The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-11
ONE RECRUIT WANTED.


ONE RECRUIT WANTED.
Either Side Can Win With a Single
Additional Vote.
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. Ex-senator
Hanna is believed tonight to be one
vote short of election. The opposition
is not sure Of 73 votes for any one man
as against only 72 for Hanna, but they
feel confident at least of preventing
Hanna's election. Last night the Dem
ocratfc steering committee demanded
of Mr.. Kurtz that he furnish at least
eight affidavits tonight from Republican
members that they would stand with
the siXty-f1ve Democratic members in
voting against Hanna. The Democratic
steering committee reported tonight
that they were satisfied Representa-
tive Gayman, chairman of the house
Democratic steering committee went so
far as to say Hanna's defeat tomor-
row was assured. There is no
doubt that Senator Hanna was beaten
for week previous to last Friday
when Representative Manuel, of Mont
gomery, changed in his favor On Sat
Urday the Hanna men secured Repre-
sentative Griffith, of Union, but they
made no accessions yesterday or today,
ard it is the general belief that they
are short one vote tonight
1t has been agreed by conference
committee that the balloting in the
two houses will not begin until p.
m. tomorrow, and there may be sew
eral changes in that time. The real
work of the fight on both sides is be-
ing done tonight. The workers will not
sleep now until after the balloting
begins. These anti-Hanna workers say
they had a majority of five against
Hanna when they exposed their
strength in organizing the legislature
last Monday, and, if they come down
to'a majority of only one against Han
ma tomorrow, that the coalition may
not hold together for another day.
While the opposition leaders still in
SiSt on KurtZ as the candidate against
Hanna, yet they say that Bushnell,
Kurtz or any other one will be drop
ped as soon as 1t is demonstrated that
he cannot secure all of the votes Of
either the anti-Hanna Republicans or
the Democratic members. One of the
names most prominently mentioned to-
day was that of Representative Jones'
who represents Stark county, the home
of President Mckinley. Mr. Jones is
a Republican and prominent in the
miners union. He is for free silver
and is advocated as the labor candi-
date against the capitalist.
DOUBTFUL MEN WATCHED.
While the mass convention of the Re
publicans this afternoon, was one OF the
largest and most Indignantly enthu-
siastic assemblages ever known in this
state, doubtful Republican members of
the legislature did not see it or feel it.
They were closely ard literally enter
tanned by the opposition at the Great
Southern hotel during the afternoon,
and they are there tonight. Represen-
tatives Manuel, Griffith, Snyder, and
others are having the undivided and
constant attention Of the other side.
There are at times lively scenes when
Hanna workers invade the rooms of
the opposition at the Great Southern
hotel, and also when the hustlers for
the opposition committee go to the Neil
house after some of the doubtful MEM
bers or their friends. There is tonight,
doubt also about the final vote of some
of those on whom both sides have been
depending. The result really hangs in
doubt more than in a balance. With
either way, there are several who want
to be on the winning side, and may at
any time change according to their be-
lief as to which side has the necessary
seventy-three votes, or for some other
cause.
Owing to the apparent closeness of
the vote there are still numerous ru-
mors of bribery for another vote either
way. 1t is noticed by some of the
OhSprU0rc IA
soon as no further changes were an
nounced each day, that the contending
factions alternated in daily reports of
bribery. The Hanna men claim to have
stenographic notes of an offer of S., 900
by two prominent members of the op-
position. The opposition in turn claims
S. D. Hollenbeck, member of the Re-
publican state executive committee,
went to Cincinnati last Saturday with
$4,000. 1t is charged that Represen-
tative Otis was offered and accepted,
$4,000 Representative Otis is a Re-
publican who was elected on a fusion
ticket in Hamilton county. He has
voted with the Democrats in the or
eaniZation. But it is claimed that he
made friendly overtures to Hanna
workers to entrap them into an offer
for the purpose of exposing the same,
and that he will do so on the floor of
the house tomorrow. 1t is said that
Representative Otis will pile $780, 900 on
his desk tomorrow, and make a SEN
sational speech when his name is call
ed on the senatorial ballot. The Hanna
men make general denial of the Otis
charges, and say that they anticipate
other dramatic performances tomorrow
before .he balloting begins.
Outside the opposing senatorial quar-
ters, the city is filled tonight with
excursionists yelling themselves hoarse