Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-10
ALL IS UNCERTAINTY.
Mr.. HANNA WILL NOT BE CHOSEN THEN.


Columbus. o., Jan. 10.--The lcgls-
lature re-convencd this morning The
inauguration of Governor Bushnell oc-
Cured at noon.
The Hanna mass convention was
billed for the afternoon. and the final
conferences on the senatorshlp at night.
Although the balloting begins In both
branches of the Legislature tomorrow
It Is practically settled in advance thai
there viii be no election Mt that time
The senate will stand 10 to j against
Hanna, and the house will likely give
him majority of one or more, There
is no election unless both houses are
carried by some one candidate. In the
event of Hanna or anyone else having
n majority In both bodies on Tuesday
] the two branches would meet IN Join'
convention Wednesday to hear their
| journals of the previous day read and
| approved and the result OF the vote
on the Senator would be formally and
| officially declared. But when the ma
| jority in one of the houses Is different
| from that of the other, then the two
houses in joint assembly mus proceed
| Wednesday to ballot and TN case of
no election on the joint ballot, the legis-
laturc must continue to ballot in joint
assembly from day to day until some
one receives a constitutional majority
| for senator.
The vote on Tuesday cannot be at all
| decisive so far as Senator Hanna Is
concerned, as 1t Is conceded by his
workers that the senate will stand 10 to
II against him on the separate ballots,
His majority must come from the
house. If the opposition should tomor-
row show the strength that IT claims
today and cast all its votes for one
man, there will be an election, as 1t
would then have a majority in both
houses for senator, as 1t did on organi-
cation one week ago today. The opposi-
ton still claims the house by at least
90 to 81. which would make the general
assembly stand "A to II on Joint ballot
against Hanna. But even after the
members are all recorded In their re-
spective houses on the roll calls OF
Tuesday, there is nothing to prevent
any OF them changing their votes on
| Wednesday when the minutes of the
proceedings of the previous day are
read in the joint meeting. And If the
record of quick and repeated iiops dur
ing the past week is kept up, there viii
be no certainty about the final result
until a decisive Joint ballot is taken and
the official announcement Is declared.
The inauguration of Governor Bush
nell and the other events in connection
with the Inauguration caused no ces-
sation of the conferences and tbs
hustling in the senatorial contest. Th'
re-assembling of the Legislature
contest was waged more PERSISTENT,
; and bitterly today than ever.
In the house a resolution was of
fered to amend the state constitution
that United States senator's shall b'
eleced by the direct vote of the people
| M NJ
tomorrow morning.
In the senate the Bramley so yea
franchise bill was discussed and an at
, tempt made to pass II under a suspen
sion of the rules, but 1t was referred L
n special council, and made the specia
/ order for / o'clock tomorrow, just be
l fore the ballotting for senator begins
1 | In the senate there was an effort 4
limit admission to the Hobbies and gal
leries by tickets during the senatorial
. | balloting. but II was lost. The senat
took II recess until p. m. when Lieut..
. Governor Jones and other state OIL
GERS will he sworn in.
A message was received from Cover
nor Bushnell. officially advising tn
senate of the resignation Of John Sher
a man as senator for the term endin
4 March g. 1899, and of the appointment
$ of Marcus a. Hanna TO I'LL the vacan
e cy.
BRIBERY TALK ABUNDANT.
There has been much talk toda
= about bribery. Hon. Il. q. Rathbont
: formerly assistant postmaster genera
q under Harrison, and one of Hanna
n managers. claims to have the steno
=, graphic notes of his secretary who wa
. concealed and is alleged 10 have heur
, one of the opposition make an offer Q
= $1,000 to one Of the members.
Today the opposition say they have
a man. who, when his name is called o
the ballot tomorrow, VIII announce tina
= $4,000 was offered him. II is furth1
stated that one of the boiling Republ
:, cans will produce the money in the ses
y sion and with 1t piled on Ills desk max
a n sensational speech on the manner !
which he was approached. The none
which. IL is claimed, was taken as
part of preconcerted trap plan, wi
be sent back.
: The opposition claim that their case G
bribery against one of the Hannn work
ers Will be sprung in the open sesslo
= of the Legislature for the purpose 4
= having an immediate Investigation,
:, is claimed a certain emissary went
Cincinnati on Sunday Ia see Repre-
: sentative Otis and that he carried $40
600 with him, and every word OF IN
conversation between otis and tn
= emissary had been taken down and wi
Q be submitted in evidence
: There are many reports about tn
e use of money. but only TWO charge
one on each side, are made specificall
h and with any particulars as to the PM
: ties involved or the amounts offered {
/, the documentary evidence. Thes
d charges have no apparent effect on I'll
!. very close result. hut III v are havin
o great effect in intensifyiug the feellu
between the workers of the contestin
e factions.
s BUSHNELL Is fNAUGURATED.
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