The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-06
LONG DEADLOCK is LIKELY.
HANNA'S FOES TO FIND TT HARD TO
UNITE ON A CANDIDATE.

Republican Opponents of the Boss
Refuse to Vote for Democrat for
crate Likely to Refuse to Vote for
n Republican - Ex-senator Brice
Urges the Latter Policy Secret
Work Now the Order of the Day in
the Rival Camps.
Columbus, o., Jan. 5.-Both branches Of
the legislature have adjourned until Mon
day. But both sides of the senatorial con-
test remain in conference daily and
nightly at the Neil house and at the Great
Southern hotel. The suspense and secret
work will continue till next Tuesday, when
the two branches of the legislature vote
separately for senator. The doubtful
members made no hops to-day. They re-
main doubtful and they are receiving the
united and untiring attention of the leg
islative steering committees and outside
workers.
Letters and kilograms from protesting
republican clubs and constituents continue
to come in from the counties and the re-
publican members who are cooperating
with the democrats.
In reply to the representations about
Secretary Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Day and Congressman Grosvenor and
others being named as the senatorial NOM
inees, Senator Hanna said to-day, private
ly, that he would never retire He said
he was nominated by the Toledo conven-
tion for senator and he cannot retire in
favor of any one. If he is defeated the
responsibility of disregarding the recon-
mendation of the state convention will
rest upon those who are now operating
with the democrats. The senator insists
that he will never withdraw, even if de-
feat should become inevitable. He still
insists that he will win out before another
week rolls around.
Senator Hanna, Mr.. Kurtz and other
leaders are now almost worn out and
they evidently have long struggle sull
ahead of them. The standing committees
have still not been announced in either
house, and the Combine" is using the
patronage to hold the men in line.
The Columbus Express, the democratic
organization of Central Ohio, tonight. in
it's leading editorial, says: 1.-The organiza-
Monday by a coalition of the democrats
and Foraker republicans does not prove
that the opposition TO Hanna can elect
a senator.
"In order to elect a senator in opposi-
ton to Mr.. Hanna il will be necessary TO
have a perfect coalition between the
Bryan democrats and Foraker republic
cans. There are no votes to spare.
Hanna and his associates are not only
trying to secure votes for him, but they
are by the same means and methods try
ing to prevent the opposition to him from
agreeing on any other candidate
1T is known there are democratic men,
bers of the legislature who are much dis
inclined to vote for any republican sena-
tor and would almost as willingly see Mr.
Hanna elected senator as any other reDub-
lican who thinks and votes as Mr. Hanna
does on public questions But as every
one of these democratic members have
voted for Mr.. Mason, rep, for speaker
of the House, in preference to Mr Box
well, also republican, who differs in no.
wise from Mr. Mason in political opinions.
except one is for and the other is opposed
TO senator Hanna's election for the SEN
ate, 1t would now come with rather bad
grace from any democrat who voted for
Mason to refuse to vote for an honest re-
publican for senator in opposition to Han
ma on the ground that he was in principle
opposed to voting for a republican nomi-
nee for senator
The democrats who voted for Mason
for speaker could have done so only TO
signify opposition to NJ. "A. Hanna"
Louis g. Bernard, the democratic leader
from Cincinnati, and manager for John r.
Mclean, said tonight: There will be
no election for along series OF ballots The
democrats will scatter their votes"
rms is taken to mean that the demo-
Gratis were not able to agree in their eau
Gus ON a candidate
Ihe anti-Hanna republicans announce
positively that under no circumstances
VIII they vote for a democrat They will
oontihue .tl.l the deadlock Indefinitely rather
than elect democratic senator