The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-10
SUCCESS FOR hANNA'S SIDE
LOOKS NOW AS If THE BOSS WOULD
COME OUT ON TOP.


Two and StiH Defeat the Senator.
Doubtful Members Given No Rest.
Bribery Charged Against PrOmi-
nent State officials on the Anti
Hanna side.
Columbus, o., Jan. 9.-The senatorial
situation has not changed to-day.
Conferences continue day and night, and
the doubtful members are given no rest.
The workers for Senator Hanna say
they now have enough votes
The Kurtz workers say they can spare
another vote or two and still defeat
Hanna, but they insist they have not
lost all their doubtful men, and will
stand to the last with at least eight Re
publicans and the sixty-five Democratic
members against Hanna. They even say
they expect to get Messrs. 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, they have been
successfully attacking his lines. and have
promises from members on whom the
Senator is depending
The Hanna men claim two accessions
to-day, but they will not give any names,
as they did those of Representative Man
uel Friday night, and of Representative
Griffith last evening.
The opposition to Senator Hanna has had
no betting as yet in it's favor. Bets rang
ing from $500 to $1,000 to even money on
Hanna have remained posted at the Nein
House for two days without takers and
there are other bets offered, among them
being one of $1G00 by Gen. Grosvenor on
Senator Hanna's election. None of the
bets are on the results 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 ho.d-
ing secret conferences to-day, the general
public is agitated over the results to-
morrow of the Inauguration al noon, and
the Hanna mass meeting in the after
noon. Both sides are arranging to avoid
street collisions or any kind of trouble,
If possible, al that time. The mass meet
ing will not be called to order by Chair
man George K. Nash of the state Repub-
lican committee, till 3 p M, and those in
charge of the Inauguration of Gov Bush
nell will seek TO have the inaugural exer-
cises over before the clubs begin the
march to the auditorium for the mass
meeting.
The railroads have arranged to run the
excursion trains for those attending the
Inauguration 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 railying all they can
in,
demonstration.
Military and other companies are arriv-
ing tonight TO take part in the Inaugural
ton. In the Inauguration parade there
will be a marked absence of Republican
clubs.
All the police in the city and many de-
tectives viii be on hand for both occa-
sions. They have in addition to the other
authorities, had over 1000 sergeant-at-arms
appointed for the mass convention in the
afternoon. Chairman Nash will state the
intention of the mass convention, state
ing that it was called at the request of
the county Republican committees, etc.
Then he will introduce as chairman of the
mass convention, Congressman Walter
Weaver of Springfield, who was spokes-
man last week of the Republican delega-
ton thai come from Gov. Bushnelrs home
to cal on Gov Bushnell and protest
against the course of his eXcellency in
this senatorial contest.
A. c. Calne and John r. Malloy, the Re
publican caucus candidates respectively
for clerk of the Senate and House, will be
the secretaries.
All the other Republican caucus nomi-
nees who were defeated by ten Republi-
can members voting with the Democrats
on the organiza ton of the legislature, are
included in the list of sergeants-at-arms.
While the resolutions that will be pre-
sented at the mass convention tomorrow
will not suffer materially from those
heretofore adopted in the convention, it is
intimated that there will be one appealing
to Senator Foraker, as the senior senator
from Ohio. to declare himself. There is
no doubt about the tone of the resolutions
on Gov. Bushnell and the boiling Repub-
Iican members of the legislature. and in
them demanding the resignation OF Charles
l.. Kurtz as the Ohio member of the Re-
publican national committee; but there
are differences of opinion among the Re-
publican managers as to The Foraker res
oution.
Since the epidemic of local indignation
meetings and the crusade for a general
gathering here tomorrow, some of the
managers of the opposition say that two
mistakes have been made on their side
The first alleged mistake was in exposing
their strength in organizing the legisla-
ture and the second in allowing 1t to ad-
iourn from Wednesday until Monday so
that such members as Messrs Manuel Of
MONTGOMERY and Griffiths Of Union could
90 home and meet their constituents 1t
was thought that the organization of the
legislature would settle things; but it is
said that since Mr.. Mason has been made
speaker he has been calling on Senator
Hanna, and since Mr.. Griffith has been
sworn In as speaker pro TEN. he has come
out publicly for Senator Hanna.
Representative joyce of Guernsey, who
voted with the combine" on organization,
has announced positively that ne will sup
port Senator Hanna His opposition was
solely against Boxwell for speaker. Mean
time Messrs. Jones of Stark,
Rutan of Carroll, and other Re-
publicans. who voted with the Democrats
last Monday, have since undergone such
fire from their constituents that they are
expected yet to square themselves Dy
voting for Senator Hanna.
While there were ten dissenting mem
bers last week, the Hanna men say there
will be only two or three this week. and
the changes are attributed more to the
work that has 3cen done IN .he counties
th1n here.
Wh!io there rave been chargca and coun-
ter. charges of bribery, there was consid
etah!c stir to-day over the pub ication of
the following 81 the CincinUi i CONNER
cial Tribune. and in different forms in
othor Rpnublican papofa: