The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-05
BURNED BRIDGES
BEHIND THEM
Dissenters Nay Not Be Reconcilsd to
Senator Hanna.
1T LOOKS LIKE A DEADLOCK
0se Short Of a MISUNDERSTANDING Claims
Of the Diiiefent Factions 10
Ohio Legislature.

columol'. Ohio. Ian. l-The political
future Of syr- Or Hama Is certainly TO-
E.ght IN a clor. poised balance. J
White there IRE now reported to BE- only
nine diss.nt"rs among the 50 republican \
members. one In the seDa,e ami eight In /
the nou-e the really doubtful list is I'm
itcd to tNo or three. Some of ;he dis-
sentlns republicans ;.rs not likely to ever
Le rsconcii'd 10 gNnator Hanna. They
have tprn.i hc bridges behind ,hsm and 4
openly admit II
Representatives Griffith Of Union. and
Joyce, Of G-iernsey who voted with the
combine IN the organization OF the
horsse, stated :oday thai they would vote
for Senator Mama This gives Hanna =
ia tll.s house and II ~ the senate a total
Of II, or short OF a majority Drusse. of
Hamilton. Nbo votei for Bowel for
speaker. ann0.inced a. he time that he
would support Ieph.ha G~rrard. the silver
republican. for senator 60 that pie ney
gain for Hama TO date over the vote on
orga' alton Is only one. The Hanna
re1 ~ they expest the votes OF Scott. OF
Fuller and Rutan. OF Carroll. VINO were
'tru' / for Hanna and voted for the
q" mine on organization
| on the othsr hand the combine" mana
gers say that Scott and Rutan viii re-
main with them TO the finish and ihat
they expect to Eet snider. OF Green. ana
Redkey, Of Highland, who voted FOR Box
iweIl for speaker.
The doutsfuI members are being offered
their choice OF chairmanships and given
the ortunity TO make all other selee-
lions they want. The power OF the or
ganiZation OF the house Is certainly being
used to the greatest possible advantage
and its influence Is not underes stimqteu
in connection with the support OF me
state administration.
wh KurTz and his associates will
make no statements yet they are holding
back aploiEs-nenrs on committees and
other patronage in anticipation CT gaining
separate votes on :he senatorial ballot
In holdnlg th.ir men in line the SOM
bine" IL having trouble with some s
democratic members. 1t is believed that
Mayor McKisson will give way to Kurtz
for the short term for senator. while Gov
ernCr Bushnell has all along been re-
garfsd as a candidate for the long term.
Representauives Wiley. OF Wayne Powell,
OF Morrow, Niles. Of Lucas. and other
radical free silver democrats arr not sat
tshed with Kurtz and Bushnell. and II
they vote for republicans. they want them
with pronouncei silver records. like that
OF Gerrard, and others tha. are named.
Some OF the democratic members insist
that the breach is 20 wide and 80 deep now
between the republicans thar John R,
Mclean. or some other free silver DEM
ocrat, could be elected over Hanna.
Lettens and telegrams poured in today
on Governor Bushnell from dissenting re-
publican members and others, protesting
against the action of the republicans, VINO
are cooperating with the democrats. In
reply those about the headbuarters IN the
Great Southern Hotel revived the talk OF
the American Protective Association,
workingmen. and Others, beiIig opposed
to Hanna. 1t was charged that the sena-
tor had Airs. Griftith annoyed by his en-
tssaries. and that the senator was with
her two hours before her husband an
nounoed himself for Hanna. The an
ncunceSpent to-day by the republicans that
they would have no joint senatorial eau
Gus at any time previous to the ballotins
for senator will compel all to continue
in this guerrilla warfare for another
week
The senate and house Will ballot separ-
ately next Tuesday for senator. The SEN
ate will stand 10 TO II against Hanna by
Senator Burke voting with the demo.
Gratis, The house on Monday stood 81
| w ~ II ltNFN ~ " " dShiicN
This would settle the contest Of the "com
hine" If both houses can concentrate OF
any one candidate against Hanna. ant
when tho two houses meet on the follow
ing January ~ to canvass It. in joint as
p sembly. the vote of the previous day, a!
cast by each branch separately. ther,
would be nothing to do except announc'
the total result ais "A to n against Hanna
But. II Senator Hanna has not majority
week hence, It is doubtful whether an!
$ opponent will have It, and the genera
4 prediction is for deadlock.
). Late tonight the Hanna managers los
d the two doubtful members that they ha'
;, gained today, so that there is now no ma
= terial change from that of yesterday
Z ONh5n the holse stood SC to IS ag0lnst Han
). ma. This would give the senator only
e votes ON joint ballot, or three less thal
: enough to elect.
a In connection with the change of Rep
Il rslsentative Griffith back to the anti
: Hanna camp thers are most scandalousl
sensational reports in circulation Grit