The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-09

Columbus. O., Jan. S.-Senator Hanna
THINKS tonight his election is sure. HIS
managers say they see the necessary 70
votes fer him, and that the tide OF popu
lar sentiment that is now being felt VIII
: make his vote larger than is necessary
next Tuesday. The senator's managers
claim that If a ballot were taken TO-
night. Hanna would be elected by 70
to so The opposition comedies the loss
OF Representative Manuel Of Montgom-
cry, only, and that they still nave VoLes
to spare in defeating Hanna
During the day there has been a list
OF bets posted at the Neil House, rang
ing from $500 TO $4,000, or any part
thereof at even money, on the election
of Hanna, and other private Wagers
were offered, but none were taken:
There was $4,000 deposited at the Nell
House Office for even bets on -|a-,Ia,
and it remains there.
COUNTIES AROUSED.
Reports from indignation meetings in
the counties today and tonight are
pouring i-to the Hanna headquarters
These meetings Of the clubs, county
committees and other organizations, at
which speeches were made and resolu-
tions adopted against Governor BUSH
nell. the boiling Republican members
and others, Will not be continued unless
there IS 2 deadlock next week. Ihose
who have been holding meetings at
their homes this week will be mere
Monday for the general mass meeting
that has been. called by the Republcan
state committee, the same as the local
slneetings have been called By thescoun-
ty committees.
. The ceremonies for the Inauguration
OF Governor Bushnell occur at noon on
Mondsy next, and the mass meeting is
announced for 2:3O p. m.
FEELING AROUSED.
As the Inaugural exercises will not
be over when the mass meeting begins,
there IS intense feeling among the
friends Of Governor Bushnell, Mr..
Kurtz AID others, because this meet
ing was called at a time when IL would
conflict with the Inauguration. Inc
state committee explains that many
who VIII be here on Monday expect TO
leave on the evening trains, ana lhdl
no later hour could be fixed for the
meeting, ct which strong resolutions
will. no doubt, be adopted against the
newly inaugurated governor, the
sbolting Republican members OF the
legislature. and others. the clubs that
refused to participate in the lnaugura-
ton viii attend the mass NEE ing IN
bodies. and there are fears OF serious
collisio.,s or the streets. While it is
aDprehended that there may be Kisses
and ali sorts of insults to the governor
during the inauguration parade, 1t IS
kncWn that there have been special ar
rangenlents made to protect his excel
Iercy from personal violence. SERIOUS
trouble IS feared during the inaugural
ton. ard again during the mass meet
ing AID especially on Monday nlghl,
after both oe these occasions are over
TIE attendance will be greater than
ever before on Inauguration day. The
railways report their incapacity in some
places to furnish sufficient cars Tor all
who want to come. The reports lndl-
cate that the eXcursionists are mostly
the members OF Republican clubs and
citizens who want to attend the mass
meeting and participate IN other pub
lie expressions of Indignation against
the governor and those Republican
members of the legislature who refuse
to abide by the action Of their last
state convention IN Toledo
MASON AND HANNA
Speaker Mason called on Senator
Hanna today and spent two hours in
conference This conference was fol-
lowed by ali sorts OF runOrs, but II is
not believed there was any agreement
reached between them. There We're
those who had no authority to speak for
Hanna insisting that Mason would yet
be oIsted and that the house would be
completely reorganized next week.
While doubtful Republicans seem to
be drifting towards the Hanna column :
there is still trouble with some Of the
Democratic members, who do not want
TO vote for q Republican for senator. 1t
is-Ior this reason that the Democrats
viii hold a joint senatorial caucus on
Monday night, so as to try to enforce
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Unless this is done il seems certain that
no one except Hanna can be elected on
the first ballot The Hanna men are
confident that if any Of their doubtful
men should not vote with them on the
first ballot, that ne one could be elected
on that ballot owing to the Democratic
vote being scattered.
DEMOCRATS TO CONFER.
II was announced weeks ago that
there would be a conference here this
afternoon of Democrats from all parts
of the state on a proposed plan for
new departure, or reorganization Of the
party. There were over 100 present, but
the conference adjourned without def
mite action, because of a contest over
+he' resolution as to who was entitled to
vote at the primaries. The resolution
Drovided that only those who were en-
titled TO vote at primaries who had
voted the Democratic ticket at the pre-
vious election. After a long debate the
resolutions were referred to a commit
tee OF nine TO report TO the next Dem
=ocratic convention. There was no op-
position to the plank for the free and
unlimited coinage Of silver. This con-
ference was independent Of the Jackson
day banquet tonight, and of the sena-
tcrial contest, but the present coalition
of the Democratic members of the leg
isiature with ten boiling Republicans
was the principal topic among 1.-The
visiting Democratic statesmen
GRIFFITH FLoPs AGAIN.