Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-03
A HOT TIME
Expected at Opening of the
Ohio Legislature, Today.
The Anti-Hanna Men Claim They
Will Organize Both Branches.
The Hanna Forces Keeping Cool and Conf.
IDENTITY await the Outcome.


night, both the Hanna men and the
opposition are claiming enough votes
for the organization of the House. No
trouble is feared in the Senate cham
Der, as it is believed that Senator
Burke, one of the Republicans, will re-
main away. and thus permit the Dem
ocrats to elect the officers in that body
At the Republican House caucus,
last night there We're 10 absentees and
BoxWell received only - votes for the
nomination, while it would require s.
votes. tomorrow, for election. if ali
Were present. Under the law, after IL
ballots are taken, the candidate recciV-
ing the highest number of votes win
be declared elected even If it should
then not lie a majority over all
Griffith Of Clinton county. who was
unable to be Al the caucus. last night.
on account of sickness. has announced
that he viii be there, tomorrow. II
vote for BoxWcll, who is the Hanna
candidate for Speaker. and B0XWc!j,
without giving any names claims t.
have the two other votes necessary
Tor election.
Secretary Of State Charles Kinney. a
strong Hanna man, viii preside in the
House until that body elects Speaker
In anticipation of his rulings there have
been threats made during the day. Mr.
Kinney is said to have selected q strong
force Of temporary SrrgealtS-3t-arils to
be read for amy emergency. The com
bination Of Demo, rats ana auti-Hanua
Republicans claim, tonight, that th"V
will elect Harry {. Mason Of CleY"l1nd,
an anti-iianna Republican. as Speaker
and seat him.
If Mason should receive the required
votes, there would b. no trouble about
him qualifying ana taking his scat. but
disorder * feared previous Ia tho ballot
and possibly during the balloting and the
counting of the votes. The ora;.HiT2tion
claims a Democratic votes in the House
solid ard nine Republican Votes or more
than enough to elect the Mason ticket
Three Democratic members are opposed
40 fusion or rather 10 voting for I.cp}!l)-
iicans for Speaker and other Offices
TheS" Democrats would not enter tn"
Democratic caucus. last night. until they
had been assured that they would ne
pledged to vote for Republican nominees
But they do not say that they will vote
for Mason or other Republican Vandi-
dates. They announce that rs the thing
stands since the action of the opposition
conference. they are unplcdgcd
With the result depending on The change
of one vote either way these TN c" Demo-
rrats and the Republicans who did not
enter the caucus are undergoing t"r
strongest pressure, tonight. Of all The ii-
tiuence that can b" brought to boar Oh
them. There have been Irresponsible
charges during the day of bribery. but
no evidences Of il are diacrInbl".
The opposition to BoXWell, tonight. has
declared that any excess of 3 votes for
him for Speaker would be followed ny in
Vestigation, but there are charges and
c"untercharges Of undue influence on both
sides and on All hands that cannot b"
traced t" any reliable source.
The Hanna men claim that Mason viii
he short three Democratic votes and four
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