The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
HANNA IS MOI sA||FE.||
His States Are -Four Votes Short Il
an Election.
THE SENATOR WILL Be REN0MlNAIED
And Claims He Mn b. Elected Thu
Bowel Is Defcnted.
BUSHNELL VERY AGGRESSIVE.
His Followers Conspicuous OF Anti.
Hanna Caucuscs.
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BUSHNELL VERY AGGRESSIVE.
WASHINGTON Is WELL REPRESENTED
Mcnabers Of Congress- and "Many
Others Mt Columbus working
In the Interest OF the boss.

Columbus, Ohio. January THE party
cnueuses OF members OF tho legislature
which convenes next Monday were held
tonight. Owing to the applications OF
the contest for United States senator there
Ia much more interest taken in the organ
ization OF both houses than ever before.
Republican, members of congress from Ohio
and many others from Washington are
here to anticipate in the contest as tho
recollection of senator Hanna DEPENDS
largely on the organization OF the general
assembly.
There arc Hanna and anti-Hanna capdl-
dates Tor all places, the shnrpest contest
being for speaker OF ghe house. Represent
alive Boxwell is the Hanna candidate aud
Representative Mason the anti Hanna can
didate. both being republicans. Boxwc.l
will no doubt receive the republican caucus
nomination and at tho republican joint
senatorial caucus next Wednesday night
Senator Hanna will no doubt also be nom
mated without opposition, but the contest
OF Boxwel and Hanna are for election
The legislature consists OF 70 republicans,
60 democrats and e fuaionists. Three of the
fusionistS are counted Tor Hanna but more
Than that number OF republicans arc
counted against him. The opposition claim
that twenty republican memhers are
pledged against Hanna. There are thveo
republicans openly working against Harua
and several conceded by Hanna's man
ayers to be doubtful. The contest comes
tonight. MS the anti Hanna republicans wild
draw the line on Boxwell and Keep nil
their followers from attending the rcpub-
lican caucuses. II enough republicans to-
might remain away from tho republican
senate and house caucuses TO prevent
| elections In the legislsturo OF the caucus
| nominees next Wednesday,. then there Will
| likely DO decentralization and disturbances
before tho legIslaturo is organized for
bnsiness.
Meantime the lieutenant governor will
nresi6a in tho senate and tho secretary of
state in tho ,.nnse and an indefinite dead
lock Will follow on the balloting for United
States senator. Both sides are claiming
niajorities and both sides are working hard
with tho faciional feeling running high.
The opposition win likely vote for Repre-
sentative Mason, republican, for speaker
and for Governor Bushnell and Mayor Me-
Kisson OF Cleveland for the long and short
terms OF senator respectively. Governor
Bushnell and Mayor McKsson were In the
conference last night with tho anti Hanna
republicans and the democrats and aggres-
siyely contrasting their vote against Hanna.
The scenes today equaled those OF State
conventions and the feeling between the
republican factions Ia moro bitter than was
ever known between partisaus. Most OF the
members are being pledged In writing and
several hayo documents in tho possession
Of both sidcs.
Columbus, Ohio. January 1.-THE eau
cusses for the nomination OF officers Of the
legislature, which convcnes next Monday,
was held tonight. Usually these caucusses
are OF State interest only. Tonight the re-
election OF Senator Hanna was directly In
volved and open and aggressive Republicans
opposition in Ohio to President Mckinley
and his appointments assumed organic fac
tlonal form. The result Of the caucussey
showed that the nominees on the Hanna
slate arc short three votes Of election il
the house and one vote in the senate, and 4
the opinion prevails that Hanna will W &
short four votes Of election on the Joint 81
ballot Wednesday, January II, unlesa
changes are made In the meantime.
When the joint republican caucus meets
next Wednesday Senator Hanna Will hare ~
no opposition for the nomination. but Z u
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