The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-05
BUsHNELL's COMMANDMENT.
Springfield Delegation Goes for Him
in savage Fashion

assembling of the legislature to-day there
were conferences on both sides of the SEN
atorial contest. The Hanna men claimed
to have secured pledges from Representa-
tives Griffin of Union and Joyce of Guern-
sey, who voted for Mason for speaker but
with these doubtful accessions they were
still short two votes of enough to elect.
| Hanna's friends are working hard The
! republican county clubs and other organ
izations at the homes of the doubtful men,
bers have protested and many delegations
are arriving, one of the first being from
the home of Gov Bushnell-Springflel
The combined opposition to Senator
Hanna is still uncertain as to their can
didate.
Senator Burke of Cleveland arrived TO-
day from Chicago and completed the full
| attendance of senators. Senator Burke
voted with the democrats, but took his
seat on the republican side of the Senate
In the House all sorts of bills were IN.
troduced to-day against corporations
| These measures were regarded as thrusts
| at Senator Hanna, whose affairs are Of
| varied interest. An amendment to the
| Nichols law, which taxed the earnings OF
/ express, telegraph, telephone and Other
| companies, was introduced so as to in
clude street railways, electric light and
! power equipment artificial and natural
| gas, pipe line, messenger sleeping car
| and other corporations. There was also
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 Gov. Bushnell.
While these measures were being thrown
| ~ 1n1Or fs1a s,eDr
home of Gov. BUSHNELL marched into the
state house, wearing Hanna badges and
with banners of severe inscrip tions and
! called on Gov. Bushnell. In response to
! their protests Gov. Bushnell responded in
a speech, in which he said his republican
ism had never before been questioned, and
| that he reserved the right to his individual
/ opinions and preferences
Congressman Weaver, the spokesman of
the visiting delegation in addressing Gov.
! Bushnell said:
81 had the honor to present your name
| at the Toledo convention, and am proud
| of it. Circumstances have arisen which
| have changed the current of affairs. Ger
tain persons who claim to be republicans
| are endeavoring TO thwart Mr.. Hannas
| 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 a political crime.
| 16ncS we call TO ask IL you nave done
what is charged against your"
Gov. Bushnell was at times overcome
| by emotion In response he said he had
| been misunderstood and misrepresented in
| the present controversy, and charged with
| what was not true-that he had attended
| democratic conference to defeat Han
| ma. (CheersJ He said he did not know
that such a conference had been held. He.
expressed the belief that the members of
the House and Senate should settle the
| question of senator and that all others
should remain out of the fight.
Until to-day ne said, my republican,
ism has never been questioned
| Kisses and groans, mingled with cheers,
| greeted this statement and Gov. Bushnell
raised his hand to quiet the assemblage.
ut is by your suffrage that 1 am in this
| high Office. Now, If you have no respect
for me, for Gods sake have respect for
| the Office"
Have you taken any action for a can
didate, GOVERNOR inquired one of the
delegation.
81 have no vote in the legislature" he
said.
Continuing, Gov. Bushnell said: 81 dis
| charged my duties last spring when l ap-
pointed Mr.. Hanna United States senator.
Now, the members of the legislature must
discharge theirs"
The delegation then marched to Senator
Hanna's headquarters.
Senator Hanna spoke at length, review
ing the action of the Toledo convention,
the work of the last campaign and the ac-
ton of the past few days and expressed
the fullest confidence in the final result.
The House adjourned at noon till to-
morrow. There is much unfinished bus-
! ness, but the combine does not intend to
| announce any of the standing committees
| until after the joint senatorial caucuses
| are held tomorrow night.
Preferred places Will not be given out
in apportioning the committees until 1t is
known what republicans remain out OF
the joint republican senatorial caucus.
The Senate at noon took recess till
2:9O O'Clock without announcing any of its
| committees Senator Burke secured all
he wanted in clerkships and other patron
| age through the democrats He was in
conference with the democrats during the
| noon recess.
The proceedings in both houses showed
plainIv that everything possible was be-
| ing done by those who held the fort to beat
| Senator Hanna. The lines yesterday were
as distinctly drawn as ever, showing the
Senate to stand 19 to II against Hanna
and the House 56 to So against him, leaV-
ing him three short of enough votes on
Joint ballot for election. During the noon
recess the conferences and jollihcation
meetings of the combine were continued.
| Ouite a surprise was created this after
noon by an announcement that the Hanna
men had changed their plan for joint
senatorial republican caucus tomorrow
night, and that the fight will go on with
ont any caucus DEGREES on either side.
The following was given out this after
| noon nv the republicans: "'The sentiment
of the House and Senate as expressed to
the chairmen Of the two republican eau
cuses. is that it is unnecessary TO hold a
senatorial caucus
The Senate was in session only a short
time this afternoon, and no committees
were named. Senator Burke continued to
vote and cooperate with the democratic
side. All the republicans were glad that
their joint caucus for tomorrow night
had been declared Off, and the democrats
| insisted that 1t was a confession of weak
ness on the part of Hanna's men.
GRIFFITH's DOUBLE GAME.