New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-01-05


| Representatives and Senators from Clark County
are strong adherents OF Hanna. while three
| fourths OF the Cuyahoga County delegation are
| for him. rie said lie had been misunderstood
| and misreprcsented IN the present controversy
and charged that It was not true that he had at
| tended a Democratic conference to deleat
Hanna. (Cheers) He said ne did not know that
such conference had been held. He expressed
| the belief that the members of the House ana
| Senate should settle the question Of Senator
| and that all others should remain out Of the
| fight
| But this" he said cannot be- as It is free
| country ard as long as the people behave they
| have a right to be there But all people have
their preferences and prejudices. Until to-day
! my Republicanism has never been questioned.
Kisses and groans. mingled with cheers, greet
| ed this statement. and Governor Bushnell raised
| his hand to quiet the assemblaSe.
1T is by your suffrage that am in this nigh
| Office. Now. If you have no respect Tor me- Tor
| Gods sake have respect for the Office
"Iave YOU taken any action for candidate
Governor" inquired one Of the delegation.
Il have no vote" he said.
CONTINUING Governor Bushnell said: Il dis
| charged my duty last spring when appointed
Mr. Hanna United States Senator. Now the
members Of the Legislature must discharge
| theirs"
| AT rANNAS HEADQUARTERS.
| From .he Governors office the delegation
| marched TO Senator IIannas headquarters In
| the Neal House. where the members greeted the
| Senator Addresses were made by General
| Grosvenor Senator Hanna, Major Dick, Judge
| Nash and others Senator Hanna spoke at
| length. reviewing the action Of the Toledo Con-
! vention, the work Of the last campaign. and the
| action of the last few days. and expressed the
fullest confidence In the final result.
The Springfield delegation paraded during the
afternoon, serenaded the newspaper offices, and
even the headquarters Of Kurtz and the combine
| at the Southern Hotel this evening. and re-
| turned home before midnight.
| The House adjourned ct noon until tomorrow.
| There was no announcement of any OF the
standing committees, it being the plan that the
| preferred places should not be given out in ap
portioning the committees till II was known
what Republicans remained out Of the caucus.
| The Senate at noon took recess ill 30 with
| out announcing any Of its committees. Senator
| Burke secured all he wanted in clerkships and
| other patronage through the Democrats. He
| was in conference with the Democrats during
| the noon recess.
The proceedings in both houses showed plainly
| that everytfin.; possible Yves being done by
| ma The lines were as sharply drawn they
| were yesterday. showing the Senate to stand
| 10 TO II against Hanna, and the House % to ~
ballot three votes short of election. During the
| noon recess the conferences and joilifcaton
| meetings Of the combine were continued.
DECISION NOT TO HAVE A CAUCUS.
| Quite surprise was created this afternoon by
| the announcement that the Hanna men had
| charged their plan for a joint Senatorial Re-
publican caucus tomorrow night, and that the
| fight will go on without any caucus DEGREES on
either side The following given out this
T.. IT,
| tee:
THE sentiment of The House and Senate. as
expressed to the chairmen Of the two Republican
caucuses is that it is unnecessary to call Sen
atorial caucus The universal expression Is that.
| as Mr.. Hanna had been Endorsed by the Toledo
| convention and by the county conventions OF
| the State. and was nominated by the people In
| their primary capacity at the polls. 1t is more
respectful to their constituents to accept their
| action conclusive. in accordance with the
precedent of two years ago. than to supplement
| 1t by formal nomination. Of their own. NO eau
Gus, therefore. will be called
This announcement caused much stir az the
result Of the caucus es last Saturday night. The
| opponents Of Senator Hanna insisted that 1t was
| a white flag, that the Hanna men vera AFRAID
| to show their hands again. and that II was
| confession that the Senator had ascertained
| that he did not have sufficient votes and could
| not get them In joint caucus.
At the Hanna headquarters the announcement
| Dick, Nash Grosvenor. Brigham, and all OF
! those close to the Senator approved OF the &C
| ton OF the Republican members OF the Legs
| lature In withdrawing the caucus call and simp-
| " standing the plank for Hanna in the last
Republican State platform. The outs1e cialfn
| of the Hanna men Is that several Repuoncan
| members who voted for Mason for Speaker nave
| TODAY pledged themselves to Hanna, and that
| they do not want the combine with which they
| have been associated TO know OF their acton IN
the Senatorial contest until the ballotlng begins
| IN the LEGISLATURE for Senator one week hence
| 1t Is evident that the Hanna men VIII not
| compromise on Secretary Sherman. Assistant
| Secretary Day. or any other man. and that they
will not show either their strength or weakness
| until the balotng begins next week Ihere VIII
be daily conferences but no more caucuses U"
| either side. A., l.,
| The Senate was in session but a short time IN
| the afternoon and no committees were an,
| Dounced Senator Burke continued 10 vote an"
| cooperate with the Democrats. All tne Sehd-
| tors on the Republican side were glad that thel'
Joint caucus for tomorrow night had beeh Oe-
| clared off. while the Democratic Senators IN
| sisted that It was a confession OF weakness OF
| lack Of confidence at the Hanna headquatteIs
| Congressman Grosvenor started Tor " ashh5
| ton tonight, and the nti-Hanna men say re
has gone there to confer as TO the legatee, Whlcn
! the opposition report likely to be Secre'ar!
| sherman General Grosvenor stated thaI re
| had TO be In Congress on Thursday, ana that ne
was going for that purpose and would De rack
! the last Of the week. . -. .,o
! Ohio Imbece Asylum. to-day resigned because
! AZ Governor Bushnells course on the senator
| sh,n The four Republican clubs or columbus
| tonieht resolved not to participate III the IN
| sneuration OF Governor Bushnell on Monday.
MIR. M'KINLEY'S INTEREST IN THE FIGHT
Washington. Jan. AT the Cabinet meeting to-
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