The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-06
HANNA WON'T RETIRE.
Declares He Will Fight to the
Bitter End,
THE OPPOSITION NOT UNITED.
Democrats Cannot Agree on n Candidate
and May Scatter Their votes--Anti-
Hanna Republicans Threaten to Dead
lock Ind, 6nitely.

COLUMBUS, Jan. 6.-Both branches OF
the legislature have adjourned till
Monday. But both sides of the seus.
torial contest remain in conferences
daily and nightly at, the Neil House
and the great Southern hotel respect.
lively. The suspense and secret WORK
will continue till next Tuesday, when
the two branches of the legislature
vote separately for senstor and the roll
calls will show whether any changes
have been made. The doubtful mem.
bers have made no more flops. They
still remain doubtful and they are re.
ceiving the united and untiring atteu.
tiou of the legislative steering commit
tees and outside workers.
Next Monday Governor Bushnell will
be inaugurated for his second term, but
the exercises will not interfere with the
senatorial fight, The anti-Hanna Re.
publiCans expect all of their followers
here Monday for large demonstra-
tion.
Although many Republican clubs
have cancelled their engagements for
quarters on Inauguration day, il is be.
lieved that the efforts of the anti Hanna
Republicans to have as big a demonstra-
tion as usual will succeed. The Hanna
men will also take advantage of the ex-
cursion rates TO have visiting Repubh-
can delegations here on that day to
protest against 1.-THE combine with
Democrats. The expected deadlock
will not begin until next Wednesday,
when the two houses ballot Jointly for
senator and continue TO ballot jointly
from day to day until there is an elec-
tion. AS the balloting may continue
indefinitely, it is not expected that the
inauguration visitors willremain to add
TO the chorus of bitter bowling and
counter charges, but some apprehend
insulting demonstrate and even seri.
Gus disturbances on Monday.
Letters and teiegrams from protest.
ing Republican clubs and committees
and others continue to pour in from the
counties on the governor and the Re-
publican members who are cooperating
with the Democrats and some of these
messages d misslves appeal to Sena.
tor Foraker TO come to the relief of the
party by declaring it to be the duty of
all Republicans to stand by the decree
OF the Toledo state convention in sup.
porting Senator Hanna.
In reply to the reports about Secre.
tary Sherman Assistant Secretary Day,
Congressman Grosvenor and Others
being made the Republican senatorial
nominee, Senator Hanna said positively
he would never retire. He says he was
nominated by the Toledo state conven-
tion for senator and cannot retire in
favor of any other one. If he is de-
feated. the responsibility for disregard
ing the decree of the state convention
will rest on those who are now co.
operating with the Democrats. The
senator insists that he will never with
draw. even IL defeat should become in
evitable, but he stlll insists that he Will
win out before another week rolls
around. Senator mamma, Mr.. Kurt
and other leaders are now almost worn
out and they evidently have long
struggle still ahead OF them.
The standing committees have not
been announced in either house. and
''the combine" is using che patronage
TO holu their men in line. In the sen.
ate Senator Burke showed some tend.
ency 10 co operate with his Repu blican
colleagues. The Democrats wanted TO
. report the committees, but Senator
Burke stopped 1t by saying he would
vote with the Republicans. Later in
the day Senator Burke was in confer.
ence with Hanna, ana he spent most of
his time with the Hanna workers.
The Republicans announced Tuesday
that they would hold no joint senator.
ial caucus. and the Democratic mem
bers made the same announcement
Wednesday. The anti Hanna Reyub.
licans will have no caucus so that there
will be no test Of strength till next
Tuesday. While the Hanna men are
still short three or more votes on the
Current claims OF both sides, yet "the
combine" is having its troubles in fix.
ing on some one who can command all
the democratic vote as well as that of
the dissenting Republicans.
The Columbus Press, the Democratic
organ of Central Ohio, in leading edi.
torial says:
'"Che organization of both houses of
the legislature on Monday by coali.
ton of the democrats and Foraker Re.
publicans does not prove that the oppo.
sition can elect senator.
"In order to elect senator in oppo.
sition to Mr.. Hanna, it Will be neces.
sary to have a perfect coalition be.
tween the Bryan Democrats and the
Foraker Republicans. There are no
votes TO spare
"'Mr hanna and his assistants are
not only trying TO secure votes for him
bnt they are by the same means and
methods trying 10 prevent the opposI.
ton TO him from agreeing ON any other
candidate.
"lt is known there are Democratic
members OF the legislature who are
much disinclined to vote for any Re.
publican for senator and who would
almost as willingly see Mr. Hanna
elected senator as any other Republican
who thinks and votes as Mr.. Hanna
does on pu bile questions. But as every.
one of these Democratic members voted
for Mason, a Repu blican, for speaker of
the house, in preference to Mr.. Eoxwell,
plso Repu blican, who differs in nowise
from Mason sin political opinions ex.
cept one is for and the other is opposed
60 Hanna's election ~ the senate,
grace from any Dembcrat who voted
for Mason TO refuse) 20 vote for an
honest Republican tsfsenator in opposi.
ton TO Hanna upon the ground that
he was in principle opposed TO voting
for Republicans under any eircum.
stance.
"The Democrat who voted for Mason
for speaker could have done so only to
signify his opposition TO M. A. Hanna.
Lewis O.. Bernard, the Democratic
leader from Cincinnati and the man.
ager for John X. Mclean. said
There will be no e.ecti0n for long
series of ballots. The Democrats will
scatter there votes.
! This is taken to mean that the Demo.
crats w'h qo' he able ~ agree w the
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