Worcester morning daily spy. (Worcester, Mass.) 1888-1898, 1898-01-04
HANNA MEN BEATEN
Another Victory Scored Against
the Senator at Columbus.
Much Bitterness Shown Toward Govern
or Bushnell he Democrats Have Been
Organizing a Long Time.

Organizing Long Time.
Columbus, O., Jan. S.LThe combna-
ton of ten anti-Hanna republicans, with
the democratic members, succeeded in
organizing the legislature today in the
interest of the opposition to the re-elec-
ton of Senator Hanna.
There are two more dates for tests of
strength-the joint senatorial caucuses
next Wednesday night and the joint ball
loting for r~e< Tor enc week from next
Wednesday.
The Hanna men tonight began a des-
perate fight for the senatorship. They
deny that they will form a coalition
with Brice for a gold democrat for SEN
ator rather than be beaten by a free
silver republican, or that they will do
anything else but fight 1t out. While
they are not able to give a list long
enough to elect, they claim that Hanna
is stronger than Bowel and the olner
regular republican candidates in the or
ganization of the legislature, and that
the opposition has not enough votes to
elect a senator.
Mr. Hanna's supporters have carried
the war into the home counties of the
boiling republican members, and expect
the necessary changes before next We'd
nesday night. They now admit that
they underestimate the strength of
the opposition.
While eX-Chairman Kurtz was
thought to have been organizing against
Hanna ever since the republican state
convention in June, the participation of
Gov. Bushnell and Others had not been
fully anticipated. The democratic state
headquarters have been kept in opera
ton by John R. Mclean and others
ever since the November election, os-
tensibly to prepare for a grand free sill
yer carnival here on Jac&sons day.
Jan. s. 1t now transpires that the dem
ocratic headquarters were kept open for
the purpose of getting all the demo-
cratic members in line for what took
place today and ultimately for the de-
feat of Hanna. The superior organiza-
ton of the opposition was shown today
when it secured nearly II of the doubt
full votes.
The feeling of the republican mem
bers who voted for the caucus
nominees is openly expressed against
Gov. Bushnell more than against Mr..
KurtZ or other republicans who COM
bined with the democrats.
The State Journal, the republican or
gan Of Central Ohio, prints a large pic
ture of the governor, with heavy black
borders. Some republican clubs have
cancelled their engagements of quarters
here for the inauguration exercises next
Monday, and many protests are being
received at the state house.
Col. T. w. Moore of Marietta, another
appointee of Gov. Bushnell, today re-
signed as trustee of the state asylum
at Athens. 49,
1t is conceded that Senator Burke, one
of the republican senator's from Cleve-
land, who has not yet appeared, will be
here to vote against Hanna. The SEN
ate will cast II votes for Hanna and
Is against him. If Hanna is no stronger
in the house than the Boxwell ticket
was today, when BoXwell received SO
votes and Mason Sc for speaker, SEN
ator Hanna would have only 10 votes
on joint ballot, and 70 are necessary to
elect.
After a long conference of the Hanna
managers tonight, a statement was
given out from the senator's headquar-
ters which, in part, says among other
things: While the failure of the republi-
cans to organize the two houses of the
legislature was surprise, and a matter
of regret to the supporters of Senator
Hanna, they do not believe that it has
any bearing upon the sena torship. The
members of the legislature were not
pledged or instructed by their constitu-
~
ual as any officer of legislature, in the
case of the senatorship the case is diff
ferent
Joseph G.. Gest of Washington court
house, a republican editor, today ten
dered to Gov. Bushnell his resignation
as deputy oil inspector because of the
governors attitude on the senatorial
contest The designations of their offices
by Judge NASH Col. Moore and Mr..
Gac
Three hundred and fifty republicans
arrived at IL o'clock tonight from
Springfield, the home of Gov. Bushnell,
to protest against his action in the sena-
torfal contest
An interview in the Cincinnati En-
quirer quotes Gov. Bushnell as saying:
There are some things in this situa-
ton which are positively ludicrous. I
am accused of inconsistency because /
will not support Hanna. Now, here are
Sam Bailey, DIR. Tenney and several
other patriotic Cincinnatians, who
fought Cox last fall, under CoX's or
ders, fighting for bigger boss than the
one whom they helped to defeat in Gin
cinnati, and whose mandates they are
now carrying out. Wdly are they do
ing it?
because the administration, through
Mark Hanna, has promised Mr.. Cox
shall distribute the federal patronage in
Cincinnati. In return, Cox is to de-
liver to Hanna the votes of certain
Cincinnati fusionists.
after the last campaign, 1 simply
decided that / should refuse to stand
up and be counted among the adherents
of a man who would have sacrificed me
last fall to help himself"
In the house, this morning. the wild
est scenes were witnessed. All of the 109
members were in their seats. After the
name of Boxwell had been presented as
the regular republican candidate for
speaker, the name of Representative |
Mason, republican, was presented by
JONES' republican, and
by two other republicans.
The first ballot resulted: Mason, S.;
80, as had been claimed since
Saturday night by the combined oppo-
sition to Senator Hanna. The combine
then completed the organization of the
house.
FITz IN A BRAWL.
One of His Company Said to Have |
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