The herald., 1898-01-02
FOUR MORE VOTES WANTED
TO SECURE THE DESIRED SEAT
IN THE SENATE
Hanna's Friends Claim Confidence
but the Basis of Their Hope
Is Not Apparent
Associated Press Special Wire

Monday were held tonight. Usually
these caucuses are of state interest only.
Tonight the reelection of Senator Han
ma was directly involved and indirectly
showed open and aggressive Repub-
lican opposition in Ohio to President Nc
Kinley and his appointment. The result
of the caucuses shows that the nominees
of the Hanna slate are short three votes
of election in the house and one vote in
the senate, and the opinion prevails that
Hanna will be short four votes Of cleo
ton on the joint ballot on Wednesday,
January -, unless changes are made in
the meantime.
At the joint Republican caucus next
Wednesday night Mr.. Hanna will have
no opposition for the nomination, but 1t
is stated now that there are enough Re-
publican members who will not enter
the caucus to prevent prevent his elec-
ton. The legislature stands seventy
Republicans, sixty-flve Democrats and
five Fusionists. The Fusionists are Sem
ator Voight and Representatives Droste,
Kemper, Lane and Otis, all of Cincin-
natl.
In the house Republican caucus to-
night Droste, Kemper and Lane partici-
pated and are pledged to Alexander
Bowel for speaker, John r. Malley for
chief clerk, Andrew Jackson for SER
geant-at-arms, and other candidates for
minor places on the Hanna ticket.
Droste, however, says he will not enter
the Republican senatorial caucus next
Wednesday, as he proposes to present
the name of Jeptha Garrard, Silver
Republican, for senator against Hanna.
Including the Fusionists, there are
sixty-two Republicans and forty-seven
Democrats in the house, a total of 10o
with fiftyfive necessary to elect. There
were only fifty-two present at the Re-
publican caucus tonight. The ten alb
sentees were Bramley and Mason of
Cuyahoga, Griffith of Clinton, Griffith Of
Union, Jones of Stark, Joyce of Guerr-
sey, Manuel of Montgomery, Otis of
Hamilton, Rulan of Carroll and Scott of
Fulton. Griffith of Clinton, Griffith of
Union and Manuel of Montgomery are
reported as sick, and the others are in
the fusion with the Democratic members
to beat what is called the Hanna slate
next Monday, and one week from next
Monday to defeat Senator Hanna for re-
election.
The anti-Hanna Republicans and
Democratic members in their joint
house caucus nominated Harry c. Mason
of Cleveland for speaker and Charles
Gerrish inspector under Inspector Chas.
L. Kurtz for chief clerk, and complete
list of candidate for other places in the
organization of the house.
The opposition claim tonight they will
have enough votes Monday to organize
the house, with 55 votes for tSe Mason
ticket 50 for the Bowel tick
ct and two absent on account of sick
ness. The Hanna men claim that Grif-
fifth of Clinton, Griffith of Union AMI
Manuel of Montgomery will vote for
Bowel Monday and elect him.
While both sides claim the organiza-
ton of the house the opposition to Sen
ator Hanna and the Bowel ticket is
most demonstrative.
Governor Bushnell and the entire state
administration took an active part in
the caucuses tonight against Senator
Hanna, joining the Democratic members
and those Republicans who remained
away from the caucus.
While the crowds around the oppoSi
ton headquarters are jollifying it was
learned that six Democratic members
of the house were also absent from their
caucus tonight, which was secret. The
Republican caucuses We're open to men,
bers of the press. 1t is claimed that
these six Democratic members are op-
posed to voting for Republicans and
10 for ooy y,dida tae
for the legislative offices and senator.
Under the law, if there is not a majority
of all after ten ballots, the majority of
a quorum will elect officers of the gen.
eral assembly, and until the house elects
speaker, Secretary of State Charles
Kinney, strong Hanna man, presides.
The Hanna men declare with confidence
that Bowel will be the speaker.
WHISTLING BOLDLY
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. Late tonight
Senator Hanna and his associates at
their headquarters gave out the follow
ing statement regarding the result of
the caucuses tonight:
"The result of the caucusses tonight
assures the support of Senator Hanna
and that the intrigue of disloyal Repub-
licans with the Allen o. Myers-John
Mclean Democracy for the election of
a free silver man to the senate will not
be successful. Mr.. Kurtz and his asso-
ciates had claimed that the Republicans
could not muster more than thirty-five
votes in tonight's house caucus. Instead
of that fifty-two were present and at
least two others would have attended
but for illness. They boasted constantly
that they would keep at least twenty
seven Republicans out of the house
caucus instead of that but one third
of the number remained away. In the
senate caucus every Republican was
present with the exception of Burke of
Cleveland OF the ten absentees twJ
were detained by illness, one of them
sending word that he would support tine
nominees of the party, while of the other
eight it is known that some will vote fol
Senator Hanna.
"Tonights results encourage the
friends of Senator Hanna and the fight
will go on to the finish. They feel thai
the sentiment of the Republicans of the
state and county is thoroughly aroused
against this plot to overthrow the will
of the people and to obtain control o1
congress by the election of free silve,
senator with Republican votes, and it is
confidently believed that this public SEN