The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-07

Columbus, O., Jan. 6.-Conservative
estimates tonight placed the legislative
vote at 70 to 70 against Hanna. The
workers of the senator claim II votes
and assurances of the necessary two
additional votes and possibly four
more
The opposition insists that Hanna
will never have 70 votes on joint bal
lot. and that they have gained two
votes since the legislature adjourned
over till Monday. Before the chair
manships and preferred places and
other patronage are disposed of. the
opposition say that Hanna's vote will
be reduced considerably below 20, which
is now at least three short of enough to
elect. The opposition to Hanna con-
sists of the 65 Democratic members and
ten Republican members.
Included in the list of those support
ing Hanna are Representatives DrOSte
and Lane, silver Republican fuSiOniStS
from Cincinnati, who are counted on
for Jeptha Gerard. The developments
today indicated that Gerard would not
only be voted for on the ballots for SEN
ator, but that he might lead on the first
ballot, if the present efforts are sue
cessful to make him the free silver
Republican candidate. Gerard is one
OF the most wealthy men in Cincinnati,
and he has always been radical free
silver man.
ON THE DEFENSIVE.
Representative James Joyce of
Guernsey, who is included in the 20
votes claimed for Hanna, is considered
as doubtful. The Hanna men claim
that Jones of Stark. Redkey of High
land, Rutan of Carroll and Harrison
and Manuel of Montgomery, who are
on the list of the opposition, are doubt
full. The combine workers were ag-
gresSive until the past day or TWO,
when they not only had enough votes
to defeat Hanna, but had also reached
all the doubtful members. The OppOsi-
ton is now on the defensive in keeping
its majority in line. The contest has
settled down to a siege, in which the
opposition holds the fort, and the
Hanna men are charging on the breast
works. With the organization of the
the state administration
and other uncovered ramparts, the op-
position feels well fortified. 1t is con-
ceded that the opposition is well or
ganiZed and drilled, and also desperate
in this fight. Ever since Kurtz was
retired as state chairman by Hanna at
the state convention in Toledo last
June, efforts have been made to retire
and there will be a fight TO a
finish on that issue.
TALK ABOUT BURKE.
The talk about Senator Burke being
in the doubtful list has about subsidized.
He was slated for president pro tenn
of the senate by the opposition. As
he was not present on Monday to quail
ify, Senator Thaddeus z. CrumIey
(Denn.) was elected president pro tenn
it transpires that Senator Crumley
wrote out his resignation before his
election, and it is in the hands of SEN
ator Fink, the leader of the Democratic
side. Whenever Senator Burke is
ready, Senator Fink viii present the
of Crumley as president
pro tenn, and Burke will get the place.
So far the opposition to Hanna is
not only holding its men Well in line,
but it has executed all the plans pro-
Vlded for previous to the caucuseS on
last Saturday night The opposition
say they are having no
trouble in finding any candidate for
whom all the boiling Republicans
and the Democrats viii vote. The
"bOlting Republicans are unanimous
in declaring they cannot vote for any
Democrat under the circumstances for
senator. Enough Democratic members
to give the managers trouble and anx-
iety, say they do not want to vote for
q Republican for senator. The solicit
tude of the combine" on this issue is
shown in the following editorial leader
in this evenings issue of the Demo-
cratic Press, the organ of the combined
to Senator Hanna:
COMBINES sOLICITUDE.
1.-The Democratic members of the leg
islature now have it in their power to
defeat NJ. A. Hanna for the senate. and
the blame for a failure TO do it will rest
u-ith IL,
factory explanation if they fail Stu
pidity in such an emergency as the
present is as intOlerable as guilt
Every Repu blican vote against Box
well for speaker was cast TO show IN
opposition to Hanna and has
no other meaning whatever.
IF so, the overthrow of Hanna can
be accomplished by the same union of
Bryan Democrats and Foraker Repub-
licans that defeated BOxwell and elect
ed Mason speaker. How can this be
brought about?
''Of course Hanna cannot be elected
so long as every Democrat and Foraker
Republican is in his seat and refuses
to vote for him. But if any of them
remain away when the vote is being
taken, he may be elected Cor so de-
clared) by less than a majority of all
the members elected to the assembly.
To guard against this chance let every
Democratic member be present when
the ballots for senator are taken
UNITE AS ONE.
but this is not ALL Let them all
vote for the same candidate in oppe-
sition to Hanna, and let this candidate
be one for whom every Foraker Re-
publican can vote
This will not only defeat Hannas
election, but it will insure the election
Of another. A failure of the Democrats
and Foraker Republicans to agree is
exactly the opportunity Hanna seeks
Let no Democratic member Of the legis-
Iature suppose that a time Will ever
arise during the session when q Demo-
cratic candidate for the senate can be
elected No Foraker Republican can be