Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-01-06

plicatiOns Of the legislative OrganiZa-
ton and it's patronage disposed of, the
Hanna men have begun a most des-
perate fight on the senatorship. The
Hanna mon deny that they will form a
coalition with Brice for a gold demo-
GRAFT for senator rather than be beaten
by a free silver republican, or that
they will 90 anything else but fight it
out if it takes all winter. While they
are not able to give a list long enough
to elect, they claim that Hanna is
stronger than BoxWell. The Hanna
men cOncede that they have lost the
power of organization in both
branches, can name no chairman,
place no members on desirable COM
mittees or dispose of any other state
patronage, but they have carried the
war into the home counties Of the
boiling republican members and eX-
peet the necessary changes before to-
moro night. While ex-Chairman
Kurtz was thought to have been Or
ganizing against Hanna ever since
the republican state convention at To-
ledo in June, yet the participation of
Governor Bushnell and others had not
been fully anticipated. The superior
organization of the opposition was
shown in the combine securing Mon
Gay nearly all the doubtful votes. The
opposition has had an army of work
ers here for a week with detachments
that kept close to each one OF the
doubtful republicans.
The feeling of the republicans who
vo.ed for their caucus nominees is
openly expressed against Governor
Bushnell more than against KurtZ or
the other republicans who have COM
bined with the democrats. The State
Journal, the republican organ OF CEN
t a. Ohio, printed a large picture Of
the governor with heavy black Dor
ders. Some republican clubs have can
celled their engagement Of quarters
here for the Inauguration exercises
next Monday and many protests are
being receiv d SIT the state house. Col.
T. w. Moore Of Marietta, another ap-
Iointee of Governor Bushnell, Monday
resigned as trustee Of the state insane
asylum at Athens.
Representative Jones of Stark cOun-
ty, a republican who is opposing Han
ma has been frequently reminded that
the county convention which nominal
ed him adopted strong resolutions in
structing him to support Hanna.
Jones was chairman of the committee
On resolutions at that county conyen-
ton and declared himself for Hanna.
Monday Jones offered in the assembly
a very strong resolution that is in con-
! t1ict with Hanna's vote on the Cuban
question in the senate.
Representative Scott Of Fulton
county, who voted with the combine"
! Monday in opposing Hanna's re-elec-
ton, was instructed by resolutions
for Hanna at the county convention
that nominated him. Some of SCOTS
constituents Monday had the Fulton
county conventions resolutions pub
lished here in the local papers.
Both sides spent Monday night in
close conference. All the changes
that have been sought are anticipated
from representatives 1t is conceded
that Senator Burke, one of the repub-
lican senators from Cleveland who has
not yet appeared, will be here to vote
against Hanna. His attorney Monday
presented his certificate of election to
Lieutenant Governor Jones just be-
fore the senate convened. The SEN
ate will cast II votes for Hanna and 10
against him. If Hanna is no stronger
in the house than the BoXweH ticket
was Monday, then Hanna will have
only 70 votes ON joint ballot and 70
are necessary to elect. Notwithstand-
ing the results Of the organizations
Of both houses, both sides seem equal
ly confident in claiming the senator
ship on joint ballot
In the apportionment Of chairman
ships the democrats got % in the
house and the republicans 13. that
body having republican majority of
Is. In the senate which is tie polit-
1cally, the democrats got IS chair
nanships and the republicans four.
After a long conference Of Hanna
Monday night the following
statement was given out from the SEN
ator's headquarters: while the fail
ure Of the republicans to organize the
two houses was a surprise and a mat