The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-08
Hanna Now Seems Likely to
Lead iu the Race.
Coming Down the Home Stretch
Ahead of the Field.
DESERVING MR.. KURTZ
Five Members of the Combine
Are Reported
To Have Declared For Hanna
in Speeches Last Night.


Columbus, o., Jan S.-Hanna is gain
ing on the home stretch. At the eau
cuses one week ago, he was beaten and
he has been beaten ever since. But
there are reliable reports today indi-
eating that he has the necessary 73
votes.
The Hanna headquarters are jubi-
liant and the opposition seems less con-
fdent. The opposition has depended
upon the following ten Republicans
voting with the 65 Democratic members
of the legislature: Representatives
Mason and BramIey of Cuyahoga, Jones
of Stark, Griffith of Union, Otis of
Hamilton, Scott of Fulton, Redkey of
Highland Rutan of Carroll, Manuel of
Montgomery and Senator Burke of
Cleveland.
This would make the joint ballot
stand rs to 40 against Hanna. At a
public meeting in Dayton last night at
which resolutions were adopted con-
demning Gov. Busheu and the bolt
ing Republican members and de-
manding that Charles l. Kurtz resign
as the Ohio member OF the national Re
publican committee, Representative
Manuel made a speech pIedg1ng himself
unequivOcally for Hanna, Representa-
tives Griffith of Union and Jones of
Stark are reported to have done the
same LDlnS at Inelr homes. ana Ih6r6
are like reports from Rutan of Carroll
and Redkey of Highland. The Hanna
men go so far as to claim today that it
is IS to 20 the other way and in their
favor for next week.
There are apparently p members now
pledged to Hanna publicly, but that is
one short and the opposition cOncede no
loss except that of Manuel While
Representative Griffith is home with
his constituents, Mrs. Griffith is here at
the Great Southern hotel, where the
anti-Hanna men nave their headquart-
erS and she IS still with the opposition.
The anti Hanna men admit that after
securing control of both branches of
the legislature, they made q great mis-
take in adJourning from Wednesday to
MONDAY ana having the mem bers go
home till inauguration day. The Re
publican members who are cO-operat-
ing with the Democrats against Han
ma were thus confronted with indgna-
ton meetings at their homes, which are
likely to turn the tide in favor of Sen
ator Hanna.
The opposition made repeated and
most persistent efforts last night to get
senator Foraker to come here, and that
has been regarded as an indication that
he was needed. But the senior senator,
from Ohio left Cincinnati last night
for Washington without stopping at
Columbus. It is reported that certain
parties met the senator on the way. or
before his departure, but nothing defin-
1te is known as to that matter. All eff
r TX
Mclean here have failed. and withal
they are credited with being the two
great factors in the combine
The Republican factiOnaI fighting in
Ohio began in 1880 when ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Charles Foster was
governor and was blamed by the Sher-
man people with dividing the Ohio dele
cation and causing Garfield to be nom
mated in place of Sherman.
At the St. Louis convention last June
the old factiOnal feeling was controlled
by Hanna. who sacrificed everything
for Mckinley's nomination
Foraker presented McKfnley's name
was chairman of the Ohio delegation
of the committee on resolutions, etc.
and Charles L Kurtz was then made
the chairman of the national Republi-
can committee.
The Republican Indignation meetings
throughout the state are adopting res
olutions denOuncing Gov Bushnell and
the Republican diSsenters in the legis-
lature, and demanding that Kurtz re
sign from the national committee
At the general mass meeting to be
held here Monday afternoon, as soon as
the inaugural exercises are over. the
most radical speeches and resolutions
are expected "On the pending ReDubli-
can revolution in this state"
The state Democratic banquet here
tonight, in celebration of Jackson's
day, is also likely to bring some inter
esting developments
Mrs. Griffith, the wife of the repre-
sentative from Union county went
home this afternoon to 1Oin her h1ls-
band at Marysville. Mr. Griffith an
nOunced to a meeting of his constftu-
ents last night and again today that
he did not want to vote for Hanna, but
if it was their wish he would do so
There is no lack of effort in Union
county on the part of the people to ex-
press their wishes to their representa-
tive and he is being transferred from
the list of the opposition to that of
Hanna.
The Hanna list stood "A to Il against
the senator yesterday but with the |
of Manuel of Montgomerv and |
Griffith of Union, the Hanna men claim
that they have the necessary 73 votes |
TO z for the opposition, if the election !
should take place today. The Hanna |
men claim that the turn is in their IA |
vor on any other changes that may oc- |
cur previous to the baIlOting next Tues !
day The anti-Hanna. managers are |
charges today or bribery