Evening journal., 1898-01-05
GRIFFITH won OVER.
He Decides to Vote For SEN
ator Hanna After All.
COMBINE HAVE THEIR HANDS FULL.
Democrats Are Not Satisfied with Kurts
and Bushnell and Want Gerard or
Some other silver Republican
TO Oppose Hanna.

TO oppose Hanna.
COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. 5.-There are
now reported 10 be only nine dissenters
among the so Republican members, one
10 the senate and eight In the house
Some Of the dissenting Republicans are
not likely ever 20 be reconciled 20 Sem
ator Hanna. They have burned their
bridges behind them and openly admit
IT, Representatives Grimth OF Union
and Joyce Of Guernsey, who voted with
the combine" on the organization of
the house. stated yesterday that they
would vote for Senator Hanna.
This gives Hanna "a I'm the house and
~ in the senate, total Of n, or two
short Of the necessary majority. Droste
OF Hamilton. who voted FOR BoXwell for
speaker announced at the time that he
would support Jeptha Gerard a silver
Republican. for senator, so that the net
gain for Hanna TO date over the vote
on the organization rs only one. The
Hanna men say they expect TO get the
votes Of Scott Of Fulton and Rutan OF
Carroll, who are instructed for Hanna
and voted with the combine" on the
organization.
on the other hand. the combine
managers say that Scott and Rutan VIII
remain with them 10 a finish and that
they expect to get Snider of Greene and
Redkay Of Highland. who voted for
Boxwell for speaker The doubtful
members are being offered their choice
OF chairmanships and given opportuni-
" to make all other selections they
want. The power Of the organization
OF the house Is certainly being used 20
the greatest possible advantage, and It's
influence IS not to be underrated In
connection with the support Of the state
administration. While Mr. kurtz and
his assistants will make no statements,
yet they are holding back the appoint
ments on the committees and other pat
ronage in anticipation Of gaining sew
eral votes on the senatorial ballot
In holding their men In line the "com.
bine" is having trouble with some Of
the 60 Democratic members. It Is be-
lleved that Mayor McKisson viii give
way 10 Mr. Kurtz for the short term
for senator. while Governor Bushnell
has All along been regarded as the cam
didate for the long term. Representa-
tives Wiley of Wayne, Powell of Nor
row, Niles of Lucas and other radical
free silver Democrats are not satisfied
with Kurtz and Bushnell. and II they
are 10 vote for Republicans they want
them with pronounced silver records
like that of Gerard and others that are
named Some OF the Democratic mem
bers insist that the breach Is so wide
and so deep now between the Republic
ans that John R. Mclean or some other
free silver Democrat can be elected over
Hanna.
The announcement by the Republic
ans that they would have no joint sem
atorial caucus tonight or at any time
previous 10 the balloting for senator
will compel all 20 continue In this guer-
rllla warfare for another week, but with
the result depending on the action OF
two or three doubtful members. neither
side could show It's hand without eX-
posing the recruits or the deserters 60
a terrific fire for az least a week.
The senate and the house win ballot
separately next Tuesday for senator
The senate will stand 10 TO II against
Hanna by Senator Burke voting with
the Democrats. The house on Monday
stood 56 TO 80. II is now 90 20 "a against
Hanna. This will settle the contest II
the combine" in both houses can con-
centrate on any one candidate against
Hanna, and when the two houses meet
on the following day, Wednesday Jan
u, to canvass In joint assembly the
vote OF the previous day as cast by each
branch separately there would be moth
ing TO do except TO announce the tota'
result of "a 20 n against Hanna.
But II Senator Hanna has not a ma
jority a week hence Il is doubtful
whether any opponents viii have IL
and the general prediction is for a dead.
lock In the event that the ballotinf
next Tuesday does not show a majOri-
~ for any one the general assembly
VIII proceed on the next day TO ballot
IN joint assembly and continue TO do 50
until there Ia an election. The ballot
ing q week hence may not DO any more
than to compel the contestants to show
their names on roll call, and after tha
the same fight may be continued for al
indefinite period.