The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-08
SITUATION AT COLUMBUS.
Hanna Men Hope to Spoil the Cover
nor's Inauguration.


Columbus, O.. Jan. This was a
quiet day among the army of political
workers enlisted in the senatorial con-
| test, but it was productive of some i'm
portant developments.
The situation is practically unchang-
ed, however.
1t is stated that there will be a eau
Gus Os the Democratic members next
Monday night. The purposes of the
caucus is to locate the doubtful mem
bers and pledge those who are willing
to carry out the proposed fusion, so
that enough members can be kept in
line to insure the maintenance of a
deadlock. should one be forced.
The most reliable information tonight
is that Mr.. KurtZ will be proposed as
the candidate of the opposition, both
for the long and the short term. 1t is
believed by the Democratic leaders
now that Mr.. Kurtz will be more ac-
ceptable to the majority of the Demo-
CT attic members of the legislature than
any other man.
The calling of a mass convention of
Republicans in this city next Monday
by the Republican state executive COM
rnittee, to protest against the attempt
to defeat Senator Hanna, somewhat
disconnected the opposition. They
claimed that It was merely a move on
date the Republican members who re-
fused to vote for Hanna.
1t develops that the Kurtz people
have bestirred themselves to bring
big crowd of Governor BushneiPs
friends here to attend his Inaugural
ton. It is stated that for this purpose
railroad tickets were sent to certain
localities where the governors friends
were thought to be numerous, for dis
tTibution, for the purpose of bringing
as many as possible to the city. The
calling of the mass convention will
probably bring a large crowd of Hanna
supporters to Columbus.
SNUBs FOR THE GOVERNOR.
Agents OF the Kurtz people were to-
day endeavoring to place pictures of
the governor in the windows of bust
ness houses on all the principal streets.
They met with considerable opposition,
and but a few pictures appear.
Preparations are being pushed for the
Inauguration by the local committee,
despite the opposition. The inaugural
parade will be made up chiefly of mill
tary, as nearly all of the political clubs
that had decided to participate have
reScinded their action. Some weeks ago
the Ninth battalion of colored troops
rendered 5ts services as an escort to
Governor Bushnell, and the governor
accepted the tender IN recognition or
the loyalty shown by the colored peo-
pie OF the state in the election, IN the
face OF the fight made against him on
account of the Urbana lynching. To-
day Major Charles Fillmore, command
ing the Ninth battalion, sent to the
governor a letter, declining to act as u
personal escort.
Congressman Grosvenor returned
from Washington today, and imme-
diately denied the published story that
he had gone to Washington to see
Judge Day or anyone else with ref
erence to. becoming candidate for SEN
ator in place of Mr.. Hanna With ref
erence to the proposed gerrymander of
Ohio congressional districts to throw
Grosvenor into a heavy Democratic
district, he said he could win by over
LOCO if his district be made as pro-
posed.
TWO HANNA ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Dayton, o., Jan. AT q. Republican
mass meeting here tonight Represen-
tative James Manuel. whose position
on the senatorship has been questioned,
announced to his constituents that he
should vote for Hanna first, last and
always"
Xenia. o.. Jan. DIR. A J. Snyder,
who represents Greene county in the