The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-01-06
HANNA is LOST.
He is Certainly Beaten as Mat
terS Stand Today.
A Number of Women Join the
Ranks Against Him.
THE SENATOR'S HOPE
Is That Popular Protests May
Yet Save the Day.
Republican Press of Ohio Unit
ed on His Side.
THE SENATOR'S HOPE

Columbus, O., Jan. 6.-The senatorial
| contest today changed somewhat. The
anti-Hanna combine is on the defensive.
| AS the count of noses stands now
with the steering committees, Senator
| Hanna is beaten.
The opposition has a majority on
joint ballot of or on the concessions
of Republicans who are supporting
Hanna. The opposition claims from 6
to majority against Hanna and that
they are secretly making accessions to
| their ranks. The opposition is kept
busy defending it's ranks as the Hanna
workers are after the doubtful mem
bers here constantly and are starting
hot fires for some of them at their
homes. The Republicans in some of
the counties are aroused to intense in
dignation towards Governor Bushnell,
the dissenting Republican members
and others These demonstrations have
disturbed some of the Republican mem
bers who are cooperating with the
Democrats. The opposition workers
will be required to keep up the closest
vigil for another week or more to hold
all their men in line. The pressure
from the constituents of the boiling
Republican members is increasing eve
ry day and is likely to be overwhelming
in its extent and intensity by next
week.
The Republican papers of Ohio are
full of accounts of the proceedings and
resolutions of Republican committee
clubs and other organizations denounc-
ing Governor Bushnell and the Repub-
lican bolters. There are almost 2GO Re
publican newspapers in Ohio, including
both dailies and weeklies and one at
Springfield, in which the governor is
interested, is said to be the only Re
publican newspaper in the state that is
not denOuncing the Republican oppo-
nentS to Hanna, as the Republican
nominee for senator.
The language of some of. the letters
and kilograms to the governor and the
boiling members is the most severe
and discourteOus that could be used
giving expression to Indignant popular
feeling So far as his own and the ef-
forts of his managers are concerned,
Senator Hanna would be beaten if a
ballot was taken today. The Organiza-
tiOn against Hanna is the most COM
pact and complete that was ever
known in Ohio but it has much yet to
Withstand from the popular revolution
that is setting in and will sweep over
the heads of the boilers before next
week. The inauguration will bring
many mere on MONDAY VINO VIII not pc
in the parade, but will repeat with their
representatives, the experience that
Governor Bushnell had yesterday with
his neighbOrs from Springfield.
A feature of the contest is the partic-
ipation of ladies.
Since Mrs. Griffith induced her hus-
band to change from Hanna to the op-
position, it is reported that Mrs. Sny-
Greene county, is now in sympathy
with the opposition although her hus-
band is pledged to Hanna. Mr.. Snyder
was in the Republican caucus Saturday
night and voted for Boxwell Monday
but Mrs Snyder has induced him to
give the opposition workers audiences
and the wives of several Democratic
members are urging their husbands to
vote for a straight Democratic nominee
for senator, rather than for a Republi-
can. The contest is so vigorously pros
ecuted that the workers do not over
look any members of a representative
family or any of his Relatives, friends
or neighbOrs-