The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-01-10
The Conferences Continue Day and
Night.
Doubtful Members Are Given No Rest IN
Order TO Secure Votes.
xrorLers for Hanna Say He Has
Enough Votes, but Kurtz Men
Saw They Can Still Defeat Him
Trap That Was Laid to Convict
the Opposition of Bribery
Democratic Steering Committee
Demands Assurances From
Kurtz of Republican Votes.

Demands Assurances From
Kurtz of Republican Votes.
COLUMBUS CO.), Jan. 9.-The Sena-
torial situation has not changed to-day.
The conferences continue day and night
and the doubtful members are given no
rest. But no such fiops were announced
to-day as those of the previous days
in favcr of Hanna. The workers for
the Senator say they now have enough
votes. The KurtZ workers say they
can spare another vote. or two and still
defeat Hanna, but they insist that they
have lost all of their doubtful men now
and will stand to the last with at least
eight Republicans and sixty-five Demo-
cratic members against Hanna They
even say that they expect to get Man
uel of Montgomery and Griffith OF IN
ion back on their side again before
Tuesday. 1t is also claimed by the OPP
position that While Senator Hanna
forces have been charging on their
lines that they have been successfully
attacking his lines and have promises
from members on whom the Senator
has been depending. The Hanna men
claim two accessions to-day, but they
will not give any names as they did
those of Representative Manuel Friday
night and of Representative Griffith
last night.
The opposition to Hanna has no bet
ting yet in its favor. The bets, rang
ing from $500 to $1,000 for even
money on Hanna's election, have re-
manned posted at the Neil House for
two days without takers. None of the
bets are on the result Of the first or any
other ballot, but all are offered on the
final result
While the workers on both sides have
been chasing doubtful members and
holding secret conferences to-day. the
general public has been agitated over
the result tomorrow of the Inaugural
ton at noon and the Hanna mass meet
in the afternoon. Both sides are to-day
arranging to avoid street collisions or
any kind of trouble if possible at that
time. The mass meeting will be called
to order by Chairman George X. Nash
of the State Republican Committee, at
3 p. m, and those in charge of the in
auguration of Governor Bushnell will
seek to have the inauguration exercises
to the Auditorium for the mass meet
ling. The railroads have arranged to
run the excursion trains for those at
tending the inauguration early in the
morning and for those coming to the
mass meeting later in the day. The
Hanna men are seeking to have as
many here as possible in the afternoon,
and the opposition is equally energetic
in railyIng all they can in the different
counties for the morning demonstra-
ton. The militia and other organiZa-
lions are arriving tonight to take part
in the Inauguration. In the morning
parade there viii be a marked absence
of Republican clubs All the police of
the city and many detectives will be on
hand for both occasions. There have,
in addition to the regular number, been
over 100 Sergeants-at-ar arms appointed
for the mass convention in the after
noon, with ex-Chief of Police Alexis
Keller as chief Sergeant at arms.
Chairman Nash viii state as the OBJ
ject of the mass convention that it was
called on the requests of county Re
publican committees, etc, and then he
viii introduce as Chairman of the mass
convention Congressman Walter Weav-
er of Springfield, who was spokesman
last week Of the Republican delegation
that came from Bushnell's home to call
on the Governor and protest against
the course of his excellency in this Sem
atorial contest. A. G. Caine and j. r.
Malloy. the Republican caucus candi-
dates, respectively, for clerks of the
Senate and the House, will be the Sec
retaries. All the Republican caucus
nominees, who were defeated by ten
Republican members voting with the
Democrats on the organization of the
Legislature are included in the list OF
Sergeants-at-arms
While the revolution that viii be pre-
scented at the mass convention will not
differ materially from those heretofore
adopted in the counties, II is intimated
that there will be one appealing to Sen
ator Foraker, as the senior Senator
from Ohio, to declare himself. There
IS no doubt about the tone of the reso-
buttons on Governor Bushnell and the
boiling Republican members and in
those demanding the resignation OF
Charles L. kurtz as the Ohio member
of the Republican National COMMITTEES
but there are differences of opinion
among the Republican managers as tc
the Foraker resolution. Since the cpl
demic Of local Indignation meetings and
the crusade for a general gathering
here TO morrow. some Of the managers
OF the opposition say two mistakes
nave been made on their side
The first alleged mistake was in ex-
posing their strength in organizing the
Legislature, and the second in allowing
II TO adjourn from Wednesday until
Monday so that such members as Man
nel or Montgomery and Griffith OF
Union could so home and meet their
constituents. 1t was thought the or
ganization of the Legislature was a set
tied thing. but Il is cited that since
Mason has been made Speaker, he is
calling on Senator Hanna and since
Griffith has been sworn in as Speaker
pro tenn. he has come out publicly fol
Hanna. Representative Joyce of Guern-
sey, who voted with the combine in or
ganizing. has announced positively that
he viii support Hanna. His opposition
was solely agains. Bowel fol
Speaker. Meantime Jones of stark
Rutan of Carroll and Other. Re-
publicans, who voted with the Dem.