Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-07
AGAINST HANNA
Conservative Estimates So
Place Ohio Legislature.
At the Same Tina the Opposition Is
Having Great Difficulty
In Selecting Man on Whom All Their
Forces Will Unite.

five estimates, tonight place the Leg
jsl3tive vote at - to 20 q gainst Hanna.
The Hanna men, however, claim II
votes and assurances Of the necessary
two additional votes and possibly four
more The opposition insist that
Hanna viii rovcr have 20 votes on
joint ballots aud that they have gained
two votes since the Legislature adj
journcd over until Monday. Before
the chairmanshps and other patronage
are disposed Of his opponents say that
Hanna's vote win be reduced consider
ably below 90 which is three short Of
enough to elect.
The opposition to Hanna consists of
the 50 Democratic members and of the
foll wing 10 Republican members:
| Representatives Mason and Bramley
/ Of Cuyahoga: Jones of Stark; Griffith
1 Of Union. Otis of Hamilton: Scott Of
/ Fulton: RedkY Of Highland: Rutan
IF Carroll and Harrison; Manual of
/ Montgomery; and Senator Burke Jf
/ Cleveland
I Includcd in the list Of those support
fling Hanna are Representatives Dostre
and Lane. Silver Republican fusionists
/ from Cincinnati. who are counted on
I for Gerhard. The developments. today
{ Indicated that Gerard would not Only
/ bc voted for on the ballots for senator.
\ but tha, he might lead on the first bal
! lot il the present efforts to make him
/ the Free Silver Republican candidate
/ a1e Successful. Gerard is one of the
Wealthiest men in Cincinnati and has
always been q radical silver man.
I Representative Joyse Of Guernsey
/ WhO is included in the : votes claimed
/ nor Hanna IS considered as doubtful
( Ih5 Hanua men claim that Jones of
I statl- radtc If IIiohIard prto, ~
4 ,..,1 - ~
'+''''-. ''.-" harrison an" Mdiiuel "i
IoH5 g3n"3y. who are on the list of the
ent eitiou lre doubtful The combine
( N 4, .: ~
s'"i' ''.hr-7 We're aggressive uhtil the
+ l."7t 't'3 't tN" "Afh thFF not only
CI0 enough votes IT, defeat Hanna but
mad also reached all The, doubtful mem
r, .,-,- ----i.:- j.; -. - ~,
oii nv
.',N7 ~ haJolitS IL
h.ie. t-.H contest haS settled down IL
tha siege u which the opposition holds
. are f@rt ana the Hanna men are charG-
ing The bFcastWorks
.rl 4,4- e - ~, ,.. ..,
1,tt+r1 ~ 'out pJ'ilS III .iic
e{tsd Fiji I,r.i,y+rt 49,, 80, ~ +bi' No.
a. ~ .,,;tii ~ ~ - otie '7 sen
,,r.-t ~, MAVEN. ~ ,.1,,lif "a" go, H.
',1I,i', ~ I"i.uay !" f9anIy. senator
tr3 ,1.,s,i, ta, vsi ,,, pio
,..f,-t. ni,t ~ rs.je.natjo,, hafara ti. -
rioY .,ni If Il in ~ bands az Sarato,.
i5inl H. Ia,llar AZ no nar7oc, ~ 81
,Ahrn,.<.,.r s,Nrator pIrl, - 81,
tor Sink viii nrnsent tho rasignstinn of
s,l11r,l.t- aS president nro ta,,, ,nd pn,.t1.
viii .,.i tho riarE 100
III rar M n,nnsition ia tI,rno =, not
orI.. hoIdin,. IL mn 1-eII IN IT, h,t :.
ms ,xariIfrd IN The Mans nrnt,i3I far
previous to the ca1Ic,,ses Iost Saturdav
ifhr opposition managers saw they are
E;yin., no trnnhIa tn boid tba;r 49,, co.,
against Hanna but admit their tlifficultv
in finding any candidatn for whom ali
tin 'hnlting" Rcnublicaps and the Demo
,.ratic members will vote, The boltin,.
Republicans are unanimous in declaring
they cannot vote for any Democrat for
senator. Enough Democratic members TO
give the managers trobulc and anxiety
say they do not want to vote for a Re
publican for senator.
rho solfcitudc of the Combine on this
issue is shown in the following editorial
ie,'nmr n 'pl+ evening ,h issue OF the