The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-04
ANYTHING To BEAT HANNA.
Ohio Republican L-glsI.;ors Cauens-
Short Three Votes OF Enough To EI.~s
the Hanna Ticket for Organic ,tion OF the.
House,

Columbus, Ohio. January Tho cau-
cuses for the nomination of officers OIL
the legislature which conVenes next
Monday, were held tonight. Usually these
caucuses are of state interest only. To-
night the reelection of Senator Hanna
was directly involved and Indirectly lens
open and aggressive republican opposE-
lion in Ohio to PrffffiieaA ffffiiea AfEesuit OF the cau-
Gus showed that the nominees OF tho
Hanna slate are short three votes of
election in the house and one vote in the
senate The opinion prevails that Hanna
will be short four VOTES vr--4--.4ian or
the joint battot Wednesday. January
18th, unless changes are mace in the
meantime: AT the joint republican eau
Gus next Wednesday night senator Hau-
ma will have no opposition. but IL Is stat
ed now that there are enough republi--
can members who viii not enter the cau-
Gus to prevent his election. The legisla-
aure stands 75 republicans. 65 democrats
and fusionists. Including the fusion
lists there are 62 republicans and a dem
ocrats in the house. a total OF 100 with
30 necessary to elect. There were only
% present at the house republican caucus
tonight. There were ten absentees to-
night. Three were reported sick and the
others reported as In the fusion with tho
democratic members to beat what is call
ed the Hanna slate next Monday and
Senator Hanna for reelection.
The opposition tonight claim that they
will have enough votes Monday to organ
iZe the house with So votes for the Masow
ticket, So for the Boxwell ticket and =,
absent on account of sickness. This
Hanna men claim that Griffith. OF Ciiu-
ton; Griffith, of Union. and Manual. OF
Montgomery, who are sick, VIII vote for
Boxwell Monday and elect him. Thr
memebrs from Clinton and Union are..
however, reported tonight as 50 sick
that they Will be unable to be n thctT
seats Monday.
While both sides claim the organiya-
tion Of the house, the opposition 10 Ser
ator Hanna and the Boxwell ticket -
most demonstrative. The Hanna mana
gers claim that the senator will succecd
even If the Boxwell ticket Is defeated
The opposition would then have the fox-
nation of all the committees and with
the chairmanships and other patroua,n
at their disposal, ii Is believed that Sea-
ator Hanna will not stand equal chances
IL his opponents get the oyganization on
Monday. Representative Mason, the ops-
position candidate for speaker. comes
| from Hannas home. Mason Is bitterly
opposed to Hanna for senator and is for
Mckisson for the short term and Gov
| ernor Bushnell for the long term fW
| senator. and he is running for speaker 0z
the issue OF anybody for senator to beat
Hanna.
| Governor Bushnell and the entire stat.
f! administration took an active part I'm the
| causes tonight against Senator Hanna
| joining the democratic members and
| those republicans who remained AWAY
from the caucus.
| 1t IS now conceded that the democrats
| will organize the senate which stand =
! democrats. IL republicans and 1 fusion
! ist. The attitude OF Senator Burke WIN
/ not likely leave the tie vote TO be cast b.
! Lieutenant Governor Jones.
/ The democratic steering committees
| claimed at midnight that they had all q
| their partisans except one in line for In
| fusion tickets, and for anybody to bcAa
| Hanna, and that they would show =
| solid front on Monday.
After the anti-Hanna republicans and
| the democrats had caucused separately.
| they me; Jointly before midnight and
| nominated Mayor Mckisson, Of Cfeve-
| land. for the short term and Bushnell To-
| the long term for senator, and entered
| into fusion agreement TO organize both
| houses. Senator Burke was notified tc
remain away till the senate was organ
| ICED, The flsion conference adjourHeG
after midnight till o'clock y. m. tomor-
row. when the steering committees wHl
| report.