The record-union., 1898-01-05

ZULU 10 NO.Js Ooil. - PoAAN
deal future of Senator Hanna is certain
1y tonight in a closely poised balance.
While there are now reported to be only
nine dissenters among the eighty Re
publican members, one in the Senate
and eight in the House, yet the really
doubtful list is limited to two or three.
Some OF the dissenting Republicans are
not likely ever to be reconciled to
Senator Hanna. They have burned the
bridges behind them and openly admit
1T
Representatives Griffith of Union and
Joyce of Guernsey, who voted with
the combine ON the organization OF
the House, stated to-day that they
would vote for Senator Hanna. This
gives Hanna fifty-four in the House
ands seventeen in the Senate, total OF
1seventy-one, or two short of the nee
essary majority. Droste of Hamilton,
who voted for BoxweIl for Speaker, an
nounced at the time that he would sup
port Jeptha Gerard, Silver Republl-
can, for Senator, so that the net gain
for Hanna to date over the vote on the
organization is only one.
The Hanna men say they expect to
get the votes of Scott of Fuller and Ru-
tan of Carroll, who were instructed for
Hanna and voted for 1.-The combine" on
organization on the other hand, "the
combine managers say that Scott and
Rutan will remain with them to the fin
ish, and that they expect to get Snyder
of Greene and Redky of Highland, who
voted for BoXwell for Speaker.
The doubtful members are being Of
fered their choice Of ChairmanshipS,
and given the opportunity to make all
other selections they want. The pow
er of the organization of the House is
certainly being used TO the greatest pos
sible advantage, and its influence is not
to be underestimated in connection
with the support of the State admins
1ration While Mr.. KurtZ and his as
sociates will make no statements, yet
they are holding back the appointments
on the committees and other patrop-
age, in anticipation of gaining several
votes on the Senatorial ballot.
In holding their men in line 'the COM
bine" is having trouble with some of
the sixty-five Democratic members. 1t
is believed that Mayor McKisson Will
give way to Mr.. Kurtz for the short
term for Senator, while Governor Bush
nell has all along been regarded as the
candidate for the long term. Repre-
sentatives Wiley of Wayne, Powell OF
Morrow, Niles of Lucas and other radi-
cal free silver Democrats are not salts
fed with Kurtz and Bushnell and II
they are to vote for Republicans, they
want them with pronounced silver rec
ords, like that of Gerard and others
that are named. Some of the Demo
cratic members insist that the breach
is so wide and so deep now between
the Republicans that John r. Mclean
or some other free silver Democrat
could be elected over Hanna.
The Senate and the House Will ball
lot separately next Tuesday for Sena-
tor. The Senate will stand nineteen
ITO seventeen against Hanna, by Senator
Burke voting with the Democrats. The
House on Monday stood fifty-six to
ffty-three. 1t is now fifty-five to fifty
four against Hanna. This would set
1le the contest, If 'fthe combine" in
both houses can concentrate on any one
candidate against Hanna, and when
the two Houses meet on the following
day, Wednesday, January 18th, to can
ryass in Joint assembly the vote of the
previous day as cast by each branch
separately, there would be nothing to
do except to announce the total result
as seventy-four to seventy-one against
Hanna.
But if Senator Hanna has not ma
ioritv a week hence, it IS doubtful
whether any opponent will have it, and
the general prediction is for dead
lock- In the event that the balloting
next Tuesday does not show majority
for anyone. the General Assembly viii
proceed on the next day to balloting in
the joint assembly, and continue TO do
SO until there is an election
The balloting a week hence may not
do any more than compel the contest
ants to show their names on roll call.
and after that the same fight may be
continued for an indefinite period.
THE combine" tonight is charging
that Senator Hanna is in such desper-
ate straits as to be forced TO swap
horses" while crossing the stream, ow-
ing TO the Republicans deciding to hold
no caucus. They also say that he has
been an ex-senator since the Legisla-
1ure met yesterday. AS Senator Han
ma was appointed when Secretary Sher-
man went into the Cabinet Article ,,
Section . of the Statutes is being quot
ed as follows:
s'If vacancies in the Senate occur by
RESIGNATION or otherwise during the re-
cess of the Legislature of any State,
the Executive thereof may make tenn