Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
gl1YAPE0PLE IRE HOPEFUL.
The Agitation Of the Hanna Shouters
Throughout the State

panorted to be Having Effect Upon
the representatives in Columbus.
combine Sees the Mistake It
Made in Adjourning the Legisla-
+ure and Sending the Members
Homs-The Betting Stage Has
Been Reached, but No One Takes
the Hanna Money Offered =
Trouble Looked for on Monday
When Bushnell is Inaugurated.
Columbus, Ohio, January S.-Hanna
is Gaining on the home stretch. At
the caucuses one week ago tonight he
was beaten and he has been beaten
ever since. But there are reliable re-
ports to-day indicating that he has the
necessary seventy-three votes.
The Hanna headquarters are jubi-
liant and the opposition seems less con-
hdent The opposition has depended
upon the following ten Republicans
voting with the sixty-five Democratic
sentatives Mason and Bramley, of Guy
ahoga; Jones, of Stark; Griffith, Of
Union; Otis, of Hamilton; Scott, of
Fulton; Redkey, of Highland; Rutan,
Of Carroll; Manuel, of Montgomery,
and Senator Burke, of Cleveland.
This would make the joint ballot
stand seventy-five to seventy against
Hanna. At a public meeting in Day
ton last night, at which resolutions
were adopted condemning Governor
Bushnell and the boiling Republican
members, and demanding that Charles
L. Kurtz resign as the Ohio member
of the National Republican Committee,
representative Manuel made a speech
PLEDGING HIMSELF
unequivocally for Hanna. Represent
atives Griffith, of Union, and Jones, OF
Stark, are reported to have done the
same things at their homes, and there
are like reports from Rutan, of Car
roll, and Redkey, OF Highland.
The Hanna men go so far as to
claim to-day that it is seventy-ive to
seventy the other way and in their
favor for the next week. There are
apparently seventy-two members now
Pledged to Hanna publicly, but that
is one short, and the opposition con-
cede no loss except that of Manuel.
While Representative Griffith is home
with his constituents, Mrs. Griffith IS
here at the Great Northern Hotel,
where the anti-Hanna men have their
Headquarters, and she is still with the
opposition.
The anti-Hanna men admit that af-
ter securing control of both branches
of the legislature, they made a great
mistake in adjourning from Wednes-
day TO Monday and having the mem
bers go home till inauguration day.
The Republican members who are
cooperating with the Democrats
against Hanna were thus confronted
with Indignation meetings at their
homes which are likely to turn the tide
in favor of Senator Hanna.
THE OPPOSITION
made repeated and most persistent eff
forts last night to get Senator For
aker to come here and that has been
regarded as an indication that he was
needed. But the senior Senator 2om
Ohio left Cincinnati last night for
Washington without stopping at Col
umbus It is reported that certain
parties met the Senator on the way
or before his departure, but nothing
definite is known as to that matter.
All efforts to get Foraker Or John Fl.
Mclean here have failed and withal
they are credited with being the two
great factors in 'the combine
The Republican factional fighting in
Ohio began In 1880, when ex-Secretary
of the Treasury Charles Foster was
Governor. and was blamed by the
Sherman men with dividing the Ohio
delegation and causing Garfield to be
nominated in place of Sherman.
At the st. Louis convention last
June the old factional feeling was
controlled by Hanna, who sacrlnceo
everything else for McKinley's nomln-
alton. Foraker presented Mckinley
name. was chairman of the Ohio dele
cation. of the committee on resolu-
TONS etc. And Charles l.. Kurtz was
then made the Ohio member OF the
National Republican Committee
At the Republican indignation
meetings throughout the State resolu-
lions are now being adopted
DENOUNCING GOV. BUSHNELL
end the Republican dissenters in the
legislature and demanding that
Kurtz resign from the National Com
mittee.
At the general mass meeting to be
held here Monday afternoon, as soon
as the inaugural exercises are over,
the most radical speeches and resolu-
TONS are expected on the pending he
publican revolution in this State.
The State Democratic banquet mere
tonight in celebration of st. Jacks
sons Day is also likely to bring some
interesting developments.
Senator Hanna thinks tonight his
election is sure His managers say
they see the necessary 70 votes for
him, and that the tide of popular sentl-
nent that is now being felt will make
his vote lar.er than is necessary next
Tuesday. Me Senator's managers
claim that if there was a ballot to-
night Hanna would be elected by 10
70 TO- The opposition comedies the
loss of Representative Manuel, Oh
Nontgomery, only, and that they still
nave votes to spare in defeating
Hanna
During the day there has been list
of bets posted at the Neil House, rang
ing from $500 to $1,000, or any parts
thereof.
Remarks froro indipnatjOn meetings