Arizona republican., 1898-01-04
The Senatorial Outlook in Ohio
 is Not Flatterins
AN ANTI-HAkNA VICTORY
The Senator Believes He Will
 Avoid a Last Defeat
A Denial that Gold Democrat Nay oo Choson-A Fearful Failure Estimate the Strength and Or kanization of tho Opposition.

co,test in the Ohio legislature has become desperate. The combine of the ten anti-Hanna republicans with the democratic members won at the caGcuses last Saturday night and again today in organizing both branches Of the legislature in the interest of the combine. The organization is in oppo- sition to Senator Hanna There are two more dates for test of strength the joint senatorial caucuses next Wednesday, night and the joint ballot for senator in a week from next We'd nesday, January 12. The complica- tioas of the legislative organization and it's patronage having been disposed of. the Hanna men tonight began 8 desperate fight on the senatorship. Ths Hanna men deny that they will form a. coalition with Brice for a gold democrat for senator rather than be beaten by free silver republican. or thst they will do anything else but fight it out if it takes all winter. While they are not able to give list long enough to elect, they claim that Hama is stronger than BoNwell and the other republican candidates in the fig1t for the organization of the legis- latare and that the opposition has not enough votes to elect a senator.
 The Hanna men concede that they hare lost the power of organization. of both branches and can name no chair man, and place no members in de- sirsble positions on any of the com- srf&ees or dispose of any other state pakonageN eNbut they expect the neces- say changes before next Wednesday night.
 The developments of last Saturday night and today have forced the Hanna men to admit that they were outdone in the preliminary organization and tha. they underestimated the opposi- tio1 and especially the extent of its growth since the November election:
 ' rho superior organization of the op- position was shown in the combine securing today nearly all of the doubt ful votes. The opposition has had an army of workers here for a week with attachments kept close to each one of he doubtful republicans. Both sides ars spending the night in close confer enses. All changes that are being sought arg anticipated from repre- seltatives.A It is conceded that Sen ator Burke one of the republican sen ators from Dneyelaadr rWho has not yet ap5eared, Will be here to vote against Hanna. His attorney today present ed his ceEtificate of election to Lieu tenant -GcEernor Jones just before the serate co4vened.
 The senate will cast seventeen votes for Hama and nineteen against him. If Hanna Is no stronger in the house than the Boxwell ticket was today, whip Boxwell received ffty-eight votes and Jason fifty-six for speaker, then Se1 pr Hanna would have only sev- ent otes on joint ballot, and seventy thr are necessary to elect Not wit anding the result in the organi- zat of both, houses, both sides seem equ confident in claiming the sem ato D on joint ballot.
 HE FIGHT OF THE DAY.
 C mbus, O., Jan. 3.@The Ohio leg isls convened at 10 a. m. today. Ow to the organization of both hotkS, the caucuses last Saturday nie were not on the usual lines be- twd the republicans and democrats, son of the Republican members hay ina ,rmed as fusion with the demo- cra membefs for the defeat of Sen atol Hanna. The senate stands IS den erats and IF republicans, the lat ter E,cluding Senator Voight, who was elestd on the fusion ticket.
 v ling to patronage of officials preferences iA chairmansh. ps and the conposition1 of all committees, it was gensrally believed that the fate of Serafor Hanna, as well as all of his supporters depended on the organiza- tio1 of the Legislature. Owing to the senatorship being at stake there was an unusual large attendance about the state house at an early hour.
 All were present in the senate chamber except Senator Burke of Cleveland, republican, who is opposed to Hanna \ Senator VO:ght, fusionist, from Cinci ati, voted with the repub- licans, bu yen then the vote stood IS to 17 avor of the democrats, who elected l the officers. The dem ocratic orgaR ization of the senate was made compHte in a very quiet way, while a det$chment of policemen was needed to Hold back the crowd that filled the hall of the house and pressed about It's entrances. In the hall of the house the widest scenes were Yiis. messed during the first hour of thz