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branches Of the legisle ture have ad-
jOurned until Monday. But both sides
of the senatorial contest remain in con-
ferences daily and nightly at the Neil
house and the Great Southern hotel,
respectively. The suspense and secret
work will continue until next Tuesday,
when the two branches Of the 1egis-
lature will vote separately for senator
and the roll calls will show whether
any changes have been made. The
doubtful members made no fiops today.
They still remain doubtful and they
are receiving the united and untiring
attention of the legislative steering
committees and outside workers.
Next Monday Gov Bushnell will be
tnaugurated for his second term, but
the exercises will not interfere with the
senatorial fight. The anti-Hanna Re-
publicans expect all of their followers
here Monday for large demonstra-
ton. Although many Republican clubs
have Cancelled their engagements for
quarters on Inauguration day, 1t Is be-
lieved that the efforts Of the anti-Han-
ma Republicans to have as big dem
onstration as usual will succeed. The
of the excursion rates to have visiting
Republican delegations here on that
day to protest against the combine"
with Democrats.
The expected deadlock will not begin
until next Wednesday, when the two
houses will ballot jointly for senator
and continue to ballot jointly from day
to day until there is an election. AS
the balloting may continue indefinitely,
1t is not expected that the inaugura-
ton visitors will remain to add to the
chorus Of bitter, bowling and counter
charges, but some apprehend insulting
demonstrations and even serious dis
turbances on Monday.
Letters and kilograms from protest
ing Republican clubs and committees
and others continue to pour in from the
on the governor and the Re-
publican members who are co-operat-
ing with the Democrats, and some Of
these messages and missives appeal to
Senator Foraker to come to the relief
Of the party by declaring 1t to be the
duty Of all Republicans to stand by the
decree Of the Toledo state convention
in supporting Senator Hanna.
LII 1Sply " lllC 1SpC1 10 dOOul SSCIG-
tary Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Day, Congressman Grosvenor and 9TH
ers being made the senatorial nominee,
Senator Hanna said positively today
he would never retire. He says he was
by the Toledo state conven-
ton for senator and cannot retire in
favor Of any other one. If he is defeat
ed the responsibility for disregarding
the decree of the state convention will
rest on those who are now co-operat-
ing with the Democrats. The senator
insists that he will never withdraw,
even If defeat should become newt
able, but 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
still ahead of them.
The standing committees have not
vet been announced in either house,
and the combine is using the patron
age to hold their men in line. In the
senate today Senator Burke showed
some tendency to cooperate with his
colleagues. The Democrats
wanted to report the committees, but
Senator Burke stopped it by saying
he would vote with the Republicans.
Later in the day Senator Burke was
in conference with Hanna and he spent
most of his time with Hanna workers.
The Republicans announced yester-
day that they would hold no joint SEN
atorial caucus tonight, and the Demo-
cratic members made the same an
today. The anti-Hanna
Republicans will have no caucus, so
there will be no test of strength until
next Tuesday. While the Hanna men
are still short three or more votes on
IT, oloi, 0f CT Of
the combine" is having it's troubles
in fixing on some one who can COM
mand all the Democratic votes as we'll
as those of the dissenting Republicans.
The Columbus Press, the Democratic
organ Of Central Ohio, tonight, in it's
leading editorial, says:
The organization of both houses Of the
legislature on Monday by coalition OF the
Democrats and Foraker Republicans does not
prove that the opposition to Hanna can elect
a senator. In order to elect senator in op-
position to Mr.. Hanna 1t will be necessary to
Democrats and the Foraker Republicans.
There are no votes to spare. Mr.. Hanna
and his assistants are not only trying to Sc
cure votes for him, but they are by the same
means and methods trying to prevent the
opposition to him from agreeing on any other
candidate. 1t is known there are Democratic
members of the legislature who are much dis
inclined to vote for any Republican for SEN
Mr.. Hanna elected senator as any other
Republican who thinks and votes as Mr..
Hanna does on public questions But as
every one of these Democrats voted for Ma
son. Republican, for speaker of the house
in preference to Mr.. Boxwell, also a Repub-
lican, who differs in nowise from Mason in
political opinions, except one is for and the
other is opposed to Hanna's election to the
senate 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 Hanna,
upon the ground that he was in principle
opposed to voting for Republicans under any
The Democrat who voted for
Mason for speaker could have done so only
to signify his opposition to NJ. A. Hanna.
Lewis G. Bernard, the Democratic
leader from Cincinnati, and the mana
ger for John r. Mclean, said tonight:
There will be no election for long
series of ballots. The Democrats will
scatter their votes.' This is taken to
mean that the Democrats will not be
able to agree in their caucus on a can
didate. The anti-Hanna Republicans
announce positively that under no cir
cumstances will they vote for a Demo-
crat. They will continue the deadlock
rather than elect a Demo-
cratic senator. Ex-senator Brice de-
livers an address here next Saturday
nigat at the Jackson day banquet, and