Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-05

part IN the debate and that he was
leaving for that purl ose and would be
back the last of che week.
J. Park Alex der of Akron, trustee
of the Ohio Imbecile asylum, has re-
signed because of overnor Bushnell's
course ON DC senatorship The four
Republican r.ahs of columbus resolved
not to participate in the inauguration
of Governor bushnell next Monday.
The dou tful members are being
offered their choice of chairmanships
and given the opportunity to make all
other selections they want. The power
/ of the organization of the house is GER
tainly being used to the greatest posi-
| Bile advantage and its influence is not
\ to be underestimated in connection
/ with the support of the state admins
/ tratlon. While Mr.. Kurtz and his as.
/ sociates will make no statements, yet
! they are holding back the appointments
on the committees and other patronage
/ in antiei patton of gaining several votes
on the senatorial ballot.
In holding their men in eine 1.-THE
combine Is having trouble with some
OF the % democratic members. 1t is
believed thai Mayor McHisson will
give Wag to Mr.. sqrtz for til , short
term Tor senator. while Governor Bush
nell has nj along been regarded as the
candIas,o for the latg term. Repre-
sentative Wiley Of y lyme, Powell of
Nor ow. Niles of Luz and other radi-
eel free yer Democ ats are not salts
fed Wit. kurtZ and bushnell, and II
they are 8 vote for Republicans they
want au with pronounced silver rec
ords Ike that of errard and others
that are named Some of the Demo
Al IL.
80 Nglae and SO deep now between the
Republicans that John r. Mclean or
some o. y free silver Democrat could
be elected over Hanna
Letter anu kilograms have poured in
On Governor Bushnell, the dissenting
Republican members and others. pro-
testn against the action of the Repub-
licans who were in cooperation with
the Lemocrats. In reply those about
the headquarters in the Great Southern
hotel revived the talk of the American
Protective association, the worElngmen
and others being opposed to Senator
Hanna. 1t was charged that the sena-
tor had Mrs. Griffith annoyed b. his
emissaries, and that the senator was
with her two hours before her husband
announced himself as for Hanna.
The announcement by the Repub-
licans that they would have no Joint
senatorial caucus tonight Or at any time
previous to the balloting for senator,
will compel all to continue in this
guerrilla warfare for another week, but
with the result depending on the action
of two or three doubtful members,
neither side could show its hand with
out exposing the recruits or the desert
ers to terrific fires for at least a week.
IL was expected by the public that there
would be decisive results at the eau
cuses tonight, but there will be no
caucuses and the steering committees
will try to have all members located
before ballotting begins.
The senate and the house will ballot
separately next Tuesday for senator.
tut if Senator Hanna has not a ma.
jority week hence, it is doubtful
whether any opponent will have it. and
the general prediction is for a dead
lock in the event that the balloting
next Tuesday doesn't show majority
for anyone the general assembly will
proceed on the next day to ballot in
joint assembly and continue to do so till
there is an election. The balloting a
week hence may not do any more than
to compel the contestants to show their
names on rollcall, and after that the
same fight may be continued for an in
definite period.
THE combine" is charging that Sena-
tor Hanna is in such desperate straits
ito be forced Ito swap horses" while
crossing the stream, owing to the Re-
publicans deciding to hold no caucus
They also charge that he has been an
ex senator since the legislature met
Monday. AS Senator Hanna was ap-
pointed when Secretary Sherman went
into the cabinet, article 2, section 2. of
the statutes is being quoted as follows :
If vacancies lin the senate) Mapped
by resignation, or otherwise, during
the recess of the legislature of any
| state, the executive thereof may make
temporary appointments until the next
meeting of the legislature, which shall
then Eli such vacancies. -
While this talk about Ohio now hav-
ing only one senator proceeds the
Hanna men explain that they want the
Same c'ien now as was accorded Sena-
tor Fora er 40 years ago. Foraker had
! been end I.ed at the GAINESVILLE state
convennon i'll 1894 for senator, and was
elected without any caucus or any Re-
publican opposition in the legislature
The Hanna men say they ask that the
same courtesy and loyalty" now pre-
vail The plank in the Republican state
platform. adopted at Toledo last June,
is being freely cited. 1t is as follows /:
THE thanks of the people of this
state are due to Senators Foraker and
Hanna for their splendid efforts during
the present session of congress, and we
congratulate the people on their repre-
! sentatlon In the United States senate
Desiring to continue such represen.
tation and approaching his service to
the marty and To the DpOple Of tho c+o+o