The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-05

are one Of these. that you are uaioyal.
Fer yen 10 do this would be a polisscal
eIa1eer. Z nos political crime Hence
we can 10 ask Il you nave done what Is
charged against you
EoAowlnx this, Congressman Viewers
ren2z- As We're IN the nature Of an appeal
10 the sossrna- 70 not permit the Repub-
hcan party 20 GO down 70 defeat by g. re-
turn CT anv other man for senator except
ID. A. Hanna
Denies AMiiation With Democrats.
Gov. Bushnell was alnos. overcome by
emotion. In response. he referred to the
facs that the representatives and senators
from Clark county are strong adherents
OF Hanna. while bat three-focrths OF the
Cuyahoga county delegation are for him
He said he had been mlsrepresented in
the recent controversy. ard charged that
II was NOT true that he had attended
Democratic conference TO defea; Hanna
cheers. He said he did not know that
such conference had been held. He ex-
pressed the belief thar the members OF the
house and senate should decide the ques-
ton OF a senator and that ali others
should remain ont OF the fight Gen.
Inuing he said:
But this cannot be. Is it Is free co0n-
try. and as long as the people behave they
have right 20 be here. But all people
have their preferences and prejudices.
Until today my Republ'can.srn has never
been questioned"
Kisses and groans. mingled with cheers.
greeted this statement and Gov. Bushnell
raised his hand to quiet the assemblage
He then said:
Il, Is by your suffrage that am In this
high Office. Now, if you have TO respect
for me. for Gods sake. nave respect for
the Office.
Have you taken any action for cam
di3ate, governor" inquired one OF the
delegation.
discharged my duty last spring when I
appointed Mr.. Hanna United States sem
ator. Now the members OF the legislature
must discharge theirs"
From the governors office the delegates
marched 10 Hanna's headquarters. Ad-
dress were made by Gen. Grosvenor, Sem
ator Hanna. Maj. Dick. Judge Nash and
others. Senator Hanna spoke at length.
reviewing the action OF the Toledo conven-
ton, the work OF the last campaign and
the action OF the past few days. but ex-
pressed the fullest confidence in the Anal
result. The Springfield delegation gave
parades during the afternoon, passing the
newspaper offices and even the headquar-
ters OF Kurtz and the combine at the Great
Southern hotel this evening, and returned
home before midnight.
Hanna Loses All He Gains.
Late tonight the Hanna managers lost
the two doubtful members that they had
gained today. so that there Is now no ma
terial change from that Of yesterday when
the house stood Sc to So against Hanna.
This would give the senator only 70 votes
on joint ballot, or three less than enough
TO elect.
In connection with the change OF Rep
resentative Griffith back TO the anti-Hanna
camp. there are most scandalousiy sensa-
tonal reports in circulation. Mr.. Griffith
has been on both sides several times, and
so pledged himself in writing. In these
dispatches yesterday was an account OF
the Hanna workers spending Sunday night
with Representative Griffith and Of his
sending. at a. m. for his wife TO come
from the Great Southern hotel to the Neil
house 10 Join him in conference with Tho
Hanna people.
At a. M the kurtz men saw Mrs. Grit
fifth, and the all-night work of the Hanna
men was undone Just before her husband
went to the state house on Monday MORN
ing to qualify as speaker pro tenn. with
the other candidates OF the combine. After
the legislature was organized Mr.. Crit
fifth had another night of conferences on
both sides of the senatorial case, and this
morning he gave the Hanna men written
pledge over his own sigma ture that he
would vote for the senator.
griffith Explains Why He FIopped.
Later in the day Griffith was seen by the
opponents Of Senator Hanna ana tonight
he gave out the following as his latest
proclamation ON his position:
ITO the Public: Il is due 10 the public
and myself that make a statement Of my
position IL the senatorial matter
While II is true that the convention
which nominated ire PASSED a resolution
requesting me 10 support Senator Hanna:
ara while r. at various times during the
campaign and since declared nv intention
TO follow that request. and even promised
a dozen or more Of my constituents IN M.
Hanna's headqua rters on Monday OF this
since learning the particulars Of the indig
mites heapei moon my wife Monday morn
Ing. reached the conviction that I would
he untrue 70 my manhood should | cast my
vote FOR a man who uses or EMPLOYS such
methods: and shall resent the in5ierities
end insults heaNed upon myself ana
friends and also dc service for my state
and country by voting for a Republican
other than Mr.. Hanna for United States
senator.
Notwithstanding the threats that have
heeu made - ne that I cannot return and
I've IN Union county II DO not vote for
Mr.. Hanna Il "a my hope and belief that
the good peopl9 who have honorcd me with
their chief office ard whom I love ana
honor win uphold u1e in this determination,
that cannot under any circumstances be
81 r. GRIFFITH"