New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-05
HANNA THREE VOTES SHOHT
NO REPUBLICAN CAUCUS TO BE HE'D IN
COLUMBUS.

r.zr PRECEDENT ESTABLISHED IN TIE FoRAKER
CASE 10 BE FoILOwED-Is 1T A CONFESSION
OF WEAKNESS BY THE HANNA FOrcEs7
THE AN-rr-HANNA MEN NOT fET
AGREED ON CANDIDATE.
Columbus Ohio Jan. 4--The p,litical future
=, senator Hanna Is tonight in closely poised
nalance While there now reported TO be
.r,v ninc dissenters among tn eighty Repub-
ucan ,nerlNers-one In the Seratc and eight in
..a Eouse-vot the really doubtful list seems
,r,,,ea 20 two or three Some Of the dissenting
penuiiicans are not likely ecer 10 be reconciled
- Senator Hanna They have burned their
bridges behind them and openly admit IT,
REPRESENTATIVES Gr4fith of Union. and Joyce
-. .cvo~reev who voted sith the combine on the
organization OF the House said to-day that they
would vote for Hanna. This gives Hanna 81 in
the House and II IN The Senate. total OF 81.
or two short of the necessary majority Droste
of Hamilton who voted for Boxwell for Speaker
o,,orncss ~ the time that he would favor Ger
rard a silver Republican, for Senator. 80 that
,,o No, oain for Hanna TO date over the vote on
,be oraan,zation IS only one. The Hanna men
cav that they expect 10 get the votes of Scott of
rl,lton and Ru,an. of Carroll who are instructed
t,- Hanna. hut who voted with the combine on
The organization.
on The other hand. the combine managers say
tha. Scott and Rutan Will remain with them to
,ho ar'eh and that they expect also to get
en,der. of Greene. and Redkay. OF Highland VINO
voted for Boxwcll for Speaker. The douDtfui
hers Will have their choice of charinanshlps
and the opportunity 20 make all the other selec-
.jors they want The power Of the organization
n the House is being used 70 the greatest posi-
ble ADVANTAGE and rs influence IS not 20 be un-
der-ated in connection with the support or the
c,a,a administration. While Mt. Kurtz and his
assistants will make no statements. yet they
are holding back the appointments on the COM
-,ttees and other patronage IN anticipation OF
raining several votes on the Senatorial ballot.
rROr-RIE WITH SOME DEMOCRATS
IN holding its men IN line the combine is fav-
,rg trouble with some of the sixty five De no.
cratic members II is believed that Mayor Nc
Klsson will give way to Mr.. Kurtz for the short
term for senator while Governor Bushnell has
all along been regarded as the candidate for the
long term. Representatives Wiley or wayne;
Powell of Morrow: Niles. n Lucas. and other
radical Free Silver Democrats are not satisfied
With Kurtz and bushnell and II they are 70
vote for Republicans they want men with de-
cided silver records IKE that Of Gerard and
others who are named. Some Of the Democratic
members insist that the breach is 90 wide and so
deep now between the Republicans that John r.
Mclean or some other Free Silver Democrat
can be elected over Hanna
The announcement to-day by the Republicans
that they would have no Joint Senatorial caucus
tomorrow night or at any time previous TO the
belotine for Senator will compel all to continue
IN this guerilla warfare for another week; but,
with the result depending the action Of two
or three doubtru members, neither side could
show its hand without exposing the recruits or
the deserters TO terrific fire for at least a
week
The Senate and the House viii ballot sepa-
rately next Tuesday for Senator. The Senate
will stand 10 70 II against Hanna by Senator
Burke voting with the Democrats. The House
on Monday stood IS to SO II is now rs 10 "a
against Hanna This WIFI settle the contest II
the combine in both houses can concentrate on
any one candidate against Hanna, and when
III. two houses meet on the following day
Wednesday. January IL. TO canvass in Joint
assembly the vote Of the previous day as cast
by each branch separately. there would be moth
ing 20 DO except 70 announce the total result
Of ~ 10 II against Hanna But II Senator
Hanna has not q majority week hence It is
doubtful whether any opponent Will have it,
and the general prediction is that a deadlock
VIII occur.
In case the bal'oing next Tuesday does not
show a majority for any one. the General As
sembly VII proceed on the next DAY 10 ballot IN
:oint assembly and continue to 40 so until there
IS an election. The balotins week hence may
not DO any more than compel the contestants
10 show their names on rollcal. and after that
the same fight may be continued for an inlef-
mite period
Is HANNA AN EX-sFNATOR9
The combine tonight IS charging that Senator
Hanna Is In such desperate straits to be
forced TO swap horses while crossing the stream
owing 70 the Republicans deciding TO hold no
caucus They also charge that he has been
ex-senator since the Legislature met yester-
day. AS Senator Hanna was appointed when
Secretary Sherman went into the Cabinet artl- |
Gle 2. section 2 OF the Constitution is being |
quoted as follows:
" vacancies IN the Senate happen BY resigna-
;sture o, arv s,ate n. Fxecu,,ve thereof nav
make temporary appointments until the next /
meeting % the Legislature. which shall then All |
such vacancies
While this talk about Ohios now having only !
one Senator proceeds. the Hanna men explain .
that they want the .a,ne action now was &C
corded 20 Senator Foraker two years ago. For /
aker had been ind )rsed at the GAINESVILLE state /
Convention IN 1894 FOR Senator. and was elected /
without any caucus or any Republican opposi- /
ton In the Legislature. The Hanna men ask /
mat the same Courtesy and loyalty now pre-
vail plank in the Republican State platform /
adopted al Toledo last June is being freely /
cited II Is as follows:
TIE THANKS If the people of this state due /
70 Senator Foraker and Hanna Tor their splendid /
eNors during ,ue present session of Congress. and
we congratulate Ne people on their representa- /
Hon In the Culfed States Senate. d. sir.g ~
unue such represoutatiyn and apprcc at!nE Ais /
services 70 he party and 10 ne people u the '
STATE and Nation and his eminent and proven /
h,ness tQr tho pos.tion indorese Tho candidacy h