The record-union., 1898-01-05

While this talk about Ohio now hav-
ing only one Senator proceeds, the
Hanna men explain that they want the
same action now as was accorded Sen
ator Foraker two years ago. Foraker
had been indorsed at the GAINESVILLE
State convention in 1894 for Senator,
and was elected without any caucus or
any Republican opposition in the Legis-
lature The Hanna men say they ask
that the same courtesy and loyalty
now prevail. The plank in the Re-
publican State platform in favor OF
Hanna at Toledo last June is being
freely cited.
Late tonight the Hanna managers
lost The two doubtful members that
they had gained to-day, so that there
is now no material change from that
of yesterday, when the House stood 56
to 53 against Hanna. This would give
the Senator only seventy votes on joint
ballot, OF three less than enough votes
to elect.
In connection with the change of
Representative Griffith back to the
Hanna camp there are most
scan1aiously sensational reports in cir
culatlon Mr. Griffith has been on both
himself in writing In these dispatches
yesterday was an account of the Han
ma workers spending Sunday night with
Griffith, and of him sending at 3 a. m.
for his wife to come from the Great
Southern Hotel to the Neil House to
join in a conference with the Hanna
people.
At D. m. the Kur1z men saw Mr..
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
Speaker pro tenn with the other candi-
dates of the combine After the
Legislature was organized Mr.. Griffith
had another night conference on both
sides of the Senatorial case and this
morning he gave the Hanna men
written pledge over his own signature
that he would vote for the Senator.
Later in the day he was seen by the
opponents of Senator Hanna, and to-
night he gave out the following as his
last proclamation on his position.
Columbus January 4th.
"To the Public: 1t is due to the pub
lie and myself that I make a statement
of my position in the Senatorial matter.
While it is true that the convention
which nominated me passed a resolution
requesting me to support Senator Han
&na, and while l at various times dur
ing the campaign, and since, declared
my intention to follow that request.
and even promised a dozen or more of
my constituents in Mr.. Hanna's head
quarters on Monday of this week that
L would do so, / have, however, since
learning the particulars of the indigni-
ties heaped upon my wife Monday
morning, reached the conviction that I
would be untrue to my manhood should
L cast my vote for a man who either
uses or employs such methods, and
shall resent the indignities and insults
heaped upon myself and friends, and
also do service for my State and
country by voting for a Republican
other than Mr.. Hanna for United States
Senator.
Notwithstanding the threats that
have been made to me that l cannot
return and live in Union County if I
do not vote for Mr. Hanna, it is my
hope and belief that the good people
who have honored me with their con-
fidence, and whom / love and honor,
will uphold me in this determination,
that cannot under any circumstances
now be changed. J. e. GRIFFITH.
When a copy of the statement pur-
porting to come from Representative
Griffith was shown to Senator Hanna
this evening he said:
II do not believe Mr. Griffith ever
made this statement, because it is not
true. 1t is represented to me that he
is an honorable man, and, therefore, I
shall not believe without some further
evidence that he ever made or used
such statement"
Notwithstanding that Mr. Hanna re-
CARDS it as untrue that Griffith him
self published the statement, yet it is
known that the document is in Griffith's
handwriting, whether he prepared it
himself or not.
The last letter of Griffith has caused
not only a sensation, but the most bit
ter feeling, and the worst of charges on
the part of the rival workers.
Congressman Grosvenor left for
Washington tonight, and the anti
Hanna men say he has gone to confer
as to the legatee, which the opposition
report as likely to be Secretary Sher-
man. General Grosvenor stated that
he mad to be in Congress on Thursday
TO take part in the debate, and that he
was leaving for that purpose, and
would be back the last of the week.
j. Park Alexander, a Trustee of the
Ohio lmbecile Asylum, to-day resigned
because of Governor Bushnells course
on the Senatorship. The four Republi-
can clubs Of Columbus tonight resolv-
ed act to participate in the Inaugural
tion of Governor Bushnell next Mon
day
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
COLUMBUS (O). Jan. 4-Previous to
the assembling of the Legislature to-
day there were conferences on both
sides on the Senatorial contest. The
Hanna men claimed to have secured
pledges from Representatives Griffith Of
Union and Joyce of Guernsey, who
voted for Mason yesterday for Speaker.
but with these doubtful accessions they
We're still short two Sotes of enough
to elect
While Hanna's friends are working
here, Republican clubs, committees
and other organizations at the homes of
the doubtful combination men have
been enlisted. and many delegations of
Visiting State men are arriving. one of
the first being from the home of Cow
ernor Bushnell, Springfield
The combined opposition to Senator
Hanna is still uncertain as to their
candidate. Some Democrats object to
Governor Bushnell or Mayor McKis-
son or Mr.. kurtz or any other Republi-
can that has yet been suggested. While
the opposition has Informally an
nounced several names for Senator.