The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-04
HANNAITEs HOPEFUL.
They Claim That senatorship Was
Not Involved Yesterday


Not Involved Yesterday.
Columbus, o., Jan. Safer a long con-
ference of the Hanna managers tonight.
the following statement was given out
from the senator's headquarters: while
the failure of the republicans to organize
the two houses of the legislature was a
surprise and matter of regret to the sup
porters of Senator Hanna, they do not
believe that it has any bearing upon or
especial relation to the senatorship. The
members of the legislature were not pledg-
ed or instructed by the their constituents
in any way to vote for any individual as
an officer of the legislature. In the ease
of the senatorship the case is different.
The state constitution declares, in sec
ton 3, that the people have the right to
assembled together in a peaceful manner
TO consult for their common goods TO IN
struct their representatives and to petl-
ton the general assembly for the redress
of grievances.
THE people have exercised their privi-
leges and right under the state constitu-
ton by assembling in both county ana
state conventions and declaring with an
unexampled unanimity in favor of the cleo
ton of Senator Hanna to the Senate
THE people of Al OF the 80 counties so
declared in electing republican representa-
tives to the general assembly, as did also
the state convention at Toledo.
In view of these facts and the general
expression of public opinion since the cleo
ton it is felt that the action of to-day
should not and cannot be construed as
having any relation TO the sena torial ques-
ton. This matter will be tried by the re-
publican members of the general assembly
who are pledged both by the action of the
people they represent and by their own
declarations to his support.
The election of Mr.. Hanna was made
direct issue, not only by the state and
county conventions, but in the election OF
last November in which his name and
candidacy was the leading issue.
THAT candidacy was recognized by re-
| publican leaders generally, as shown by
the fact that already several men who to-
day voted against the nominees of the re-
publican caucus have voluntarily stated
that they intend to vote for Mr. Hanna,
and that they have from the first consid-
cred his election as having no relation to
or bearing upon the mere organization of
the House. In the selection of officers of
| that body. considerations entirely differ
ent from those relating to the representa-
ton of Ohio in the United States Senate
| were considered and the action of each
member was based upon these individual
| and local considerations and questions. In
| the case of the Senat0rShlp the lnStruc>
| lions OF the county conventions and the
! state conventions and the people them
selves in the election was uttered with
| singularly unanimity for the election OF
| Mr.. Hanna for the United States senator
| ship, and it is not believed the action Of
| any man in determining his course as to
! lhe support of candidates for legislative
| offices can be assumed to be an evidence
! of hostility to the man who was indorsed
! for the senatorship with greater unanimity
| than ever before in the history of Ohio,
| and probably in the history of the coun-
| try. Mr.. Hanna and his active supporters
| fully and confidently believe they will re-
! ceive the votes of the members of his party
| when they are called upon to perform this
| special feature of the duties for which
! they were elected. 1t is not considered
! possible that any republican in the Ohio
4 legislature win be willing to pursue a
! course which would result in the substi-
! tuition in the United States Senate of a
/ supporter of the dangerous doctrines upon
/ which the democratic party based its
! campaign of 1896 for the man who led the
! republicans to victory against that party
| and those principles, especially as that
! action would result in turning over to the
democracy and friends of free silver the
| control of the Senate during at least one
half, if not all. of the term of Ohlo's re-
! publican President William Mckinley