Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-06
FierCer and Fiercer Wakes the
Ohio Senatorial Fight.
Both Sides Stop Making Claims, Pre-
ferring to Keep Plans Secret.
House Unanimously Repeats 5O.Year Frar.
chisc Bill Passed by Hanna Men.

the senatorial contest will continue to
hold conferences daily and nightly at
/ the Neil house and the Great Southern
/ hotel respectively The secret work
| viii continue till next Tuesday. when
! The two branches of the Legislature
will vote separately for senator and the
ron calls will show whether any
changes have been made. The doubt
ful members made no hops, today.
They are receiving the united and IN
| firing attention of the Legislature
steering committees and outside work
crs.
Next Monday. Governor Bushnell
+ viii he maugurated for his second
term. but the exercises will not inter-
fere with the senatorial fight The
anti Hanna Republicans expect all Of
their followers here. Monday for a
/ large demonstration.
Although many Republican clubs
/ haV" cancelled their engagements for
quarters on Inauguration day. it is be-
+ ieNcd that The efforts of the anti
Hanna Republicans to have a biz;
demonstration as usual viii succeed.
The Hanna in"n WilI also take advan-
tAG" pi The excursion rates Ia haV-
Republican delegations here to protes:
against the Combine" with Demo
Gratis The expected deadlock will nor
hrgin tin roNt Wednesday without thu
TWO houses VIII ballot jointly for sena-
tor anu win continue to ballot jointly
from DAY a. day. tin There is an elec-
tiuu
Letters ana ,-iraran.~ from nrotesf
.-- tt.Ui ttlrau ciuh= and committees
H1 th.i- .0at4nuo E" rnur IN on tAe
Governor tF.,I: n Republican members
.... 5.t .-..1,.-t..fsf.., y,fta VIZ p.,,,.
.... ..,... ... 49,.
ai.-
Fl. 't t'. Ff'+lN' ~ '".1- \" t--"
fo,t RI 'i}- uaIty by declaring il i0 tta
go. rrt< III am Er.uUf5.ars TAB >.tan.J
''+' 't''''' sta T" '"'-
t,6alt at.- support >Fii'j"f hanna.
2" f+riy &" I'd. r'po',< shout ; craiarr
iH.5n Assistant $ .t.tary Day. Cou-
r' ~-H,Aa trasfslur a"i othc}z being
hi"l> ti" r. uUaliraU senatorial nominee
5 Ha,Hf i#rna said positively. today
tH"t hr would bcNtr retire. Iie said Ike
wa nominated hs tug Toledo State con-
NtNtl"u tpr senator aud would not retire
lH tINuT of amy utGaT nu". " hc was de-
4 f,If,l. tH' rt.~ipN< ihiiitN would rcSt IN
thu-e Wh" lferv now cD-operating with
tn, ID Uu'ratS. TIN senator insisted that
il" W"l,it WIN.
t4t' -ttiiINliE'- committees nave NOT been
announced iu either House. ana the
"CHmbiuc' is using TIN patronage TO hold
its men in line. IN The Senate. TO-DAY.
Senator Burke showed some tendency to
c"-operdt" with his Republican colleagues.
The Democrats wanted To report the
/ committees. but senator Burke stopped il
/ by saying he would vote with the Re-
publicanS Later senator Burke was in
conference with Mr.. Hanna and spent
most of his time with th,. Hanna
! workers
The Republicans announced that they
would hold no Joint senatorial caucus. TO-
night. and the Democrats made the same
announcement TODAY The auti-Uannu
Republicans will have no caucus. So that
there will hc no test of strength till next
Tuesday. While the Hanna men are still |
short three ar more votes on the current
claims of both sides vet the 't'omhiu.-'
is having it's trouble in fixing on some
On" who can command an thu. Democratic
votes. as well as thos, of the dissenting
Republicans.
The Columbus Press. the Democratic.
ing editorial says: IN order 10 elect !.
senator in opposition to Hanna II will |
be necessary to have perfect coalition be-
tween the Bryan Democrats and the For |
aker Republicans. There are no votes to |
spare.
MIR. Hanna and his assistants are not (
only trying to secure votes for him. but |
they are by the same means and methods |
trying to prevent the opposition to him |
from agreeing on any other candidate"
1T is known there are Democratic
members of the Legislature who are |
much disinclined to vote for any Republ-
can for senator and who would almost as
willingly see Mr.. Hanna elected senator
as any other Republican who thinks and
votes as Hanna does on public questions,
But it would now come with rather bad
grace from any Democrat who voted for !
Mason t" refuse to vote for an honest
senator ODDOSItlOn