The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1898-01-13
OHIO SENATORIAL CONTEST
SENSATIONAL CHARGE OF THE I'M
PROPER USE OF MONEY BY
HANNAs OPPOSITION.
GOVERNORS INAUGURATION today
Hanna Mass Meeting About the Same
Time and Both Sides Arranging
to Prevent Street Collisions
and n Free Fight.

Columbus, O., Jan. 9.-The senatorial
situation has not changed today. The
conference continues day and night. But
no such fops were announced today as
those of the past two days in favor of
Hanna. The Kurtz workers say they
can spare another vote or two and still
defeat Hanna, but they insist that they
have lost all their doubtful men now
and will stand to the last with at least
eight republicans and sixty-five demo-
even say they expect to get Manuel of
Montgomery and Griffith of Union back
on their side again before Tuesday. 1t
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 lines and
have promises from members on whom
the senator has been depending. The
Hanna men claim two accessions today,
but they will not give any names as
they did those of Representative Manuel
on Friday and of Representative Grit
fifth last night. The opposition to Hanna
has no betting yet in its favor. The
bets ranging from $500 to $4,000 for
even money on Hanna's election have
remained posted at the Neil house for
two days without takers and there are
other bets offering, among them being
one of $500 by Gen. Grosvenor on Han
mas election. 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 today, the
general public has been agitated over
the result tomorrow of the Inauguration
at noon and the Hanna mass meeting
in the afternoon. Both sides are ar
ranging to avoid street collisions or any
kind of trouble, if possible, at that time.
The mass meeting will not be called to
order by Chairman George x. Nash OF
the state republican committee till i p.
M, and those in charge of the Inaugural
ton of Governor Bushnell will seek to
have the inaugural exercises over before
the clubs begin the march to the audi
forum for the mass meeting. The rail-
roads have arranged to run excursion
trains for those attending the Inaugural
ton 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 rallying all they can in the
different counties for the big demonstra-
tor. The militia and other organiza-
tious are arriving tonight to take part
in the Inauguration.
While there have been charges and
counter charges of bribery, there. was
considerable stir today over the publica..
ton of the following in the Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune and irr different
forms in other republican papers:
The prominent workers against Hanna
were not in the room with the member
of the legislature and his concealed stem
GgEaRhteo room and x their t me- member
insisted on knowing who authorized the
offer the names of these two prominent
parties were named as authorizing the
offer of $4,000.
"While Senator Hanna and his mana
gers have been careful to make no inn
proper use of money in the senatorial
contest, they have all along known that
the ethics of the case were not so strict
ly observed by the opposition. There
fore, when an opportunity offered to get
discriminating evidence against the com
bine, Mr.. Hanna's managers were quick
to improve it. A trap was set for the
opposition and worked through one of
the members of the combine who has
been trying to get away from Senator
Hanna. Some of the opposition kept
trying to get an audience with this mem
Der until it was decided to accommodate
them. Accordingly an interview was ar
ranged for in room at certain hotel,
but in advance the precaution had been
taken by the members to conceal
stenographer in the room, who took
every word of the interview, an inn
portant part of which was an offer of
$4,000 cash made to the member il ne
would vote against Sepat"r Hanna. .lIst
what use will be made of the stenogra-
piers notes will be governed by the
course of the anti-Hanna people"
1t is stated on good authority that the
above case became known to the OPP
position soon after their organization
and they made sensational publication
about the grand jury being called on to
investigate the acts of several workers
for Hanna. At any rate there has been
nothing said about the grand jury work
since last Wednesday. The notes of the
secreted stenographer have been written
out and they comprise several pages of
matter, which is in the possession of a
very prominent republican. The two
men who are accused of offering S5OOO
are as well known in Ohio politics as
either the senator or the junior senator
or the governor. One of them holds an
important office and the other has been
an important official and leader in this
city.
Ex-Governor Charles S. Foster, who
was secretary of the treasury under Har-
rison, arrived in the city tonight. He
has been considered as compromise can
didate Tor senator ana by SOrue cViiD.I-
cred as unfriendly to Hanna, but he soon |
declared himself for the senator under |
the existing circumstances and was in
conference with the senator soon after |
his arrival.
The following was given out tonight by |
the Hanna men:
"Some recent developments regarding |
the early history of the present senate |
rial campaign are especially pertinent to |
the present movement. 1t is now known |
that the plan to elect Governor Bushnell
or Mr.. Kurtz to the senatorship was de- 1
veloped Immediately after the appoint |
ment of Mr.. Hanna on March and be- |
fore the month of March had ended the |
pledges in behalf of Governor Bushnell |
were obtained in various parts of the |
state from men ambitious to become men,
bers of the legislature. The members |
who outlined this plan knew who would |
be likely to be candidates for the NOM
nations, and in cases where it was pos
sible to make combinations with them |
they did SO, requiring the candidate in
return for their support for the nomina-
ton to pledge themselves to vote for Gov |
ernor Bushnell for the senate. 1t is |
known that in a number of cases agree
ments of this kind were made in March |
nd go hn ,ft