The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-04
HANNA FORCES ROUTED.
What Took Place In the Ohio Legis-
latl1re Yesterday

What Took Place In the Ohio Legis-
lature Yesterday.
Columbus, o., Jan. 3.-The senatorial
contest in the Ohio legislature has be-
come desperate. The combine of the
anti-Hanna Republicans with the
ocratic caucus Saturday night, and
again today in organizing both
branches OF the legislature in the in
terests of the combine" OPPOSITION to
the reelection of Senator Marcus a
Hanna. There are two more dates for
tests of strength-the joint senatorial
caucUseS ceXt Wednesday night, and
the joint ballOting for senator a week
from neXt Wednesday, Jan. L. With
the complications of the legislative or
ganization and it's patronage disposed
of, the Hanna men tonight began
most desperate fight on the senator
ship. The Hanna men deny that they
will form . coalition with Brice for a
gold Democrat for senator rather than
be beaten by free silver Republican,
or that they will do anything else but
fight il out if it takes all winter. While
they are cot able to give a list long
enough to elect, they claim that Hanna
is stronger than BOXwen and the other
regular Republican candidates in the
organization of the legislature and
that the opposition has not enough
votes to elect q senator. The Hanna
men cOccede that they have lost the
power Of the organization of both
branches; they can name no chairman,
place no member in desirable positions
on any of the committees, nor dispose
of any other state patronage, but they
have carried the war into the home
counties OF the boiling" Republican
members ard expect the necessary
changes before next Wednesday night.
CANDID CONFESSION.
The developments of last Saturday
night and today have caused the
Hanna men TO admit that they were
outdone j. the preliminary Organiza-
ton for this contest and that they I'M
derestimated the OPPOSITION and eSpec-
tally the extent of it since the NOvem-
Der election. While ex-Chairman Kurtz
was thought TO have been organizing
against Senator Hanna ever since the
Republican state convention at To-
ledo, in June, yet the participation of
Governor Bushnell and others had not
been fully anticipated. The Demo-
cratic state headquarters have been
kept in operation by John r. Mclean
and others ever since the November
election, ostensibly to prepare for a
grand free silver carnival here on Jack
son day, Jan. 8. 1t now transpires that
the Democratic state headquarters
were kept open to get all the Demo-
cratic members in line for what took
place today and for the defeat of
Hanna.
Meantime Mr.. Kurtz was marshaling
every possible Republican in line
against Hanna and communicating
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for Jackson day. When this fact was
no longer concealed tonight by the OPP
position, there were many Republicans
openly complaining against Senator
HannaS managers. Senator Hanna did
not arrive here until last Friday even
ing, and was in Washington until the
! holiday recess. He heard complaints
! about his own absence and about IN
| derestimating the strength of the OppO-
sition and insisted that he would yet
win out. The superior organization of
the opposition was shown in the COM
bine securing today nearly all of the
doubtful votes. The opposition has had
an army OF workers mere for a. week,
with detachme2ts kept close to each
one of the doubtful Republicans. The
opposition marched TO the state house
in line like troops and worked for
weeks ike soldiers under orders. They
had been doing picket duty, skirmish-
ing ard walking guard lines, and they
had their triumphal march in the most
unusual manner because of the conf
dence in their organization. The wives
and daughters of the managers of the
combine secured choice seats in ad-
vance III the legislative halls, awaiting
the arrival of the antl-Hanna hosts
and The most elaborate floral designs
were on hand for the occasion.
FEELING AGAINST BUSHNELL.
The feeling of the Republican men,
bers who voted for their cacuS nomi-
nees is openly expressed against Gov
ernor Bushnell more than against Mr..
Kurtz or other Republicans who COM
| bined with the Democrats. The State
Journal, the Republican organ of