The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-06
CONTEST GROWING BITTER
TROUBLE FEARED WHEN BUSHNELL
Is INAUGURATED MONDAY.
Senator Burke Now Said to BE Work
ing for Hanna-Democrats still Di-
vided--Grnnd Jury RumOrs.

test remain i'm conference daily and night
ly, at the Neil House and the Great South
ern Hotel, respectively. The suspense and
secret work will continue till next Tuesday,
when the two branches of the Legislature
vote separately for senator, and the roll
calls will show whether any changes have
been made. The doubtful members made no
fiops to-day They still remain doubtful,
and they are receiving the united and un-
firing attention of the legislative steering
committees and outside workers.
Next Monday Governor Bushnell Will be
inaugurated for his second term, but the
exercises will not interfere with the sena-
torial fight. The anti-Hanna Republicans
expect all of their followers here Monday
for large demonstration Although many
Republican clubs have cancelled their en-
gagements for quarters on inauguration
day it is believed that the efforts of the
anti-Hanna Republicans to have as big a
demonstration as usual will succeed. The
Hanna men will also take advantage of the
excursion rates to have visiting Republican
delegations here cn that day to protest
against the combine" with Democrats.
The expected deadlock will not begin till
next Wednesday, when the two houses bal
lot jointly for senator and continue to bal
lot Jointly from day to day till there is an
election As the balloting may continue
indefinitely it is not expected that the
Inauguration visitors will remain to
add to the chorus of bitter bowling and
counter-charges, bat some apprehend in
sulting demonstrations and even serious
disturbances on Monday
Letters and kilograms from protesting Re
publican clubs and committees and others
continue to pour in from the counties on
the Governor and the Republican members
who arc cooperating with the Democrats,
and some of these messages and missives
appeal to Senator Foraker to come to the
relief Of the party by declaring it to be the
duty of all Republicans to stand by the de-
cree of the Toledo state convention in sup
porting Senator Hanna.
In reply to the reports about Secretary
of State Sherman, assistant Secretary Day,
Congressman Grosvenor and others being
made the Republican senatorial nominee
Senator Hanna said positively To-Day he
would never retire. He says he was nomi-
mated by the Toledo state convention for
senator, and cannot retire in favor of any
one. If he is defeated the responsibility for
disregarding the decree of the state con-
vention will rest on those who are now CO.
insists that he will never withdraw, even
if defeat should become inevitable, but he
still insists that he will win out before an
other week rolls round. Senator Hanna
Mr.. Kurtz and other leaders are now al
most worn out, and they evidently have a
long struggle still ahead of them.
COMBINE USING PATRONAGE.
The standing committees have not been
IN
bine is using the patronage to hold their
men in line. In the Senate to-day Senator
Burke showed some tendency to Coop
crate with his Republican colleagues. The
Democrats wanted to report the commit
tees, but Senator Burke stopped it, saying
he would vote with the Republicans Later
in the day Senator Burke was in confer
ence with Hanna and he spent most of his
time with the Hanna workers.
The Republicans announced yesterday
that they would hold no joint senatorial
caucus tonight. and the Democratic mem
bers made the same announcement TODAY.
The anti-Hanna Republicans will have no
caucus, so there will be no test of strength
till next Tuesday. While the Hanna men
are still short three or more votes on the
current claims of both sides, yet the ''com-
bine" is having its troubles in fixing on
some one who can command all the Dem
ocratic vote, as well as that of the dissent
ing Republicans.
The Columbus Press, the Democratic or
gan of central Ohio, tonight, in its lead
Ing editorial, says:
THE organization of both houses of the
1segislature on Monday by coalition of the
not prove that the opposition to Hanna
can elect senator. In order to
elect a senator in opposition to Mr. Hanna
IL VIII be necessary to have a perfect coali-
ton between the Bryan Democrats and the
Foraker Republicans. There are no votes
to spare. Mr.. Hanna and his assistants are
not only trying TO SECURE votes for him
but they are by the same means and meth
9ds trying TO prevent the opposition to him
from agreeing on any other candidate.
1t is known there are Democratic
meIubers of the Legislature who are much
disinciined to vote for any Republican for
senator and who would almost as willingly
see 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 Democratic members
voted for Mason a Republican for speaker
or the House. in preference to Mr.. BoxwelI
also Republican. who differs in nowise
from Mason in political opinions, except
that one is for and the other is opposed to
HannaS election TO the Senate, it would
now come with rather bad grace from any
Democrat who voted for Mason to refuse TO
vote for an honest Republican for senator
IN opposition to Hanna on the ground that
Republicans under any circumstances The
Democrat who voted for Mason for speaker
could have done so only to signify his op-
position to- M. A. Hanna"
Lewis g. Bernard, the Democratic leader
from Cincinnati and the manager for John
r. Mclean, said tonight: There will be
no election for q 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
candidate. The anti-Hanna Republicans an
nounce positively that under no circum-
stances will they vote for Democrat They
VIII continue the deadlock Indefinitely rather
than elect a Democratic senator Ex-Sena-
tor Brice will deliver an address here next
Saturday night at the st. Jackson-day ban
quet, and his presence is anticipated with
some anxiety.
SENSATIONAL RUMOR.
The Press is out with a sensational extra
edition tonight announcing that the Demo-
cratic prosecuting attorney has presented
the senatorial situation to the grand jury
IN referring TO this inquistion the Press
says sworn statements have been submitted
to the grand jury from Representative and
Mrs. Griffith. of Union county; Representa-
tive George SpellIuyer and Chris Monter, OF