The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-10
BRIBERY TALK IN OHIO.
An Alleged Attempt to Purchase a.
Vote Against Hanna.
A STATE OFFICIAL IMPLICATED.
The Hanna Men, 1t Is Said, Have
,stenographic Report OF the Alleged
Conferences Continue,

The Hanna Men, 1t Is Said, Have a
.Stenographic Report OF the Alleged
tInterview-Meanti the Senatorial
Conferences Continue, ,-,-.
:. Columbus, o.. Jan. 1O.-The senatorial
situation has not chaged. The confer
ences continue hourly. and the doubt
full members are given no rest. But
no such flops are announced as those
of the closing days of last week in fa-
Yor Of Hanna. The workers for the
senator say they can spare another
vote or two and still defeat Hanna, but
they insiStu that they have lost all of
their dousA1Il men now and will stand
to the last whit at least eight Republi-
cans and the 65 Democratic members
against Hanna. They even say that
they expect to get Manuel, of Mont
gomery,T and Griffith, of Union, back
on their side again before tomorrow.
n Is also claimed by the opposition
That while Senator Hanna's forces have
been charging on their lines. that they
have been successfully attacking his
hnes and have promises from members
sn whom the senator has been depend
Ing. The Hanna men claim two more
Acoessions, but they will not give any
names, as they did those of Represent
Ative Manuel Friday night and Of Rep
tesentative Grif1ith Saturday 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
spn Hanna's election, have remained
posted at the Nell House for two days
without takers, and there are other
hets offered. among them being one =
bf $500 by General Grosvenor on Han
mas election. None of the bets are on
The result of the first or any other bal
lot. but are offered on the final result.
While the resolutions that will be pre-
Bented at the Republican mass con-
ventiOn this afternoon will not differ
materially from those heretofore adopt
ed In the counties, it Is intimated that
there will be one appealing to Senator
Foraker as the senior senator from
Ohio to declare himself. There Is no
houbt about the tone of the resolutions
TO Governor Bushnell and the boiling
Republican members of the legislature,
knd In them Is one which demands the
designation of Charles L. Kurtz as the
Ohio member of the Republican ma
honal committee, but there are differ
ences Of opinion among the Republican
managers as to the Foraker resolution.
Since the epidemic of local indigna-
tion meetings and the crusade for
general gathering here some of the
managers of the opposition say two
11istakes have been made on their side.
Tha ol1aoaa mi q n
posing their strength in organizing the
legislature, and the second In allowing
i to adjourn from Wednesday to Mon
day, SO that such members as Manuel,
pf Montgomery, and Griffith, of Union,
could go home and meet their con-
ytituents. 1t was thought that the or
ganization Of the legislature would set
lie things, hut 1t Is credited that since
Mason has been made speaker he Is
FALLING on Hanna, and since Griffith
has been sworn in as speaker pro tenn.
he has come out publicly for Hanna.
Representative Joyce, of Guernsey, who
voted with the combine" on organiza-
lion, has announced positively that he
zee EsofSiJ 'ssessy-.-'------. His op,~sltiar
= While there were ten dfiRsseSklng Re.
publican members last week, the han.
ma men say there will be only two or
three this week. These changes are
attributed more to the work that has
been done In the counties than here.
! While there have charges and coun-
tercharges Of bribery, there was con-
siderable stir yesterday over the pub
lcation Of the following In the Gins,
cinnati Commercial Tribune and IN
different forms in other Republican
papers:
: While Senator Hanna and his man.
hgers have been careful to make no in-
proper use of money In the senatorial
eontest. they have all along known that
the ethics of the case we're not so
strictly observed by the opposition.
Therefore when an opportunity was af-
forded to get discriminating evidence
against the combine Mr.. Hannas man.
ayers were quick to improve 1t. A trap
was set for the opposition and worked
through one of the members of the
combination who has been trying to
get away from Senator Hanna. Some
Of the opposition kept trying to get an
audience with this member, until 1t
was decided to accommodate 1t. Ac-
cordingly an interview was arranged
Tor in a certain room in a certain hotel
but In advance the precautlon had been
taken by the member to conceal a
Btenographer In the room, who took
down every word of the Interview. an
important part Of which was an offer
Of $1,000 cash made to the member If
he would vote against Senator Hanna,
Just what use vii! be made of the stem
ographer's notes will be governed by
The course Of the i-Hanna people"
Tho notes of the secreted stenographef
have been written out, and they com
prise several pages of matter. which Is |
IN the possession of very prominent |
Republican. The two men who are ac- !
rused of offering $1,000 are as well |
known In Ohio politics as either the |
senior or the Junior senator or the gov
crnor. One OF them holds an import
ant state office and the other has been |
In important official and leader in this
city. These two prominent workers
lgainst Hanna were not the ones in
lhe room with the member of the leg
Stature and his concealed stenographer,
but they sent their man to the legisla-
tors room. and when tho member In
sisted on knowing who authorized the
offer the names Of these two prominent
parties were named as authorizing tho
)ffer Of $4,000.
The Democratic steering COMMITTEES
reported to Mr.. Kurtz yesterday aftnr.
noon that they must have assurances
from him that the dissenting Repubu-
cans will hold out before they can give
him guarantees Of the solid Demo-
cratic vote Of 6S. 1t is said that the
Democratic steering committee finally
gave Kurtz till 13 o'clock tonight to
produce afildavits from at least eight
Republican members that they would
'ote against Hanna. The Hanna man.
lgers claim that Mr.. Kurtz cannot Sc
'ure the required number of atfidavils,
md that the contest will be over to-
light.