The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-02
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Hannls and Anti-Hannas
Feeling One Another.
HANNA LACKS 4 VOTES
THAT is CLAIMED UNLESS
CHANGES TAhE PLACE.
BUSHNELL is ACTIVE AGAINST HANNA
He and Entire State Administration AXE Part
in Caucuses, Joining Democrats and
Those Republicans Who Remain
ed Away From Caucus.

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 1.-THE caucuses
for the nomination of officers of the
Legislature, which convenes next Mon
day, were held tonight. Usually these
caucuses are of State interest only.
Tonight the reelection of Senator
Hanna was directly involved and in
directly lent open and aggressive Re
publican opposition in Ohio to President
Mckinley and his appointments. The
result of the caucus showed that the
nominees of the Hanna slate are short
three votes of election inthe House and
one vote in the Senate. The opinion
prevails that Hanna will be short four
votes of election on the joint ballot
Wednesday, January II, unless changes
are made inthe meantime. At the joint
Republican caucus next Wednesday,
Senator Hanna will have no opposition
for the nomination, but it is stated now
that there are enough Republican mem
bers who will not enter the caucus to
prevent his election. The Legislature
stands 70 Republicans, 65 Democrats,
and fusionists. Including the fusion
lists there are So Republicans and AZ
Democrats in the House, total of 100,
with 55 necessary to elect. There were
only 81 present at the House Republi-
can caucus tonight. There were ten
absentees tonight. Three were reported
sick and the others reported as in the
fusion with the Democratic members to
beat what is called the Hanna slate
next Monday and one week from
next Wednesday to defeat Senator
Hanna for reelection. The opposition
tonight claim that they will have enough
votes Monday to organize the House
with 55 votes for the Mason ticket, 52
for the Boxwell ticket and two absent
on account of sickness. The Hanna
rsen claim that Griffith, of Clinton;
Griffith. Of Union, and Manuel, of
Montgomery. who are sick, will vote
fer Boxwell Monday and elect him. The
members from Clinton and Union are,
however, reported tonight as so sick that
they will be unable to be in their seats
Monday.
While both sides claim the organiza-
tien of the House, the opposition to
Senator Hanna and the Boxwell ticket
is most demonstrative. The Hanna
managers claim that the Senator will
succeed even if the Boxwell ticket is de-
feated. The opposition would then have
the formation of all the committees and
with the chairmanships and other pat
ronage at their disposal, it is believed
tkat Senator Hanna will not stand equal
chances if his opponents get the organi-
zation on Monday. Representative Ma
son, who is from Senator Hanna's home,
is for Maj. McKisson for the short term
and Governor Bushnell for the long
term for Senator, and he is running for
speaker on the issue of anybody for
Senator to beat Hanna.
Governor Bushnell and the entire
J,,,s ~ 1avf
in the caucuses tonight against Senator
Hanna, joining the Democratic members
and those Republican members who re-
manned away from the caucus.
DEMOCRATS HAVE THE SENATE.
Columbis, Ohio, Jan. lit is now con-
ceded that the Democrats will organize
the Senate which stands 1S Democrats,
IL Republicans and 1 fusionist. The at
titude of Senator Burke will not likely
leave the tie vote to be cast by Lieuten-
ant Governor Jones.
The Democratic Steering Committee
claimed at midnight that they had all of
their partisans except one in line for
the fusion tickets, and for anybody to
beat Hanna, and that they would show
a solid front on Monday.
After the anti-Hanna Republi-
cans and the Democrats caucused sep
arately they met jointly before mid
night and nominated Mayor MoKisson,
of Cleveland, for the short term, and
Governor Bushnell for the long term for
Senator and entered into a fusion agree
ment to organize both houses. Senator
Burke was notified to remain away till
the Senate was organized. The fusion
conference adjourned after midnight till
O'Clock p. IN. tomorrow when the Steer
ing Committees viii report