The Portland daily press., 1898-01-06
NO CHANGES YESTERDAY.
Hanna's Reported Gain Lost to Him
Again.


Columbus, Ohio, January 5.-The sena-
torial contest became more bitter today
than ever after the sensational develop
ments last night in connection with Re-
preventative Griffith and other members.
The ssirmishing proceeded more clandes-
timely on both sides.
No claims were made on either side. It
was the purpose of the managers in not
holding any caucuses to be able to keep
their own secrets till the balloting begins
week hence. 1t is believed that secret
compacts are being made that will not
become known until the votes of members
are recorded.
The situation today is the same asfafter
the caucus of Saturday night and the
organization of the Legislature on Mon
day.
All those who changed their preferences
ye terday were brought back during the
night to their original places.
There was much comment today on the
departure Of Congressman Grosvenor for
Washington, after OK. Secretary Of State
Ryan and othors had recently been there
in the interest of Senator Hanna. The
Hanna men insisted that there would be
no legatee, while the opposition insisted
that they had Hanna beat now and would
beat Secretary Sherman, Assistant Secre-
tary Day or any other one that the friends
of the administration brought out in
place of Hanna.
The feature of the day was the passage
a.
unanimous vote), of bill repeating the
law for 50.year franchises to. street rail
ways. This repeating bill was introduced
by Representative Braynley, one of the
Republicans opposing Hanna, and the
bill was considered. as aimed at Hanna
After Bramley spoke for his bill, MIR.
Bowel! replied and charged Hramley
with using Hlis bill for defense and bun.
combe. Eoxwell said he voted for the sc
year ,ra'aohise law In the last legislature
ana was sorry for 1t, but he did not then
underAtand the measure was induced tc
SUPPORT 1T by Senator Foraker, who
Was urging the members to pass that law.
rhe debate became general and was free
| Iy charged by members that Senator
| Hanna was at the State house two years
ago, as we'll as Senator Foraker, lobby
ing for the 5o,year street railway fran.
chise law. Other proceedings In ths
House were merely routine, but the lines
of Monday were drawn whenever the
steering committees so desired. In the
| Senate there were no new developments
Senator Burke continued to cooperate
with the Democrats.
At IL o. M, both branches of the legis
lature met in joint assembly to canvas:
/ the vote of the last state election.
During the two hours devoted to can
wasting the vote, the senators and repre-
sentatives put in the time comforting or
| the senatorial contest.
| 1t was the consensus of opinion thai
Mr.. Hanna WAS short three votes, ant
that the opposition was becoming con
centrated on kurtZ for the short term anc
Bushnell for the long term.
| There was much talk in the iobDies
about the references to Senators Foraker
and Hanna in the discussion of the so
wear street railway franchise law. The
| Republicans said that Hanna was not /
senator two years ago, not then chairman
of the national committee, nor acting II
Hanna did not come to the State capitol
appear before the committees and lobby
| with the members as they said the senior
| Ohio senator did The scenes at tn,
Neil house and the Great Southern hote
today were continued with increased
bitterness and counter charges, but NJ
changes are believed to have been mad
at either headquarters.
At the Great Southern there are two
different headquarters cooperative ant
occupying adjoining suites of rooms, A
the rooms occupied by the anti-Hann,
Republicans no changes We're announced
At the rooms of the Democratic mana
gers there was quite stir over tele
grams from ex-senator Brice, advising
the Democratic members to vote for
Democrat for U. s. senator
Of the 65 Democrats in the Legislature
only three are said to agree with Brio
on the financial question and it is salt
they will not break away from the oours
agreed upon by their Democratic col
leagues.