Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-07
A RALLY CALLED.
Will Gather at Co
lumbus to Voice Their Anger.
They Feel That They Have Been Be-
trayed- Discussion as to Hanna's
Chances Opposition Confident.

Columbus, O., Jan. 6.-A call was is
sued tonight by the republican state ex-
ecutive committee for mass conven-
ton Of republicans, to be held in this
city next Monday afternoon, to protest
against the attempts to defeat Hanna.
The call follows:
Headquarters Ohio Republican State
Executive Committee, Columbus, o.,
Jan. 6.
''To the republicans of Ohio:
THE constitution of our state provides
that the people have the right to as
semble together in a peaceable manner
to consult for their common good; to In
struct their representatives and to PEE
tition the general assembly for the re-
dress of grievances,
eve call upon you in the exercise OF
this right to meet in mass convention
at the auditorium in Columbus, on Mon
day, Jan. 10, at 3 o'clock p. m.
1.-THE republicans OF Ohio in county,
district and state conventions assem-
bled last spring and summer promised
the people they would return Hon M.
A. Hanna to the senate of the United
| States. A pledge more sacred was new
er given. Upon this issue one of the
{
/ tory Of our state was fought until YOU
achieved a splendid victory.
During this campaign few conspir-
ators, pretended republicans, not giving
heed to the lawfully expressed will of
vast majority of their party, sought in
every section of the state to defeat the
legislative nominees of the republican
party. Overwhelmed and defeated by
your ballots they have since consorted
with your enemies for the purpose of
! defeating your will. solemnly expressed
at the ballot box. BY these acts they
have shown that they do not love the
| great and beneficent principles of our
party, and that the wishes of the peo-
pie are not to be regarded by them. All
that is dear to them is personal re-
venge and spells.
mot in anger, but with shame, we in
form you that some of your representa-
tives in the general assembly have
Joined in this unholy compact, and there
is danger that they will disregard your
wishes and expressed Instructions.
1--WE, therefore, call upon you to as
( semble and consult as to how our state
can be saved from this infaGny and to
petition your representatives by your
presence and by your words to faith
fully perform the duty which you i'm
posed upon them.
by order Of the committee,
"Geo. K Nash, Chairman.
John r. Mallory, Secretary
! ''W. f. Burdell, Treasurer
| IL. c.. Laylin.
/ George A. Myers
'Philo S. Clark.
&c. l.. Marble
IS D. Hollenbeck'
! The Hanna men tonight claim II votes
and assurances of the necessary two
additional votes and possibly four more
The opposition insist that Hanna will
never have 20 votes on joint ballot, and
that they have gained two votes since
the legislature adjourned over until
Monday. Before the chairmanships and
othbr patronage are dispensed of, his
opponents say that Hanna's vote will be
reduced considerably below 70, which Is
| three short Of enough to elect.
! SO far the opposition to Hanna is not
only holding its men well in line, but 1t
has executed all the plans provided for
! previous to the caucuses on last Satur-
day night. The opposition managers say
/ they are having no trouble to hold their
men out against Hanna, but admit their
difficulty in finding any candidate for
/ whom all the boiling republicans and
the democrats will vote The boiling re-
publicans are unanimous In declaring
! they cannot vote for any democrat for
senator. Enough democratic members
" give Tie lldAdSCIS bTOuDle anu dIlAl-
ETY. say they do not want to vote for
a republican for senator. The solicitude
OF the combine on this issue is shown in
the following editorial leader in this eve
ning's issue of the democratic Press, the
organ of the combined opposition to
Senator Hanna:
''The. democratic members of the leg
lislature now have 1t in their power to de-
feat M. A. Hanna for the senat, and the
blame for failure to do it will rest with
them. They can make no satisfactory
explanation If they fail. Stupidity in
such an emergency as the present is as
( intolerable as guilt.
Every republican vote against Box
well for speaker was cast to show I'M
faltering opposition to Hanna and has
no other meaning whatever
LET no democratic member of the leg
I islature suppose that time will ever
arise during the session when a demo-
cratic candidate for the senate can be
elected.
but as these Foraker republicans
stand ready now to unite with the Bry-
am democrats to agree upon a republic
can other than Mark Hanna, let no dem
ocratic member hesitate. Let the fusion
be as complete between all who oppose
Hanna as it was in opposition to Box
well, so that Hanna can be defeated and
4 some opponent elected on the first bal
lot This is the only sure method to
/ outgeneral Hanna"