The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-09

protect his Excellency from personal vio-
lence. Serious trouble is feared during the
inauguration and again during the mass
meeting, especially Monday night. after
both of these occasions are over. The at
tendance will be much greater than ever
before on an Inauguration day The rail-
ways report their incapacity in some places
to furnish sufficient cars for all who want
to come. The reports indicate that the ex-
cursionists will be mostly members of Re-
publican clubs and indignant citizens who
want tc attend the mass meeting and par
ticipate in other public expressions Of in
dignation against the Governor and those
Republican members of the Legislature who
refuse to abide by the action of their last
state convention in Toledo At that state
convention Hanna was indorsed for senator.
and he caused Charles l.. Kurtz to be de-
feated for reelection as state chairman. 1t
is now urged by the resolutions OF many
indignation meetings that Mr.. Kurtz resign
as the Ohio member of the Republican ma
tional committee.
The indignation goes to the extent of
resolutions insisting that Harry c. Mason
resign as speaker and that all other Repub-
lcans elected to legislative Offices by the
boiling Republicans, combining with the
Democratic members, give up their places
or get out of the Republican party. Speaker
Mason called on Senator Hanna to-day and
spent two hours in conference This call
was followed by all sorts of rumors, but it
is not believed there was any agreement
reached between them. There were those,
who had no authority to speak for Hanna,
insisting that Mason would yet be ousted
and that the House would be completely
reorganized next week.
While the doubtful Republicans seem to
be drifting towards the Hanna columns,
there is still trouble with some of the DEM
ocratic members who do not want to vote
for any Republican for senator. 1T is be-
lieved that the Democratic members will
hold a joint senatorial caucus Monday
night, so as to enforce the unit rule on the
senatorial vote. Unless this is done it
seems certain that no one except Hanna
can be elected on the first ballot. The
Hanna men confident that IL any OF
their doubtful men should not vote with
them on the first ballot that no one else
can be elected on that ballot, owing to the
Democratic vote being scattered.
GRIFFITH WEAKENING.
Mrs Griffith, the wife of the represent
ative of Union county, went home this aft
ernoon to join her husband at Marysvile.
Mr. Griffith announced at the meeting of
his constituents last night and again to-
day that he did not want to vote for Hanna,
but if it was their wish he would do so.
There is no lack of effort in Union county
now on the part of the people to express
their wishes to their representative, and he
is being transferred from the list of the OPP
position TO that Of Hanna.
The opposition made repeated and most
persistant efforts last night to get Senator
Foraker to come here, and that has been
regarded as an indication that he was
needed. But the senior senator from Ohio
lefts Cincinnati last night for Washington
without stopping at Columbus. 1t is re-
ported that certain persons met the senator
on the way or before his departure, but
nothing definite is known as to that matter.
Al efforts to get either Foraker or John 4.
Mclean here have failed, and withal they
are credited with being the two great fac
tors in ''the combine"
The Republican factional fight in Ohio be-
gan in 1880, when eX-Secretary of the Treas
ury Charles Foster was Governor and was
ury Charles Foster was Governor
ard was blamed by the, shermen men
and causing Garfield to be nominated in
place of Sherman. At the St. Louis con-
vention last June the old factional feeling
was controlled by Hanna, who sacrificed
everything else for McKinley's nomination.
Foraker presented McKinley's name, was
chairman of the Ohio delegation, of the
committee on resolutions. etc. And Charles
l.. Kurtz was then made the Ohio mem
ber of the national Republican committee.
At the Republican indignation meetings
throughout the State resolutions are now
being adopted denouncing Governor Bush
nell and the Republican dissenters in the
Legislature and demanding that Aurtz re-
sign from the national committee.
1t was announced weeks ago that there
would be conference here this afternoon
of representative Democrats from all parts
of the State on a proposed plan for new
departure or reorganization or the party.
There were over one hundred present out
the conference adjourned without definite
hpC9nSA a
luton as to who is entitled to vote at prl-
maries. The resolution provided that only
those were entitled TO vote at the primaries
who had voted the Democratic ticket at
the previous election. After a long debate
the resolutions were referred to a commit
tee of nine to re} ort to the next Demo
cratic state convention. There was no OPP
position to the plank for the free and un-
limited coinage of silver. The conference
was Independent Of the St Jackson-day
banquet tonight and of the senatorial con-
test, but the present coalition OF the Demo
cratic members of the Legislature with the
ten boiling Republican members was the
principal topic among the visiting Demo
cratic statesmen. .
Hon. George X. Nash, chairman of the
Republican state executive committee, to-
night announced that the following gentle
men had been invited to speak at the Re-
publican mass convention Monday after
noon, ard had accepted the same: CON
gressman s. A. Northway, OF Ashtabula;
Hon. p W. Ayres. Of NMarysvile; ;, Bishop us 3
Kerr of Mansfield; Hon. James j. Hooker,
of Cincinnati; Congressman c. Fl. Gros-
venor. of Athens ex-Congressman d. K.
watson, Of Columbus; Congressman R. w.
Taylor of Columbana county; Hon. En-
NETT Tompkins. of Columbus: Colonel r. M:
Nevin, of Dayton; General E. 5. MEer OF
Cleveland: Hon. J. II. Southard. of Toledo;
Colonel w. r. Warnock,. Of Urbanas Cen
eral j. Warren Keifer, of Springheld: Con-
gressman T. E. Burton, of CLEVELAND and
Colonel W. C. Cooper, of Mount Vernon.
The meeting will probably call out others.
Judge Nash will call the meeting to order,
and will deliver a short speech, setting
forth the reasons for asking the Repub-i
Hcans of Ohio to meet in mass convention
and express themselves as to the issues in
volved in the senatorial contest. He will
then introduce Congressman Walter l..
weaver, of Springfield, as chairman of the
committee, and announce that John X.
Malloy and A. G.. Caine will act as sec
retaries The speeches will be limited to
five minutes and it is expected that the
convention will appoint a committee on
resolutions. The advices received by Judge
Nash tonight from all parts of the State
Indicate that the Republicans are coming
here in force. Every railroad has given
excursion rates and extended the tickets
for three days.
MYERS'S TACTICS.