, but no movement
has been made yet. The three men are
strong supporters of Senator Hanna. 1t
looks now though their votes would not
be enough to elect Senator Hanna, but If
| ecessary the fusion organization can and
no doubt will GUST them.
The Press, which in an extra edition at
o'clock last night, announced that the at
tention Of States Attorney c. w. Voorhees,
had been called to alleged attempts of
bribery the part of Senator uanna's
agent. announced today that aft.da wits to
the same effect have been placed in Mr..
voorhees, hands and the matter will be in
vestigated by the grand jury, which has
Just begun the January session.
Prosecutor is n Democrat.
The prosecutor is democrat, and the
machinery of the criminal court is In demo-
| cratic hands. facts which give color to
| the claim of Senator Hanna's friends, that
| 1t is a scheme of the fusionists to place
| Senator Hanna under a cloud during the
| election.
The Hanna managers concede today that
D. o. Rutan of Carroll county is lost to
them. He bolted the caucus last Satur-
day night, but until now it was claimed
that he would vote for Hanna. The anti
Hanna men, however. had claimed hin,
right along, and this is no gain to them.
The democratic caucus will be held next
Monday night. 1t is not expected that
they Will agree on a candidate. Leading
democrats predict deadlock, lasting for
| days and perhaps weeks. with an ultimate
agreements between the democrats and
anti-Hanna republicans Bushnell for
| the long term and kurtz for the short
one.
Senator Burke an Anti.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star
| CLEVELAND, Ohio. January 6.-Senato-
Vernon F. Burke, who is back from Column
| bus, will never vote for Mr. Hanna. Burke
says he has been browbeaten and abused,
| inundated and threatened by the friends
| of Senator Hanna. He adds that he stands
| on the senatorial question just where he
stood three months ago. He says he can
| not be browbeaten, blackmailed or kicked
| into the support of Senator Hanna.
1t Is admitted here thus far that Kurtz
has completely outgeneraled Senator
! Hanna. but the enormous pressure which
| is being aroused in behalf of the senator
| from every part of the state it is believed
| will bear fruit when it is brought down
| upon the boilers.
| Resolutions have been prepared and may
be presented at tonights meeting of the
| Tfppecanoe Club to expel Mayor McKisson
| and the three anti-Hanna aSSemblymen.
| This will be the first step toward the
| wrecking of the club. There is a strong
| anti-Hanna sentiment here, and it is openly
charged that the Hanna sentiment through
| out Ohio just now is not genuine, but
| manufactured to save the chairman of the
| national committee from defeat.
Antis on Defensive.
| BY Associated Press.
| COLUMBUS, January 6-The senatorial
| contest changed somewhat today. The
! anti-Hanna combine is the defensive
| AS 1.-THE count Of noses stands now with
| the steering committees, Senator Hanna
| is beaten. The opposition have a majority
| on joint ballot of three four on the
| concessions Of republican members who
| are supporting Hanna. The opposition
| claim from six to seven majority against
| Hanna and that they are secretly making
| accessions to their ranks. The opposition
| are kept busy defending their ranks, as
! the Hanna workers are after the doubtful
| members here constantly and are starting
| hot fires for some of them at their homes
| The republicans in some of the counties
| are aroused to intense indignation toward
| Governor Bushnell, the dissenting repub-
lican members and others. These demon
|
| publican members who are cooperating
with the democrats. The opposition work
ers will be required to keep up the closest
! vigil for another week more to hold all
/ their men in line. The pressure from the
| constituents of the boiling republican men,
| bers is increasing every day and is likely
| to be overwhelming in it's extent and in
| tensity by next week.
Recalcitrants Generally Denounced.
The republican papers OF Ohio are full
| of accounts of the proceedings and resolu-
| tons of republican committees, clubs and
| other organizations denouncing Gov. Bush
| nell and the republican boilers. There are
| almost 200 republican newspapers in Ohio,
| including both dailies and weeklies. One
at Springfield, in which the governor is
| said to be interested, stands alone in not
| denouncipg the republican opponents to
| Hanna as the republican nominee for SEN
| atcr. The language OF some of the letters
| and kilograms to the governor and the
| boiling members is the most severe and dis
| courteous that could be used giving CX-
preston to indignant popular feeling.
| So far his own and the efforts of
| his managers are concerned, Senator Han
| ma would be beaten If ballot was taken
today. The organization against Hanna
| is the most compact and most complete that
| was ever known in Ohio, but it has much
| yet to withstand the popular revolution
| that Is setting in and will sweep over the
1
| The Inauguration will bring many here on
| Monday, who will not be in the parade, but
| will repeat with their representatives the
| experiences that Governor Bushnell had
yesterday with his neighbors from Spring.
| field.
| Women Take Part In Fight.
A feature of the contest is the partici-
| patton of women. Since Mrs. Griffith in
| duced her husband to change from Hanna
to the opposition. it is reported that Mrs.
| Snider, the wife of the member from
| Greene county, is now in sympathy with
the opposition, although her husband is
| pledged to Hanna. Mr.. Snider was in the
| republican caucus Saturday night and voted
for Boxwell Monday, but Mrs. Snider has
! induced him to give the opposition work
| ers audiences. And the wives of several
| democratic members are urging their hus-
! bands to vote for a straight democratic
| nominee for senator rather than for a re-
| publican.
The contest is so vigorously prosecuted
| that the workers do not overlook any men,
| bers of representa- family or any of
| his relatives, friends or neighbors.