The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-05
TIM. the senator was with her Two hours
before her husband announced himself

before her husband announced himself
as for Hanna. ..
The announcement to-day by the Re-
publlcaas that they would have no Joint
aenatorIai caucus tomorrow night or at
any time previous 10 the balloting for
senator will compel all TO continue In
this guerilla warfare FOR another week,
but with the result depending on the ac-
tion OF two or three doubtful members.
neither eide could show lts hand without
eSpozing the recruits or the deserters to
| terrific fire for at least a week. II was
expected by the public that there would
be decisive results at the caucuses to-
morrow night, but there will be no eau
rpses, and the steering committees will
try to have all members located before
the ballot!ng begins.
The senate will stand 10 10 Il asalns:
Hanna b. Senator Burke voting with
the Democrats. The house, on Monday,
stood &C to Go, tits now - to "a against
1Iannn. This would settle the contest II
the Combine can concentrate on any one
candidate agalna. Hanna, and when the
two houses meet on the following day,
on Wednesday. January L, 10 canvass
In joint assembly, the vote OF the pre-
vious day. as cast by each branch separ-
ately there would be nothing 10 do
except to announce the total re-
suit rs 14to Il against Hanna.
But X Senator llama has not
q majority o week hepce. It Is doubtful
whether any opponent will have It. and
the general prediction Is for q deadlock.
In the even. tina: the balloting next
Tuesday does no. show 4 majority for
any one, the general assembly WI pro-
ceed on the next day TO ballot in joint
assembly, and continue to do SO till there
IL an election. The ballotius week
hence may not do nay more than to COM
pei the contestants 10 show their names
on Ri call, and after that the same fight
may be continued for an indefinite
period.
The combine" tonight is charging
that Senator Hanna is in ouch desperate
straits as to be forced to swap horses"
while crossing the Stream, owing to the
Republicans deciding to hold no caucus
They also charge that he has been an ex-
senator since the legislature met yester-
day. AS Senator Hanna was appointed
when Secretary Sherman went into the
cabinet, article ., section 2, OF statutes,
is being quoted. as follows:
II vacancies In the senate happen by
resignation or otherwise during the re-
cess OF the legislature OF any state, the
executive thereof may make temporary
appointments until the next meeting OF
the legislature, which shall then fill
such vacancies"
While this talk about Ohio now hav-
ing only one senator proceeds. the Hanna
men explain that they want the same ac-
tion now IS was accorded Senator Fora
ker TWO years ago. Foraker had been
endorsed at the GAINESVILLE convention in
1894 for senator and was elected without
any caucus or any Republican opposition
in the legislature. The Hanna men say
that the same Courtesy AID loyalty"
now prevail. The plank in th> R.publl-
can state Platform, adopted at Toledo.
last June, is being freely cited. 1t is as
follows:
The thanks OF the people OF this state
are due TO Senator Foraker ard Hanna
for their splendid efforts during the pres
ent session OF Congress, and We congrat-
ulate the people on their representation
IN the United States senate. Il
Desiring to continue such representa-
ton, and approaching his servlce to the
party and to the people Of the state and
nation, and his eminen. and proven fit
ness for the position, we indorse the can
didacy OF Hon. Marcus A. Hanna for
United States senator to succeed himself.
and pledge the support Of the party in
the next general assembly TO his election
to both the short and the long terms"