The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-13
REMORSE.
Some Ohio Republican Legisla-
tors Who Voted
With the Democrats on the Or
ganizatiOn
SORRY THEY SPOKE
Talk of a Reorganization is
Heard on All Sides.
Bribery Charges Investigation
Starts in the Senate.

Columbus, Jan. Ex-senator Hanna left
this morning for his home at Cleveland.
There he will remain over Sunday. His
private car was attached to the Big
Four train, leaving at 830.
Among those in the party were his
neighbor, Col Myron T Herrick, and
his manager, Maj. Charles Dick sec
retary of the Republican national com
mittee.
Hanna's physician insists upon his
taking a rest. The strain on him here
for two weeks has worn on him severe
ly He shows it very visibIy All the
workers on both sides are exhausted
Mr.. Kurtz and others are suffering
from overwOrk and loss of sleep. There
are many who have been lively huSt-
Iers that are now almost as near a col
lapse as the opposition" itself.
Many of the leaders and workers still
remain to watch the proceedings of
the legislature in which body the war is
not over.
There were conferences last night for
more revolution, especially in the reor-
ganizatiOn of the house.
THE Kurtz combine has prac-
tically turned the organization of that
body over to the Democrats in the dick
ering on the SenatOrShip, although the
house has a Republican majority of
Is.
Six of the Republican representatives
voted with the Al Democrats on senator
and other matters, but still the house
is now said to stand 56 to So for reOr-
ganizatiOn, the same as it stood for
Hanna.
Two weeks ago Boxwen, the RepubH-
can nominee for speaker was defeated
Sc to SO, but the figures have since been
reversed. One of the Instructions to
Immediate reorganization is Mr.. Box
well himself, who made enemies when
he was formerly speaker and who was
generally reported to have been the dt-
rect cause of Hanna meeting with what
is called his Bull rum at the Organi-
zatiOn of the general assembly. There
may be some doubt about Boxwell be-
ing put in the speakers chair, but
there is no doubt that an effort will be
made to Gust Speaker Mason and all
elected on the Kurtz combine ticket.
Charles Gerrish, who was deputy state
oil inspector under Kurtz. was made
chief clerk over John r. Malloy, secre-
tary of the Republican state committee,
and the personal friend of Mckinley,
Hanna and Charles Nash. It is desir-
ed especially by the Republicans that
Gerrish be Ousted in favor of Malloy-
And there is a general cry against those
who are being called traitors" holding
any of the places.
The Republican senators cannot un-
dertake such proceedings That body
consists of IS Republicans and is Dem
Ocrats.
BY Senator Burke voting with the
Democrats, it has stood 19 to II on or
ganizatiOn, on the Senatorshlp and on
everything else. If Senator Burke
should return to the fold at any time,
Lieut. Gov. Jones says he will turn
the rascaIs OUT with his tie vote. In
the meantime the bribery investiga-
tfons are to proceed in both houses on
arges from both sides of the contend
ing factions The senate having adopt
ed a resolution yesterday afternoon for
an investigation of the Otis case, its
committee began work last night, but
nothing new has developed
consideration of the Otis bribery res
olution was cut off yesterday by the
senatorial bauoting, and it was the or
der of the day.