The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-07
1HE lNTEHANNA FIGHT
May Result in the Election Of a Sill
yer Republican Senator.
AMAss REPUBLICAN CONVENTION

To Be Held in Ohio's Capital to Pro.
test Against the Attempt to Defeat
Hanna, who StIil Needs Three Votes
to Insure His Recollection.
Columbus, O., Jan. 7.-Conservative
estimates today place the legislative
vote Of Z" to 70 against Hanna Tia
Hanna men, however, claim II votes
and assurances Of the necessary two
additional votes, and possibly four
more.
The opposition insists that Hanna
will never lave 70 votes on joint ballot,
ana that they have gained two votes
since the legislature adjourned over
till Monday Before the chairmanships
and other patronage are disposed Of,
the opposition say, Hanna's vote will
he reduced considerably below 7O,which
is three short of enough to elect.
The opposition to Hanna consists of
the 65 Democratic members and the
following ten Republican members:
Representatives. Harry c. Mason and
NJ. F. Bramley of Cuyahoga, ]. p.
Jones Of Stark. John e. Griffith Of
Union ]. C. Otis of Hamilton, William
o. Scott of Fulton, Henry II. ReIky Of
Highland, d. o. Rutan of Carroll and
Harrison, James Manuel Ct Montgom-
cry and Senator vernon II. Burke Of
Cleveland.
Included in the list of those support
ing Hanna are Representatives Droste
and Lane, silver Republican fusionists
from Cincinnati, who are counted on
for Jeptha Garrard, silver Republican.
The developments today indicated that
Garrard would not only be voted for
on the ballots for senator, but he might
lead on the first ballot if the present
efforts to make him the free silver
Republican candidate are successful.
Garrard is one Of the wealthiest men
in Cincinnati, and has always been a
radical silver man.
Representative James Joyce, of
Guernsey, who Is included in the 70
votes claimed for Hanna, is considered
as doubtful. The Hanna men claim
that Jones of Stark Reckey of High
lands, Rutan of Carroll and Harrison
and Manuel of Montgomery, who are
on the list of the opposition, are doubt
full. The Combine" workers were ag-
grcssive until the past day or two,
when they not only had enough votes
to defeat Hanna, but had also reached
all the doubtful members. The oppo-
sition Is now on the defensive in keep
ing it's majority in line. The contest
has settled down to a siege, in which
the opposition holds the fort and tho
Hanna men are charging the breast
works.
The talk of Senator Burke being In
the doubtful list has about subsidized
He was slated for president pro tenn
of the senate by the opposition. As hc
was not present on Monday to qualify
Senator Thaddeus E. Crumley, Demo.
crat, was elected president pro tenn.
1t now transpires that Senator Crumley
wrote out his resignation before his
election. and it Is in the hands of Sem
ator Fink. the leader of the Democratic
side. Whenever Senator Burke is ready
Senator Fink will present the resgna-
ton Of Senator Crumley as president
pro tenn, and Burke will get the place.
So far the opposition to Hanna is not
only holding its men well in line, but
1t has executed all the plans provided
for previous to the caucuses on last
Saturday. The opposition managers
say that they are having no trouble to
hold their men out against Hanna, but
admit their difficulty in finding any
candidate for whom all the "bolting"
Republicans and the Democratic men,
bsr, will vote. Inc "bolting' Repub-
leans are unanimous in declaring they
cannot vote for any Democrat for SEN
ator. Enough Democratic members
to give the managers trouble and
anxiety say they do not want to vote
for Republican for senator.
The solcitude Of the combine" on
this issue is shown in the following
editorial leader in last evenings issue
of the Democratic Press, the organ of
the combined opposition to Senator
Hanna:
THE Democratic members Of the
Legislature now have it in their power
to defeat M. A. Hanna for the senate,
and the blame for a failure to do it
will rest with them. They can make no
satisfactory explanation if they fail.
Stupidity in such an emergency as the
present is as intolerable as guilt.
Every Republican vote against Box
well for speaker was cast to show I'M
faltering opposition to Hanna, and has
no other meaning whatever.
Let no Democratic member of the
legislature suppose that q time Will
ever arise during the session when
Democratic candidate for the senate
can be elected.
But as these Foraker Republicans
stand ready now to unite with the
Bryan Democrats to agree upon Re-
publican other than Mark Hanna let
no Democratic member hesitate. Let
the fusion be as complete between all
who oppose Hanna as 1t was in oppo-
sition to Bowel, so that Hanna can
be defeated and some opponent elected
on the first ballot. This is the only
sure method to outgeneral Hanna"
A call was issued last night by the /
Republican state executive committee |
for mass convention of Republicans
TO be held in this city next Monday
afternoon to protest against the at
tempt to defeat Senator Hanna. The
call says In part:
During the last campaign few
conspirators, pretended Republicans,
not giving heed to the lawfully ex-
pressed will Of vast majority of their
party, sought in every section of the
state to defeat the legislative nominees
of the Republican party. Overwhelmed
and defeated by your ballots, they have
since consorted with your enemies for
the purpose Of defeating your will, SOL
EMMY expressed at the ballot box. By
these acts they have shown that they
do not love the great and beneficient
principles of our party and that the
wishes of the people are not to be re-
garded by them. All that is dear to
them Is personal revenge and spoils."
There is a report that call has been
issued for a caucus of the Democratic
members of the legislature to decide
upon a Republican who could be sup
ported as a candidate for senator in
opposition to Mr.. Hanna. If such a
caucus is held 1t will probably be on
Monday night.
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