The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-07

Issued tonight by the Republican state
executive committee for a mass con-
vertion of Republicans to be held in
this city next Monday afternoon to
protest against the attempt to defeat
Senator Hanna The call follows:
Headquarters Ohio Republican state execu-
tive committee, Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1898.
To the Republicans of Ohio:
The constitution of your state provides that
1.-The people have the right to assemble to-
gether in a peaceable manner to consult for
Their common good to instruct their repre-
sentatives anG to petition the genera! assem-
bly, for the redress of grievances. We call
upon you In the exercise OF this right TO
meet in mass convention at the Auditorium in
Columbus, Ohio, On Monday, Jan. 10, 1893 at
o'clock p m.
The Republicans of Ohio in county, dis
trict and state convention assembled last
spring and summer, promised the people they
would return Hon. Nj. A. Hanna to the SEN
ate of the United States. A pledge more sa-
cred never given. Upon this issue one
of the fiercest political campaigns in the his
tory of our state was fought until you
reached splendid victory. During this cam
paign a few consprators, pretended Republi-
cans, not giving heed to the lawfully ex-
pressed Will Of vast majority Of their party
sought in every section of the state to de-
feat the legislative nominees of the Republi-
can party. Overwhelmed and defeated by
your ballots they have since consorted with
your enemies for the purpose of defeating
your will, solemnly expressed at the ballot
box. By those acts they have shown that they
do not love the great and benefcent principles
of our party, and that the wishes OF the peo-
pie not to be regarded by them. All
that Is dear to them is personal revenge and
spois.
Not in anger, but with shame. we inform
you that some of your representatives in the
general assembly have joined in this unholy
compact and there is danger they will dis
regard your wishes and expressed ilsti u ctions.
We therefore call upon you to assemble and
consult as to how our state can be saved
from this infamy, and to petition your rep
resentatjVes by your presence and by your
words to faithfully perform the duty which
you imposed upon them.
BY order of the committee,
George X. Nash, Chairman.
John Il. Malioy, Secretary.
w. F. Burdell Treasurer.
L. G. Lay.in.
-Philo S. Clark.
George A. Myers.
C. L. Marble.
S. d. Hellenbeck.
A report was current tonight that a
telegram had been received by the
Democratic leaders from John r. Nc
Lean requesting his name to be kept
out of the senatorial matter and urging
the Democrats to agree upon a candi-
date for senator to defeat Mr. Hanna.
While there was no positive confirma-
ton Of this story, there were develop
contained some truth. Last evening
the Press, a local Democratic paper,
contained an editorial advising the
Democratic members to vote for
Democrat for senator Tonight the
same paper reverses it's position edi-
torially and advises the Democratic
members to vote for any Republican to
defeat Hanna. 1t is also known that
influence is being brought to force all
tC inf n liran A o1Nn1, of
these members have declared they
would not vote for a Republican, and
If they persist in their attitude there
will be a deadlock. The plan of the
anti-Hanna people is said now to be to
force all the Democrats into line and
defeat Mr.. Hanna at the outset. They
are entirely on the defensive now, and
it Is claimed a long deadlock would
weaken their position. There is no
lack of confidence, however, at the
anti-Hanna headquarters, although the
demands being made upon the boiling
Republicans is increasing every hour.
The Democrats are now demanding, it
is said, a congressional gerrymander.
At present but five of the twenty-one
congressional districts in the state are
counted as Democratic. 1t is said that
Senator Finck, of Perry county, whom
Congressman Grosvenor defeated one
year ago, is engaged in preparing the
redistricting measure. He seeks to put
himself and Gen. GroSvenor in a strong
Democratic district so that the old bat
tie can be fought over. Senator Finck'S
bill, it is claimed, will receive the sup
port of Mr.. KurtZ, who wants to down
the Athenian statesman and get even
with him for taking a hand in the SEN
atcrial contest. AS there are several
ambitious members on the Democratic
side who want to go to congress, Sen
ator Finck may have trouble in pass
ing his measure. 1t is said the bill
places DR.. Norton, of Tiffin, in a Re
publican district so that he will be
shelved for the part he is taking in the
seratorship fight Hon. Henry H. Red
key, representative from Highland
county, came out today for Senator
Hanna. He has been claimed repeat
edly by the anti-Hanna people. Sew
eral anti-Hanna Republicans came
here Wednesday from Highland county
to labor with Mr.. Redkey. He gave
them an audience in the smoking room
of the house and listened patiently un-
til they were through At the conclu
sion he told them he would support
Mr.. Hanna. When asked about the
matter this evening Mr.. Redkey said:
you can state that / am fully deter
mined to vote for Senator Hanna and
shall do SO next Tuesday. I so an
nCunced myself today and Will not re-
consider the matter as it has been
fully settled in my mind"
Representative w. A. Scott Jr., Of
Fulton county, said he preferred to
wait until he saw his constituents be-
fore committing himself on the mat
ter and added: you can state and
that positively that I will not vote for
anybody but a straight Republican
next Tuesday. Further 1 do not care
to be quoted"
There was a report tonight that
call had been issued for caucus of
the Democratic members of the 1egis-
lature to decide upon q Republican
who could be supported as a candidate
for senator in opposition to Mr.. Hanna.
The report could not be verified, as
nearly all the Democratic members are
out of the city. The chairman of the
Democratic steering committee could
not be found, although he is in the
city If such a caucus is held it will
probably be on Monday night
Conservative estimates tonight place
the legislative vote at rs to 70 against
Hanna The workers of the senator
claim II votes and assurances of the
necessary two additional votes and