The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-03
HANNA MEN ENCOURAGED.
THEY TnINK THEr WILL ORGANIZE
THE ONO HOUSE
n.,veu,- Defeat VIII Net Mean Tint Hspna
VIII 90 Bsnten-Gronnd- for ThinkinE Thst
Mann. Will win or u Deadlock VIII Fe,-
- rn,,rmnu wash Denounces rsunhnelI.

~, an. u-.,ten-ground fur Thanking That
p,nrp. will win or "a Deadlock Wit Eel
lov-Chniruan Wash Denounces tsush"sii'
Cor u,tptJs. o., Jan. 2.-There have been so
many exaggerated statements over The political
cnucuses held last night preparatory 10 the or
SANITATION of the Legislature and rs to tno IN
auonce of the result on tho Senatorial election,
involving the political future OF Mr.. Hanna,
that there is n sharp demand for the exact facts.
The matter OF greatest interest Is the number OF
mer,bcr present last night at the caucus OF Rg'
nub,,cnn members OF tho House and the reason
for starring away on the part OF tho ahsenteos.
Tho Hanna mon said that hfty'hve members
would be present. There were hfty.two and n
nroxv that could not be counted in n vote. Tho
Hanna sides assertion lacked two OF realiSa-
tion, The Democrats and disgruntlod Repuolt-
cans said that the Republican caucus attend
ance would DO forty.1ve. They lacked eight OF
making good their word.
These arc the cold figures, md from what
they seem to indicate tho regular Republicans
be,ieye they will organize the House tomorrow.
They say now that they havo ono vote from an
absentee and that the other needful vote 10 In
niRht md will be on hand before the House as
eemblcs for organization. 1t is asserted by the
Democrats and their allies, and denied by the rog-
ular Republicans, that tho defeat OF Boxwell, tho
caucus nominee for Speaker, means tho defeat
OF Hanna. My strong impression is that the
probable result Of tho defeat of Bowel would
DO a Senatorial deadlock, with tho chances in
Hanna's favor.
Tho agreement Of the Democratic and dis
Rruntled Republicans steering committees 10
that McKisson, the Mayor OF Cleveland, is to be
United States Senatorial candidate for tho short
term and Gov. Bushnell for the long term. The
probability is that the real business means some
other than the Cleveland Mayor for the short
term, and that when ho is helpless he will be
thrown out. Ono OF those reports breathed from
the wires Just now Is TINT Mclean Is to appear
here on tho 9th of January to take m
and promote future chances for himself. /
should think he stands quite rs good a chance
to be elected here as Bushnell does. His real
scheme is supposed to DO to promote chaos in
the Republican party, and. with the aid Of Fora
ker 8 friends. arrange for taking possession Of
Foraker's scat. There Is a good deal of per-
spectivo Just now in Ohio politics.
Gov. Bushnell has made u confession that he
is a candidate for the senate and gives an ire
eponsible sort OF account OF his reasons The least
obscure OF which Is that no is tired OF bosses s.
second tern, rather cdrelessly, as is natural In
asmuch as no proposes to abandon the office for
which he was chosen and is ripping up his party
in seeking another. There is u raging storm
about this. Business men are refusing to sub
for the Inauguration and the militia refuse to
turn out. The correct thing for the Governor
s TS%ld term BE mot ,n tho, 10 fss Senate on but It saEe bo %lss sh sns
and long terms and have no Gubernatorinl In.
saugnralion. The end Of his present term Is
Jan. II. II The Governor is going into the Sena-
torial business he might just turn over The Job
of Governor now TO the Lieutenant. Governor,
anu promote harmony by skipping the inaugu.
ration rs he has the obligations to the organiza-
The defeat Of the Republican organization of
the House 10 possible. and depends upon one
vote and perhaps AN uncertainty, Il this event
Aprrra II will hn franfirnlly GlnlmaN m tho
equivalent of tho defeat of Hanna, but it will
mean The beginning Of q great tight in which
Mr. H.nna, OF curse. will DO tho NOMINEES OF the
Senatorial caucus. II the Republicans organize
majority on joint nallot, he wins out; II no fails
in both PARTICULARS. there Is n break.bone battle
or smother celebrated Senatorial deadlock.
The weakness of the opposition .4 Hanna is
agreement. The members are proceeding upon
Q conRlome. rate OF .on1dences-understandings,
uuwritten aid underlined, except 40 TO person
a high OK losivc. TnerU are known to be soy.
erai Democrats holding out for something
labor has thus far been wasted.
There have teen several symptoms that
generally arc destroyed Republicans may vote
for Democrats, as well as Democratic for Repub-
Leans: and That something could happen That
Bushnell. This may be quito mystical and
romantic. but no doubt there are chances in tho
"A report became current today that tho Hon.
George X. Nash, Chairman of the Republican
his resignation as trustee OF tho Epileptic
Asylum. Judge Nash when questioned upon
this subject admitted frankly that this was a
said:
worthy man. Gov. Bushnell said that the Repub-
lican State Executive Committee in the recent
campaign did not do a thing to assist him as a
candidate. In Justice to my associates on that
committee, than whom II more LOYAL set of men
to II party ticket and to q great cause were never
Chairman, 1 could not do otherwise than resent
the insult. Again, II GOV. Bushnell really be-
lieves that was disloyal to him as Chairman,
he must DO very uneasy as to whether i will
properly perform my duties as an officer. de.
sired to relieve his mind OF this worry.
81 am also Disguised with the conduct OF Gov.
Bushnell. Before the election, in public speeches
he pretended that he desired Mr.. Hanna's return
has consortcd with the enemies of tho Repub-
}}ican party I'd to defeat the will Of the people; /
votes by false pretences.
Accompanying the resignation is a letter in
which Chairman Nash speaks his mind plainly,
and which will forever break the ties of friend
ship which have bound these men together.
Gov. Bushnell is very generally and very severe
X criticized by Republicans for his course in
Gen. C. II. Grosvenor has defined his views on
the DEVELOPMENTS of tho last few days and
makes no hesitation in expressing them pointed.
~ and vigorously. Speaking OF the Senatorial
81 can conceive Of no greater political obliga-
ton than that which rests upon every Republi-
can in Ohio to use all honorable means to elect
Senator Hanna and carry out tho orders of the
Toledo Convention. The conspiracy which the
combine is now attempting to carry 10 its ulti-
mate result, and which was begun long ago, in
volyed the transfer TO the Democrats of the
entire political rover of The Senate; the over
throw OF regular Republican control of the
House, and the election of a Democratic or bolt
ing ex.Itepublici n Senator.
Each act In the drama Is part and parcel of
the whole, and no man can be suct cssful in seq
reRi ting one ret from he whole. Success OF
the whole scheme will mark the date OF the
overthrow Of the R'pub!ic'n party in Ohio for
many years 10 come, and assure Democratic as
cenCancy in the House of RcpTcs, natives of
Congrtss In 1898 and will imperil Republican
success in 1000.
I've won a brilliant victory last year. Re.
publicn 3 are proposing to transfer the fruits of
that victory 10 the Democrats. 1t is not any
wonGer that the feeling throughout tho Stntc
T. In intensity scarcely less than in 1851 whom
Fort Sumter was fired upon"
DEMOCRATS NICK IN OHIO.
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