The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-11
0HI0'S SENATORIAL FIGHT
HANNA NOV SAID TO BE SHORT ONE VOTE.


 election. The managers of the opposi- tion are not sure of 73 votes for any one man as against only 72 for Hanna, but they feel confident at least of pre- venting Hanna's election. Last night the democratic steering committee de- manded of Mr. Kurtz that he furnish republican members that they would stand with the sixty-6ve democratic members in voting against Hanna. The democratic steering committee reported tonight that it was settled. Represent ative Gayman, chairman of the house democratic steering committee, said that Hannas defeat tomorrow was as- sured. There is no doubt that Hanna was beaten week previous to last Fri day, when Representative Montgomery changed in favor of Hanna. On Satur- day the Hanna men secured Griffith of SAJnion, but they made no accessions yesterday or to-day, and it is the gen. eral belief that they are short one vote tonight.
 ' The workers will not sleep now until after the balloting begins. There is a feeling among many of those opposing Hanna that if he is not defeated on the first ballot tomorrow he will not be defeated at all The Hanna work CTS say that they had a majority of five against Hanna when they exposed their strength in organizing the legislature on Monday last, and that if they came down to majority of only one against TYr.. hold together for another day. While the anti-Hanna men still insist on Kurtz as the candidate against Hanna, yet they say that Bushnell, Kurtz or any other one will be dropped as soon as it is demonstrated that he cannot secure all the votes of either the anti Hanna republicans or the democratic members. One of the names most prom inently mentioned to-day was that of Representative J. F. Jones of Stark county, the home of President McKin- ley. MT. Jones is a republican and is prominent in the miners union. He is for free silver and is advocated as the labor candidate.
 With the result depending upon one vote either way, there are several who want to be on the winning side and may change at any time. Owing to the apparent closeness of the vote there are still runners of bribery. The Hanna men claim to have stenographi notes of an offer of $5,000 by two prominent members of the opposition. The oppo-i sition managers claim that s. H. Hol- lenbeck, a member of the republican state executive committee, went to Gin cinnati last Sunday with $10,000 Il is charged that Representative Otis was offered and accepted $10,0OO. MT. Otis is a republican who was elected on a fusion ticket in Hamilton county. He has voted with the democrats in the organization, but it is claimed that he made friendly overtures to the Hanna workers to entrap them into an office for the purpose of exposing the scheme and that he will do so on the floor of the house tomorrow.
 It is said that Otis will pile $10000 on his desk tomorrow and make a sensa- tiona1 speech when his name is called on the senatorial ballot. Tile Hanna men make a general denial of the Otis charges and say that they anticipate other dramatic performances tomorrow before the balloting begins. Outside of the opposing senatorial quarters the city is filled tonight with excursionists yelling for Hanna. The crowds and the exctiment surpass any of the usual convention scenes.
 Congressmen Grosvenor has written the following letter to James H. Wig gins, a convict in the Ohio peniten- tiary serving a twenty-year term, who has been endeavoring to get out: 'I will not undertake any employment, professional or otherwise, that will bring me>in any way in contact with, or into the presence of, the person who is now exercising the office of gov ernor of Ohio"
 The mass meeting at the Auditorium in this city to-day was the largest ever Known in the history of the city. The capacity of the Auditorium is 5000. All the standing room was taken and many thousands were unable to gain adnintance. The meeting lasted from to p. m. There were repeated scenes of hissing when the names of Governor Bushnell, MT. Kurtz and others were mentioned. The terms traitors" "Ju- das" and the like were freuently used as responses from the audience Several of the speakers referred to Senator Foraker in connection with the revolt of the party The audience was in close and deep sympathy with the intense and bitter utterances of most of the speakers The following resolutions were adopted amid wild scenes of en- thusiasm:
 Resolved, first, That we condemn, without reserve or qualification, this most unholy conspiracy and protest in the name of the people of Ohio against its further progress and further sue cess.
 Resolved, further, That we call upon every republican member of the general assembly to be present in his seat on next Tuesday and by voice, act and vote carry into execution the fulfill ment of the obligation assumed by him when elected as such member; and
 Resolved, finally, That we will well come most cordially to full cooperation with us the republican members of said general assembly, however they may have voted or acted thus far in rela- ton to the subject matter of this dec laration.
 May be Major Ludington.