The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-01-07

be beaten by a free silver republican
or that thy will do anything else but
fight it out If it takes all winter. While
they are not able TO give a list long
enough ITO elect, they claim that Hanna
is stronger than BoNwell and the other
regular republican candidates in the
organization OF the legislature, and
that the opposition has not enough
votes to elect a senator. They con-
cede that they nave lost the power
which will result from the organization
of both branches, as they can name no
chairman of committees. place no MEM
fbers ON desirable positions, or dispose
of amy other state patronage, but they
have carried the war into the HON
counties of the bolting" republican
members, and expect the necessary
changes before next Wednesday night.
THE developments Of last Saturday
might and today have caused the Han
ma men to admit they were OutdOne in
the preliminary organization for this
contest and that they undereSti mated
the opposition, especially the extent OF
it since the November election. While
e~x-Chairman KurtZ was Thought to
have been organizing against Senator
Hanna ever since the republican state
convention at Toledo in June, yet the
participation of Governor Bushnell and
other had not been fully anticipated.
The democratic state headquarters
have been kept in operation by John
r. Mclean and others ever since the
November election, OStensibly to pre-
pare for a grand free silver carnival
here on Jackson day, January Sth. 1t
now transpires that the Democratic
State headquarters were kept open ITO
get all the democratic members in line
for what took place today and for the
defeat of Hanna. MIR. Kurtz
was ~marshaling every possible repub-
Iican in line gains Hanna and com
municating with the committee on ar
rangementS for JackSOn'S day. TOnight
this fact was no longer concealed 10y
the opposition amid many republicans
are openly complaining against the
management of Senator Hanna'S in
'terelsts. The superior organization OF
THE opposition was shown in their Sc
curing today nearly all of the doUbtful
votes.
This Hanna legislators marched
to the state house today in line like
troops.
THE feeling of the republican MEM
beers who voted for their caucus nouni-
ness, is openly expressed against Gov
ernor Bushnell more than against Mr.
Kurtz or other republicans who com
bined with the democrats. The feeling
of revenge was shown even in the rou
tine Legislative proceedings. Represen
tative Bramley, of Cleveland, introduced
a, bill to repeal the fifty year franchise
law for street railways in which Sen
ator Hanna is largely interested. Bran
ley is a. contractor under the munich
pal administration OF Mayor McKis
son. On the other hand members from
Cleveland, who are supporting Hanna
are said to have measures ready TO
Investigations at Cleveland that woul
affect Bramley.
Both sides are spending the night i
close conferences. 1t is conceded tina
Senator Burke, one of the republica-
senators from Cleveland, who HAS no
yet appeared, will be here to vot
against Hanna. The ena will cas-
II votes for Hanna and 10 against him
If Hanna is no stronger in the hOus
than the Boxwell ticket was today
when Boxwell received 80 votes an
Mason IS for speaker, then Senate
Hanna would have only 20 votes o.
Joint ballot and 70 are necessary It
elect. Notwithstanding the results o
the organizations of both houses, bot
sides seem equally confident i'm claim
ing the s~enatorship cn joint ballot.
When the legislature met it require,
an hour to examine the credentials am
swear in the 100 members OF the house
but the So senators soon qualified.
AN were present in the senate cham
her, except Burke of Cleveland, and Sci
ator Weight, the fusionist from Cincin
natl, but even then the vote stood Is t
II in favor of the democrats, who elect
ed all the officers. AS Senator Burk
was absent, Thadeus E. Crowley, dem
ocrat, was elected president pro tenn
of the senate, but it is understood tina
he will give way to Senator Burke 70
that place, as soon ais the latter ar
rives to take his seat. The democrats
organization of the senate WAS mad
complete in a very quiet way.
In the hall of the Mouse the wildes
scenes were witnessed during the frs
hour OF the session. AFTER the mann
of Bo2wel had been presented as TIL.
regular republican candidate for speak
er, the name of Representative Mason
republican, was presented by Represen
tative Jones, republican, and seconded
by two other republicans. The dem
ocrats did not participate in the speak
ing. AS the ballot proceeded Their
were loud cheers as the doubtful mem
roers responded to their names, am
when Mason secured the necessar.
majority, there was a long demonstra
tion that delayed the official announce
ment of the vote.
The first ballot resulted: Mason SO
BoxweIl SO, as had been claimed sine
Saturday might by the combined OPP
p~osition to Senator Hanna. The com
ibine then completed the organization
of the house.
There was also nue. excitement owe
the election of a speaker pro tenn
Speaker Mason had been openly op
posed to the reelection OF Senator
Hanna, but John P. Griffith, of Unfor
county, had been claimed by botf
sides. The Hanna men SAL they count
ed on him till he was nominated Sat.