Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-05
STILL IN DOUBT.
Hanna's Senatorial Fate Hang
ing in the Balance.
Every Effort of the Opposition Being
Used to Defeat Him.
Hints OF Deals by Anti Hanna Men that Look
Like Bribery.

! -pItIilpuSi ONO, Jan. line political
future Of Senator Hanna is certainly.
! tonight. in a closely poised balance
/ While there are now reported to be
/ only nine dissenters among the 50 Re-
/ publican members, one in the Senate
ana 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 he reconciled to
/ Hanna. They have burned their
bridges behind them and openly admit
/ it,
Representative 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 Hanna. This gives Hanna 81
4 IN the House, and II in the Senate a
total Of Il, or two short of the neces-
sary majority.
Droste Of Hamilton. who voted for
/ KoXWell for Speaker announced at the
! time H. would vote for Gerard, a Sill
! yer Republican. for senator. so that the
\ net gain for Hanna, to date, over the
/ vote on the organization is only one
/ The Hanna men say they expect to
I get the votes ut Scott Of Fulton. AMI.
( sultan Of Carroll. who are instructed
~ tldIiid' anu voted with the Com
! bire' on the organization.
! On the other hand the combination
( r7a,,a,,o,. e.-. ~. c.. -, 80.
,,-;I1 - anu 'ou'ai.
X i'''i'''H "40h tHei 10 lhlSh' ana
that tncS expect 10 get Snyder OF
Greene. ana Redkay # Highland, who
yctad fin Iss.,-,,.o11 e.. l.,..,.o M,
a,,,}.+.,.t -, ~ ,7Pe'hei ne
'i~t -'i1'ii"s!9 are pting oHefed
| 'hHI ch2lce OF chalrmanships and
Z frfr- 80
selection. tbay- want
m. ,.,,... II ..
;Iaiisa i y.fl,, vi tloh ol me
greatest ,,oeethla ,7,.,,,,+i9, 80 A.. t" aiie
.r,1 4, III. -. H. ~, "iIN i'9 iiliiu-
ngrtion vrtb tb e'iIt ~ teH III con
,ni,,ietr,tjr, I,.iiipP9f u ny 9la'e ga
rssisants v.iI1 ,nall ~ +,to ~ - a,iu ms
re hoidi,er - tneE
,tl,itttil7 -, ~ apilpiIttihehts on the
i,tjIn ~ i t ~ p',.i piese III diltici-
l,,,'l'+ +s - 7,tintHs SeNef.l votes on the
In boidiper he mon j., ,iro -, ..c
hina.. L. b57,i7,r +,n,i,1 - liis' tne ON
- D,,,,.,-, - oit WIN soiit oi the
~ II-N, ItgiiipeiS ;. u lS peleVed
r-',rtz ~ ~ - iElSson VIII give way to
~ 5II"It ltifh Ior senator,
r,er.trled M I,i HI an along peen
t,,Tr,, " IT. '"ii"i'dte lor the long
-. ;. 1,..,
al ~ Et-s1t n, " my ~ " dShe, row
,.a1inai f,ra :sIr., TS r. i1uraS' "nu other
s,tisfiad Win E,,rt 80 p, az are hoe
,+ t1' ~ ~, ~ ilepuolitahS' they
III mr. If ~ ~ SILVER recoros
,,a,,,t1 ii" Gnu otle4s thdt are
Snn3o ~ tbo 1,l,,,.,,.,.,.;,.
tI,.,t H. hra,[, i; ~ ~, liieiiipeis ilsist
80 ny 'iS''tl - 50 woe ana so deep
u M ~, = ~ I'eAu .99 thdt John
1ar3',,,t-,t ,,i1 In In "tile' reg silver
Tho ,,lno1ITt,a,5f,,t 49, ", fiallha.
,,,LIio.,rs - .i ~ 'he re
80 tr;.i -, "ouii nay no JOINT
M ,i,,,[ 'ro.i 'oi.io4 y" hiSht, OF at
,S II Niou9 10 Tue pdlotihS Tor
tbi, e,,srrilIa wirfaro e." 70 ~ Co,i'li'ue IN
M Eli ,h it 80, iot dno'her week,
tin, ~ ~ ~ ~ VIZ Pcti1itS OH the ac-
,oith|1,. 80 VI thit uouotiul members.
,tt;,, iu y Coulu sno" ltS iahd without
! p .the tlc itci runs OF the ueSerters to
~, II ny Aoi az iedst week
- 49, , Gnu tite mouse VIII ballot
60 t,i .3 -, ior senator. me
Nv. -, ~ f S,aI.u 10 70 IL against aanna
y oeH" I puthe voting with the Demo-
- :. /, % 'louee: 0ioiiuay' STOOD 90 10
In 80 ~ ", 90 " 81 aSeiist f1dnha rms
i, ho+h t1 ~ on.est - the Soinplhe
one an pandidota ae' AN c1neem.rate on any
IN .tetlu1s'te dSdiiSt Hahna ana when
dnt tWo Houses meet on the following
if;, .,a.l, J'uas, Jan, T. 10 canvass IN
AZ a. 90 naat 'le H",e Oh the previous
the total result of "A to II
against Hanna. But if Hanna has not n
a week hence. it is doubtful
49, 'tnS 'tpoittitS Will nave II, ana
me general prediction is for a deadlock
The Combine, - tonight is charging that
Hanna is ia such desperate straits as to
pe forced TO swap horses while crossing
inc stream. owing to Republicans decid-
ing to hold no caucus
While this talk about Ohio, now. hay
ng only one senator proceeds. the Hanna
men explain that they want the same ac-
ION. now as was accorded Senator For
tker, two years ago. Foraker had been
'ndorScd at the GAINESVILLE state conyen-
ION in 1874. for senator and was elected
without any caucus of any Republican
'pposltlon in the Legislature. The Hanna
men say they ask that the same ..cour-
eSY and loyalty now prevail.
me plank in the Republican state plat
orm adopted at Tclcdo, last June is be-
ns freely cited. 1t is as follows: 1.-The
Tue to Senators Foraker and Hanna for