The record-union., 1898-01-11


then have a majority in both houses
on Senator, as it did have on organiza-
ton one week ago to-day The opposi-
ton still claims the House by at least
% to 54, which would make the General
Assembly stand "a to II on joint bal
lot against Hanna.
But even after the members are al
recorded in their respective House or
the roll calls of Tuesday, there is moth
ing to prevent any changing their votes
on Wednesday, when the minutes Of the
proceedings of the previous day are
read in the joint meeting. And if the
record of quick and repeated fiops dur
ing the past week is kept up, there will
be uncertainty about the final result
until a decisive joint ballot is taken
and the official announcement is de-
clared.
The Inauguration of Governor Bush
nell and the other events in connection
with the inaugural caused no cessation
OF the conference anu the hustling in
the Senatorial contest. The reasSem-
ping brought all the mob and the
contest was waged more persistently
and bitterly to-day than ever.
In the House a resolution was offered
to amend the State Constitution that
United States Senators shall be elected
by the direct vote of he people.
The House adjourned until 10 O'Clock
tomorrow.
In the Senate the Bramley fifty-year
franchise bill was discussed. and an at
tempt was made to pass it under a
suspension Of the rules, but it was re-
ferred to a special committee. and made
the special order for l O'Clock to-mor-
row just before the ba4loting for Sen
ator begins. 9ass
In the Senate theres was an effort to
limit admission to the l5bbies and gal
leries by tickets during the Senatorial
balloting, but it was lost. The Senate
took a recess until l p. M, when Lieu
tenant-Governor Jones and other State
officers were sworn in.
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING.
COLUMBUS (O), Jan. 1O-The mass
Republican convention at the Audito-
rum in this city this afternoon was
the largest assemblage ever known in
the history of the city. The capacity
of the Auditorium is 5000. All the
standing room was taken, and many
thousands We're unable to gain admis-
sion. The meeting lasted from to G
p. m, with unbroken enthusiasm and
intense indignation throughout its
proceedings. There We're repeated
scenes of kissing when the names of
Governor Bushnell, Mr. Kurtz and
others were mentioned. The terms
traitors" Judas and the like were
FREQ nifty used in responses from the
audience. Several of the speakers re-
ferred to Sena Foraker in connection
with the Republican party.
The audience wa in deep sympathy
with the I'M ense and bitter utterances
Of most of the speakers. The Column
bus Glee Cluh, Och refused to parti-
cipate in the sural ceremonies, con-
tributed largely 10 the enthusiasm of
man Nash and Congressman Weaver
came upon the platform, the Tippeca-
noe Club of Cleveland and the Bust
ness Mems League of that city en-
tered the hall, and there was a wild
scene for some minutes. AS soon as
order could be restored Judge Nash
addressed the audience as follows:
Republicans of Ohio: For the first
time in the history of the Republican
party in this State you have been called
by your Executive Committee to meet
in mass convention. This extraordi-
nary action on the part of the commit
tee can only be justified by the exist
ence Of grave danger. Such peril not
only to you, but even to popular gov
eminent by the people, your commit
tee conceived, was lurking in the legis-
lative halls in Columbus AS your
sentinels, placed on duty by you, we
determined to lay the situation before
you, and ask you to take such action
as you might deem wise.
Last spring and summer the Repub-
lican county and district conventions
Representatives and Senators, If
elected, to cast their votes in the cleo
ton for United States Senator for the
superb leader and general who planned
and organized victory for the Repub-
licans of Ohio and the nation in the
vital campaign of 1896, Marcus AZ.
Hanna. This was the exercise Of b
right and a privilege guaranteed to the
people by our Constitution, which says:
The people have a right to assemble
together in peaceable manner to con-
suit for their common good and to
instruct their representatives.
In June the Republican party, by
its duly authorized agents. assembled in
State convention at Toledo, and made
covenant with the people that, if
successful, the Republicans would re-
turn Mr.. Hanna to the Senate. In
the campaign which followed at every
held every speaker, from Gov
ernor Bushnell down to the humble
speaker in the log schoolhouse, pledged
themselves that this covenant of the
party should be kept. On this issue,
among others. the campaign was con-
Quoted, and the people returned an am
pie majority of Republicans TO the
General Assembly.
"All during that campaign certain
men, Claiming TO be Republicans. fought
our candidates for the Legislature from
under cover and from bushes. They
did not make an open. manly fight in
the light of day and where the people
could see what they were about. This
charge is amply proven from the cleo
ton returns on file in the office Of
the Secretary of State. However much
we must desplse the methods of these
men and doubt their party loyalty and
Republican principles, we must concede
that as American citizens they had a
right 10 vote against our Legislative
candidates.
Here the contest should have end
ed. Bpt it did not. The last returns
from the election had not been re-
ceived when these men disclosed the
existence Of a conspiracy with our open
and avowed enemies to bring shame
upon the Republican party. and lead to
her trusted and honored representa-