The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-07
HARD ON MR.. HANNA
DEFEATED IN .,?REy.lMINARY SKIR-
MIsH FOR OHIO SENATORsHIP.
The Combine Against tho Republican Boss
Captures tho Organization OF tho Legls-
Iaturc-A Hot Time

Iaturc-A Hot Time.
Columbus, o, Jan. 3.--The sena-
torial contest in the Ohio Legislature
has become desperate. The combine
OF 10 anti-H Hanna republicans with
tho democratic mombers won at the
caucuses last Saturday night and
again today in organizing both
branches of the Legislature in the
interest of the Combine" opposition
to the re election of Senator Hanna.
There are two dates for tests of
strength-the joint senatorial eau
cuses next Wednesday night and the
joint balloting for senator one week
from noxt Wednesday, January 12.
With the complications of tho legis.
lative organization and it's patronage
disposed Of, tho Hanna men tonight
began most desperate fight on tho
senatorship.
The Hanna mon deny that they
will form coalition with Calvin S.
Brice,' gold democrat, for senator,
rather than be beaten by free silver
republican, or that they will do any
thing else but fightit outfit 1t takes all
winter, Whllo they are not able to
give a list long enough to elect, they
claim that Hanna is stronger than
Boxwell and the othor regular TO.
publican candidates in the organiza-
ton of the Legislature, and that the
opposition has not enough votes to
elect senator
The Hanna men concedo that they
have lost the power of tho organiza
ton of both branches. can name no
chairman, place no members in do,
sirabio positions on any Of the com.
mlttees or dispose of any other state
patronage, but they have carried the
war into the homo counties of the
boiling republican members and ex.
pect the necessary changes before
next Wednesday night.
The developments of last Saturday
night and today have caused the
Hanna men to admit they were out
|
done in the preliminary organization
for this contest and that they under
estimated the opposition, especially
the extent Of it since the November
election.
DEMOCRATIC ACTIVITY.
While ex-Chairman Kurtz was
thought to have been organizing
against Senator Hanna ever since
the republican state convention al
Toleto, yet the participation of Gov
ernor Bushnell and others had not
been fully anticipated. The demo
cratic state headquarters have been
kept in operation by John r. Mclean
and others ever since the Novem.
ber election, ostensibly to prepare q
grand free silver carnival hero on
Jackson day, January s.
1t now transpires that tho demo
cratic state headquarters were kept
open to get all the democratic mem
bors in line for what took place to.
day and for tho defeat Of Hanna.
Meantime Mr.. Krutz was marshallino
every possible republican in line
against Hanna and communicating
with the committee on arrangements
for Jackson day. When this fact was
no longer concealed tonight by the
opposition, there wero more republi
cans openly complaining against
Senator Hanna's managers. Sena-
tor Hanna did not arrive here till
last Friday evening, and was in
Washington till tho holiday recess.
He heard complaints about his own
! absence and about under estimating
the organization of tho opposition
in very good natured manner and
insisted that he would yet win out.
SUPERIOR ORGANIZATION.
The superior organization of the
opposition was shown in the combine
securing today nearly all of the
doubtful votos. The opposition has
had an army Of workers here for a
week, who have kept close to each
ono of the doubtful republicans.
The opposition marched to the state
house in line like troops and worked
for weeks like soldiers under orders.
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