The Portland daily press., 1898-01-04
HANNA OUTGEbERALED.
His Friends Surprised by Strength
Of Enemy.
OPPOSITION SUCCEEDED MORGAN
IZING HOUSE YESTERDAY.

| The Fight For the Senatorship Now On
All Possible Pressure VIII Be Brought
to Bear to Turn the Tables-As 1t
Stands Now Cleveland Man VIII Lack
Three Votes on Joint Ballot
Columbus, Ohio, January 3.-The COM
bination of ten anti-Hanna Republicans
| with the Democratic mem bers succeeded
in organizing the legislature today in
the interest of the opposition to the re-
election of Senator Hanna.
There are two more dates for tests of
strength-the joint senatorial caucuses
next Wednesday night and the joint bal
loting for senator one week from next
Wednesday. 4he Hanna men tonight be-
gan desperate fight for the senatorhip.
They deny that they will form ooalit-
ion with BriceEfor gold Democrat forsscn
ator rather than be beaten by silver Re-
publican or that they will DO anything
else but fight it out. While they are not
able to give list long enough to elect
they claim that Hanna is stronger than
Boxwell and the other regular Republi
can candidates in the organization Of the
legislature and that the opposition has
not enough votes to elect a senator
Mr.. Hanna's supporters have carried
the war into the home counties of the
boiling Republican members and expect
the necessary changes before next We'd
nesd ay night They now admit that they
| ylz fnr ttD ff
position.
While e2-Chairman Kurtz was thought
TO have been organizing against Hanna
ever slnc the state convention in June,
the participation of GOV. Bushnell and
others had not been fully anticipated.
The Democratic state headq uart, rs have
been kept in operation by Hon. John
X. Mclean, and others, ever since the
November election, ostensibly to prepare
for a grand free silver carnival here on
st. Jackson's day, January 8.
1t now transpires that the Democratic
headquarters were kept open for the pur-
pose OF getting all the Democratic mem-
bers in line for what took place today and
ultimately for the defeat OF Hanna
Meantime Mr.. Kurtz was marshalling
every possible Republican in line against
Hanna and communicating with the
Democratic leaders.
Many Republicans tonight openly COM
planned against the management of Han
mas interests.
The superior organization of the op-
position was shown today when it secured
nearly all of the doubtful votes.
The feeling of the Republicans mem.
bers who voted for the caucus nominees,
is openly expessed against Gov. Bush.
nell more than against Mr.. Kurtz or 9TH
er republicans who com mbined with the
Democrats.
The State Journal the Republican or
gan of Central Ohio, prints large picture
OF the governor with heavy large black
borders. Some Republicans have cancelled
their engagements Of quarters here for
the Inauguration exercises next Monday
and many protests are being received at
the State House.
| Col. T. W. Moore, of Marietta, another
appointee of Gov. Bushnell, today re-
signed as trustee of the state insane asy-
ium at Athens.
| The feeling of revenge was shown even
in the routine legislative proceedings.
| Representative Rramley of Cleveland in
troduced a bill to repeal the so year fran
chise law for street railways in which
Hanna is largely Interested. Bramley
! is a contractor who has had large con-
tracts under the municipal administra-
| tion of Mayor McIAiasson. Other MEM
| bers from Cleveland who are supporting
! Hanna are said to have measures ready
land that would affect Bramley.
| Representative Jones of Stark county.
Republican who is opposing Hanna,
was nominated by county convention
convention which adopted strong reso-
| lutions instructing him 10 support Han.
ma. MIR. Jones WAS chairman of the
| committee on resolutions in that county
aud declared then for Hanna. Today
! MIR. Jones offered a strong Cuban reso-
| luton that conflicts with Hanna's vote
on the Cuban question in the Senate.
! Representative Scott OF Fulton, who
voted with the "eom bine" today and is
opposing Hanna's reelection was also in
sIructed by resolutions at the county con-
| ventlon that nominated him.
Both sides are spending the night in
close conference. Whatever changes
there may be are anticipated from
among representatives. 1t is conceded
that Senator Burke, who has not yet ap.
peared, will be here to vote against
| Hanna.
| The senate viii cast II votes for Hanna
and 10 against him. II Hanna is no
stronger in the house than the Boxwell
ticket was today, when Roxwell re-
ceived So votes, and Mason Sc speaker,
| then Senator Hanna would have only 10
votes on joint ballot and 70 are neces
sary to elect Notwithstanding the result
| of the vote on the organization Of both
houses, both sides seem equally confident
in claiming the senatorship on joint bal
| lot
After long conference of the Hanns
managers tonight q statement was given
out from the Senator's headq uarters
/ which, in part, sAys: