The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-01-05
OIIIO'S SENATORSHIR.
.Hanna's Friends Rely on the State
Conventions Endorsement.
mo PARTY CAUCUS TO BE HELD.


The Political Future OF senator Sher.
mans Successor In a Closely Poised
Balance = Probability That There
VIII BE an Extended Deadlock.
Columbus, o., Jan. 5.--The political
future Of Senator Hanna is certainly
in a closely poised balance. While
there are now reported to be only nine
dissenters among the so Republican
members, one in the senate and eight
in the house, yet the really doubtful
list is limited to two or three. Some of
the dissenting Republicans are not
likely ever to become reconcied to Sem
ator Hanna. They have burned their
bridges behind them, and openly admit
1t.
Representatives Griffith of Union and
Joyce of Guernsey. who voted with
the combine" on the organization of
the house, stated today that they would
vote for Senator Hanna. This gave
Hanna 54 in the house and II in the
senate, q total of II, or 2 short OF the
necessary majority. Droste. of Hamil-
ton, who voted for Boxwell for speaker,
duAOuuCCu dl tHt tlltle lItdl HG "Oulu
support Jeptha Gerard, silver Re-
publican, for senator. so that the net
gain for Hanna 10 date over the vote
on the organization was only one. The
Hanna men say they expect to get the
votes Of Scott, of Fulton, and Rutan.
of Carroll, who are instructed for
Hanna and voted with the combine
on the organization.
On the other hand, the Combine"
managers say that Scott and Rutan
will remain with them to the finish,
and that they expect to get Snider, Of
Greene, and Rcdkay, of Highland, who
voted for Bowel for speaker. The
doubtful members are being offered
their choice of chairnanships and
given opportunity to make all other
selections they want The power of
the organization Of the house is GER
taIny being used to the greatest pos.
sible advantage, and its influence is
not to be underestimated in connection
with the support Of the state admins
tration The committee appointments
and other patronage are being held
back In anticipation Of gaining sey"
eral votes on the senatorial ballot.
Late last night change came over
the condition of affairs. The Hanna
managers lost the two doubtful mem-
mers that they had gained during the
day, so that there is now no material
change from that of Monday, when
the house stood 56 to So against Hanna.
This would give the senator only 10
votes on joint ballot or three less than
enough to elect.
In connection with the change of
Representative Griffith back to the
anti-Hanna camp sensational reports
are In circulation. In these dispatches
yesterday was an account of the Hanna
workers spending Sunday night with
Representative Griffith, and of him
sending at q. m. for his wife to come
from the Great Southern hotel to the
Neal House to join him in a conference
with the Hanna men. AT 8 a. m. the
kurtz men saw Mrs. Griffith and the
all night work of the Hanna men was
undone just before her husband went
to The state house on Monday morning
to qualify as a speaker pro TEN. with
the other candidates of the combine" |
Ter the legislature was organized |
tn had another night of con
P6n both sides Of the sena-
torial case, an yesterday morning, 1t
is said, he gave the Hanna men |
written pledge over his own name that |
he would vote for the senator. Later |
In the day he was seen by the oppo-
nents of Senator Hanna, and last night |
he gave out a statement in which he |
declares: Il have, since learning the |
particulars in the indgnities heaped |
upon my wife Monday morning, reached |
the conviction that l would be untrue
to my manhood should l cast my vote |
for man who either uses or employs |
such methods, and shall resent the in
dignities and insults heaped upon my |
Belf and friends, and also do a service |
for my state and country, by voting for |
o Republican other than Mr. Hanna |
Tor United States senator"
In holding their men in line the |
combine" is having trouble with some |
of the G5 Democratic members. 1t Is |
believed that Mayor McKisson will |
gtve way to Mr.. kurt2 for the short |
term for senator, while Governor Bush |
nell has all along been regarded as the |
candidate for the long term. Several |
radical free silver Democrats are not |
satisfied with kurtz and Bushnell. and |
II they are to vote for Republicans
they want them with pronounced sill
yer records, like that of Gerard and |
others that are named. Some of the !
Democratic members insist that the |
breach Is so wide and deep now be-
tween the Republicans that John r.
Mclean or some other free silver Dem
ocrat could be elected over Hanna.
The announcement by the Rcpubli- |
cans that they would have no joint |
senatorial caucus tonight or at any |
tine previous to the balloting for SEN
ator will compel all to continue in this |
guerilla warfare for another week, but |
with the result depending on the ac-
tion of two or three doubtful mem |
bers neither side could show its hand |
without exposing the recruits or de-
Eerters to a terrific fire for at least
week.
The senate and huose will ballot sep
arntey next Tuesday for senator. The |
senate will stand 10 to II against
Hanna by Senator Burke voting with
the Democrats. The house on Monday |
stood Sc to SO. 1t Is now 81 to 80 against
Hanna. This will settle the contest if |
the "combine" in both houses can con-
centiate on any other candidate |
against Hanna. and when the two |
houses meet on the following day, |
Wednesday, Jan 12. to canvass in
Joint assembly tho vote of the pre-
Vious day, as cast by each branch
separately, there would be nothing to
do except to announce the total result
Of 70 to 70 against Hanna.
The Combine" is charging that Sen.
Ator Hanna Is in such desperate straits
US TO be forced to swap horses while
crossing the stream, owing to the Re-
publcans deciding to hold no caucus.
They also charge that he has been an
ex-senator since the legislature met on
Monday. as Senator Hanna was ap.
pointed when Secretary Sherman went
into the cabinet, to serve " until the
next meeting of the legislature"
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