The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-07
FORT HELD BY OPPOSITION
BUT HANNA MEN ARE CHARGING
 THB BREASTWORKS,

The Boiling Republicans Are Unanimous in Declaring That They Cannot Vote for Wealthy Cincinnati Man, May be the : Choice of "The Combine"
 Columbus, O., Jan. 6-Conservative estimates tonight place the legislative vote at 75 to 70 against Hanna. The Hanna men, however, claim Il votes, and assurances of the necessary two additional votes and possibly four more. The opposition insist that Hanna will never have 70 votes on joint ballot and they have gained two votes since the legislature adjourned over until Mon- day. Before the chairmanship and oth- CT patronage are disposed of his oppo- nents say that Hanna's vote will be re- duced considerably below 70, which is three short of enough to elect. The op- position to Hanna consists of the sixty five democratic members and of the fol-
 
 resentatives Mason and Bramley of Cuyahoga, Jones of Stark, Griffith of Union, Otis of Hamilton, Scott of Full ton,7Redky of Highland, Rutan of Car roll and Harrison, Manuel of Montgom- cry, and Senator Burke of Cleveland.
 Included in the list of those support ing Hanna are Representatives Droste and Lane, silver republican fusionists from Cincinnati, who are counted on for Gerard The developments to-day in-, dicated that Gerard would not only be voted for on the ballots for senator. but that he might lead on the first ball. lot, if the present efforts to make him the free silver republican candidate are successful. Gerard is one of the wealthiest men in Cincinnati and has always been a radical silver man. Rep resentative Joyce of Guernsey, who is included in the 70 votes claimed for Hanna, Is considered as doubtful. The Hanna men claim that Jones of Stark, Redky of Highland, Rutan of Carroll and Harrison, and Manuel of Montgom- cry, who are on the list of the opposi- tion, are doubtful. The combination workers were aggressive until the past day or two, when they not only had enough votes to defeat Hanna, but had also reached all the doubtful members. The contest has settled down to siege in which the opposition holds the fort and the Hanna men are charging the breastworks.
 The talk of Senator Burke being in the doubtful list has about subsided. He was slated for president pro tenn. of the senate. As he was not present. on Monday to qualify Senator Crum- ley, de1n., was elected president pro tenn. It transpires that Senator GrMnae! ley wrote out his resignation before his election. and it is in the hands of Sen ator Fink, the leader of the democratic side. Whenever Senator Burke is ready Senator Fink will present the resigna- tion of Crumley as president pro tenn. and Burke will get the place. So far the opposition to Hanna is not only holding their men in line, but 1t is said that all their plans will be carried through.
 The bolting republicans are unani- nous in declaring that they cannot vote for any democrat for senator Enough democratic members to give the man. dSGTS slIOuUlG dHug dHAiely Say licy want to vote for republican for sena- tor. The solicitude of the combine on this issue is shown in the following pub- lished this evening in the Press: "The democratic members of the legislature now have it in their power to deseat Mark Hanna for the senate, and the blame for failure to do it will rest with them. They can make no satisfac- tory explanation if they fail. Stupid ity in such an emergency as the present Is as intolerable as guilt.
 Every republican vote against Box well for speaker was cast to show un- faltering opposition to Hanna and has no other meaning whatever. Let no democratic member of the legislature suppose that time will ever arise dur ing the session when democratic can- didate for the senate can be elected. But as these Foraker republicans stand now ready to unite with the Bryan democrats to agree upon republican other than Mark Hanna, let no demo- cratic member hesitate. Let the fusion be as complete between all who oppose Hanna as it was in opposition to Box we'll, so that Hanna can be defeated and some opponent elected on the first ballot. This is the only sure method to outgeneral Hanna"