The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-04
HANNNA'S CHANCES
GETTING SLIM
Democrats and Silver Republicans Or
sanire the Legislature.
VICTIM OF PARTY TREACHERY
Goysrao5 :sshs.ll 0as Of the cosspirstors
Openly Sortiag for the Eeieat
Of the Seaatsr.

Columbus. Ohio. Jan. 3.--Ths senatorial
contest in the Ohio legislature has be-
come desperate. The combine Of anti.
Hanna republicans with the democratic
members which won at the democratic
caucus saturday ami again today in or
ganlzing both branches Of the legislature
IN the interest Of the combine" oppo-
sltion TO the reelection Of Senator Mar
Gus a. Hanna. There art tso more dates
for tests Of srsagth-the joint senatorial
caucuses wei1eslay night and the joint
baIlotlng for senator a week from next
Wednesday. January Y. With cJmphca-
tions Of ttiia legislative organization and
its patronage disposed OF. the Hanna men
tonight began most desperate fight on
the senatorship. The Hanna men deny
e,at they will form a Coalition with
Brice for the sold democrat for senator
ratler than BE- beaten by the free silver
republicans or that they Eill do any
thing else but night II out Il /; takes all
winter. While they are not able to give
tist long enough to elect they claim
that Hanna Is stronger than Boxwell ana
other regular republican candidates in
the organization u the legislature. ana
mat the opposition has nos enough votes
TO elect a senator. The Hanna men con-
ceie that they lost the power Of organiZa-
tion OF bOth bran hes and can name no
chairman. nor can place no members in
desirable positions on any Of the commit
tees. nor dispose OF any OF the state pat
roaage but they have carried ,he war
into the home cOunti>s Of ''boitfng" re-
publican membes and expert the neces-
sary c,Aluge TO be for next Wednesday
nisht.
The Developments Of last Saturday
night and today have caused the Hanna
men TO admit that they were outdone in
the preliminary organization for this ccn-
test and that they unierestimated the
opposition. especially the extent Of itI
since the November election. While ex-
Chairman Kurtz was thought to have
been organizing against Senator Hanna
ever since the republican state convention
al Toledo in June he participation OF
Governor Bushnell and others had nos
been fully anticipated. The democratic
state headquarters have been kept in op-
Grafton by J. r. Mclean and others ever
since ,the November election, oetensibly
10 prepare for a grand free silver carnival
here on Jackson day. January S. 1t now
transpires ulnat the democratic state head
quarters were kept open TO get all the
democratic members in line for what took
place today and for the iefelt of Hanna.
In the meantime, Mr.. Kurtz was mar
shaling every possible republican in line
against Hanna and communicating with
the committee on arrangements on Jack
son day When this fact was no longer
concealed tonight by the opposition there
were many republicans openly complain
ing against Hanna's managers. Senator
Hanna did not arrive here until last Fri
until the holiday recess. he heard CON-
plants about his absence and about un'
derestimating the strength of the oppo
sition and insisted that he would yet win
out. The superior organization of the op-
position was shown in the combine secur-
ing today nearly all Of the doubtful votes.
The opposition has had an army Of work
ers here for week, with detachments
I q. ,f h., 1Nt,htfttr -.
publicans.
The feeling of the republicans who
voted for their caucus nominees is openly
expressed against Governor Bushnell
more Than against Kurtz Or other repre-
sentative republicans who combined with
the democrats.
The state national republican organ OF
central Ohio prints a large picture Of the
governor with heavy black borders. Some
of the republican clubs have cancelled
the enga cement of quarte!s here for the
Inauguration exercises mex. Monday ana
many protests are being received at the
state house.
Colonel w. T. Moore. of Marietta, an
other appolntee of Governor Bushnell. to-
day resigned as trustee Of the state in
sane asylum at Athens.
If Hanna is no stronger In the house
than the BoNwen ticket was today, when
Boxwer received 5S woes and Mason 81
for speaker then Senator Hanna would
have only 20 votes on Joint ballot and u
are necessary to slec.. Notwithstandins
the results in the cwo houses both sides
seem equally confident in securing the
senutorship on joint ballot.