The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-04

the senate, or a total or Sixty-Seyen on
joint ballot, which is six short OF elec-
ton.
L IS conceded that Speaker Mason will
dispose OF all the patronage in the house
in the interest OF McKisson and Bush
neil and against Hanna and with the
state executive administration alsI
against Senator Hanna mis- defeat is con-
cedei unless radical changes are made
within the next week.
THE HANNA PROGRAM.
It is stated rhat the Hanna men will
tomorrow enter on another program,
waich includes visiting delegations from
some counties 10 nod indignation meet
ings at the capital to expTess protests
on the action OF certain Republican
members in voting against their regula:
party CAUCUS nominees and in proposing
10 reverse the action of the last Repuo-
lean state convention that nominated
Hanna for senator.
Previous to the convening oe the leg
islature tee Democrats and ar,ti-Hanna
Republicans joined arms and marched
from the Great Southern hotel to the
state house, forming quite procession,
and during the noon recess they wen;
out together, joining in luncheons and
v1r;nus gatherings Of jollificstion- In the
the house some OF the Republican mem
bers, including Mr.. Boxwel, refrained
from voting on resolution for COM
miTtee TO wait on ard INFORM Governor
Bushnell that the house was organized
end ready for any message ne might
nave 10 communicate.
At lao the house took q recess until
2:30 p. m.
As the combine mad no votes TO spare
in the senate and only enc more than
needed in the house it was considered
certain tl1@t the session would be one
oc close contest, especially with the in
tense feeling that prevailed. An eio-
sentee or any objector ait any time
might reverse the control Of either body.
For this reason the combine had steer
ing committees in both bodies to see
that all their members should be always
in their seats.
WOMEN IN THE CASE.
During the noon recess a crusade was
developed. in Geographic protests 10
some OF the Republican members VINO
had voted with the Democrats. The
most notable case was that Of J. P.
Griffith the Republican member from
Union county, who was made speaker
p-o tenn by receiving a. Democratic and
nine Republican vptes. He received
telegramS from constituents asking him
10 resign, saying ne would be hung in
effigy and that delegations were en-
rOIrte to Columbus to hold an indigna-
ton meeting Mr. Griffith has wEhstood
mucn agitation the past week. Last
midnight the Hanna workers got him
INTO a conference at the Neil house and
81 is said that he was almost persuaded
about o'clock this morning" but he
did not want to change without con-
sulting MS wife, who was strongly in
sympathy with the combine that norni- |
mated ier husband for speaker pro tenn. |
The Hanna workers ait a. m. went 20
the Great Southern hotel, got Mrs. |
Griffiel up and escorted her TO the Neill |
bouse, where she remained with her
husband till a. m, when the Kurtz |
workers missed both Mr.. and Mrs |
Griffith and proceeded to the NeiM after |
them. While being escorted out Of the |
Nell house the rival workers got into |
a fight as to who should escort Mrs.
Griffith.
The anti-Hanna men succeeded in get |
ting the lady 10 return to tie Great |
Southern, where she had the last inter !
view with Mr.. Kurtz just before the /
people formed 10 start to the state house |
for the opening session
The wives, relatives and other friends |
Of some members VINO We're in the doubt
ful list have had experiences the past
few days and nights almost like those
Of Mr.. and Mrs Griffith and their trou-
bles nave probably just begun in that
line.