The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-03
POSSIBILITY OF A DEADLOCK
When the Attempt Is rIade to Organize the Legis
lature Today-Even Riot Is Feared-Hnts
of Bribery Again Heard, With Threat of
Investig alton Should the Hanna Vote De-
velop Any Surprises.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. Late to-
night the fusionists encountered trou-
BILE In the division of the legislative Of
fees. There were two Democrats who
refused to vote for Judge Dilly for
chief clerk Of the senate unless they Sc
cured their men for minor places. After
frequent conferences it was decided to
hold joint caucus Of the opposition
at a.. m tomorrow. At that caucus
the senate and house steering commit
tees will report. The same trouble
about the division of the offices exists
in the joint programme of the opposi-
ton for organization of the house. Rep
resentatives Powell, Wiley and Nile,
three Democratic members, are not yet
pledged to vote for Mason for speaker
or for any Republican. If these three
Democrats vote for third candidate
for speaker, then the vote would stand
80 for Boxwell, SO for Mason and 3
scattering, and there would be a dead
lock on organization. The Hanna men
express no confidence of a majority
Of all for Boxwell, but say they ex-
pect to elect him by receiving the high
est number of votes cast for any can
didate. Mr.. Kurtz tonight said the
ate and the house tomorrow. Mayor
McKisson, Allen o. Myers and all at
the joint headquarters expressed the
same opinion. Gov. Bushnell was also
of the belief. He added that Senator
Hanna never conferred with him dur
ing the last years campaign and that
the party would not tolerate bossism.
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indications tonight here of serious
trouble at least of disorder at the state
house tomorrow.
Since the caucuses Of last night both
the Hanna men and the opposition
are claiming enough votes for the or
ganization of the houses. No trouble
is feared In the senate chamber, as it
is believed that Senator Burke, one of
the Republicans, will remain away and
thus permit the Democrats to elect the
officers in that body. At the Republi-
can house caucus last night there were
ten absentees and Alexander BoXWell
received only fifty-two votes for the
nomination, while it requires fifty-five
votes tomorrow for election, If all are
present Under the law, after ten bal
lots are taken, the candidate receiving
elected even If it is then not a majority
over all. Griffith, of Clinton county,
who was unable to be at the caucus last
night on account Of sickness, has an
nounced that he will be here tomorrow
to vote for Boxwell, who is the Hanna
candidate for speaker, and Mr.. Boxwell
without giving any names, claims
| to have the two other votes necessary
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members many other Republicans have
been sent for today by both sides and
many are arriving tonight. 1t is claim
ed that some Of the arrivals are known
as knockers on such occasions as will
be witnessed in the hall Of the houses
| tomorrow. Secretary Of State Charles
Kinney, strong Hanna man, will pre-
side in the house until that body elects
a speaker. In anticipation of his rul-
ings there have been threats made dur
ing the day. Mr.. Kinney is said tc
have selected strong force of tempo
rary sergeants- at arms to be ready fol
any emergency. The combine of Dem
ocrats and anti-Hanna Republicans
claim tonight that they will elect Hen
ry c.. Mason, of Cleveland, an anti
Hanna Republican, as speaker, and
seat him.
If Representative Mason should re-
ceive the requisite votes. there will be
no trouble for him to qualify and take
his seat, but there is apprehension Of
disorder previous to the ballot being
taken and possibly during the ballotine
and the counting Of the vote. The op
position leaders claim that they will
have the forty-seven Democratic vote.
in the house solid and nine Republican
votes, or one more than enough tt
elect the Mason ticket. They are stay
ing with the anti-Hanna and anti-Box
well Republicans very closely ant
claim that those Republicans who die
not attend the caucus last night arr
staying with them.
There are three Democratic member!
who are opposed to fusion, or rather tt
voting for Republicans for speaker anC
other offices. These three Demoerats
would not enter the Democratic eau.
Gus last night until they were assured
that they would not thus be pledged
to vote for Republican nominees. Bu