The Portland daily press., 1898-01-10
VOTES MARKED way UP.
Five Thousand Dollars They Are
Offering in Columbus.
CHARGES OF ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
AGAINST COMBINE.


| Mark hanna Bets Are Offered on
| Him and Find No Takers-The In
auguration aud Mass Meeting Today.
| Columbus, Ohio, January a.-The
senatorial situation has not changed to-
day. The conferences continued day
and night and the doubtful members are
given no rest. But no changes were an
nounced in favor OF Hanna. The workers
for the senator say they now have enough
votes. The Kurtz workers say they can
snare 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
Republicans and the 65 Democratic mem
bers against Hanna.
They even say that they expect to get
Manuel of Montgomery and Griffith OF
Union back on their side again before
Tuesday. 1t is also claimed by ths
opposition that while Senator Hanna 9
forces have been charging on their lines,
that they have been successfully attack
| ing his lines and have promises from
members on whom the senator has been
depending. The Hanna men claim two
more accessions today but they will not
give any names as they did those OF Rep-
resentative Manuel Friday night and
Representative Griffith last night.
| The opposition to Hanna has no betting
vet in it's favor. The bets ranging from
$500 to $4,000 for even money on Hanna
election have remained posted at the
Neil house for two days without takers,
and there are other bets offered, among
them being one of $500 by Gen. Grosyen-
| or on Hanna's election. None of the bets
are on the result Of the first or any bal
lots, but are offered on the final result.
While the workers on both sides have
been chasing doubtf IL members and hold
| ing secret conferences today, the general
purpose has been agitated over the result
tomorrow of the Inauguration at noon
and the Hanna mass meeting in the af-
ternoon. Both sides are today arranging
to avoid street collisions or any kind
of trouble if possible at that time. The
mass meeting will be called to order by
by Chairman Nash of the Republican
state committee at 8 p. M, and those In
charge OF the Inauguration Of Gov. Bush
nell will sack to have the inaugural ex-
ercises over before the crowds begin the
march to the auditorium for the mass
meeting. The railroads have arranged to
run excursion trains for thosei attending
tho Inauguration early in the morning,
| a. H..
ing later in the day. The Hanna men
are seeking to have as many here as pos
sible in the afternoon, and the opposl-
tion is equally as energetic in rallying
all they can in the different counties FOL
| the morning demonstrations. The militia
tonight to take part in the inauguration.
In the morning parade there will be
a marked absence of Republican clubs.
| All the police of the city and many detec-
tives will be on hand for both occasions.
| There have, in addition to the regular
authorities, been over 100 sergeants at
arms appointed for the mass convention
in the afternoon, with ex-Chief of Police
Alexis Keeler as chief sergeant-at-
| arms.
| Chairman Nash will state the object
of the mass convention; that it was called
/ can committee, etc., and then he will in
trouuce as chairman Congressman Walter
Weaver of Springfield, who was spokes
man last week of the Republican delega
tion that came from Bushnell's home tc
call upon the governor and protest
against his course In the senatorial con.
test. A. G. Caine and John r. Malloy
tho Republican candidates respectively
for clerks Of the Senate and the House,
will be the secretaries. All the other Re
publican nominees who were defeated by
ten Republican members voting with the
/ Democrats on the organization of the
legislature ale in the list of sergeant-at
arms.
While the resolutions that will be pre-
sented at the mass convention will moi
differ material]yR from those heretofore
adopted in the committees. 1t is init
mated that there will be one appealing
to Senator Foraker as the senior senator
from Ohio to declare himself. There il
no doubt about the tone of the resolu
tions on Gov. Bushnell and the boltinf
Republican members of the legislature
and in them is ono which demands thu
resignation of Charles L. Kurtz as th'
Ohio member of the Republican nationa
committee, but there are differences o
opinion among the Republican manager
as to the Foraker resolution. Since tht
epidemic of local indignation meeting
and the crusade for % general gathering
} here tomorrow, some of the managers Of
the organization say two mistakes hav
been made on their side. The first mis-
take was in exposing their strength il
organizing the legislature and the sec
ond in allowing it to adjourn from Wed
nesday till Monday, SO that such mem
bers as Manuel of Montgomery ant
Griffith of Union could go home ant
meet their constituents. 1t was thoug h
that the organization Of the Legislature
would settle this, but it is cited tina