The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-11

Men in Line for the SINAI Test-D~ms-
Gratis Urged by the Party Organ to Vote
for Any Body to Defeat Hanna
Columbus. O, January e.-Conserva-
tive estimates tonight place the legis-
lative vote at IS TO 20 agains; Hanna.
The workers OF the senator claim seven
ty-one Votes and assurances Of h nee
essary two additional votes and posi-
bly, four more.
The opposition insists that Hanna
Will never have seventy votes on Joint
ballet and that they have gained two
votes since the legislature adjourned
over till Monday. Before the chair
manships and preferred places and
other patronage are disposed OF. the
opposition say that Hanna's vote viii
be reduced considerably tbelow seventy.
which is now three short OF enough to
eject.
The opposition 20 Hanna consists of
republican members of the house and
Senator Vernon II. Burke. of Cleveland.
Included in the list Of those
ing Ham are Representatives Droste
and Lane. silver republican f~usionists
from Cincinnati, VINO are counted on
for Jeptha Garrard. The develop
ments today indicated that Garrard
would not only be voted for on the bal
lots for senator, but that he might
lead on the first ballot if the present eff
forts are successful to max him the
free silver republican candidate. Cir
rard is one of the wealthiest men in
Cincinnati and has always been a rad
ical silver man.
Representative James Joyce. of
Guernsey, who is included in the seven
ty votes claimed for Hanna. is consid-
cred as doubtful. The Hanna men claim
that Jones, of Stark: Redkey, of High
land; Rutan of Carroll, and Harrison
and Manuel, of Montgomery. who are
on the list Of the opposition are doubt
full.
The combine worker were agrees
sive until the past day or two when they
not only had enough votes to defeat
Hanna. but had also reached all the
doubtful members. The opposition is
nov on the defensive in keeping its
majority in line. The contest has set
tied down to a siege in which the oppo-
sItlon holds the fort ard the Hanna
men are charging on the breast works.
1t is conceded hat the opposition is
well organized and drilled and also
desperate in this fight. Ever since
Kurtz was retired as state chairman by
Hanna at the state convention in Tole-
do last June, efforts have been made TO
retire Hanna and there Will be a fight
to a finish on that issue.
The talk about Senator Burke being
in the doubtful list has about subsidized.
He was slated for president pro tenn.
OF the senate by the opposition. AS he
was not present on Monday to qualify.
Senator Thaddeus E. Crumley. demo-
crat, was elected pro tenn. Lit transpires
that Senator Crumley wrote out his
resignation before his election and it is
in the hands of Senator Fink, the lead
err of the democratic side. Whenever
Senator Burke is ready Senator FIN
will present the resignation of Crumley
as president pro ten. and Burke will
get the place.
So far the opposition to Hanna is not
only holding its men we'll in line but
it has executed all the plans, provided
for previous to the caucuSes on last
Saturday. The opposition managers
say they are having no trouble to hold
their men against Hanna but admit their
trouble in finding any candidate for
whom all the boiling republicans and
the democratic members will vote.
The "bOfting" republicans are unani-
nous in declaring they cannO vote for
any democrat for nato Enough
democratic members to give the man.
ayers trouble say they do not want to
vote for a republican. The sOlicitude
of the "cCGnIbine' on the issue is shown
in the following editorial leader in
this evenings issue of the democratic
Press, the organ of the combined oppo-
SitiOn to Senator Hanna:
The democratic members of the
legislature now have it in their power
to defeat NJ. A. Hanna for the senate
and the blame fer a failure to do it
will rest with them. They can make
no satisfactory explanation if they fail.
Stupidity in such an emergency as the
present is as intolerable as guilt. Every
republican vote against Boxwen for
speaker, was cast to show unfaltering
opposition to Hanna and las no other
meaning whatever. If so, the over
throw CT Hanna can be accomplished
by the same union of Bryan democrats
and Foraker republicans that defeated
BOxWell and elected Mason speaker.
How can this be brought about? OF
course Hanna cannot he elected 50
long as every democrat and Foraker
republican is in his seat and refuses to
vote for him But if any of them re-
main away Wl1en the vote. IS Delng
taken he may be elected Cor 50 declar-
ED by less than a majority of all the
members elected TO the assembly. To
guard against this chance let every
democratic member be present when
the ballots for senator are taken. But
thisiS not ali. Let them all vote for the
same candidate in opposition to Hanna
and let this candidate be one for whom
every Foraker republican can vote.
This will not only defeat Hanna's cleo
ton out il will insure the election Of
another. A failure of the democrats
and Foraker republicans to agree is ex-
actly the opportunity Hanna seeks.
Let no democratic member Of the leg
isiature suppose that a time viii ever
arise during the session when a demo-
cratic candidate for the senate can be
elected. No Foraker republican can be
induced to read himself out of his party
and thereby justify the charge of
'traitCr and deserter,' that is even now
being made by the Hanna faction.
But as these Foraker republicans stand
ready to unite with the Bryan demo-
Gratis TO agree upon a republican other