The times., 1898-01-11

larger than a mans hand, and the party
had taken the proper precaution.
A feature of the addresses We're those
made by the members from the old DIS
tricts represented by Garfield and Nc
Kinley. Hon. r. w. Taylor said that
he bore a message from one OF his con-
stituents in the person of the President
of the United States, appealing TO the
Republicans of Ohio to preserve the
iriumphs achieved only a few months
ago.
Congressman Burton, of Cleveland.
appeared on the stage with a roll, which
he said. contained the names OF ten
thousand Republicans of Cleveland,
asking the Republicans to carry out
The viii of the people
Congfessinan Southland. of Toledo, re-
sponded i'm a vein similar TO the Others.
He asked if a State that had given Nc
Kinley 81 600 majority was now ready
TO elect a silver Republican TO the
Senate
Thousands of people remained TO the
close of the meeting. and tonight the
city is crowded with tens of thousands
more who have come from every quar-
ter to be in at the final contest tomor-
row.
In contrast to the demonstration on
the part ef the Republicans of the State
was that i'm honor of Governor Bush
nell. who WAS today inaugurated Gov
ersor for the second time. The chief
feature of the guhernatorial parade Was
the absence of the civic features so
widely advertised in the program pub
lished the last few days.
Coy. Bushnell's own town of Spring
field stood by him firmly and contrib
uieA a delegation numbering 1,56o To
the vast crowds that thronged the
streets from morning to night
Most of this crowd. in loyalty TO
their fellow -townsman. appeared in the
ral.ade The only other civic body that
made a showing was the Blaine Club,
of Cincinnati. numbering loo. The rest
of the parade was composed of State
militia. which is subject to the orders
of the Governor, and the United States
troops at the barracks. The parade
Mas, therefore. almost entirely null
tary affair Bushnell did not appear in
the parade.
on the platform in the rotunda of
the capitol, where the oath of ofiic WAS
administered and the inaugural ad-
dress delivered, were many prominent
Democratic members of the Assembly
and four or five of the bolting Repub-
lican members. including Speaker Ma
son But very few of the Republican
members of the Assembly were pres
ent. and those who did attend were
there out of curiosity or pity.
The inaugural address contained no
important features. II is estimated
,hat the two eyents-the Bushnell IN
auguration and the Hanna mass-meet-
ing-brought 10000 people to the city.
All the visiting delegations called on
Senator Hanna. There were two dele
cations from Cleveland, one headed by
Mayor McKisson, who is opposed to
Hanna and another of several hun
dred composed OF Hanna's friends.
Gov and Mrs. Bushnell held reeer-
ton in the rotunda of the capitol to-
night
The candidate of the combine is now
for the first time announced as Charles
l.. kurtz.
Both sides tonight claim the victo-
nv. The friends of Mir. Hanna are posi-
tive. tha1 he has the required number
Ii takes 73 votes TO elect. Mr.. Hanna
asserts that he has this number.
though the Republicans have only -
members in the Assembly.
on the other hand, the combine Is
.triumphantly announcing that Hanna
is badly beaten, and that he VIII not
get over 6S votes
A story has been printed in all the
evening papers to the effect that one ol
Hanna's agents from New York. nam
ed II. H. Boise went 10 Cincinnati last
sunday and offered OTIS $4,000 IN mon
ey and unlimited credit besides to
vote for Hanna.
Otis as the story runs, refused 10
take the money. but that ii Went into
his LAWYERS hands and that tomorrow
he will rise in his seat while the vote
is being taken and publicly expose ms
would-be bribers.
The latest developments of the Gus
bribery story, as given in an extra eul-
tion of the organ of the combine, Is TO
the effect that II. II. Boice. in ms al
legged attempt TO corrupt representa-
tive Otis. said that he had promised
President Mckinley that he would Sc
cute the vote Of Otis for Hanna
Mr. Hanna himself and his chiei heu-
tenants deny that there is any truth IN
the story whatever.