The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-09

! COLUMBUS. Jan. s.-Senator Hanna
thinks tonight his election is sure. His
! managers say they see the necessary 7s
votes for him and that the tide OF popular
| sentiment that is now being felt will nlaks
! his vote larger than is necessary next
| Tuesday.
| The senator's managers claim that II
| ballot were taken tonight Hanna would
| be elected. IS to 20. The opposition con-
cedes the loss of Representative Manuel.
| of Montgomery. only. and claims stili 10
/ have votes to spare In defeating Hanna.
A delegation Of Republicans arrived
from Marysville late tonight. AT mid
night the last statement of Speaker Crit
fiths was given out. Griffths makes q
long statement, reviewing the events Of
the past week in connection with tho sena-
toral contest, and closes with the state
ment that he Will vote for Hanna for the
short and long term as long as he Is q
candidate.
This gives the Hanna men on their
claims ss votes OF record in writing There
is great rejoicing at their headquarters to-
night over the necessary majority.
At the headquarters OF the opposition
they say that they stili have a majority
over all. and tina, they will ye. have Grif-
fiths and Manuel back before the ballot
ing begins next Tuesday.
Bets OF 500. sl.ooo, $3.50 and 5000,
even money. on the election of Hanna,
were posted at the Neil house this after
noon and there were no takers. At 40
bet OF 5000 on the election OF Hanna
was added to the list.
Kurtz, leader OF the opposition to Han
ia, today handed the following to the As
ISOLATED Press:
The incorrectness OF claims by Hanna
was proven by test votes in the matter
OF organization.
HE claimed the organization up to the
time the test vote was taken, and lost.
The same claims are"being made in the
senatcrship, and the result Will be the
same
Hanna will not he elected senator"
The anti-Hanna men admit that after
securing control OF both branches OF the
legislature they made great mistake in
adjourning from Wednesday TO Monday
and having the members go home until
inauguration day. The Republican MEM
bers who are cooperating with Democrats
against Hanna were thus confronted with
meetings at their homes which are likely
TO turn the tide in favor of Hanna.
Indignation Meetings Everywhere.
Reports from Indignation meetings in
the counties today and tonight are pour
ing into the Hanna headquarters. These
meetings of the clubs, county committees
and other organizations at which speeches
were made and resolutions adopted against
Gov. Bushnell. the boiling Republican
members and others will not be continued
unless there Is a deadlock next week.
Those who have been holding meetings at
their homes this week will be here Nom
day for the general mass meeting that has
been called By the Republican state COM
mittee. the same as the local meetings
have been called.
Representative Griffith announced to a
meeting of his constituents last night. and
again today, that he did not want 10 vote
for Hanna, but IL IL was their wish no
would do so. There Is no tack OF effort In
Union county on the part OF the people to
express their wishes to their representa-
tive. and he IS being transferred to ths
Hanna list The Hanna list stood "a to Il
against the senator yesterday evening.
but with the changes OF Manuel. OF M8nt-
gomery. and Griffith. Of Union. the Hanna
men claim that they have the necessary "A
votes The and-Hanna managers are
making charges today Of bribery
The opposition made a repeated Ard
persistent effort last night for Foraker to
come here, and that was regarded as an
indication that he was needed. Foraker.
however, left Cincinnati last night for
Washington without stopping at Colurn-
bus. IL Is reported that certain parties
met the senator on The way or before his
departure. bat nothing definite is known
as 10 the matter. All efforts 10 get either
Foraker or Mclean here have failed, al