The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-09

perience here the past week, remained
at the state capital till early this morn
| ing. Soon after his return home Mr..
| Griffith found the sentiment such that
| he changed his mind and he wired Mrs
| Griffith to join him at their home, but
! the antiHanna workers persuaded her
| to remain here. Representative Griffith
then sent I. w. Tilton, his neighbor
and relative, and Mrs. Griffith's sister
and other neighbors to Columbus to
present the situation in Union county
to her and request her to join him at
their home. After the arrival of Mrs.
Griffith at her home this morning, the
following was prepared, brought here
tonight by a delegation of Republicans,
and given out by the Hanna managers:
the s'- Public: After the ''' last election fI, I
received warm assurance from large ma
1ority of the Republican representatives OF
the state that l was their choice for speaker
pro tenn. When / was d to believe tn t tn re
was an organized effort to form a slate on
which my name was not to be considered, it
was very natural for me at least to feel
chagrined, not so much in losing what seemed
to be a kindly offering to me- as that the
leaders OF the organization appeared to ig-
my candidacy. Wise or unwise | re-
solved to help break the slate which could
be only accomplished in the way it done.
During the time | was engaged in this move
ment l still expected to vote for Mr.. Hanna
and some Of my constituents who called on
me- Afterwards I felt justified in writing the
card of Jan. 4, 1898. in which l declined to
vote for Mr.. Hanna. In supporting the organ
ization, in which, however l insisted that
every officer from speaker TO page should be
Republican soon found that l had Of
Tended my Republican constituents. and
felt that 1t would not be pleasant to return
home On the 9Th inst. ! returned to Marys-
vile TO see and hear for myself the true sit
uation. Many Of my constituents from all
parts of the county have called on me- and
l now know that the growing sentiment
among Republicans OF this county against
Senator Hanna as | conceived it to be does
not exist. but that his adherents as I now be-
lfeve, are stronger and more numerous than
at the time when the county convention was
held that nominated me- The affair at the
Neil house l have freely talked over with
my friends, and ! fully eXonerate Senator
Hanna and his friends from any intentional
indignities offered my wife. l have also
learned for the first time of the ill-treatment
Of some of my friends and constituents while
seeking to see me at the Great Southern ho-
tel. ending only yesterday, when one of my
friends, with a letter from to my wife,
was ordered by the manager out of her
room. and while there not permitted to
speak to her only in the presence OF one or
more attendants. Considering all these facts
| hereby announce that [ will support and
vote for Hon. Marcus A. Hanna for both the
short and long terms for United States SEN
ator on Jan. H. and If necessary each day
thereafter as long as he is a candidate.
John q. Griffith.
AS this statement gives the Hanna
men on their claims seventy-three votes
Of record in writing. there is great re-
joicing at their headquarters tonight
over having the necessary majority. At
the headquarters of the opposition they
say they still have a majority over ali.
and that they Will yet have Griffith and
Manuel back before the baIloting be-
gins next Tuesday.
During the day there has been LIST
of bets posted at the Mel house, rang
ing from $500 to $1,000 or any parts
thereof, at even money, on the election
of Hanna, and other private wagers
were offered, but none were taken.
There was $4,000 deposited at the Neil
house office for even bets or Hanna
and it remains there.
Reports from indignation meetings
in the counties today and tonight are
pouring into the Hanna headquarters
These meetings of the clubs county
committees and other organizations. AT
which speeches are made and resolu-
tions adopted against Gov Bushnell
the bolting Republican members and
others, Will not be continued unless
there is deadlock next week Those