The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11

Republican Maxs Convention.
! COLUMBUS. Jan. Ex-senator Hanna
Is believed 10 be short tonight one vote
Of election. The opposition is not sure
Of 3 votes for any one man. as against
only Y for Hanna. but it's members feel
confident. at least, Of preventing Han
mas election. Last night the Democrats
steering committee demanded of kurtz
that he furnish at least eight affidavits
tonight from Republican members that
they would stand with the sixty-five
Democratic members in voting against
+ Hanna. The Democratic steering COM
mit;ee reported tonight that they were
satisfied Representative Gayman chair
man Of the house Democratic steering
+ committee. went so far as to say that
Hanna's defeat tomorrow was assured.
/ There Is no doubt that Senator Hanna
was beaten for a week previous to last
Friday. when Manuel OF Montgomery
+ changed In his favor. On Saturday the
Hanna men secured Representative Grif-
s!ons yesterday or today. and it is the
| general belief that they are short one
vote tonight
1t has been agreed by a conference COM
/ nlittee that the balloting in the two houses
| will not begin until p. m. tomorrow, and
! there may be several changes in that time
| The real work of the fight on both sides
tz bafr
! not sleep now until after the haIloting be-
i gins.
There is a feeling among many Of those
opposing Hanna that If he is not defeated
/ on the first ballot or rather by the sepa-
/ rate ballots tomorrow. he will not be de-
! feated at all
! The anti-Hanna workers says that they
/ had a majority OF Ave against Hanna when
/ they exposed their strength in organizing
J the legislature last Monday. and that il
they come down TO a majority of only
one against Hanna tomorrow the coalition
may not ho'd together for another day.
While the opposition still insist on Kurtz
+ as the candidate against Hanna. yet they
( say that Bushnell. Kurtz. or any other
/ one. viii be dropped as soon as 1t is DEM
/ onstrated that he cannot secure all Of the
i votes OF either the anti-Hanna Republic
ans or the Democrats. The name most
prominently mentioned today was that Of
4 J. Il. Jones. who represents Stark county,
/ the home Of President Mckinley. Jones is
| Republican and a prominent man in the
/ miners union He is for free silver. and
/ is advocated as the labor candidate
! against the capitalist
( While the mass meeting Of the Kepub-
+ licans this afternoon was the lary,est and
most Indignantly enthusiastic aSscm0lage
{ ever known in this state. the doubtful
, Republican members of the legislature did
! rot see II or feel 1t. They were closely and
literally entertained by The opposition at
3 the Great Southern hotel daring lie after
. noon, and they were there tonight
: Representatives Manuel. Griffith. Snyder
and others are having the undivided ana
. constant attention Of the other side. There
+ are az times lively scenes when the Hanna
members invade the rooms of tse op1osi-
+ tiJ-a az The Great Southern. and also when
the busters fer the opposition come. to SCI,
! some OF ,helr doubtful members. Trere Is
+ doubt tonight about the doubtful members
Win the rosult depending upon oae vote
+ either way. tAere ars several who want "a
. Ae oo the w.nclns side, and may a, any
{ time change. according Ia their belief IS 20
which side has 1ho Necessary seveuIy-taree
( votes. or for some other cause.
Owing to the apparent cleseuess Of the
( vote there are S-.u numerous rumors II
( bribery for another Vote .ither Way. II b,
/ uojed 0y some Of the more conservative
: oos-r ryers that as sa5a as 30 further
+ changes were announced each day the
/ eoatestlns factions aiteraated in daily re-
. porss of bribery. The Hanna men claim
) 10 have steuo-Taphlc notes - an Offer of
! s ssa hy twa prominent members ot the
! opposition. Tae opposition in turn cla rs
/ :ha3 Hoi,euoeck. a member of the state
! ceaiu.ttte. went to C.ac3araI "a N 81 80
( Representative o:!s is q Republican vvha
/ Was e,ec;e3 o. fusion ts-ke, IN Hamilton
/ coC-;y FN h&s voted with ,he er7s,rats
! 81 tae organization. i IS claimed Re aas
/ a1ade friendly over.ures wl;h the Hanna
! workers 90 ertrap theEn .ato an offer f5r
+ the purpose q doing the same thIrz Y is
! sa,a ,aac ~ ws0 e,.e slaHc oa his desk
/ toryorrcw. aad make a sensational speech
/ when his us;ae = cail4s oa tae senatorial
! bau7t. THE Hanna u,ea make a general
! seuiAL cs the Ot.s charges. and say .ha;
/ -ees anticipate othe@ drsroat', perform
oa-1s tagroyr5w before TIE baHot!aS be-
ErS.
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