The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-14

Doubtful Members-Charges of Bribery
From Each Side-Sensational Scenes
During the Balloting Anticipated.
Columbus, O., January Ex-senator
Hanna is believed to be short one vote
of election. The opposition is not sure
of seventy three votes for any one man,
as against only seventy two for Hanna,
but they feel confident at least of pre-
venting Hanna's election.
Last night the democratic steering
committee demanded Of Mr.. Kurtz that
he furnish at least eight affidavits to-
night from republican members that
they would stand by the sixty five
democratic members in voting against
Hanna The Democratic steering COM
mittee reported tonight that they were
satisfied. Representative Gayman,
chairman of the house democratic steer
ing committee, went so far as to say
Hanna's defeat tomorrow was assured.
1t has been agreed by the conference
committee that the balloting in the two
houses will not begin until 2 o'clock p.
m, tomorrow and there may be several
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of the fight on both sides is being done
tonight. The worker will not sleep
now until after the baTloting begins.
There is a feeling among many of those
opposing Hanna that if he is not de-
feated on the first ballot or rather by
the separate ballots tomorrow that he
will not be defeated at all. These anti
Hanna workers say they had a ma
jority of five against Hanna when they
exposed their strength in organizing
the Legislature last Monday, and if
they come down to a majority of. only
one against Hanna tomorrow, the cOali-
ton may not hold together for another
day.
While the opposition still insists on
KurtZ as the candidate against Hanna,
yet they say that Bushnell, KuTtz or
any other one will be dropped as soon
asitis ascertained that he cannot secure
all of the votes Of either the anti-Han-
ma republicans or the democratic men,
5ers. One of the names most proml-
nently mentioned today was that of
Representative John p. Jones, who rep
resents Stark county, the home of
President Mckinley. Mr.. Jones is a re-
publican and prominent in the miners
union. He is for free silver and is ad-
vocated as the labor candidate against
the capitalist.
while the mass convention Of the
republicans this afternoon was the
largest and most Indignantly enthusi-
astic assembTage ever known in this
state, the oubtfu republican members
of the legislature did not see it, or feel
it. They were closely and literally en-
tertained by the opposition at the
Great Southern hotel during the after
noon and are there tonight, Representa-
tives Manuel, Griffith, Snyder and
others having the undivided and con-
slant attention of the other side. There
are at times lively scenes when Hanna
workers invade the rooms of the oppo-
sition at the Great Southern hotel and
also when the hustlers for the opposi-
tion come to the Neil house after some
of the doubtful members Or their
friends. There is tonight doubt as to
the final vote of some of those on whom
both sides have been depending.
With the result depending upon one
ote either way, there are several who
want to be on the winning side, and
may at any time change according to
their belief as to which side has the
necessary seventy three votes or for
some other cause. Owing to the APP
parent closeness of the vote there are
still numerous rumors of bribery for
another vote either way.
II LII lllCh "a L nav oNSiA
ographic notes of ar offer of 5000 by
two prominent members of the OPPOSE
tion. The opposition in turn claim 5.
H. Hollenbeck, a member of the repub-
lican state executive committee, went
to Cincinnati last Saturday with $40, 000.
1t is charged that Representative Otis
was offered and accepted SIC, 900.
Representative Otis is a republican who
was elected on a fusion ticket i'm Ham
ilton county. He has voted with the
democrats in the organization, but it is
claimed that he made friendly over
lures to Hanna workers to entrap them
into an offer for the purpose of ex-
posing the same and that he will do so
on the floor of the house tomorrw.
1t is said that Representative Otis
will pile $4,000 on his desk tomorrow
and make a sensational speech when
his name is called on the senatorial ball
lot. The Hanna men make a general
denial of the Otis charges and say that
they anticipate other dramatic perform
ances tomorrow before the balloting
begins.
Outside of the opposing senatorial
quarters, the city is filled tonight with
excursionists yelling themselves hoarse
for Hanna. The crowds and the excite
ment surpass any. of the usual conven-
tion Genes
Although the unexpired senatorial
term OF Sherman ends March 4th, 1893,
Senator lama was appointed last
March to serve only till the legislature
met in January 1898, as the governors
appointee under the law can serve only
until the legislature meets. 1t is, there
fore, claimed that Ohio has had only
one senator the past week and will
have only one till there is an election
for the short term from January 1898
till March, 1899.
Washington, January 1O.-Senators
who have examined the precedents say
thai the appointment of a senator by
the governor, as in the case of n
Hanna, holds until the legislature
elects or a%djourns.
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