The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-06

8a,h side. Conferrine.
Both sides are spending the time in
close conferences All the changes
that are being sought are anticipated |
from representatives II Is conceded |
that Senator Burke, one OF the Repub.
lican senators from Cleveland who has
not yet appeared, will be here to vote
against Hanna. His attorney pre-.
sented his certificate Of election TO |
Lieutenant Governor Jones just before |
the senate convened. The senate will
cast II votes Tor Hanna and 10 against |
him, IL Hanna is no stronger In the
house than the Boxwell ticket was,
when Boxwell received 53 votes and
Mason (anti HannaJ SO for speaker, |
then Senator Hanna would have only 20 |
votes on Joint ballot, and 73 are neces' |
sary to elect Notwithstanding the re.
suits on the organization of both
houses, both sides seem equally conf.
dent in claiming the senatorship on
Joint ballot.
After long conference of the Hanna
managers the following statement was
gwen out from the senator's head.
quarters
while the failure OF the Republi.
cans to organize the two houses of the
legislature was surprise and matter
OF regret to the supporters of Senator
hanna, they do not believe that it has
any bearing upon or especial relation
to the senatorship. The members of
the legislature were not pledged or in.
structed by their constituents lin any
way to vote for any individual as any
officer of the legislature In the case
of the senatorship, the case is different
The state constitution declares, section
3, that the people have the right to as.
semble together in a peaceful manner
to consult for their common good, to
instruct their representatives, and tC
petition the general assembly for the
redress Of grievances.
THE people have exercised their
privileges and right under the state
constitution by assembling in both
county and state conventions and de.
claring with an unexampled unanimity
IN favor of the election of Senator
Hanna TO the senate. The people Of 81
Of the 68 counties declared in conven.
tions assembled their desire that he be
elected senator by this general assem-.
bly,, which has been organized, and the
state convention so declared unani.
mously. in view Of these facts and of
the general expression of public opinion
since the election, 1t lie felt that the
act of yesterday should not and cannot
be construed as having any relation to
the senatorial question. This matter
must he decided by the Republican
members of the general assembly who
are pledged, both by the action Of the
people they represent aud by their own
statements and acts, to his support
The election of Mr.. Hanna was made a
direct issue, not only before the state
and county conventions, but in the
election last November. in which his
name and candidacy was the leading
issue
VIII support Hanna.
That these conditions are recognized
by Republican members generally is
| shown by the fact that already several
OF the men who voted against the nom.
inc Js OF the Republican organization
| caucus have voluntarily stated that
| they intend to vote for Mr.. Hanna and
| that they have from the first considered
| the question of his election, as having
no relation to, or bearing upon, the
mere organization of the house. In
| the selection of officers of that body
| Considerations entirely different from
those relating to the representation OF
| Ohio IN the United States senate were
| considered, and the action of each
member was based upon those indi.
vldual and local considerations and
| questions In the case of the senator.
ship the instruction of the county con.
| ventions, the state convention and the
| people themselves in the election were
all clearly and with singular unanimity
in favor of the selection Of Mr.. Hanna
for the senatorship. and il is not be.
lieved that the action of any man in
determining his course as 70 the sup
port of candidates for officers of the
| legislature can be assumed to be al
evidence of hostility 10 the man who
was endorsed for the senatorshlp with
greater unanimity than ever before in
the history of Ohio, or probably in the
history of the country.
"Mr. Hanna and his active support
ers fully and confidently believe tina,
he will receive the votes of the mem.
bers of his party when they are called
upon to perform this special feature oi
the duties for which they were elected
II is not considered possible that any
Repub lean in the Ohio legislature will
be wiling TO pursue a course which
would result in the substitution in the
United States senate of a supporter OF
the dangerous doctrines upon which
DdScu llS
paign of 1886 Tor the man who led the
Republicans to victory against that
party ana those principles, especially al
that action would result in turning
over TO the democracy and the friends
of free silver the control of the senate
during at least one-half, if not all, OF
the term of Ohio's Republican presi
dent. William Mckinley"
A delegation of $50 Republicans has
arrived from Springfield, the home Of
Governor Bushnell, to protest against
the action OF the latter on the sena
torial contest. The Springfield Repub
hcans were met at the depot by dele
CATION of Hanna men with big rec
Hanna badges for all. The Transparent
cies were very severe and the street
parade quite demonstrative.
Governor Bushnell received a tele
gram IRON Warren Republicans saying
"Trumbull county and Western he
the Republican party"
Joseph q. est of Washington Cour
IHouse, Republican editor, has ten
dered Governor Bushnell his resigna
tion as deputy oil inspector. He mad,
his official reports TO State Oil inspector
J Kurtz and resigned on account of thC
governors attitude on the senatoria
J contest. The designations of Judg,
Nash, Colonel Moore and Mr.. Gers
we're all promptly acc epted.
Youngstown Republicans sent thu
governor the following message "Al
your Republican friends regret very
much that you should seem to be form
ing an alliance with Democrats, will
the purposo of defeating the expressed
wish OF our party. Office is only hon
orable when obtained in an honorable