The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-07
AND WILL Be REDUCED BELOW THAT
Tho Opposition on tho Defensive ana
Keeping Its Majority I'm Limo :
Jcpthn Gerrnrd, or Cincinnati,
put Forward by Che Silver FUSION.
lists, with Prospects of I.catiIng.

| wv NOtSS anu pOSSlpiy 1OuF
more. The opposition insists that Han
ma Will never have 10 votes on Joint bal
| lot. and that they have gained two
votes since the Legislature adjourned
over until Monday. Before the chair
| manships and preferred places and
| oahc: patronage are disposed OF, the
| opposition say that Hanna's vote will
be reduced considerably below 20. which
| Is now at least three short OF enough
! to elect
The opposition to Hanna consists of
the siXty-itvc Democratic members and
OF the following ten Republican MEM
| Ders: Representatives Harry c. Mason,
and NJ. l.. Bramlcy. of Cnyahoga;
j. p. Jones. of Stark; John e. Griffith,
of Union: j. G. Otis, of Hamilton; VIM.
o. Sco+s, OF Fulton: Henry H. Redkey.
| of Highlands: d. Q. Rutan, of Carroll
| ana Harrison: James Manuel of Mont
| goma:y and Senator Vernon H. Burke,
OF Cleveland.
Included in the list Of those support
Ing Hanna are Representatives Droste
ana Lane, silver Republican fusionists
from Cincinnati, who are counted for
Jepiha Gerard. The developments to-
! DAY indicated that Gerard would not
only be voted for on the ballots for
Senator but that he might lead on the
iirst ballot If the present efforts are sue
ccSsful TO make him the free silver Re
publican candidate. Gerard is one Of
the wcalthiest men In Cincinnati and
has alwaye been radical silver man.
Representatives James Joice of
Guernsey, who Is included In the 20
votes claimed for Hanna, Is considered
as doubtful. The Hanna men claim
that Jones. of Stark; Red,Scy. of High
iana; Rutan. OF Carroll. and Harrison
ana Manuel, of Montgomery, who are
on the list of the opposition, are doubt
| full.
The combine workers were aggressive
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 II
now on tile defensive in keeping its
majority In line. The contest has set
lied down to siege In which the oppo-
s!tion hold; the fort and the Hanna
men are charging on the breastworks.
IL is conceded that the opposition is
well organized and drilled and also des-
perate IN this fight. Ever since Kurtz
| was retired n S State chairman by Han
| ma a the State convention at Toledo
last June, efforts have been made 10
reuEe Hanna and there will be a FIGHT
10 finish on that issue.
me talk about Senator Burke being
IN the doubtful list has about subsId
ed. lie was slated for president pro
tenn of the Senate by the opposition,
AS lie was not present on Monday m
qualify. Senator Thaddeus e. Crumlev
i'cmccrat, was elected pro TEN. IT
tfaEepires that Senator Crumley wrote
out ms resignation before his election
anu IL is in the hands of Senator Fink
the leader of the Democrat side. When.
g g senator Burke is ready Senator
Ink VIII present the resignation Of
Crumley as president pro tom and
Burke will get the place.
so far the opposition to Hanna Is no,
only holding its men well in line but
II mas executed all the plans. provided
ior previous to the causes, on last SAT-
! urday. The opposition managers saw
lhey are having no trouble to hold
.he'r men out against Hanna, but adj
mt their trouble In finding any candi
date for whom the boiling Republicans
ana the Democratic members will vote
me noting Republicans are unanirous
III dccharlng they cannot vote for any
Democrat for Senator Enough Demo
cratic members to give the managers
No"pie ana anxiety say they do not
Senator i'i
The solcitude OF the combine on this
;SSue Is shown in the following editorial
reader In this evenings issue of The
democratic Press. the organ of the
combined opposition 10 Senator Hanna:
me Democratic members of the
h"Eislature now have il in their power
~ uvical VI. y. Hanna for the Senat e
ana the blame for n failure TO do II will
rest with them. They can make no SAT-
isiactory explanation ii they fail
stupidity IN such an emergency as tho
present Is intolcrublc as guilt.
Every Republican vote against Box
Wen Tor Speaker was cast to show nm
iaitering opposition to Hanna. ana has
II" other meaning whatever If so. the
overthrow of Hanna can be accomplish
| cd ny the same union Of Bryan Demo-
Gratis ana Foraker Republicans that de-
| leated l}oXwcll and elected Mason
| speaker. How can this be brought
! about? .
| OF course Hanna cannot be elected
80 i"ns as every Democrat and For
nkcr Republican is in his seat ana re-
fuses TO vote for him. But If any of
them remain away when the vote IL
! being taken ne may be elected Tor g,
acciareD by less than a majority of all
| me members elected TO the Assembly.
! 10 guard against this chance let every
,enocratic member be present when
| the ballots for Senator are taken.
! But this is not all. Let them all
vote for the same candidate in opnosi-
! ton to Hanna and let this candidate
be one for whom every Foraker Repub-
lean can vote. This will not only de-
feat Hanra's election, but it Will in
| sure the election Of another failure
OF the Democrats and Foraker Rcpubli-
cans to agree is exactly the opportunity
| Hanna seeks.
Let no Democratic member OF the
Legislature suppose that n time will
ever arise during the session when n
Democratic candidate for the Senate
Gun be elected. No Foraker Republi-
can can be induced TO read himself out
of his party and thereby Justify the
charge of traitor and dcscr:er that Is