Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-08
HANNA is GAINING
Two Of the Opposition Publicly Aban-
don the Fight on Him.
ONLY LACKS ONE Vote TO ELECT
His Managers Claim Seventy-FWe
Votes on Joint Ballot.
FORAKER HOLDS ALOOF

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January s.-Hanna is
gaining on the homestretch. At the eau
cuses one week ago tonight he was beaten,
ard he has been beaten ever since. But
there are reliable reports today indicating
that he has the necessary seventy-three
votes.
The Hanna headquarters are jubiant and
the opposition seems less confident. The
opposition has depended upon the follow
Ing ten republicans voting with the sixty
five democratic members of the leg.sla-
ture: Representatives Mason and Bramley
of Cuyahoga, Jones of Stark, Griffith Of
Union, Otis of Hamilton, Scott of Fulton,
Redkey of Highland Rutan of Carroll,
Manuel of Montgomery and Senator Burke
of Cleveland. This would make the joint
ballot stand seventy-five to seventy against
Hanna
AT public meeting in Dayton last night,
81 which resolutions were adopted con-
Oemning Governor Bushnell and the bolt
ing republican members and demanding
that Chas. l.. Kurtz resign as the Ohio
member of the national republican CON-
mittee. Representative Manuel made
speech p!edging himself unequivocally fot
Hanna, Representatives Griffith of Unior
ard Jones of Stark are reported to have
done the same things at their homes. Ard
there are like reports from Rutan Of Car
TOll anu fteUhey Oh f1lgnlanO.
Hanna Has Seventy-Five Votes
The Hanna men now go so far as to
claim today that 1t is seventv-five to seven
ty in their favor for the next weeks elec-
tion There are apparently seventy-two
members now pledged to Hanna publicly
bat that Is one short, and the opposition
corcede no loss except that of Manuel.
While Representative Griffith is home with
his constituents. Mrs. Griffith is here at the
Con f1.ry,
ma men have their headquarters, and she
is still with 'he opposition.
The ant1-Hanna men admit that after
securing control of both branches of the
legislature, they made great mistake in
adjourning from Wednesday to Monday and
having the members go home till Inaugural
ton day. The republican members who
are cooperating with the democrats against
Hanna were thus confronted with indigna-
uon meetings at their homes, which are
likely to turn the tide in favor of Senator
Hanna.
The opposition made repeated and most
persistent efforts last night to get Senator
Foraker to come here. and that has been
regarded as an indication that he was
Leeded. But the senior senator from Ohio
left Cincinnati last night for Washington
without stopping at Columbus 1t is re-
ported that certain parties met the senator
on the way, or before his departure. but
nothing definite is known as to that matter.
All ehcrts to get either Foraker or John
r. Mclean here have failed, although they
are credited with being the two great fac
tors in the combine
Indignation Meetings Held.
AT tbs republican indignation meetings
throughout the state resolutions are now
being adopted denouncing Gov. Bushnell
and the republican dissenters in the Iegisla-
ture, and demanding that Kurtz resign
from the national committee.
AT the general mass meeting to be held
m. 10 N
duSuration exercises are over the most
radical speeches and resolutions are ex-
pected on the pending republican revolution
in this state.
The state democratic banquet here tonight
in celebration of ST. Jacksons day Is also
likely to bring some interesting develop
ments.
Mr. GrifHth's Announcement.
Mrs. Griffith. the wife of the representa-
tive from Union county, went home this
afternoon to join her husband at Marys-
VILE Mr.. Griffith announced to a meeting
OF his constituents last night and again
To-Day that he did not want to vote for
Hanna, but If 1t was their wish he would
do So There is no lack of effort In Union
county now on the part of the people to
eaEress their wishes to their representa-
the ilst OF the opposition to that of Hanna
ne Hanna list stood "A to II against the
SET ator Yesterday. but with the changes
Union, the Hanna men claim that thev
have the necessary 70 votes to ~ for the
opposition If the election should take place
today. The Hanna men claim that the
turn Is In their favor on any other changes
that may occur previous to the baIlotinp
next tuesday. The anti-Hanna managers
are making charges today of bribery.
Opposition is weakenins.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, January S-Thoueh
the managers Of the anti-Hanna organiza-
ton claim to be confident that their ranks
are unimpaired. and that they will be able
to prevent the election of Senator Hanna.
II is quite evident this morning that they
are weakening.
The friends of Senator Ham, cav tho
break is started and will soon result in the
inter rout of the organization that Is op-
posing the senator. The declaration by
Manuel of Dayton last night that he in
tended TO support Mr.. Hanna for senator
ana the statement from Mr.. Joyce of
Guernsey county that VIXEN the time came
ne would take his stand for the election
OF Mr. Hanna, and reliable reports from
intimate friends Of Messrs. Griffith and
Rutan. all of whom voted against Mr. Box
Wen Tor speaker. give the Hanna managers
reason to expect that they will succeed in
eiectIng Mr.. Hanna on the first ballot
II all the republicans who voted for the
republican caucus nominees in the organi-
zation of the house and senate vote for
MAMMA, anu, IN ADDITION TO these, joyce.
Manuel and Gre other, 1t will elect him
Claims of the Antis.
The anti-Hanna managers claim that
o-her republicans than those who voted
against Mr.. Boxwell will vote against MIR.
Hanna. No enc has been able to pick out
any such republicans, however, and 1t is
quite likely that this is merely buster
II is generally conceded that the anti
Hanna republicans and the democrats In
control Of the legislature made three errors
that have led directly to their present dis
comfiture. In the first place. they gave
the representatives an opportunity to 20
TO their homes and mingle with their con-
stituents when they permitted the legis-
lature to adjourn from Wednesday to
Monday. There the wavering republican
members have been overwhelmed by SUI
perior numbers of Hanna republicans and
lined up by force for Hanna.
The second was the premature publication
Of the redfstrictfng scheme by which the
legislature is to gerrymander the state In
the joint interests of the democrats and
their anti-Hanna republican. colleagues
This has been used against the combination
with great effect.
The third mistake was the attack upon