The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-05
hanna TWO SHORT
OF A MAJORITY
His P0|IIIcd Future H0lgS in q
Closely Poised B0I0RCe.
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZED AGAINST HIN
Some of the Opposition Republicans Have
Burned The Bridges Behind Him.
Senatorial Caucus will Not &c Hold
before tho BaIIotinG BcSins-In
tho III can limo tho GucriIlW wnr-
fare VIII Hc wnEcd Furiously-
silver Democrats VIII Not Support
RGoid Standard dRenublicun-somo
Think lIcLcam Can 40 Elected.
Columbus, ohlo, Jan. 4, 1898,

Columbus, oHlO, Jan. 4, 1913.
The political future Of Senator Hanna
Is certainly Tonight in Il closely poised
balance. While there are now reported
to be only nine dis9enters among the
eighty 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 Rcpub-
licans are not likely ever to be recon-
cilcd to Senator Hanna. They have
burned the bridges behind them and
openly admit It,
Representatives Griffith and Joyce.
who voted with the combine on the or
ganza ton Of the House, stated to-day
that they would vote for Senator Han
ma. This gives Hanna 81 in the House
and II in the Senate. n total of II, or
two short of the necessary majority
Droste, of Hamilton, who voted for
BoXwell for speaker. announced at the
time that he would support Jcptha
Gerard, silver Republican, for Sem
ator, so that the net gain for Hanna
, to date over the vote on the org iniza-
tion is only one. The Hanna men say
they expect to get the votes of Scott, OF
fUilOn. anu hupilil, Ol ttbIIoil, VIII are
instructed for Hanna and voted with
the combine on the organization.
On the other hand the combine man
ayers say that Scott and Rutan will
remain with them to a firlsh and that
they expect 10 get Snider Of Greene and
Redkay of Highland, who voted for
Boxwcll for speaker. The doubtful
members are being offered their choice
of chairmanships and given the onpor-
tunity to make all other selections they
want. The power of the org lniZation
of the House is certainly ba!ng used
ITO the greatest posaoibla advantage
and IT'S influence Is not to be under
estimated in connection with the sup
port OF the State administration. While
N1r, Kurtz and his associates Will make
no statements, they are holding back
the appointments on the committees
and other patronage in anticipation
of gaining several votes on the Senator
ial ballot.
In holding their men in line. the
combine Is having trouble with some
Of the siXty-fvc Democratic members.
1t Is believed that Mayor AIcKisson
will give way TO Mr.. KurtZ for the short
term for Senator, while Governor Bush
nell has all along been regarded as
the candidate for the long term. Rep
resentatives Wiley. Powell, Niles and
olutl iiulCtl llct SHNtI are
not satisfied With Kurtz and Bushnell
and If they are to vote for Reoubli-
cans they want them with pronounced
silver records like that OF Gerard and
others that are named. Some of the
Democratic members insist that the
breach Is so wide and so deep now be-
tween the Republicans that John r.
Mclean. or some other silver Demo-
crat could be elected over Hanna
n nd n1 - H..
In on Governor Bushnell. the dissenting
Republican members and others, pro-
testing against the action of the Rcpub-
leans who arc cooperating with tho
Democrats.
The announcement to-day by the Re.
publicans that they would have no Join;
Senatorial caucus tomorrow night or
MT any pme previous to The hallotinc
for Senator. will compel all to continue
In this guerilla warfare for another
Week. But with the result dependinr
on the action of two or three doubtful
menfbers. neither side could show its
hand without exposing the recruits or
"ne desefters to terrific fire for at leas,
a week. It was expected hy the pub,c
that there would be no decisive re-
suits at the cancusses to-morrrw night
hut there will he no caucusscs and tho
steering committees will try to have
all members located before ballotinp
begins.
TWO LOST TO HANNA
Late tonight the Hanna managers
lost the two doubtful members thai
they had gained to-day. so that there
Is now no material change from that
Of yesterday when the House stood 50
to SO against Hanna
In connection with the change of
representative Griffith tnck to the
ant!-Hanna camp there are most scan
dalously sensational reports in circula-
tion. Mr.. Griffith has been on both
sides several times and has so pledged
himself In writing. Tonight Mr.. Gr!f-
nth issued q card in which he said I'm
part:
II have. however, since learning the
particulars of the indignities heaped
upon my wife Monday morning. reached
the conviction that would be untrue to
my manhood shomid cast my vote for