The herald., 1898-01-14
WILL REST
ON SUNDAY
To Renew the Fight Again
Next Week
THE OPPOSITION TO HANNA
rs NOT YET READY TO ADMIT
DEFEAT
THE OPPOSITION TO HANNA
The Combine Proposes to Press the
Bribery Charges-Hanna's Friends
Will Reorganize the House
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. Ex-senator
Hanna and the members of the legisla-
ture went home today. All will return
on Tuesday next. The leaders on both
sides are still here, preparing for an
other fight next week. The opposition
to Hanna was defeated in his election,
but it proposes to fight now against his
being seated for the long term. His
enemies say they have not the time to
interfere on the short term, but they
will press the bribery charges, as such
charges We're pressed on Henry b.
Payne fourteen years ago to the United
States senate. Subpenas have been is
sued for Senator Hanna. Major Dick,
w. d. Holenbeck, H. H. Boyce and 9TH
ers to appear before the senate commit
tee next Tuesday night. Libel suits have
been brought against several Repub-
lican newspapers for damages in con-
nection with the bribery charges, nota-
bly, one by T. c. Campbell for 100000
against the Ohio State Journal.
While the senate committee, of which
Senator Burke Is chairman, began It's
investigation yesterday, the house COM
mittee will not be appointed until next
Tuesday. The Otis resolution was adopt
ed in the house today, but Speaker Mason
wanted time for the selection of the five
men to do the investigating. AS Speak
er Mason is anticipating an attempt to
oust him, he is disposed to confer with
the members before naming his COM
mittee. Tn the standing committees
named by Mason today it was sRen that
he gave the Republicans who voted for
Mason good places. But it Is said that
the latter will not accept the olive
branch and that majority has signed
a document to oust Mason and the other
officers.
Speaker Mason has never missed a mo-
ment out Of his chair during the sessions
OF the past two weeks. AS Speaker pro
Tenn. Griffith is now with the Hanna
members, Mason knows that In his abb
sence a resolution would be offered and
adopted to reorganize the house. AS
Mason will refuse to recognize any one
Offering such a resolution, there are
those who expect trouble in the house
before the proposed reorganization is
effected.
Mason was very arbitrary in his rul-
ings today, and the Republican members
are ready to resort to desperate efforts
next week for reorganization. AS the
fusion Republican members from Gin
cinnati were assured Of support on the
Republican side for certain bills for the
reorganization of their city, their sup
port, with the exception of that of Otis,
is counted upon in displacing Mason.
The Democratic side is depended upon
to support the Cincinnati bills in any
event.
NEEDS A REST
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. Ex-senator
Hanna left this morning for his home
at Cleveland, where he will remain over
Sunday. Mr. Hanna's physicians in
sist upon his taking a rest. The strain
on him here for two weeks has worn on
him severely. He shows it visibly. All
the workers on both sides are en-
hausted.
Many Of the leaders and workers still
remain to watch the proceedings of the
Legislature. The "Kurtz Combine"
practically turned the organization of
the House over to the Democrats in the
dickering on the Senatorship, although
the House has Republican majority of
fifteen. Six Of the Republicans voted
with the AZ Democrats for Senator, but
still the House is now said to stand sc
to So for reorganization, the same as it
stood for Hanna Two weeks ago Box
well, the Republican nominee for
Speaker, was defeated, 56 to So, but the
figures have since been reversed. One
Of the distractions to immediate reor-
ganization is Mr.. Boxwell himself, who
made enemies when he was formerly
Speaker, and who was generally re-
ported to have been the indirect cause
of Hanna's meeting with what is called
his Bull Run" at the organization OF
the General Assembly. There may be
some doubt about Boxwell's being put
in the Speakers chair, but there is no
doubt that an effort will be made to oust
Speaker Mason and all elected on the
Kurtz combine ticket.
Chas. Gerrish, who was Deputy State
Oil Inspector under Kurtz, was elected
Chief Clerk over John r. Malloy, Secre-
tary of the Republican State Committee
and the personal friend of Mr. Mckinley,
Hanna and Chas. Nash 1t is desired es-
pecially by the Republicans that Gerrish
be ousted in favor of Malloy. The Re-
publican Senators cannot undertake
such proceedings. That body consists
of eighteen Republicans and eighteen
Democrats. BY Senator Burke voting
with the Democrats it has stood 10 to II
on organization and on the Senatorship.
If Burke should return to the fold, Lieu
Jones says he "will
turn the rascals out" with his tie vote.
AN OVATION TO HANNA
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. Ex-senator
M. A. Hanna was received this after
noon, upon his return from Columbus,
with an enthusiasm far greater than
that which has been accored any public
man in this city in decade. At noon
the Tippecanoe Club, the Business Mems
League and the Republican Clubs form
ed for parade. Half the town turned out