The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-11

ira edition THAT was gotten cut during
rhe nigh. by the Evenfng Press, the cr-
gan OF the znti-Hanna combine
A summary Of the i0ng stcry. accord
ing TO Col CaUpbeli's statement. is that
Henry N Boyce OF New York and for
merry OF Los Angeles. Cal. called on
Col. Campbell last Friday az the iacter's
Office and offered Campbell s.a.olo 10 get
Otis 20 vote for Hanna Campbell ard
Otis had frequent meetings with Boyce.
who claimed 10 be representing j. p.
Morgan and others who have interests IN
Ohio that might be affected by lsgssla-
ton. Col. Campbell ard Otis say they
determined 10 give Boyce all the latitude
he wanted, AID SGT trap TO catch him.
Holienbeck, who was said 10 be the mid
6ienan. was also taken into their coun-
sci according 10 the statements. Campbell
and Otis say the money was produced and
that they are holding Il Ii trust and that a
statement accordingly viii be made in the
house tomorrow.
Following tas publication OF this state
rneEl tonight q statement was given out
from the Hanna headquarters. In which
they say:
The charge that Representative Otis
has o=en offered 0ribe by a representative
cf Senator Hanna Is denounced at Senator
but characteristic OF the campaign Of tricks
and tEeacheFy that kuTfz Ayers and their
associates have carried on ever since the
senatorial question came up. II has been
known 20 the Republican managers fer
considerable time that this stage play for
effect was contemplated.
There is not said Mr. Hanna's friends
ana managers, "ons single word of truth IN
these statements IL Is known that New
York newspaper which has fought Hanna
viciGusly from the tine that ne assumed
charge OF the national campaign in 1s9s.
Gispat ched a mysterious messenger 10 Ohio
recently with large sums Of money, and it
is not improbable taat numerous other
bribery fakes Will be sprung upon the pub
Lie from day 10 day in the effort 70 finish
the desperate game b gun months ago.
Mr.. Eanna's friends hold in their hands
absolute evidence that offers of bribes were
made 20 Republicans from men coming df-
rect from Bliss and kurtz. and know the
their hands before they are ready 10 make
Dse Of them
Ar. HoAlenbeck. about whose visit 20
Cincinnati vast amount of mystery is
assumed by the oTigtnators of the story.
was out OF the city when the publication
made It's appearance tonight and could
not be reached by wire but full denial
as relates to 1t will be forthcoming as
soon as the statements reach him.
The opposition claims that Hollenbeck
has fed 10 escape arrest. Nothing is
known of the whereabouts of Boyce.
The caucus of the Democratic members
Of the legislature at the Great Southern
tonight took recess at IL 80 till midnight
TO enable the steering committee TO again
confer with Mr.. kurtz. The claims as TO
the number Of Democrats who purposely
remained away were various but the most
accurate information places 1t at five
There were said TO be at least five Demo
Gratis in the caucus who refused to vote
for any one except a Democrat for sena-
tor. and tffofts were centered in bringing
these me1lers into line. The prospects
are that the caucus will last all night.
Outside the opposing senatorial quarters
the city is filled tonight with excursionists
yelling themselves hoarse for Hanna. The
crowds and the excitement surpass any Of
the usual convention scenes.