The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-11

Columbus, o., Jan. Ex-senator Hanna
Is believed To be short tonight one vote
OF election. The opposition is not sure
OF - votes for any one man as against
only y for Hanna, but they feel conf
dent, at least, of preventing Hanna's
election.
Last night the democratic steering
committee demanded of Mr.. kurtz that
he furnish at least eight affidavits to-
night from republican members that
they would stand with the 65 democrat
1c members in voting against Hanna.
The democratic steering committee re-
ported tonight that they were salts
fed. Representative Gayman, chairman
of the house democratic steering COM
mittee. went 50 far as to say that
Hanna's defeat tomorrow is assured
There is no doubt that Senator Hanna
was beaten for week previous to last
FRIDAY, when Representative Manuel of
Montgomery county changed in his fa-
Vor On Saturday the Hanna men Sc
cured Representative Griffith of Union,
but they made no accessons yesterday
and to-day, and it is the general belief
that they are short one vote tonight
1t has been agreed by conferences
committee that the balloting in the two
houses viii not begin until p. m. to-
morrow, and there may be several
OF the fight on both sides is being done
tonight. The workers Will not sleep
now until after the halloting begins.
There Is a feeling among many of
those opposing 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
ant1-Hanna workers say they had
majority of five against Hanna when
they exposed their strength in organic
ing the legislature last Monday. and
that If they come down to majority of
only one against Hanna tomorrow, the
coalition may not hold together for an
other day. While the opposition still
insists on kurtz as the candidate
against Hanna, yet they say that Bush
nell, kurtz or any other one will be
dropped as soon as 1t 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 Representative John
=. Jones, who represents Stark county,
the home of President Mckinley Mr.
man in the Miners union. He is for
free silver and is advocated as the labor
candidate against the capitalist.
While the mass meeting of the repub
licans this afternoon was the largest
and most Indignantly enthusiastic as
doubtful republican members of the leg
lslature did not see ii 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
Representatives Manuel Griffith Sny-
der and others are having the undi- |
Stded and constant attention of the other !
side. There are at times lively scenes |
when the Hanna members invade the |
rooms of the opposition at the Great |
southern hotel, and also when the hust- |
lers of the opposition come after some |
doubtful members or their friends. |
There is tonight doubt also about the |
final vote of these on which both sides |
have been depending. The result really |
hangs in doubt more than in a bal |
anee With the result depending upon /
one vote either way. there are several |
who want to be on the winning side |
and may at any time change. according |
TO their belief as to which side has the /
necessary % votes or for some other /
cause
Owing to the apparent closeness of the |
vote. there are still numerous rumors
Of bribery for another vote either way.
Ut is noted by some of the more con-
observers that as soon as no
further changes We're announced each |
day. the contesting factions alternated |
in daily reports of bribery The Hanna t
iileH tldiiH 10 nave SIen0gFdDnIc notes
Of an offer of $1,000 by two prominent |
of the opposition. The opposi-
ton. in turn. claims Hollenbeck, a
member of the republican state conn
miitee went to Cincinnati with $40 900
Representative Otis is a republican who
was elected on a fusion ticket in Ham
lten county. He has voted with The
democrats in the organization. But il
s claimed he made friendly overtures TO
The Hanna workers to entrap them into
IN offer for the purpose of exposing the
same and he will do So on the floor Of
house. Ii is said that Representative
Otis will pile 5000 on his desk to-
morrow and make sensational speech |
when his name is called on the Sena-
-orial ballot The Hanna men make a
general denial Of the Otis charges and
say that they anticipate other dramatic
performances tomorrow before the bal
citing begins.
Outside the opposing senatorial quar-
ters the city is filled tonight with ex-
sursianists yelling themselves hoarse
for Hanna The crowds and the ex-
element surpass any Of the conYen-
ion scenes.
\ message was received from Cot
ernor Bushnell officially advising the
senate II the resignation Of John Sher-
nan as senator for the tenn ending