The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-05

| mold all their present force in line against
Hanna, but to get them to agree upon a
man for senator.
Senator Burke secured all he wanted
IN clerkships and other patronage
through the Democrats. He was in con-
ference with the Democrats during the
noon recess. The proceedings In both
houses showed plainly that everything
possible was being done by those who
nold the fort to beat Senator Hanna.
me lines were sharply drawn as on yes
befday, showing the Senate to stand ~
to IL against Hanna, and the House 56 to
81 against him. During the noon recess
the conference and jollitication of the
combine were continued.
| In the House all sorts of bills were in.
troduced against corporations. These
measures were regarded as thrusts at Sen
ator Hanna whose business interests are
varied. An amendment to the Nichols
law which taxes the earnings of express,
telegraph, telephone and other companies,
were introduced so as to include street
railways, electric power and equipment,
artificial and natural gas, sleeping car
and all other corporations.
There was also bill introduced to re-
peal the law for a new state house.
This was regarded as returning the COM
pliment to the Columbus people who have
expressed their disapprobation of the
course of Gov. Bushnell. While these
measures were being presented, a delega-
ton OF $50 from Springfield, the home OF
GOV. Bushnell, marched into the State
| House, wearing Hanna badges and with
| banners bearing severe inscriptions and
called on Gov. Bushnell. In response to
their protests the governor made speech
In which he said that he reserved the
right to his individual opinions and pref.
erences.
The delegation afterward called on
Hanna and then joined in the chorus of
ing In to protest against the action OF
Republicans who are combining with. the
| Democrats to defeat Hanna.
| Ihe House adjourned until tomorrow.
The standing committees were not an
nounced.
Surprise was created this afternoon by
the announcement that the Hanna men
had changed their plan for joint sena-
torial Republican caucus tomorrow night,
and that the fight will 60 on without any
caucus DEGREES on the other side.
The following WAS given out this after
| noon by the Republican steering commit
tee: The sentiment of the House and
4 Senate. as expressed to the chairman of
the two Republican caucuses, is that it is
unnecessary to call senatorial caucus.
/ The universal expression is that Senator
/ Hanna had been endorsed by the Toledo
convention and by the county conven.
tions of the state and WAS nominated by
| the people in their primary capacity at
the polls, 1t Is more respectful to their
constituents to accept their actionaa as
conclusive in accordance with the preced-
ent OF two years age, than supplement it
| by formal nomination of their own
No caucus therefore will be called"
| This announcement caused Us much
/ stir as the result of the caucuses last
| Thursday night. The opponents, of Sena-
tor Hanna insisted that the Hanna men
We're afraid to show their hands again
and that 1t was confession that the SEN
atOr had ascertained that he did not have
sufficient votes and could not get them
| in joint.caucus.
| At the Hanna headquarters the an.
! nouncement was received with apparent
| satisfaction. Messrs. Dick Nash, Gros-
venorand all of those close to the sena-
tor. approved of the action of the Republi-
can members of the legislature in with
| drawing the caucus and simply standing
on the plank for Hanna in the last Re
publican state platform. The outside
claim OF the Hanna men is that several
| Republican members who voted for Ma
son for speaker have today pledged them
selves to Hanna and that they do not
want "the combine with which they
have been associated to know of their act
ion in the senatorial contest until the
balloting begins in the legislature for
senator one week hence.
1t is evident that the Hanna men will
not compromise on Secretary Sherman,
Assistant Secretary Day or any other
man and that they will not show either
their strength or weakness until the bal
loting begins next week. There will
be daily conferences, but no more eau
cuses on either side.
Senator Burke of Cleveland, whose ar
rival today from Chicago, completed the
full attendance of the senators in the
Senate, voted with the Democrats, but
took his seat on the Republican side of
| the chamber.
| The Senate was in session but ~ short
time during the afternoon and no COM
mittees were announced.
Congressman Wolver was the spokes-
man of the visiting delegation from
Springfield, which called on Gov. Bush
nell today.
| Addressing the governor, Mr.. Woiver
said: II had the honor to present your
name at the Toledo convention and am
proud of it. Circumstances have arisen
which have changed the current of
affairs. Certain persons who claim to
be Republicans are endeavoring to
thwart Mr.. Hanna's candidacy, but we
cannot believe that you are one of these,
that you are unloyal. For you to do this
would be a political blunder, if not q
political crime. Hence we call to ask if
you have done what is charged against
you?''
Following this, Congressman Wolver's
remarks were in the nature of an appeal
to the governor not to permit the Repub-
lican party to go down to defeat by the
election of any other man for senator ex-
cept Hanna.
Gov. Bushnell showed much emotion
in his response. He referred to the fact
that the representatives and senators
from Clark county were strong adhe-
rents of Hanna, while three-fourths of
the Cuyahoga county delegation were for
him. He said he had been misunder-
stood and misrepresented in the present
controversy and charged that it was not
true that he had attended Democratic
conference to defeat Hanna.
He said he did not know that such a
conference had been held. He expressed
the belief that the members of the House
and Senate should settle the question Of
q senator and that all others should re-
main out of the fight, ''but this.'' he
says, "cannot be, as 1t is Il free country,
and as long as the people behave, they
have right to be there. But all people
| have their praferences and Drei,ld icpc