The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-09
At WHITE HEAT IN OHIO
Indignation Meeting Being Held
All Over the State.
HANNA MORE CONFIDENT
1t Is Expected That Tomorrow Excite
ment Will Reach a Stage Bordering
on Riot, and They Are Look
ing for a Hot Time.

Columbus. Ohio Jan. S.-Senator
Hanna thinks tonight his election is
sure. His managers say they see the
necessary 73 votes for him and that the
tide of popular sentiment that is now
being felt viii make his vote larger
than is necessary next Tuesday. The
senator's managers claim that IL bal
lot were taken tonight Hanna would be
elected by "a to 20. The opposition con-
cedes the loss Of Representative Man
uel Of Montgomery only. and that they
still have votes to spare in defeating
Hanna.
Reports from indignation meetings in
the counties to-day and tonight are
pouring into the Hanna headquarters
These meetings of clubs, county com
mittees and other organizations at
which speeches were made and resolu-
tionS adopted against Governor Bush
nell. the boiling republican members
and others, will not be continued unless
there is a deadlock next week. Those
who have been holding meetings at
their homes this week will be here
Monday for the general mass meeting
that has been called by the republican
state committee the same as the local
meetings have been called by the coun-
ty committees.
The ceremonies for the inauguration
of Governor Bushnell will occur at noon
on Monday next. and the mass meeting
is announced for 2:3o o'clock p. IN. AS
the inaugural exercises will not be over
when the mass meeting begins there is
intense feeling among the friends of
Governor Bushnell Mr. Kurtz and 9TH
ers, because this meeting was called at
time when ii would conflict with the
Inauguration. The state committee ex-
plains that many who will be here on
Monday expect to leave on the evening
trains and that no later hour could bc
fixed for the meeting at which strong
resolutions will no doubt be adopted
against the newly inaugurated COVER
nor, the boiling republican members
of the Legislature and others. The clubs
that refused TO participate in the in
auguration will attend the mass meet
ing in bodies, and there are fears Of
serious collisions on the streets. While
it is apprehended that there may be
Kisses and all sorts of insults to the
governor during the inauguration par
ade, ii is known that there have been
special arrangements made To protect
his excellency from personal violence.
There May Be n Riot.
Serious trouble is feared during the
inauguration and again during the mass
meeting, and especially on Monday
night, after both of these occasions are
over. The attendance will be greater
than ever before on an Inauguration
day. The railways report their inca
pacity in some places To furnish suffi-
cient cars for all who want to come.
The reports indicate that the eXcur-
sionists are mostly the members of re-
publican clubs and citizens who want
To attend the mass meeting and partic-
pate in other public expressions of in
dignation against the governor and
those republican members of the legis-
lature who refuse To abide by the
action of their last state convention in
Toledo.
Speaker Mason called on Senator
Hanna to-day and spent two hours in
conference. This conference was fol-
lowed by all sorts of rumors. but ii is t
not believed there Was any agreement
reached between them. There We're
those who had no authority to speak
for Hanna. insisting that Mason would
yet be ousted and that the house would
be completely reorganized next week.
Unseen Inhuence Is Manifest.
While doubtful republicans seem 10
be drifting toward the Hanna columns,
there is still trouble with some Of the /
democratic members. who do not want |
to vote for republican for senator. II !
is for this reason that the democrats |
VIII hold joint senatorial caucus on I
Monday night as to try To enforce |
the union on the enatofal vote. Tn
less this is done il seems certain that |
no one except Hanna can be elected on |
the first ballot, The Hanna men are |
men should not vote with them on the |
first ballot, no one could be elected on /
that ballot owing to the democratic vote I
being scattered. 1t was announced |
weeks ago that there would be con-
ference here this afternoon of demo- |
Gratis from all parts of the state on a /
proposed plan for a new departure. or |
reorganization of the party. There I
were over loo present. but the confer
ence adjourned without definite action /
because of a contest over the resolution |
as IL who vas entitled t. vote at the |
primaries. The resolution provided that /
only those We're entitled To vote at pri- I
maries who had voted the democratic |
ticket at the previous election. After a /
long debate the resolutions were re- /
ferred 10 a committee of nine TO report I
IL the next democratic convention /
There was no opposition to the plank +
for the free and unlimited coinage Of +
silver. This conference was independ- +
ent of the jackson day banquet tonight +
and Of the senatorial contest but tho I
present coalition of the democratic |
members uf the Legislature With 10 bolt I
ing republicans was the principal tonic /
among THE visiting democratic states /
men,
A delegation of republicans arrived /
from Marysyille late tonight. At mid /
night the last statement of Griffith was /
given out Griffith makes long state +
ment reviewing the events of the past +
week in connection with the senatori1 /
contest. and closes with the statement /
that he will vote for NJ. 4. Hanna for /
the short and long term as long as he t
is candidate.
As this statement gives the Hanna +
men on the claims - votes of record +
IN writing there is great rejoicing az /
their Headquarters tonight over hay-
ing the necessary majority. Al Tho T
headquarters If the opposition they
say that they still have majority eyrr
all. and that they Will yet have Griffith F..
and Manuel back before the ballotting
begins next Tuesday.