The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-14
THE OHIO CONTEST.
Both Branches of the Legislature
Adjourn Until Monday.
The Senatorial Fight Continues Letters
and reieg rams from Indignant kepub-
licsn Clubs aud Individuals Pour
in Upon the PIedge-breske

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 6.-Both branches
of the legislature have adjourned until
Monday. Both sides OF the senatorial
contest remain in conference daily and
nightly at the Neil house and the
Great Southern hotel respectively.
The suspense and secret work will
continue until next Tuesday, when the
two branches of the Legislature vote
separately for senator, and the roll
calls will show whether any changes
have been made. The doubtful mem
bers made no fiops yesterday. They
still remain doubtful and they are re-
ceiving the united and untiring atten-
ton OF the Legislative steering com
mittees and outside workers.
Next Monday GOV. Bushnell will be
~inaugurated for his second term, but
the exercises will not interfere with
the senatorial fight. The anti-iIanua
republicans expect all of their follow
ers here Monday for a large demon
stration.
Although many republican clubs
have Cancelled their engagements for
quarters on Inauguration day, il is be.
lieved that the efforts OF the anti
Hanna republicans 10 have as big a
demonstration as usual will succeed.
The Hanna men will also take advan-
tage Of the excursion rates TO rave Wis
iting republican delegations here on
that day to protest against 1.-THE COM
bine" with democrats.
The expected deadlock will not be-
gin till next Wednesday. when the two
houses ballot jointly for senator. and
continue to ballot jointly from day to
day till there is an election. As the
balloting may continue indefinitely it
IS not expected that the Inauguration
visitors will remain to add to the
chorus of bitter bowling and counter
charges, but some apprehend insulting
demonstrations and even serious dis
turbances on Monday.
Letters and kilograms from protest
ing republican clubs and committees
and others continue TO pour in from
the on the governor and the
republican members Who are cooper
ating with the democrats. and some of
these messages and missives appeal to
Senator Foraker to come To the relief
of the party by declaring it to be the
duty Of all republicans to stand by the
decree of the Toledo state convention
In supporting Senator Hama.
In reply to the reports about Secre-
tary sherman, Assistant Secretary
Day, Congressman Grosvenor. and
Others being made the republican SEN
atorial nominee, Senator Hanna said
positively yesterday that he would
never retire. He says he was nomi-
mated by the Toledo state convention
for senator and cannot retire in favor
of any one. If he is defeated the re-
sponsibility for disregarding the decree
of the state convention will rest on
those who are now cooperating with
the democrats. The senator insists
that he will never withdraw even if
defeat should become inevitable; but
he still insists hat he will win out be-
fore another week rolls around.
Senator Hanna. Mr.. Kurtz and other
headers are now almost worn out, and
they evidently have a long struggle
still ahead Of them.
The standing committees nave not
been announced in either house, and
the combine is using the patronage to
hold their men in line.
In the senate, yesterday. Senator
Burke showed some tendency to co.
operate with his republican colleagues.
The democrats wanted TO report the
committees, but Senator Burke stopped
1T by saying he would vote with the re
publicans. Later in the day Senator
Burke was in conference with Hanna
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Hanna workers
The republicans announced Tuesday
that they would hold no joint sena-
torial caucus last night, and the demo-
Gratis made the same announcement
yesterday.
Lewis q Bernard. the democratic
leader from Cincinnati, and the man
ager for John X. Mclean. said last
night: There will be no election for
a long series Of ballots. The democrats
will scatter their votes"
This is taken 10 mean that the dem
ocrats will not be able to agree in their
caucus on a candidate. The anti
Hanna republicans announce positive
ly that under no circumstances will
they vote for a democrat. They will
continue the deadlock indefinitely
rather than electa democratic senator.
Ex-senator Brice delivers an address
mere next Saturday night before the
Jackson Day banquet and his pres
ence is anticipated with some anxiety.
The Press came out with a sensa-
tional extra edition last night an
nouncing that the democratic prose-
cutting attorney had presented the SEN
atorial situation to the grand jury.
In referring to his inquisition, he
Press says sworn statements have been
submitted to the grand jury from Rep
resentative and Mrs. Griffith, of Union
county; Representative George SPELL
myer and Chris Monter, Of Cincinnati;
Hon. n. K. Hysell, of Columbus, and
Others against certain workers for
Hanna. This affair is pronounced rs
an attempt at Intimidation by the
~anti-Hanna men.