The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-05
THE DAYS HISTORY.
Disclosing the Work and specula-
tons of Both Factions.

/ to have secured pledges from
Representatives Griffith of Union
and Joyce of Guernsey, who voted for
! Mason yesterday for speaker, but with
these doubtful accessions they were still
! short two votes of enough to elect.
While Hanna's friends are working
here, Republican clubs, committees and
other organizations at the homes of the
doubtful combination men, have been
enlisted, and many delegations of Wis
iting statesmen are arriving, one of the
/ first being from the home of Governor
! Bushnell, Springfield. The combined
opposition to Senator Hanna is still
uncertain as to their candidate. Some
Democrats object to Governor Bushnell
or Mayor McKiSson, or Mr.. Kurtz, or
any other Republican that has been
yet suggested. While the opposition has
| informally announced several names for
senator, there has been no fixed action
on that selection.
TROUBLE OF COMBINE.
The combined opposition to Hanna
claims to have enough votes to defeat
Hanna, but has not yet claimed enough
votes for any senatorial candidate
mentioned by the combine to elect
Their trouble is not only to hold all
their present forces in line against
Hanna, but to get them to agree upon
their man for senator. The work today
was devoted by the combine" to hold
their forces and manage them for the
senatorial contest, as was done yeSter-
day for the organization of both
branches of the legislature. The work
of the Hanna men has been devoted
to skirmishing for two or more votes.
Senator Burke of Cleveland arrived
today from Chicago, and completed the
full attendance of the senators. Burke
voted with the Democrats, but took his
seat on the Republican side of the
chamber.
AGAINST CORPORATIONS.
In the house all sorts of bills were in
troduced against corporations. The
measures were regarded as threats at
Senator Hanna, whose affairs are Of
varied interests. An amendment to the
Nicholas law, which taxes the earnings
of express, telegraph, telephone and
other companies, was introduced so as
to include street railways, electric light
and power equipment, artificial and
natural gas, pipe line messengers,
sleeping car, and all other corporations.
There was also a bill introduced to
repeal the law for a new state house.
This was regarded as returning the
compliment to the Columbus people
who have expressed their protests to
the course of Governor Bushnell.
STORMED. THE GOVERNOR.
While these measures were being
thrown in. q delegation of $50 from
Springfield. the home of Governor
Bushnell, marched into the state house,
wearing Hanna badges and with ban
ners bearing severe inscriptions, and
called or Governor Bushnell In re-
Spouse to their protests, Governor
bushnell made a speech, in which he
said his RepUblicanism had never been
H. h.
right TO his individual opinions and
preferences.
The Springfield delegation afterward
called or Senator Hanna, and then
Joined IN the chorus of other visiting
delegations that are coming in today,
to protest against the action of Repun-
licans who are combining with the
Democrats to defeat Hanna.
Congressman Weaver, the spokesman
of the visiting delegation of Spring
field, in addressing Governor Bushnell,
said:
PUTS A QUESTION.
'I had the honor to present your
name ct the Toledo convention, and
am proud OF it Circumstances have
arisen which have changed the current
OF affairs. Certain persons who claim
to be Republicans are endeavoring to
thwart Mr.. Hanna'S candidacy, but we
cannot believe that you are one of
these: that you are unloyal. For you to
do this would be a political blunder, if
not political crime. Hence we call to
ask ie you have done what is charged
against you"
Following this, Congressman Weav-
er's remarks were in the nature of an
appeal TO the governor to not permit
the Republican party to so down to de-
feat by the election of any other man
for NJ Hanna
BUSHNELL'S REPLY.
Governor Bushnell was almost over
come by emotion. In response, he re-
ferred to the fact that the representa-
tives and senators from Clarke county
are strong adherents of Hanna, while
but three-fourths of the Cuyahoga
county delegation are for him. He said
he had been misreDresented in the re-
cent controversy, and charged that it
was not true that he had attended a
Democratic conference to defeat Hanna.
(Cheers.)
He said he did not know that such u
conference had been held. He expressed
the belief that the members of the
house and senate should decide the
question of a senator, and all others
should remain out of the fight.
But this" he said, cannot be, as it
is a free country, and as long as the
people behave they have right to be
here. But all people have their pref
erences and prejudices Until today my
RepublicaniSm has never been queS
toned" (Hisses and groans, mingled
with cheers. greeted this statement, as
Governor Bushnell raised his hand to
quiet the assemblage.)
1T is by your suffrage that I am in
this high office. Now, if you have no
respect for me, for Gods sake have re-
spect for the office"
Have YOU taken any action for
candidate, governor" inquired one of
the delegation.
Il have no vote in the legislature
he said.
DISCHARGED HIS DUTY.
Continuing, Governor Bushnell said:
81 discharged my duty last spring, |
States senator. Now the members of
the legislature must discharge theirs"
From the governors Office the delega-
ton marched to Hanna's headquarters. |
Addresses were made by General GroS-
Vepor, Senator Hanna, Major Dick, !
Judge Nash and others. Senator Han
ma spoke at length, reviewing the action /
Of the Toledo convention, the work of /
the last campaign, and the action of /
the past few days, but expressed the I
fullest confidence in the final result
The Springfield delegation gave pa /
rades during the afternoon, paraded to |
the newspaper offices, and even the /
headquarters OF Kurtz and 1.-The COM