Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-10
Though the Rannl Men Seem
a Little More Confident.
Today's Features Will Be BushneIl's
Inauguration and Mass Meeting.
The Opposition Now See whore Two Costly
Mistakes Wore Made.

and night and the doubtful members
are given no rest But no such flop.s
were announced as those of the pre-
viouS days in favor of Hanna. The
workers for the senator say they nov
have enough votes.
The kurtZ workers say they can
spare another vote or two and still
defeat Hanna but they insist that they
have lost all of their doubtful men now
and viii stand To the last with at least
8 Republicans and the s. Democratic
members against Hanna. They even
say that they expect to get Manuel of
Montgomery, and Griffith of Union.
back on their side before Tuesday.
1t is also claimed by the opposition
that while Senator Hanna's forces have
been charging on their lines that they
have been successfully attacking his
lines and have promises from mero-
bers on whom the senator has been de-
pending.
The Hanna men claim two more ac-
cessions. today. but they will not give
any names as they did those of Repre-
sentative Manuel. Friday night. and
| Representative Griffith, last night.
The opposition to Hanna has no bet-
ting yet in IDS favor. The bets. ranging
from $500 10 $4,000 for even money on
Hanna's election, have remained posted
at the Neil house for two days without
takers and there are other bets offered
| among them being one of $500 by Gen.
Grosvenor on Hanna's election None
Of the bets are on the result of the first
or any ballots. but all are offered on
/ the final result.
While the workers on both sides have
! been chasing doubtful members and hold
! ing secret conferences. to-day. the general
public has been agitated over the result.
/ tomorrow. Of the Inauguration at noon
ana the Hanna mass meeting in the
! AFTERNOON. Both sides are. today. arrang-
/ ing tu avoid street collisions or any kind
/ of tfouhlr il possible at that time.
The mass meeting will nottbe called to
ORDER hY Chairman George IT, Nash OF
! the state Republican state committee, eth
! : 2. NJ. and these in charge of the in
/ ausuration of Coy. Bushnell will seek to
] have the inaugural eXerciseS-eVer before
| the clubs begin the march to the audi
| torium for the mass meeting The. rail-
1 roads have arranged to run excursion
! trains for those attending the inaugural.
! tion early in the morning and for those
coming to the mass meeting later in the
| day.
The Hanna men are seeking to have as.
many here as possible in the afternoon
and the OPPOSITION is equally energetic In .
rallying all they can In the different
counties for the morning demonstrations.
| The militia and other organizations are
arriving. tonight. to take part in the in
ausuration. In the morning parade there
will he a marked absence of Republican
clubs. .
All the polio" of the city and many de-
tcctives will be on hand for both Occa-
sions. There have. in addition to the
regular authorities been over 100 SER
Seants-at-armS appointed for the mass
convention in the afternoon with ex-
hInf .f L. l. tie
scrgca nj -;it-arms.
Chairman Nash will state the object of
the mass convention. that it was called
ON the request of county Republican
committees etc. and then he will intro
ducc rs chairman of the mass convention,
Congressman Walter Weaver of SPRING
field. VIII" was spokesman. last week. Of
the Republican delegation that came
from BushHells home to call on the Gov
rrtor and protest against his course in
the senatorial contest.
A. &. caine and John Il. Malioy, the
Republican caucus candidates respective-
~ for clerks Of the Senate and the House,
VIII be the secretaries All the other Re
publican caucus nominees who were de-
featod by 10 Republican members voting
with the Democrats on the organization
of the Legislature are included in the
list pf S"rSeant-at-
While the resolutions that will he pre-
scented at the mass convention will not
DINER materially from those heretofore
adopted in the counties it Is ntimatcd
that there will be one appealing to Scna-
tor Foraker as the senior senator from
Ohio. to declare himself.
There Is no doubt about the tone of the
resolutions on Gov. Bushnell and the bolt
ing Republican members of the Legisla-
ture. and in them is one which demands
the resignation of Charles l.. KurtZ az
the Ohio member of the Republican ma
tonal committee. but there are differ
tnccs of opinion among the Republican
managers rs to the Foraker resolution.
Since the epidemic of local Indignation
meetings and the crusade for "A general
gathering here. tomorrow. some of the
managers Of the opposition admit that
two mistakes have been made on their
side. The first mistake was in exposing
their strength in organizing the Legisla-
ture, ana the second in allowing IL to adj
journ from Wednesday till Monday
that such members as Manuel Of Mont
and Griffith Of MON. could 20
home and meet their constituents. II was
thought that the organization of the Leg
islature would settle some things but ii
is asserted that since Mason has been
made Speaker he is calling on Hanna and
since Grifiiths has been sworn in as
Speaker pro TEN. he has come out pub
licly for Hanna
representative Joyce of Guernsey who
voted with the combine on organization
has announced positively that he will
support Hanna. His opposition was sole
~ against Boxwel for Speaker. Mean
time Jones Of Stark. Rulan of Carroll.
with the Democrats last Monday
nave since undergone such a fire
rom their constituents that they are ex-
)ected yet 10 square themselves by vot-
ing for Hanna.
While there were 10 dissenting Republic
an members. last week. the Hanna men
say there will be only two or three this
week. These changes are attributed more
. the work that has been done in the
counties than here.
While there have been charges and
cunt exchanges OF bribery. there was con-
i9eraale stir. today, over the publication
Il the following in the Cincinnati Com
nercal Tribune and IN different forms In
,ther Republican papers:
While Senator Hanna and his follow
rs have been careful TO make no i'm
PROPER use Of money in the senatorial
Ontest. they have all along known that
he ethics Of the case We're not so strictly
observed by the opposition Therefore
when an opportunity was offered to get