The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-07
NEW OPPONENT FOR HANNA
JEPTHA GARRARD TO BE THE CAN
DIDATE OF THE DEMO-REPs.
Straight Republicans Not Yet Daunt-
ed-CaIl for n Mass Convention
at Columbus Monday.

vote at 75 to 70 against Hanna. The work
| ers of the senator claim II votes and as
surances of the necessary two additional
votes and possibly four more The opposi-
ton insists that Hanna will never have 20
votes on joint ballot and that they have
gained two votes, since the Legislature ad-
| journed over till Monday. Before the chair
manships and preferred places and other
| patronage is disposed of the opposition say
| that Hanna's vote will be reduced consider
ably below 20, which is now at least three
| short of enough to elect.
The opposition to Hanna consists of the
| sixty-five Democratic members and of the
following ten Republican members: Repre-
sentative Harry c. Mason and M. +. Bran
bley, of Cuyahoga; j. P. Jones, of Stark
| John e. Griffith, of Union; ]. C. Otis, of
Hamilton; William o. Scott, Of Fulton:
| Henry IT. Redkey, of Highland; ID. o.
Rutan, of Carroll and Harrison; James
Manuel, of Montgomery. and Senator
| Vernon II. Burke. of Cleveland.
! Included in the list of those supporting
Hanna are Representative Droste and
Lane, silver Republican fusionists from
| Cincinnati who are counted on for Jeptha
! Garrard.
/ The developments to-day indicated that
the ballots for senator but that he might
| lead on the first ballot if the present ef
forts are successful to make him the free
| silver Republican candidate. Garrard is one
of the most wealthy men in Cincinnati and
| he has always been a radical free-silver
man. Representative James Joyce, OF
| Guernsey, who is included in the 20 votes
| claimed for Hanna, is considered as doubt
fin bn "a a
| Stark Redkey of Highland, Rutan of Car
| roll and Harrison, and Manuel of Mont
gomery, who are on the list of the opposi-
tion are doubtful.
The combine workers We're aggressive
until the past day or two when they not
| only had enough votes'to defeat Hanna, but
| had also reached all the doubtful members
| The opposition is now on the defensive in
keeping it's majority in line The contest
has settled down to a siege, in which the
! opposition holds the fort and the Hanna
| men are charging on the breastworks. With
| the organization of the Legislature. the
| state administration and other uncovered
ramparts, the opposition feels well fortified
| 1t is conceded that the opposition is well
| organized and drilled and also desperate
| in this fight. Ever since Kurtz was retired
| as state chairman by Hanna at the state
| convention in Toledo last June efforts have
been made to retire Hanna, and there will
be a fight to a finish on that issue.
The talk about Senator Burke being in
the doubtful list has about subsided He
was slated for president pro tenn. of the
| Senate by the opposition. AS he was not
present on Monday to qualify Senator
| Thaddeus e. Crumley, Dem, was elected
president pro tenn. 1t transpires that Sena-
| tor Crumley wrote out his resignation be-
| fore his election and it is in the hands of
Senator Fink, the leader of the Democratic
side. Whenever Senator Burke is ready,
Senator Fink will present the resignation
of Crumley as president pro tenn. and Burke
will get the place.
APPEAL TO DEMOCRATS.
| So far the opposition to Hanna is not
only holding it's men we'll in line, but it
has executed all the plans provided for
| previous to the caucuses on last Saturday
night. The opposition managers say they
are having no trouble to hold their men out
against Hanna, but admit their trouble in
finding any candidate for whom all the
boiling Republicans and the Democratic
members will vote The boiling Republic
ans are unanimous in declaring they can
not vote for any Democrat under the cir
cumstances for senator Enough Democrat
lc members to give the managers trouble
and anxiety say they do not want to vote
tude of the combine" on this issue is
shown in the following editorial leader in
TINS evenings issue of the Democratic
Press, the organ of the combined Opposition
70 Senator Hanna:
THE Democratic members Of the Legisla-
ture now have it in their power to defeat
M. "A. Hanna for the Senate, and the blame
for the failure to do it will rest on them.
Il They can make no satisfactory explanation
il they fail. Stupidity in such an emer-
gency as the present is as intoIera ble as
guilt Every Republican vote against Box
We'll for speaker was cast to show unfaI-
tering opposition to Hanna, and has no
other meaning whatever If so, the over
throw of Hanna can be accomplished by the
same union of Bryan Democrats and For
aker Republicans that defeated BoxWelI
and elected Mason speaker. How can this
be brought about? OF course Hanna can
not be elected so long as every Democrat
and Foraker Republican is in his seat and
refuses to vote for him. But if any of them
remain away when the vote is being taken
he may be elected Cor so declared) by less
than majority of all the members elected
TO the Assembly. To guard against this
chance let every Democratic member be
present when the ballots for senator are
taken.
for the same candidate, in opposition to
Hanna, and let this candidate be one for
whom every Foraker Republican can vote.
This Will not only defeat HannaS election,
but it will insure the election Of another.
A failure of the Democrats and Foraker
Republicans to agree is exactly the oppor-
tunity Hanna seeks. Let no Democratic
member of the Legislature suppose that a
time will arise during the session when
Democratic candidate for the Senate can
be elected. No Foraker Republican can be
induced to read himself out of his party
and thereby Justify the charge of traitor
and deserter' that is even now being
made by the Hanna faction. But as these
Foraker Republicans stand ready to unite
with the Bryan Democrats TO agree upon
Republican other than Mark Hanna, let no
Democratic member hesitate. Let the fu-
sion be as complete between all who op-
pose Hanna as it was in opposition TO Box
we'll so that Hanna can be defeated and
some opponent elected on the very first
ballot. This is the only sure method TO out
general Hanna. 1T is not only idle. but it
Is folly to talk about electing a Democratic
senator or casting complimentary votes for
popular Democrats. No man worthy to be
senator in the Democratic party in Ohio
desires in this crisis to receive a compli-
mentary vote from any Democratic member
OF the Legislature. On the contrary any
man in the Democratic party who permits 4
complimentary vote 20 be cast for him Will
deserve the censure nf the next Democratic
state convention for his miserable and self
ish ambition. The Democrat who refuses
to agree on any honorable Republican tho
Foraker members unanimously propose will
in effect be casting at least half the weight