New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-10
HANNA MEN EXPECT TO WIN
r SENATOR'S MANAGERS CONFIDENT
OF SEVENTY-THREEN VOTES.
,,vsrxTArIvE GRIFFITH MAKES ANOTHER
ovrp-roI.R MEN CAUSE MUCH CON
crRx-YURTz SAYS THE BATTLE
is NOT IOsT-BAI-LoTING
rO-MORROW.
TOMORROW.
Inv rrrrGRAru 70 THE TRIeUNl


.,Drs Ohio. Jan 9.--Mr. Hanna's mana
.eero sincerely and more or less justly con-
s.'. .o.n,eht that their fight is won and that
h"'", .o,~,,an % the Republican National Com
'"e r.n receive the scventy-three votes nee
NJ ,o an election when the two branches or
e.a.e legislature meet in joint assembly on
W ,s5av 70 I'll the seat from Ohio. now va
-, +be United States Senate. There are.
''' eood reasons for the air Of manifest con-
"~. NV. "a cheerful assurance so noticeable To-Day
.,. ' .,e Neil House headquarters
-. vows from Dayton on Friday night mat
..so,.ative Manuel. Of Montgomery County
=, the ten Republicans who joined the fusioh
u.,o, which organized both Houses last
,,.,sav. had publicly pledged his vote 10 N''
WAS followed all day Saturday oy 'he
hN" hat other conversions would soon re-
, - me vanishing point the narrow fusloh
...-,.,, - five cast on January . aealns' NV
m|.,hr,an caucus candidates for Spesher "a
-. House ard President pro tenn or the '.""''
ruo n. these rumors those which hu'noe' 'eu
.s,,,o,al recruits 10 the Hanna forces l'eP-
Ns..rt.,,ves Griffith. OF Union. and joyce. %
r..-,se,,. wore a certain aspect or pla"S'''.,''
r, race,,ed on all sides with suoslanua
-, Il was no; until midnight las' h'e"''
,..ay.r that Representative GrihIhS ""ii.7
-, he transferred definitely from tHe anu
,,,a 70 the Hanna column. ffiehus Vi '"0
.,,.rt LEGISLATOR brought TO the Nell fiouSe a.
49,, hour a statement. signed by MN d' h'9
80 q, Narvsville. IN which he declared @''e'
..,,, sxnlanat!ons Of the motives when prompt
- vie change q attitude. that he would sup
=. o,a vote f3r the Hon. Marcus A. mamma
o. Nth The short and long terms Tor On''eu
go senator on January II, and II necessary
date"
POSITION OF JOYCE AND REDLEN'
-. eve, written pledge has yet been obtained
..or, Ny joyce whose vote. wi'n 'hose oi
,,o-,,s, and Griffith added to the full Repupllcah
s.-srrtb polled on January ;. would give MI
-. The majority necessary 70 elect. But as
,, 1ovce has 50 .ar declined TO say tha' "e
a,s- intended 70 oppose the Repuohcan co"Ne"-
.,o,,s candidate for the Senajorshlp' ms Hd'"e
hss also been put down with certain qua'''c"-
.,o,s m the Hanna list. il must De uhueIs''oN
=, course that among the seventy mel'"'iS VIM
s,,nor,ad the defeated Republican caho'"a'eS
Gov sneaker and President pro teIn' OF uie 'V"-
s.s we're the independent Republicans 9eHd'o'
yo,ght from Cincinnati and Droste ana hd"e'
.,,o n, the three Silver Republican Representa-
.,,,.s A,ected on a fusion ticket last IAN IN ''e
same city. , p.s,o,. ~
Another Republican Representative hedieE' %
Highland County who entered the caucus 0''
o-r.r,,stion and voted for the regular nomi-
nees on January 3. is also classed with some
hesitation among Mr. 1anna's probable sup
,'o~.ars and the attitude Of these fou. men
is perhaps now the greatest concern ~ '''0
managers at the Neil House.
II all can De kept in line until Neahesua'
things are in his favor. An alert and untirihs
,o~so,ai organization. the sentiment Of party
regularity. the adhesive power Of discipline and
numbers are forces which. with victory already
tantaIjzinglv in sight. are calculated to pear
anv but the most firmly grounded ana re-
sourccful opposition down.
Mr.. Kurtz and the other coalition leaders 90
MT admit that they have lost their battle anu
still boldlv assert that they Will name fusion
candidate for Senator and elect him on Wednes-
dav Conceding the votes Of Manuel and Gri-
fifth 10 Mr.. Hanna. and putting Mr Joyce ana
Mr. Redlev on the doubtful list, Mr.. Kurtz and
his associates maintain that al least nine he-
publicans Will unite with the Democratic loices
70 elect a Senator this week. The names on the
coalition roll are Representatives Mason anu
Brandy and Senator Burke. Of Cleveland
Droste. Otis and Lane. Of Cincinnati Scott OF
Fulton County; Rutan. Of Carroll County. ana
John p. Jones. ot Stark County. BY Mr.
Kurtz's calculations. therefore, Mr. Hanna
would be beaten by at least two votes IN the
Joint Assembly.
JONES REFUSES TO EXPLAIN.
1t has been asse ted repeatedly that Repre-
sentative Jones. of stark County. will eventu-
ally be found supporting Mr.. Hanna. but 50
far @,i, iv6i
will vote tor the caucus nominee for the Sena-
torship The Republicans Of Canton sent him
an invitation last night to appear before an
Indignation meeting called in that city and ex-
plain his conduct IN supporting the fusion can
ddate for Sneaker. Mr. Mason, but Mr. Jones
declined 20 meet his constituents, who thereupon
censured him for misrepresenting their wishes
and interests Wha- he will do on his return
70 Columbus It is difficult 70 say.
Other names now on the anti-Hanna list are
not certain 70 be there tomorrow or the day
after. but a; least three or four names VIII re-
main on both lists until after the baNoting in
the two houses begins. There are some slight
indications Of friction and restlessness to-day In
the coalition camp though for the most part
tne fusion campaign has been managed with re-
markable adro.tness and precision. AS long as
Mr. Kurtz was able to keep his following intact.
the Democratic minority seemed ready 10 carry
out implicitly the plans of the coalition. Now
that inroads are beginning to be made In the
fusion ranks by the Hanna managers. some OF
the Democratic members are showing desire
70 play more than a merely passive role in the
Senatorial contest
At least two Democratic Representatives are
understood 10 be greatly averse 10 voting for a
Republican candidate for Senator, and to insure
unity Of party action Allen O. Myers ana the
other Democratic leaders viii seek TO have their
present programme of sclf-cNacement indorsed
at tomorrow nights caucus Of Democratic Sen
ators and Representatives. As yet the coalition
managers haze elected no candidate Tor the
senatorship, nor Is II likely that they VIII vent
urc n selection until tomorrow night. Ihe an
sorbng object of the alliance beng 70 oeie"'
Mr. Hanna the personality or the cahu''a'e 80