New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-03
prrSHNELL A CANDIDATE.
r,,r GOVERNOR OPENLY IN THE FIELD
AGAINST SENATOR HANNA.
.r.Hs OF DISORDER AT THE OHIO STATE HOUSE
,.y WHEN THE IEGIsLATURE ORGAN
Izgs A STATEMENT FROM
MR. HANNA's SIDE

MR. HANNAs SIDE.
r.,rr,hus Ohio jan 2-Governor Bushnell,
- ., interview tonight. made the first an
.,rc.ment OF his candidacy for the Senator
snip He said;
az am a candidate only IN the receptive sense.
IAN, the members Of the General Assembly
:. s.,tle II for themselves. II have any polit
"a, n,ture / want to rest II right now upon my
0r,os,,on to Senator Hanna. The people of
we state in my opinion. are tired Of bosssm.
.r am blamed because Of my appointees here,
.,s ~ them working against Senator Hanna.
rhs c.;v IS full of Federal employees from Wash
,rc.on FOR him. and nothing is said about them
7 am tired ot this attempt TO hold me up. 1t
laws N me that do not owe anything to Sen-
80 Wanna after the way was treated by him
~, his friends IN the last State Convention
T, Senator Hanna's friends think they can
..s-s me by threatening 10 stop the Inaugural
,,on exercises they are simply mistaken IN tnelr
ma, Here IS cx- Congressman A. c. Thomp-
am Of Portsmouth. telling IT about the hotel
,ohbes that II don't look out will have no
inauguration ceremony a all If the people OF
tho state don't want it. am sure don't care
PREPARED FOR ANY DISORDER.
There are indications tonight here OF serious
.o,bls AZ least OF disorder. at the State House
.o-r,o-rov. since the caucuses OF last night
ho.h the Hanna men and the opposition are
ls,,,,ng enouCh votes for the organization OF
,be House No trouble IS feared IN the Sena'e
,,sn,her. as II is believed that Senator Burke,
ons OF the Republicans. will remain away Hio
rarrot the Democrats to elect the officers In
that body At the Republican House caucus iaS'
s,rh, there we're ten absentees, and Alexander
r-4a fort
s,,n nomination. while It requires - votes to-
morrow for election, ell lare present Ohuer
the law. after ten ballots are taken. the candl-
date receiving the highest number OF votes IS
declared elected even II II is then not a ma
,o-.v over su. Griffith. Of Clinton County. who
was unable 10 be at the caucus last night on ac-
oor,t ~ sickness. has announced that he VIII be
h.-s ,o,norrov 70 vote for Boxwell. who is the
Wanna candidate for Speaker and Mr.. Boxweli'
without giving any names. saws he has the two
other votes necessary for election. In ADDITION
N the absent members. many other RepuDhcahs
have been sent for today by both sides, ana
are arriving tonight. II Is charged that some
~ the arrivals are known as "knockers' on such
occasions as will be witnessed In the hall OF
the House tomorrow. The Secretary OF state
Charles Kinney. strong Hanna man. VIII pre-
side in the House till that body elects speaker
In anticipation OF his rulings. there have peen
threats made during the day. Mr.. Kinney is
sa,d 70 have selected strong force Of tempo
rary sergeants-at-arms. 10 be ready for any
emergency
The combination OF Democrats and anti
Hanna. Republicans claim tonight that they
will elect Harry c. Mason. Of Cleveland. an
anti-Hanna Republican. as Speaker and seat
him II Representative Mason should receive
the requisite votes there will be no trouble
about his qualifying ind taking his seat. but
there IS fear Of disorder previous 70 the ballot
being taken. and possibly during the baoting
and the counting OF the vote. The opposition
say that they will have the forty-seven Demo-
cratic votes IN the House solid, and nine Repub-
lican votes. or one more than enough to elect
the Mason ticket. The Democrats are remain
ing with the anti-Hanna and anti-Boxwel Re
publioans very closely and say that those Re
publicans who did not attend the caucus last
night are with them.
PRESSURE ON DOUBTFUL MEMBERS.
There are three Democratic members who are
opposed 10 fusion. or rather. 20 voting for Re
publicans for Speaker and other Offices These
three Democrats would not enter the Demo-
cratic caucus last night until they were as
sured that they would not thus be pledged to
vote for Republican nominees. But they do not
ssy to-day that they viii not vote for Mason or
other Republican candidates. They simply an
nounce that the thing stands since the ac-
ton OF the opposition conferences, they are un-
pledged With the result depending on the
change Of one vote either way these three
Democrats and the Republicans who did not en-
ter the caucus are undergoing the strongest
pressure tonight from all influences that can
be brought 10 bear them. There have been
irresponsible charges during the day OF bribery
but no evidences OF It are dscernible The op
position 10 Boxwei tonight has declared that
any excess Of nfty-three votes for him for
Speaker VIII be followed by investigation, but
there are charges and countercharges OF undue
influences on both sides and on all hands that
cannot be traced any trustworthy sOurce
The Hanna men claim that Mason Will be
short three Democratic votes and four Repub-
leans that are listed against Boxwell, and that
Mason viii not have fifty votes. While both
sides concede less than a majority to their op-
ponents neither side claims more than one vote
10 spare. and the situation seems to require
such close watching as to cause the most bitter
feeling
STATEMENT FROM THE HANNA SIDE
Late last night Senator Hanna and his asso-
oiates al their headquarters gave out the fol-
lowing statement regarding the result OF the
Caucuses.
The result OF the csucuses tonight assures the
supporters q Senator Hanna that the intrigue Of
cis!O/el Fepub!icals with the Allen O. Meyers
Joan Mclean Democracy for the election Of free
s!iTer man 10 the Senate will not be successful.
Ar hurz and his associates had claimed that tho
Republicans could not muster more than thirty FIVE
t9ies ~ to-n.Ehts House caucus, instead Of that
nity-tw were present and least two others
would have attended but Tor Illness. They bOasted
constantly that they would keep at least twenty
seven EepubHc ans out Of the House caucus; ir-
Se@d or that but One-thrd OF that number re-
mained away In tho Senate caucus every Rcpub-
ncan was present, with the exception Of Burke OF
clsvt !aLc. Of the ten absentees. two were de-
tt@lned by illness, one Of them sending word tha;
ne would support the nominees OF the party, while
o. the other eight, II Is known that some Will VOe
,2r Senator Hanna. To nights results encourage
ths friends Of Senator Hanna, and the nght Will
20 On 10 the finish. They feel that the sentiment
o' the Republicans OF TIE State and country ia
thoroughly aroused against the plot 20 overthrow
the VIII Of the people and obtain control Of Con-