The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-11


ma is believed to be short one vote of
election. The opposition is not sure
OF rs votes for any one man as against
only 70 for Hanna, but they feel con-
fident, 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 Go Demo-
cratic members 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 tomorrow is
assured. There is no doubt that Sen
| ator Hanna was beaten for a week pre-
vious TO last Friday, when Representa-
tive Manuel of Montgomery county
changed in his favor. On Saturday the
Hanna men secured Representative
Griffith of Union, but they made no ac-
cessions yesterday and today, and it is
the general belief that they are short
one vote tonight.
BALLOTING BEGINS TODAY.
1t has been agreed by a conference
committee that the balloting in the
i -
m. tomorrow, and there may be sew
eral changes in that time. The real
work of the fight on both sides is be-
ing done tonight. The workers will not
sleep now until after the balloting be-
gins.
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 anti.
Hanna workers say they had major.
ity of five against Hanna when they
exposed their strength in organizing
the Legislature last Monda.X.sand if they
come down TO a majority OF only one
against Hanna tomorrew that theacoaii-
ton may not hold together for 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 the votes of either the
anti-Hanna Republicans or the Demo-
cratic members.
JONES MENTIONED
One of the names most prominently
mentioned today was that of Represen-
tatiVe 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 adj
vocated as the labor candidate against
the capitalist.
While the mass meeting of. the Re-
publicans this afternoon was the larg-
est 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 were closely and literally enter
tanned by the opposition at the Great
Southern hotel during the afternoon,
and they were there tonight.
CLOSELY WATCHED.
Representative Manuel, Griffith, Sny-
der and others are having the undivided (
and constant attention of the other
side. There are, at times, lively scenes |
when the Hanna members invade the I
rooms of the opposition at the Great /
lers for the opposition come to the (
Neil House after some of the doubtful /
members or their friends.
There is tonight doubt also about the (
final vote of those on whom both sides
have been depending. The result really /
hangs in doubt more than in the bal
ance. With the result pending upon
one vote either way, there are several |
who want to be on the winning side,
and may at any time change, accord I
ing to their belief as to which side has
the necessary 70 votes, or for some i
other cause.
RUMORS OF BRIBERY.
Owing to the apparent closeness of
the vote there are still rumors of brib-
cry for another vote, either way. 1t is
noted by some of the more conservative
observers that as soon as no further
changes were announced each day that
the contending factions alternated in
daily reports of bribery The Hanna
men claim to have stenographic notes
of an offer of $4,000 by two prominent
members of the opposition. The oppo-
sition, in turn claim Hollenbeck a
member of the Republican state COM
went to Cincinnati with $4,000. |
Representative Otis is Republican
who was elected on a fusion ticket in
Hamilton county. He has voted with
the Democrats in the organization. But
it is claimed that he made friendly
OVertures to Hanna workers to entrap
them into an offer for the purpose of
exposing the same, and he will do so
IN the floor of the house. 1t is said
that Representative Otis will pile 10000
on his desk tomorrow, and make a SEN
sational speech when his name is called
1n the senatorial ballot
The Hanna men make a general de-
NAL of the Otis charges, and say that
hey anticipate other dramatic per-
,ormances tomorrow before the ballot
ng begins.
Outside the opposing senatorial quar- /.
-ers the city is filed tonight with ex-
cursionists yelling themselves hoarse
'or Hanna. The crowds and the ex-
element surpass any of the usual con-
Vention scenes.
HANNA's SUPPORTERS.