The San Francisco call., 1898-01-09
HANNA IS CERTAIN OF
 ELECTION Claims to Have the Votes Necessary :. to Win Out. By Next Tuesday His ~ Managers Say They
 Will Have More. Biq Waqers Offered That He .. Will Be Returned to the Senate. :''--
 NO TAKERS OF THE BETS. Thero Will Be Hot Time in COluna-
 bus During the Inauguration ..-- of Bushnell.
|. Bid Waqers Offered That He
 ... Will Be Returned to the Senate.
NO TAKERS OF THE BETS.
There Will Be a Hot Tir1e In COlun-
 bus During the Inauguration of Bushnell.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. S.-Senator Hanna thinks tonight his election is sure. His managers say they see the necessary seventy-three votes for him. and that the tide of popular sentiment that is now being felt will make his vote larger than is necessary next Tuesday. The Senator's managers claim that if ballot were taken to- night Hanna would be elected by 75 to 70. The opposition concede the loss of Representative Manuel of Montgomery only, and say they still have votes to spare in defeating Hanna.
 During the day there has been list of bets posted at the Nell House, ranging from $500 to s5O0O, or any part thereof at even money, on the cleo ton of Hanna, and other private wag CTS. were offered, but none were taken. There was sS000 deposited at the Nell House office for even bets on Hanna. and 1t remains there.
 Reports from indignation meetings in the counties to-day and tonight are pouring into the Hanna headquarters. These meetings of the clubs, county committees and other organizations, at which speeches were made and resolu- tions adopted against Governor Bush nell, the bolting Republican members and others, will not be continued un- less there is a deadlock next week. Those who have been holding meetings al their homes this week will be here Monday for the general mass meeting that has been called by the Repub- ncan State Committee, the same as the local metings have been called by the county committees.
 The ceremonies for the inauguration of. Governor Bushnell occur at noon Monday next, and the mass meeting Is announced for 2:30 p. m. As the inaugural exercises will enot be over when the mass meeting begins, there is intense feeling among the friends of Governor Bushnell, MT. Kurtz and others because this meeting was called al a time when it would conflict with the inauguration. The State Commit tee explains that many who will be here on Monday expect to leave on the evening trains, and that no later hour could be fixed for the meeting, at which strong resolutions will, no doubt, be adopted against the newly inaugurated Governor, the bolting '" Republican members of the Legisla- ture, and others. The clubs that re- fused to participate in the inaugura- tion will attend the mass meeting in bodies, and there are fears of serious collisions on the streets.
 While 1t is apprehended that there may be misses and all sorts of insults to the Governor during the inaugura- ton parade. it is known that there have been special arrangements made to protect his eXcellency from personal violence. Serious trouble Is feared dur ing the Inauguration and at the mass meeting and especially on Monday night, after both of these occasions are over. The attendance will be much greater than ever before on inaugura- ton day. The railways report their in capacity in some places to furnish suf- ficient cars for all who want to come The reports indicate that the excur- sionists are mostly the members of Re- publican clubs and citizens who want to attend the mass meeting and parti- eipate in other public expressions of in dignation at those Republican mem bers of the Legislature who refuse to abide by the action of their last State convention in Toledo.
 Speaker Mason called on Senator Hanna to-day and spent two hours in conference. This conference was fol- lowed by all sorts of rumors, but it is not believed there was any agreement reached between them. There were those who had no authority to speak for Hanna, insisting that Mason would ? yet be busted and that the House would be completely reorganized next week.
 While the doubtful Republicans seem to be drifting toward the Hanna col umns, there Is still trouble with some . of the Democratic members, who do not want to vote for a Republican for Senator.
 It is for this reason that the Demo- cratic members will hold a joint Sena- tcTial caucus on Monday night, so as to try to enforce the unit rule on the Senatorial vote. Unless this is done 1t 2 seems certain that no one except Han na can be elected on the first ballot The Hanna men are confident that if any of their doubtful men should not vote with them on the first ballot no one could be elected on that ballot owing to the Democratic vote being scattered.
 It was announced weeks ago that there would be conference here this afternoon of Democrats from all parts of the State on a proposed plan for new departure, or reorganization of the party. There were over 100 present . but the conference adjourned without