The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-12
HlVNA'S THE WINNING HAND?
mas TWO VOTES THE BETTER OF
Yesterdays BALLoTING.

-o.tay's VOte-Bribery Charges of
am Kinds Being Made Against
u.nna-His Opponents Bitterly
,,,rrinls Against Him.
c.-lnbus. O., Jan. 1.-THE fdctional
,~r,ra AGAINST Senator Hanna is not
OWN II will have at least one more day
~ charges and counter-charges. The
f,at has never been more bitter than
-.--i.bt. Senator Hanna received seven
,y-.srse votes to-day, a majority of one
in d total membership of 145 The SEN
ola voted nineteen for NcNisson and sew
,o-e.n for Hanna The House vote stood
Hanna. 56; 1IcKisson, 40; Wiley, /; Warn
er 1: Lcutz, 1, and one absent.
THE only absentee was Representative
camer The Democratic-populist member
from Padding county, who is seriously
sick. His physician stated tonight he
coud not possibly be in his seat to-mor-
row. After the vote was recorded to-day
An each branch OF the legislature sepa-
rateIv majority of a quorum or of those
nreseut is all that is necessary in the
ioirt bauoting tomorrow, so that the
serious illness of Representative Cramer
ui.ht become an important factor
The scattering vote to-day for Lentz,
Wiley and Warner, was cast by Represen-
tatvos Wiley. Hazlett and Hess, all Dem
oe.ats. If Cramer had been present, and
all other Democrats in line, McKisson's $
vote i'll the House would have been fifty
three or stnl three short Of a majority in
that branch of the legislature. With Han
ua having a majority of three in the
House, AIcKisson having a majority of
two in the Senate the chair will announce
tomorrow that there was no election to-
day. aud that joint ballot will be in or
der AS soon as the two bodies meet in
joint convention at noon tomorrow their
respective journals of to-day will be read
and The acknowledgements viii make the
usual official declaration.
II all the senators and Representatives
recorded on the joint ballot tomorrow, as
they were recorded on their respective bal
lots to-day, Senator Hanna viii have a
majority OF only one over all. But, in the
absence Of Representative Cramer and by
some Of the democrats refusing to vote
for Mayor AIcKisson, he is likely to have
larger majority Of record on the Journal
of the Joint convention. With the result
apparently hanging on the change of only
one VOTE the contest has continued all
night the same as it has been going on
here other nights for the past two weeks.
The seven Republicans who refused to
vote for Senator Hanna to-day have since
signed statements that burn the bridges
behind them. Senator Burke, Representa-
II Tnrrka ~
they will vote for Hanna if the Otis
charges are proven to be untrue. Repre-
sen'auvea Otis and Bramley, however,
Simply signed a codici to the statement
Of the other five dissenters, in which they
concur in asking for an investigation, but
they state that they will not vote for Sen
etof Hanna under any circumstances.
While the bureaus of claims and of
charges are in full operation on both sides
tonight as usual, there also are reports
about The bribery charges being present
ed TO the grand jury Of Hamilton county
and OF Franklin county. The grand jul
res are in session in both of these coun-
uea ana there are current reports tonight
OF efforts to secure indictments before
tomorrow noon. AS Representative Otis
cams to have been offered a bribe at
ms home i'm Cincinnati, that case could he
brought only before the grand jury of
Hamilton county and it would be neces-
as a witness. Mr.. Otis and others who
would be wanted as Witnesses in that case,
are mere tonight and il is not thought to
ne probable that Mr.. Otis will be absent
tomorrow If the vote is cast tomorrow
aS IL was to-day the absence of Mr.. Otis
,.No Others opposed to Mr.. Hanna would
"5.e no effect on the result.
lAere was talk Of flibusterng, but the
oafoslon could not break joint quorum
an their members should remain away.
he other case of alleged bribery comes
i''H lde other side. Representative Sny-
N'' Oh Greene county, who has been stop
ltHS at the Neil House, voted for Box
We" Tor speaker last Monday week, and
attended the Republican House caucus one
"S5N ds" last Saturday. The opponents
senator Hanna have been after him
Cioses ana constantly. 1t is alleged that
S 'ldI2ry came to the Neil House last
Ng,N 10 see Mr.. Snyder and that he
'a-lu'o to represent kurtz and Bliss Rep
01."'3uNe Snyder had been anticipating
.tSl ana stenographer was concealed
~ e"e path room adjoining his apartments.
charged that Mr.. Snyder was offered
lof h-s vote and that the names OF
hackers were given by the caller.
Topographic report OF the convel-
1""N between Snyder and Maddry is in
lHe hands of Hon E. c. Rathbone. who
assistant Postmaster General under
'.'' ana is here as one of the mana
Tor Hanna. 1t has been report
-or several days that this
was before the grand jury of Frank
l county, but when that body closed its
IoS evening st was unofieially stat
~ ~ ..aJ neither the Maddry case nor any
case connected with the senatorial
os, was before that body. The oppo-
,, . .harsing the Hanna men tonight
% E'llng down the motions and the res
.'..' to-day for an investigation of the
a., enarges made by Representative
u me- Hanna men say they will give
'""est consideration to this investiga-
r '' ln' proper time, but that the pur-
a.. w lh6se charges now is to stampede
to "sslature on the baloting for sena-
csr.. ana tnat such scheme cannot be
oifi0d through.
e ,-e Of the Hanna men also state that
t we proper time they win re-organizC
ti., house, as the vote of to-day showed
ir 'ney had a majority Of three over al
pe- workers for the opposition against
r. WiIl not sleep tonight. but viii
i.. aN The time until the joint ballot is
t.. 'o-norrow at noon. The chase fol
in The vote viii be kept up even
entrances to the state house to-