The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-10
DOUBTFUL MEN GET NO REST
THE SENATORIAL FIGHT IN OHIO
 CONTINUES UNMARRIED.

Hanna Men Arc Very Confident-They Say They Have Enough Votes and That the Contest Will be Over To-night-Oppo- sition Claims it Has Votes to Spare- Trying to Avoid Collisions.
 Columbus, O., Jan. 9.-The doubtful members of the legislature who hold in their hands the political fate of Mark for the senator say they now have enough votes and say the contest will be over Monday night. The Kurtz workers say they can spare another vote or two and still defeat Hanna, but they insist that they have lost all of their doubtful men now and will stand to the last with at least eight republ- cans and sixty-five democratic members against Hanna. They even say that they expect to get Manuel of Montgom- cry and Griffith of Union back on their side again before Tuesday. It is also claimed by the opposition that while Senator 'Hanna's forces have been charging on their lines that they lhave been successfully attacking his lines and have promises from members on whom the senator has been depending. The Hanna men claim two more acces- sions to-day, but they will not give any names as they did those of Representa- tive Manuel, Griffith and others last night. The democratic steering com mittee reported to MT. Kurtz this eve ming that they must have assurances from him that the dissenting republi- cans would hold out before they will give him guarantee of sixty-f1ve votes of the democrats. The opposition to Hanna has no betting yet in it's favor. The bets range from $500 to $1,000 at even money at the Neil house. None of the bets are on the results of any bal lot, but are offered on the final result.
 While the workers on both sides have been chasing doubtful members and holding secret conferences to-day, the general public has been agitated over the result tomorrow of the Inauguration and the mass meeting. Both sides are arranging to avoid street collisions of any kind of trouble if possible at that time. The mass meeting will not be called to order by Chairman George K. Nash of the state republican committee till 3 p. m., and those in charge of the inauguration of Governor Bushnell will seek to have the inaugural exercises Over before the clubs begin the march to auditorium for the mass meeting
 Tn the morning parade there will be- a rrIyN<1 rJr @f 1t/r,- 1Ixx All tho police nf the city and many de- tectives will be on hand for both occa- sions. There have in addition to..the regular authorities been over one hum dred deputies appointed. While the resolutions that will be presented at the mass convention tomorrow will not diff fer materially from those heretofore adopted in the counties, it is intimated that there will be one appealing to Sen- ator Foraker as the senior senator from Ohio to declare himself. There is no doubt about the tone of the resolutions on Governor Bushnell and the bolting republican members of the legislature and in them is one which demands the resignation of Charles L. Kurtz as the Ohio member of the republican national committee, but there are differences of opinion among the republican manag- CTS as to the Foraker resolution. Since the epidemic of local mitigation meet ings and the crusade for a general gath ering here tomorrow some of the man. agers of the opposition say two mis- takes have been made on their side.
 The first alleged mistake was in ex- posing their strength in organizing the legislature and the second in allowing 1t to adjourn from Wednesday until Monday, so that such members as Man uel of Montgomery and Griffith of Union could go home and meet their constitu- ents. It was thought that the organiza- tion of the legislature woudl settle things, but it is cited that since Mason has been made speaker he is calling on Hanna, and since Griff1ths has been sworn in he has come out publicly f-r Hanna. Representative Joyce of Guern- sey, who voted with the combine on or ganization, has announced positively that he will support Hanna His oppo- sition was solely against Boxwell for speaker. Meantime Jones of Stark, Redkey of Highland, Rutan of Carroll and other republicans who voted with the democrats last Monday, have since undergone such fire from their constitu- ents that they are expected yet to square themselves by voting for Hanna While there were ten dissenting repub- lican members last week. the Hanna men say there will be only two or three this week. These changes are attribut- ed more to the work that has been done in the counties than here
 
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