The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-04
WHAT HANkA'S MEN SAY.
They Make Statement Calculated to
Show That There's Hope Somewhere.

They Make Statement Calculated to
Show That There's Hope Somewhere.
After long conference of Hanna
managers tonight, the following state
ment was given out from the senator's
headquarters:
While the failure of the republicans
to organize the two houses of the legis-
lature was surprise and matter of
regret to the supporters of Senator
Hanna they do not believe it has any
bearing upon or especial relation to the
senatorial contest. The members of the
legislature We're not pledged or instruct
ed by their constituents in any way to
vote for any individual as any officer of
the legislature. In the case of the SEN
atorship the case is different. The state
constitution declares, section 3,Ssaat the
people have the right to asserns$e to-
gether in peaceful manner to coiSSpt
for their common good, to instruct the
representatives and to petition the gen.
eral assembly for the redress of 2riev-
ances. The people have exercised their
privileges and rights under the state
constitution by assembling in both
county and state conventions and de-
claring with an uneXampled unanimity
in favor of the election of Senator Han
ma to the senate. The people declared
that he be elected senator by this gem
eral assembly, which has to-day organ
lied, and the state convention SO de-
clared unanimously.
In view of these facts and of the
general expression of public opinion
since the election, il is felt that the ac-
ton of to-day should not and cannot
be construed as having any relation to
the senatorial situation. This matter
must be decided by the republican men,
befs OF the general assembly, who are
pledged. both by the action of the peo-
pie they represent and by their own
statements and acts. to his support The
election of Mr.. Hanna was made a di-
rect issue, not only before the state and
county conventions, but in the election
last November, in which his name and
candidacy was the leading issue.
That these conditions are recognized
by republican generally is shown by the
fact that already several of the men
who to-day voted against the nominees
of the republican caucus have voluntar-
lily stated that they intend to vote for
Mr. Hanna and that they have from
the first considered the question Of his
election as having no relation To or
bearing on the mere orga nization Of the
house. Mr.. Hanna and his active sup
porters fully and confidentially believe
that he will receive the votes % the
members Of his party when they are
called upon tn perform its special fea
ture of the duties for which they were
elected
lit is not considered possible that any
republican in the Ohio Legislation will be
willing TO pursue course which would
result in the substitution in the United
States senate of supporter of the dan
gerous doctrines upon which the demo-
cratic party based its campaign of 1895
for the man who led the republicans TO
victory against that party and those
principles and especially as that action
would result in turning over to the
democracy and the friends Of free sill
YER the control of rho senate
mkt half of the term OF President Nc
kinley"