The Portland daily press., 1898-01-08
HANNA Mon ARE, "NUH. p"
Adopt the Secretiye Policy Of Their
Opponents.
IF ANY ARE KEPT
UNDER COVER.

Latest Information is That kurtz WIN BE
Candidate for Senator for Long and
Short Term-Combine Finds Trouble in
Keeping Democrats in Linz.
Columbus, Ohio, January This was
quiet day among the army of political
workers enlisted in the senatorial contest
and while Senator Hanna managers
were apparently more cheerful, the cause
for it was not apparent. They have had
quite different policy i'll their canvass
the contest. They are now following the
tactics Of Mr.. KurtZ, leader of the opposit-
ion, whose strong suit has been to conceal
everything possible from the Hanna peo-
pie. Whatever important developments
thers may be are now kept under cover
and as result the opposition has been
forced to practically change its plans.
The efforts Of the steering committee
to wheel the Democratic members of the
legislature into line to vote for Re-
publican for senator, have not been SO
successful as they expected. AS result
it is stated authoritatively tonight that
there will be a caucus of the Democratic
members next Mondsy night. The pur-
pose is to locate the doubtful members
and pledge those who are willing to car
ry out the proposed fusion, so that enough
men can be kept in line to. insure the
maintaining of dead lock should one be
forced
The most reliable information tonight
is that KurtZ will be proposed as the
candidate of the opposition. both for the
long and the short term. 1t is believed
by the Democratic leaders now that
Mr.. Kurtz will be more acceptable
to the majority of the Democratic mem-
bers of the Legislature than any other one.
There was resumpti 1n of activity
about the anti-Hanna headquarters
early in the evening when a. o. Meyers
returned from mysterious mission.
Meyers left this city on an early morning
train and returned in the afternoon with
information that was apparently salts
factory to Kurtz. The opponents of Hanna
are as confident of winning as ever. SEN
ator Hanna spent quiet day at the Neil
house. The activity of his supporters
was unabated, however. Speculation on
the vote for Senator has not changed. 1t
is generally believed now that the vote
on tho first ballot will show Mr.. Banna's
strength to be about the same as in the
organization of the legislature. The op
position will be divided.
Two of the Hamilton county members
are counted to vote for o frea silver Re-
publican. 1t is claimed by the leaders of
the opposition that the Democrats will
stand together, but this claim is not
borne out by information from other
sources. 1t is claimed by some that at
least 90 Democrats will refuse to attend
the caucus, but this is probably exaggerat-
ed. More conservatively the number is
placed at to 10. Indications tonight
are that the opposition is preparing for a
long deadlock.
In view Of the crush of people expected
here on Monday the police have asked the
principal cities from New York to Chica-
go and the South to send detectives.
HANNA GAINS A VOTE.
Columbus, Ohio. Jan. IA special
from Dayton says:
The opera house was packed at the
Republican mass meeting here tonight.
JAS Manuel, the repI esentative from this
county, who has been accused of being
disloyal to Hanna, made speech and
said that he would vote for Hanna first,
last and all the time and never intended
to do anything else. Resolutions pledg-
ing faith to the party and Hanna were
unanimously adopted. The resolutions
also demanded that Mr.. Kurtz resign
from the national Republican COM
nittan