The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-13

Columbus, o., Jan. Ex-senator Hanna
believed tonight to be short one vote
election. The opposition is not sure
of seyenty-three votes for any one man
as AGAINST seventy-two for Hanna, but
they feel confident at least of preventing
Hanla's election
Lqst night the democratic steering
comh+tee demanded of Mr.. kurtz that
he fish at least eight afhdayits 10
nigh rom republican members that they
won stand with the sixty-five demo-
craft. members in voting against Hanna,
and the democratic steering committee
repCrted tonight that they were satis-
fed Representative Gayman, chair
man of the house democratic steering
committee, went so far as to, say Han
mas defeat tomorrow was assured,
There is no doubt that Senator llama
was beaten for week previous 10 last
Friday, when Representative Manuel OF
Montgomery county changed in his favor.
On Saturday the Hanna men secured
Representative Griffith OF Union, but
they made no accession yesterday or
today, and it is the general belief that
the are short one vote tonight 1t mas
be, 4 agreed by conference committee
thai the balloting in the two houses vii!
moi begin until 81 p. m. tomorrow, and
may be several changes in that
The real work of the fight on
des is being done tonight The
will not sleep now until after
loting begins. There is a feeling
. those opposing Hanna that if he
not defeated on the first ballot, or
Ter by the separate ballots that he
not be defeated at alt. These anti
ma workers say they had majority
five against Hanna when they exposed
cir strength in organic ing the legisla-
re last Monday, and tn at IL they come
,wn to a majority Of only one against
anna tomorrow the co alition may not
I'D together for another day. While
e opposition still insis IS On Kurt, as
% candidate against Hanna. yet they
Y Bushnell, Kurtz or any other one
i'll be dropped as soon as II ir demon
rated that he can not secure all +he
)tes Of eit' ha-auti- Hanna rep iii
MS or the democratic members. One of
.e names most prominently mentioned
lay was that of Representative John
Jones, who represents Starke county,
G home of President Mckinley.
Mr.. Jones is republican. and a prom
mt man in the Miners union. He is
Jr free silver, and is advocated as The
labor candidate against the capitalist.
While the mass convention of the repub-
leans this afternoon was the largest and
most Indignantly enthusiastic assembly
ever accumulated in the state the doubt
full republican members of the Legislature
did not see it or feel it. They were
closely and literally entertained by the
Opposition at the Great Southern hotel
during the afternoon and. and they are
there tonight. Representatives Manuel,
Griffith. Snyder and others are having
thu undivided and constant attention of
the other side.
There are at times lively scenes when
the Hanna workers invade the rooms of
the opposition at the Great Southern ho-
tel, and also when the hustlers for the
opposition come to the Neil House fter
some of the doubtful members or their
friends. There is tonight grave doubt
about some of those on whom both sides
have been depending. The result really
hangs in doubt more than in a balance,