The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-10

SOY There VIII De only Two or three
this week. And the changes are attrib-
uted more to the work that has been
cone in the counties than here.
While there have been charges and
coGnter-charges of bribery, there was
considerable stir today over the pub
lication of the following in the Gin
cinnati Commercial-Trbune and in
different forms in other Republican pa
pers.
While Senator Hanna and his managers
have been careful to make no improper
use of money in the senatorial contest
they have all along known that the
ethics of the case were not so strictly
observed by the opposition There
fore, when an opportunity was offered to
get discriminating evidence against the
combine, Mr.. Hanra's managers were
quick to improve it. A trap was set for
the opposition and worked through one
of the meE:bers of the combination who
has been trying to get away from Sena-
tor hanna. Some OF the opposition kept
trying to get an audience with this
member until 1t was decided to accom-
nodate them. Accordingly an interview
was arranged for in a certain room in a
certain MOTEL, but in advance the precau-
tion had been taken by the member to
conceal stenographer in the room who
TOOK down every word Of the interview
an important part of which was an offer
or $1,000 cash made to the member II he
would vote against Senator Hanna Just
what use will be made OF the stenogra-
piers notes will be governed by the course
OF the anti-Hanna people
1t is stated on good authority that
the above case became known to the
opposition" soon after their organ made
a sensational publication about the
grand jury being called on to investi-
gate the action of several workers for
Hanna. At any rate there has been
nothing said about the grand jury's
work since last Wednesday, The notes
n O Cd cyta
written out, and they comprise several
pages of matter, which is in the pos
session of very prominent Repubii-
can. The two men who are accused of
onerfng $4,000 are as we'll kneWn in
Ohio politics as either the senior or the
junior senator, or the governor One
OF them holds an important state office.
ana the other has been an important
oftlclal and leader in this city.
These two prominent workers against
hanna were not the ones in the room
with the members of the legislature
and his concealed stenographer. bur
they sent their man to the legislators
room and when the member insisted on
knowing who authorized the affair. the
names or these two prominent parties
were named as authorizing the offer of
So, 600. u
DEMOCRATS DISSATISFIED.
The Democratic steering committee
reported to Mr.. Kurtz this afternoon
tnat they must have assurance from
him that the dissenting RenubIicans
will hold out before they can give him
guarantee on the solid Democratic
vote OF sixty five 1t is said that the
DEMOCRATIC steering committee finally
gave Mr.. kurtZ till Monday midnight
TO produce affidavits from at least
eight Republican members that thew
would vote against Hanna. The Han
ma managers claim that Mr.. Kurtz can
not secure the requisite number of af
hdaVits, and that the contest will he
over Monday night
EiX-Secretary of the Treasury Charles
fcer' arrived tonight and had a long
conference with Senator Hanna. The
mamma men tonight gave out a state
ment declaring that early last March
many prospective legislative candidates
were pledged to vote for Gov. Bushnell
IoT United States senator and were
aideo IN securing their nominations. be-
cause of such pledges. The document
asserts that the instructions of county
ana state conventions for Hanna
should have released their men from
their pledges to Bushnell and that
men OF honor could do nothing but de-
mand that they be released from per
sonal promises when confronted bv
P"sIllNe INSTRUCTIONS from their consti-
tuents.
Representative W. C. Kramer Of
Paulding county, one of the sixty-five
Democrats, is very sick at his rooms
and MS physicians say he may not be
able to be out for aWeek or more His
vote will be needed to defeat Hanna on
the claims Of the opposition tonight.
1t is understood that Gov. Bushnell
has declined to stand for senator for
either or both terms and that the pres-
ent programme Is for Kurtz for both
the long and the short terms for sena-
tor against Senator Hanna. While the
gold Democrats have all along been
opposing this condition, the ultra silver
democrats are the ones who are now
giving the combine" most trouble. In
connection with the bribery stories II
Is known that the stenographers notes
are in possession of Hon. E. G.. Rath-
bon. formerly assistant postmaster GEN
elaI under Harrison, and one of Han
mas managers in the present contest