The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-10
BUSHNELL,s TURN To-DAr.
Will Face the People Mt the inauguration
stab ut Hanna in November.

Stnp MT HANNA IN November.
COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 9.-The inauguration of
Gov. Bushnell tomorrow for his second term
will possess extraordinary interest for the pco.
pie Of Ohio. 1t comes sandwiched between Jack.
sons Day and the day OF the vote of the sepa-
rate houses Of the Legislature for United
States Senator. There Is expected In the city on
Inauguration day an enormous crowd. The
special low fares Of railroads promote the move
mont Of the people. The excitement about tho
Senatorial election attracts thousands to the
centre Of the disturbance. The opponents of
Hanna will make n point OF turning out. The
call for q Republican mass meeting will draw O
multitude.
The show Of badges will BIO important. Hanna's
friends wear tho red badge of courage" His
Autographs have q welcome in the windows Of
the capital city far exceeding the showing for
the Governor. There is particular significance
in this, because Bushnell. through his APP
p%ointees. controls the purchases for State insti-
buttons. and about q million dollars arc annu-
ally spent here for supplies. 1t might happen
to cost something IL the Governors Autographs
were treated In an inhospitable manner in a
house that sells to the State authorities. In
Springfield; the home OF the Governor, and
business, his employees have u free day at regu-
lar pay and a free ride to Columbus.
A systematic effort Is made to show that the
Governor has friends in his own town. If Mark
Hanna employees were to come down here in
this style The combination OF antagonists Of
bossism would take much heartfelt mental exer.
else on the subject. There will DO a special train
from Springfield for the friends Of Hanna, but
no provision Tor shutting up shops on their
account. This restraint was well considered.
The Governors new friends will claim that the
crowd Is all in his honor. but the red badges and
the transparencies will correct erroneous i'm
prcssions.
The Governor will have the militia and his
Springfield organization OF some hundreds. with
h fcw struggling contingcnts. Efforts will be
made, to prevent thc Governor from being
tionality; but it Is likely he will find outdoor
contact with the people Observation-Disclosures.
tive Of tho weather, There was talk OF omelet
treatment. but that is over-peremptorily ruled
out. The peace will not be broken, unless
very f w slis msi S fSr I tss Eesisi.ture to ,a,ourD on
Wednesday until Monday. The members have
nearly all been with the folks at home. and
publicans is with Hanna overwhelmingly. while
the Democrats, aware, that they were fairly
this tempest at Columbus, except SO far as they
think the occasion may DO improved to continue
and spread the agitation in the Republican or
1t should be noted that the law requires the
vote for Senator to take place at noon of Jan.
taken on that day. A joint session must be
held the next day and a vote had. and then as
many HsIsys add asiomh,y votes Tb as a is tn The nI pleasure 9 Of the
what evading the rigor of the law by neglect to
provide quorums of both houses, The Senator
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both houses. A majority of all the members
elected to both houses is not required. Gov.
and the express purpose Of it was to force sena..
torial elections. so that States. however disaf-
fected or faction.riddcn. should be constrained
States. ~
The figures Of the November election in Ohio.
when studied in connection with the develop
ments in the Legislature. show that the fac;ious
action hero was contemplated and calculated
upon, prepared ana carried out in q stealthy
wny Mt the POLLS. The fact Ia ObviOuS. the do.
and %iniormatiOn; Gov: bushnell hsd 2s.i65
plurality OF Republican candidates for the House
of Representatives was 6.3l3. tits preposterous
favored in the State at that time. was 1852
votes stronger on account OF any OF his qualities
than the eandidates Of his party for the House.
ticket ran behind the Governor, There are thir.
lican vote for Republican Representatives ex-
ceeded that Of Gov. Bushnell. This shows that
The plurality of Republican Senator's was TO-.
962-4,6i9 greater than the Representatives.
This discrepancy is accounted r BY the appre-
hensiveness that affects some J. Jple about max
Ing marks on the Australian ballot. They
scratched the Representatives boldly, but were
not being quite sure of the effect of such
scratching.
the sale Of the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor by his boss. the Democratic candidate for
the Senate. Bushnell was voted for by DEM
ocrats on the condition that Republicans would
vote the Democratic legislative ticket to beat
Mark Hanna. The voters thus purchased
seemed. to think that they had squared the
obligation when they voted the Democratic
list for Representatives-this in 4.6i9 cases.
The trail of the serpent is visible over all the
official returns. The Shiny track is not broad
but legiblc.
In Cleveland, where treachery was organized
against Hanna, the Governor got 5.O94 plural
ity and the Republican Representatives were
cut down to {. 6i7 plurality: This discloses the
superficial measurement of the Cleveland mall
contents, and it also shows the strong fight
Hanna made at home, carrying the legislative
ticket in spite of treason among those who had
reason to be thankful to him for saving the
City, Government last spring. He was a
loyal Republican and they were not Re-
publicans. Ho saved them and they at.
tempted to assassinatc him-their own
way OF paying n debt of gratitude, with a dag.
ger. In Lucas county CToledo) tho vote was
for Bushnell :. l5l, for Representatives on the
ticket with the Governor, II, 4O6; n loss on the
Legislature of 745-the Governor carrying the
city triumphantly, and the Democrats e~lecting
their legislative ticket.
That there was n system of knifng-a con-
certcd stabbing of Mark Hanna at the polls,
just like that made definite and certain here,
carried on by the same men engaged In the com.
bination conspiracy, is plain as broad daylight.