The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-06

gay that he had or had not He sald
that DAY would unite all the factions Of
the Republican party, and that Secre.
tary Sherman can have the nomination
at any time, if he will say that he
wants It.
He said that his absence from Colum.
bus had no effect on the fight and that
his arrival would not change matters
in any way.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 5.-The political fu.
ture of Senator Hanna is certainly in q
closely poised balance. While there
are now reported to be only nine dis
senters among the so Republican mem
bers, one in the senate and 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 be reconcied to Senator Hanna.
They have burned the 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 that they would vote
for Senator Hanna.
This gave Hanna. 81 votes in the
house and II in the senate, total of
II, or two short OF the necessary ma.
| jority. Droste Of Hamilton, who voted
| for Boxwell for speaker. announced at
| the time that he would support Jeptha
| Gerard. u Silver Republican, for seua-
tor, so that the net gain for Hanna
| over the vote on the organization
was only one The Hanna men say they
| 70 ha ~ nf Enl-
| ton and Rutan of Carroll. who are in
structed for Hanna and voted with
1.-The combine" on the organization.
On the other hand, 1.-The combine"
managers say that Scott and Rutan
| will remain with them to finish, and
that they expect to get Snider of
| Greene and Redkay of Highland, who
voted for Eoxwell for speaker.
Later the Hanna II anagers lost the
two do btful members that they had
| gained, so that there is now 10 material
change from that of Mo day, when
the house stood i to 53 against Hanna.
This would give the senator only ~
votes on JOINT ballot, or three less than
enough 10 elect. In connection with
the change of Representative Griffith
back TO the anti. Hanna camp, there are
most ScandalOuSIy sensational reports IN
circulation. Mr.. Griffith has been on
| both sides raj times, and has sc
| pleuccd himself in writing. In these
di-patcneS yes orday was an account OF
the ,sauna workers spending Sunday
night with Representative GrIth anC
of him sending at a. IN. for his wife
to come from the Great southern hote
tJ the Nell House, TO Join him Ill con
ference with the tianua men.
At , q. m the kuriZ men saw Mrs
Griffith and the allnight work of the
Hanna meu vas undOne just before
her husband went to the statehOuse OF
Monday morning. Co qualify as sDeake
pro tom WI the other candidates o
"the CorubIuc.' After The legislature
was orgauiaed, Mr.. Gr,mth had an
/, other night OF conferences on bOtl
sides Of the senatorial case, and Tues
day morning. he gave the Hanna men
wrltt N pledge OVur mis- own name tina
he wOlld vUtr tor the senator. Late
in the uay he was seen by the oppo
nents of senator Hanna am he CAV
out the fOI.wng rs ms latest proCla
: nation on his position:
10 the Puuhc--lt is due to the pu.
: hc and TO myself that | make state
} me of my position the senatorial
matter.
3 While it IL true that the cOnveu
tiou which nominated me passed
resolution requesting me to supper
Senator Hanna, ana while |, at variOu
times during the campaign and since
I declared my intention to follow tina
/ eVuest. and even promised dozen q
, more OF my constituents, in Mr.. Han
mas headquarters, on Monday of thi
a week, that | would do so, | have, how
I ever, since learning the particulars G
q the indignities heaped upon my wifi
. MO DAY morning, reached the conv {
ton that l would be untrue TO my mar
q hood should | cast my vote for ma
who either uses or employs such meth
n ods, and shall resent the lndignilies an
: ms Its heaped upon myself and friend
o and also do service for my state an
, country by voting for a Republca
other than Mr.. Hanna for United State
senator.
= "N Notwithstanding the threats ths
q have been made to me that | cannC
: return and live i'll Union colnty If /
a not vote for Mr.. Hanna, 1t is my hop
- and belief that the good people, wh
: have nonored me with their contidenC
= aud whom | love aud honor, will uphol
me in this determination that oannC
a under any circumstances now
n changed. -. Il. GRIFFlTH."
{ W hen copy of the statement pu
porting TO ONE from Representatiy
!. Griffin was shown to Senator Hamni
n he said
4 ii do not believe Mr.. Griffith eve
! made this statement, because 1t is NJ
I. true. &c is represented to me thar he
an honorable man, and therefore.
/. shall not belle q, without some furth'
evidence, tina ne ever made or altl
orlled any such statement
= Notwithstanding Senator Hanna +
! CARDS il ms Untrue that RepresentatlN
= Griffith himself publishes this stat
. menU yet iU is known that the doc
II ment is IN GrilliUh's handwrit n
N whether he prepared it himself or nc
g The last letter of Griffith has cause
= not only sensation, tut the most bi
!, ter feeling and the worst of charges {
' the part of rival workers.
Congressman Cirosv nor left &
:, Washington last night and the ami
T. Hanna men say ne has gone there
" confer as to the legatee, which the o
position report as likely to be Secreta
: Sherman.
- Geno,h Grosvenor stat that he h;
" TO be IN congress on THURSDAY to ia
y partiu the debate, aud that he W
u | Taavfnus for that n11rpnsa and NUIpld