The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-06


on the senatorial ballot.
IN holding their men in line 1.-THE |
corn inc" Is having trouble with some |
OF the 50 emocratic members. IL is |
bpdeved thar Mayor McKisson will |
give way to Mr. Kurtz for the short |
term Tor senator, while Governor Bush. |
neil has all along been regarded as the |
CANDIDATE for the long term. Repre- |
sentative Wiley of Wayne, Powell of |
Nor ow. Niles of Lucas and other radi- |
cal free silver Democrats are not salts. |
fed with Kurtz and Bushnell, and II |
they are to vote for Republicans they |
want them with pronounced silver rec. |
ords like that of errard and others |
that are named. Some of the Demo. |
cratic members insist that the breach is |
go wide and so deep now between the |
Republicans that John r. Mclean or |
some other free silver Democrat could |
be elected over Hanna.
Letters and kilograms have poured in
on Governor Bushnell, the dissenting
Republican members and others, pro.
testing against the action OF the Repub.
licans who were in cooperation with
the Democrats. In reply those about
the Headquarters in the Great Southern
hotel revived the talk of the American
Protective association. the worklnRmen
ana others being opposed to Senator
Hanna. It was charged that the sena
tor had Mrs Griffith annoyed by his
emissaries and that the senator was
with her two hours before her husband
announced himself as for Hanna.
The announcement by the Repub.
licans that they would have no Joint
senatorial caucus tonight or at any time
previous to the balloting for senator,
will compel all to continue in this
guerrilla warfare for another week, but
with the result depending on the action
of two or three doubtful members,
neither side could show its hand with.
out exposing the recruits or the desert.
ers to terrific fires for at least week.
IL was expected by the public that there
would he decisive results at the eau.
cuses tonight. but there will be no
caucuses and the steering committees
will try to have all members located
before ballotting begins,
The senate and the house will ballot
separately next Tuesday for senator.
But il Senator Hanna has not a ma.
| jority week hence, it is doubtful
whether any opponent will have it, and
I the general prediction is for a dead
| lock. In the event that the balloting
next Tuesday doesn't show a majority
| for anyone, the general assembly will
proceed on the next day to ballot in
| Joint assembly and continue to do so till
there is an election. The ballotlng q
week hence may not do any more than
| to compel the contestants to show their
names on rollcall, and after that the
same fight may be continued for an in.
| definite period.
THE CONT bine" is charging that Sena-
tor Hanna is in such desperate straits
as to be forced Ito swap horses" while
crossing the stream, owing to the Re.
publcans deciding to hold no caucus.
| They also charge that he has been an
ex senator since the legislature met
Monday. AS Senator Hanna was ap.
pointed when Secretary Sherman went
| into the cabinet. article 2, section 2, of
| the statutes is being quoted as follows
IF vacancies lin the senate) Mapped
| by resignation, or otherwise, during
the recess of the legislature OF any
state, the exc utive thereof may make
temporary appointments until the next
meeting of the Legislature, which shall
then III such vacancies"
While this talk about Ohio now hav-
ing only one senator proceeds the
Hanna men explain that they want the
same action now as was accorded Sena.
tor Fora Eer two years ago. Foraker had
|
convention in 1894 for sen ltOr, and was
elected without any caucus or any Re.
publican opposition in the legislature.
The Hanna men say they ask that the
same courtesy and loyalty" now pre-.
vail The plank in the Republican state
platform. adopted at Toledo last June,
is being freely cited 1t is as follows
The thanks of the people of this
state are due to senators Foraker anC
| Hanna for their splendid efforts during
the present session of congress, and We
congratulate the people on their repre-
sentahOn in the United States senate
Desiring to continue such represen
tation and approaching his service Il
the party and to the people of the state
and nation and his eminent and proven
litress for the position, we endorse the
candidacy Of Hon. Marcus A. Hanna
for United States senator to succeed
himself and pledge the support Of the
party in the next general assembly Il
/, his election to both the short and thC
long terms,
The sensation Of the day was the ar.
/ rival of the Springfield delegation ot
; 300 Republicans to interview GoveTno
Bushnell aud protest against his ac
: tiOns. huge banner bore tho lnscrip
ton, "Clarke county solid for Marcu
. A. Hanna" and the bearer was greeted
o with cheers on the way. In front o
the Neil House, an informal ovation
. greeted the. delegation, and so inter
, ested were the members that the,
passed the man entrance TO the caplto
d grounds.
g Governor Bushnell was in his rea
A room of the governors office. Con
n gresham Weaver headed the delega
| ~ Nd IN a
man, With the 30J persons in q circle
+ a d Governor Bushnell occupying
: position in the center, standing will
. his hand resting upon the table.
a Congre. sman Weaver, the spokesman
n of the visiting de egation from Spring
q field, in addressing Governor Bushnell
d said
y II had the honor to present you
a name at the Toledo convention and an
proud OF it. Circumstances have arisel
;. which have changed the current of af
q fairs. Certain persons who claim to b
n kepublicans are endeavoring to thwar
> Mr. hanna's candidacy. but we canno
!, believe that you are one OF these, tina
!, Won are unloyal For you to do thi
Is would be political blunder If not
/ political crime.
/, "tIence, we call to ask if you hav
!. done what is charged against you.
Following this Congressman WeaN
a. er's remarks were in the nature OF a
"a appeal to the governor to not permt
>. the h hepubican party to go down TO dt
!. feat BY the election OF any other ma
, for senator except Marcus \, Hanna.
: Governor Bu smell was almost owe
NJ come by emotion III his response. h
4 referred TO the fact that the representi
y, nyes and senator's from Clarke count