The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-04
THE KURTZ MEN IN CONTROL
Both Houses of the Legisla-
ture Organized by the
Anti-Hanna Allies.
Friends of the Boss RalIying
for a Last Desperate Fight
to Save the SenatOrship.

COLUMBUS. o., Jan. S-The sena.
torial contest in the Ohio Legislature
has become desperate The combine
OF the anti-Hanna Republicans with the
Democratic members won at the eau
cuses last night and again today, in
organizing both branches of the legis-
lature in the interests Of "the COM
bine" opposition to the reelection of
Senator Marcus a Hanna There are
two more dates for tests of strength,
the joint senatorial caucuses next
Wednesday night and the joint ballot
ing for senator one week from next
Wednesday jan II.
With the complication Of the legisla-
tive organization and its patronage
disposed of, the Hanna men tonight
began most desperate fight on the
senatorship. The Hanna men deny
that they will form a coalition with
Brice or gold Democrat for senator
rather than be beaten by a free silver
Republican, or that they will do any,
thing else but fight it out, if it takes
all winter. While they are not able
to give list long enough to elect. they
claim that Hanna is stronger than
Boxwell and the other regular Repu0-
lican candidates In the organization of
the legislature, and that the opposition
has not enough votes to elect a sena-
tor. The Hanna men concede that they
have lost the power of the organization
of both branches, can name no chair
men, place no members on desirable
committees or dispose OF any other
state patronage, but they have carried
the war into the home counties of "the
bolting'' Republican members and ex-
pect the necessary changes before next
Wednesday night.
The developments of last Saturday
night and today have caused the Hanna
men to admit they were out-generaled
in the preliminary organization for this
contest, and that they underestimated
the opposition, especially the extent Of
it since the November election. While
Chairman KurtZ was thought to have
been organizing against Senator Han
ma, ever since the Republican state
convention at Toledo in June, yet the
participation of Gov. Bushnell and
others had not been fully anticipated.
The Democratic state headquarters
have been in operation, by John r. Nc
Lean and others, ever since the No
vember election, ostensibly to prepare
for grand free silver carnival here
on Jackson day, Jan. 8.
HANNA OUTGENERALED.
1t now transpires that the Demo-
cratic state headquarters were kept
open to get all the Democratic mem
bers in line for what took place today
and the defeat of Hanna Meanwhile
Mr.. KuTtZ was marshaling every pos
sible Republican in line against Hanna
and communicating with the committee
on arrangements for Jackson day.
When this fact was no longer con-
cealed tonight by the opposition, there
were many Republicans openly COM
planning against Senator Hanna's man.
ayers. Senator Hanna did not arrive
here until last Friday evening, and was
in Washington until the holiday recess
He heard complaints about his own abb
Sence and about Understanding the
organization of the opposition in very
good -natured manner and insisted that
he would yet win out.
The superior organization of the op-
position was shown in the combine"
securing today nearly all Of the doubt
full votes. The opposition has had an
army of workers here for a week with
detachments that kept close to each
one Of the doubtful Republicans The
opposition marched to the state house
in line like troops and worked for
weeks like soldiers under orders. They
had been doing picket duty, skirmish-
ing and walking guard lines and they
had their tIiumphal march in the most
unusual manner because of the conf
deuce in their organization. The wives
and daughters of the managers of "the
combine" secured choice seats in ad-
vance in the legislative halls awaiting
the arrival of the anti-Hanna hosts and
the most elaborate floral designs were
on hand for the occasion.
The feeling of the Republican men,
bers who voted for their caucus nomi-
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