Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-04
Sharp sparring for Advantage Goes
on at Columbus.
SENATOR BURKE now ON THE SCENE
"Combine" Fails to Agree on an
Opposition Candidate.
B L s N ELL IS DERIDED

COLUMBUS. Ohio January 4-Previons
TO the ass milling of the legislature toaa~
there were conferences on both sides on
the senatorial contest The Hanna nc,
Claimed to have secured pledges from Rep
resentatives Griffin of Union and Jovce of
Guernesey who voted for Mason yesterday
Tor Speaker. but with these doubtful acces-
sions they We're still short two votes OF
enough to elect.
While Mr.. Hanna's friends are working
mere. the republican county committees
clubs and other organizations at the homes
of the doubtful republican members have
been enlisted, and many delegations of
visiting statesmen are arriving. one of the
first being from the home OF Governor
Bushnell of SpTin gfield.
The combined opposition to Senator Han
Ia is still uncertain as TO their candidates
Some democrats object to Governor Bush
rel, or Mayor MCkisson or Mr. Kurtz or
any other republican that has Yet been sug-
gested While the opposition has informal
ly announced several names for senator
tEere mas been no fixed action on that Sc
lection- The combine opposition TO Hanna
Claims 20 nave enough votes to defeat Han
ia, but they have not yet claimed enough
votes for any one senatorial candidate
mentioned by the combine To elect. Their
trouble is not only to hold all Their present
forces in line against Hanna but to get
them to agree upon their man for senator.
Hanna Wants 1--WE Votes.
The work today was devoted by the
combine TO hold their forces together and
to mapagc them for the senatorial contest
as was done yesterday for the organization
of both branches of the legislature. The
work of the Hanna men has been devoted
To skiTmiShing for two or more votes
Ihe morning sessions of both houses were
devoted to routine business Senator Burke
OF Cleveland arrived today frcm Chicago
and completed the full attendance of the
senators. Burke voted with the democrats.
hut took his seat on the republican side of
the chamber.
In tho house all sorts of bills were intro
dUced against corporations. These meas
Urrs Were regarded thrusts at Senator
Hanna, whose affairs are of varied in
,ertsts- Az amendment to the Nichols law
which taxes the earnings of express, tele-
graph. telephone and other companies, was
introduced. so as to include street railways.
electric light and power equipment, arti-
fetal and natural gas, pipe line, messenger,
Sleeping car and all other corporations.
Their was also bill introduced to re-
Peal the law for new state house. This
was regarded returning the compliment
10 the Columbus people no have expressed
their protests to th. course of Governor
Bushnell. While these measures were be-
ing thrown in Il delegation of go from
Springfield. the home of Governor Bush
nell. marched into the state house wearing
Hanna badges. and with banners of severe
Inscriptions. and called on Governor Bush
nell In response 10 their protests Co.
ernor Bushnell resi- onded in a speech in
which he said his republicanism had never
before been questioned, and that he re-
served the right to his individual opinions
and preferences.
Call on Senator Hanna.
The Springfield delegation afterward call
cd on Senator Hanna and ther Joined In
the chorus OF other visiting delegations
II at are coming in today to protest against
the action of republicans who are combin-
ing with the democrats to Gefeat Hanna.
The house adjourned at noon till tomor-
row There is much unfinished business,
iut the combine GOeS not intend TO
roUffce any OF the standing committees till
after the joint senatorial caucuses are held
tomorrow night. The preferred places will
not be given out i'll apportioning the COM
n!ttees till il is known what republicans
remain out of the joint republican senator
ial caucus.
The senate at noon took a recess till 2:3O
o'clock without announcing any of its COM
mitteeS. Senator Burke secured all he
vdntei in clSrkShips and other patronage
through the democrats. He was in con-
ference with the democrats curing the noon
recess
The proceedings in 10th houses showed
plainly that everything possible was being
dcHe by those who held the fort to beat
Senator Hanra. The lines of yesterday
the senate to stand 10 to IL against Han
ma. and the house ~; - against him.
Having him three short Of enough votes on
JON, ballot FOR election. During the noon
recess the conferences and jollfication
meetings Of the combine we're continued.