The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-04

| C''bihpdS. W. jan. d he
contest in the Ohio legislature has be-
come desperate. The combine of the
anti Hanna republicans with the dem
ocratic members won at the democratic
caucus Saturday night and again to-
day in organizing both branches of the
legislature in the interests of the com
bine opposition to the reelection of
| Senator Marcus A. Hanna There are
! two more dates for tests OF strength
the joint senatorial caucuses next
Wednesday night and the joint ballot
! ing for senator a week from next
| Wednesday, Jan l..
with the complications OF the legis-
| latiVe organization and it's patronage
disposed of. the Hanna men tonight
began most desperate fight for the
senatofshlp. The Hanna men deny
that they will form coalition with
Brice for a gold democrat for senator
rather than be beaten by a free silver
republican, or that they will do any-
thlng else hut igllt~ it. eut-if it takes all
winter While they are not able to give
a list long enough to elect, they claim
that Hanna is stronger than Boxwell
| ana the other regular republican can
d1dates in the organization of the leg
islature, and that the opposition has
not enough votes to elect a senator
The Hanna men concede that thew have
lost the power of the organization of
both branches, cannot name the chair
men, place no members III desirable
positions on any of the committees or
dispose of any of the state patronage.
Du1 they have carried the war into the
home counties of the boiling republican
members, and expect the necessary
changes before next Wednesday night.
The developments Of last saturday
night and to-day have caused the Han
II
done n the preliminary organization
Tor this contest and that they under
estimated the opposition, and especially
the extent Of il since the November
election. While ex-Ghairman Kurtz
was thought TO have been organizing
against senator Hanna ever since
the republican state convention
at Toledo. in June. yet the
participation of Governor Bushnell and
others had not been fully Anticipated
The democratic state headquarters
have been kept in operation by John r.
Mclean and others ever since the No
vember election. ostensibly to prepare
Tor grand free silver carnival here on
jackson day. Jan. 8. 1t now transpires
that the democratic state Headquarters
We're Kept open to get all the demo-
cratic members in line for what took
place to-da% and for the defeat of
Hanna. Meantime. Mr. Kurtz was
lnarshaling every possible republican in
line against Hanna and communicating
WITH the committee on arrangements
for jackson day When this tact was
no longer concealed tonight by the on
position, there were many republicans
openly complaining against Senator
Eanna's managers.
Senator Hanna did not arrive here
until last Friday evening, and was in
Washington until the holiday recess.
He heard complaints against his own
nh n 81. Il
strength of the opposition. and insisted
that he would win out yer.
The superior organization of the op-
position was shown in the combine
securing to-day nearly all of
the doubtful votes The opposi-
ton has had an army of workers here
for a week. with detachments kept
close to each one of the doubtful re-
publicans.
The feeling of the republican MEM
bers who voted for their caucus nomi-
nees is openly expressed against Gov.
Bushnell more than against Mr. kurtz
or other republicans who combined
with the democrats. The State Jour
nal. the republican organ of central
Ohio, prints "A larger picture of the
governor with heavy black borders
Some republican clubs have cancelled
their engagement of quarters here for
the inauguration exercises next Mon
day and many protests are being re-
ceived at the state house Colonel r.
w. Moore of Marietta. another ap-
pointee of Governor Bushnell. to-day
resigned as the trustee of the State
insane asylum at Athens.
If Hanna is no stronger in the house
than the Bowel ticket was today
when Bowel received 53 votes ana
Mason IS for speaker. then Senator
Hanna would have only % votes on
joint ballot. and 3 are necessary to
elect. Notwithstanding the results III
the house both sides seem equally con
hdent in claiming the senatorship on
joint ballot
At Work During Intermissiou.
At 3.15 p. m. the house took recess
until p. m. when il was announced
that the governors message would =
submitted. The recess was devoted I
conference on the distribution s.
places on the committees and nthgt
patronage. The friends of eX-Serataf
BTice We're en- the floor Of both house.
in the interest cf a Eew fusion win thu
regular republicans and tho gold demo-
Gratis. The democratic steering commit
tee came n contact with G-eI5e u