The record-union., 1898-01-11
Needs Saventy-Three TO Secure His
Election as Senator.
But Up to Late Hour Last Night Gould
Count Upon but Seyenty-TWo.
BaIIoting VIII Begin at 2 O'clock
To-day, and the Opposition Are
Striving to Bring About Dc
feat on the First Vote, Fearing
1t Will be Their Only Chance
to Succeed.

COLUMBUS, Jan. Ex-senator Hanna
is believed to be short tonight one vote
of election. The opposition is not sure
of 10 votes for any one man as against
only ~ for Hanna, but they feel conn
dent, as least, of preventing Hanna S
election. Last night the Democratic
steering committee demanded of MIR.
kurtz that he furnish at least eight a1ti-
davits tonight from Republican men,
bers that they would stand with the
sixty-one Democrats in voting against
Hanna. The Democratic steering COM
mittee reported tonight that they were
satisfied. Representative Gayman,
Chairman of the House Democratic
Steering Committee, went so far
as TO say that Hanna's defeat to-mor-
row is assured.
There is rio.doubt that Senator Hanna
was beaten'for a week previous TO last
Friday, wheni Representative Manuel
of Montgomery County changed in his
favor. On Saturday the Hanna men Sc
cured Representative Griffith of Union.
but they made no accessions yesterday
and to-day, and it is the general belief
that they are short one vote tonight
1t has been agreed by a conference
committee that the balloting in the tWo
houses will not begin until o. m. to-
morrow, and there may be several
changes in that time. The real work
OF the fight on both sides is being done
tonight. The workers VIII not sleep noW
until after the balloting begins. There
is a feeling among many of those oppos-
ing Hanna that if he is not defeated on
the first ballot, or rather by the separate
ballots tomorrow, that he will not be
defeated at all.
These anti-Hanna workers say thew
had a majority of five against Hanna
when they exposed their strength in or
ganizing the Legislature last Monday,
and if they come down to a majority of
only one against Hanna tomorrow, that
the coalition may not hold together tor
another day.
While the opposition still insists on
Kurtz as the candidate against Hanna.
Yet they say that Bushnell, KurtZ or
any other one Will be dropped as soon
as it is demonstrated that he cannot
secure all of the votes of either the anti
Hanna Republicans or the Democratic
members.
One of the names most prominently
mentioned to-day was that of Repre-
sentative John p. Jones, who represents
Stark County, the home of President
Mckinley. Mr.. Jones is a Republican
and a prominent man in the Miners
Union. He is for free silver and is ad-
vocated as the labor candidate against
the capitalist.
While the mass convention of the Re-
publicans this afternoon was the lar
gest and most Indignantly enthusiastic
assemblage ever known in this State,
the doubtful Republican members of the
Legislature did not see it or feel it. They
We're closely and literally entertained
by the opposition at the Great Southern
Hotel during the afternoon, and they
are there tonight.
Owing to the apparent closeness of the
vote there are still numerous rumors of
bribery for another vote either way.
Ii is noted bv some of the more con-
sentative observers that as soon as no
further changes were announced each
day that the contending factions alter
mated in daily reports of bribery. The
Hanna men claim TO have stenographic
notes of an offer to 50. 900 by two prom
inent members of the opposition. The
opposition in turn claims that s. d. Hol-
lenbeek, a member of the Republican
State Executive Committee, went 10
Cincinnati Saturday with $1,000. Rep
resentative Otis is a Republican, VINO
was elected on a fusion ticket in Ham
ilton County. He has voted with the
Democrats in the organization. But it
Is claimed that he made friendly over
lures to Hanna workers 10 entrap them
into an offer for the purpose of exposing
the same, and Will do so on the floor OF
the House. 1t IS expected that Repre-
sentative Otis viii pile $4,000 on his
desk tomorrow. and make a sensa-
tional speech when his name is called on
the Senatorial ballot The Hanna men
make a general denial of the Gus
charges, and say that they anticipate
other dramatic performances morrow
before the balloting begins.
LEGISLATURE RECOMMENDS.
COLUMBUS (O), Jan 10.-The Leg
islature reconvened this morning. The
Inauguration of Governor Bushnell oc-
CURED at noon. The Hanna mass con-
vention was billed for the afternoon,
and the final conferences OF the Sena-
torship at night. Although the ballot
ing begins in both branches of the Leg
islature tomorrow, il is practically set
tied in advance that there viii be no
election at that time. The Senate VIII
stand 10 10 II against Hanna, and the
House viii likely give him a majority
OF one or more. There is no election
unless both houses are carried by some
one candidate. IN the event Of Hanna
or anyone else having a majority in
both bodies OH Tuesday, the two
branches would meet in joint conven-
ton Wednesday to hear thl-ir journals
of the previous day read and approved,
and the result of the vote on the Sem
ator Will be favorably and officially de-
clared. But when the majority liz one
of the houses is different from that
of the other. then the houses in Joint
assembly must proceed Wednesday 70
ballot, and in case Of no election on the
Joint ballot, the Legislature must con-
tinue to ballot in 5oint assembly from
day To day until some one receives a
constitutional majority.
The vote on Tuesday cannot be at all
decisive, so far as Senator Hanna IS
concerned. as 1t is conceded by his
workers that the Senate viii stand 10
70 II against MIN on the separate bal
lots. His majority must come from