The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-01-05
ALL HARD At WORK.
The Senatorial Contest in Ohio Get.
ting More Interested.
HANNA GAINS TWO VOTES
This Makes Him Only Two short Of
Election Anti-Tanna Forces eau
not Center on Man-Outsidc
Help Pulling FYr Hanna.

Columbus, Jan. 4-provious 70 The
assembling Of the legislature today
there were joint conferences on both
sides on the senatorial contest The
Hanna men claimed 10 have secured
pledges from Representative Griffith a
Union aud Joyce Of Guorncy, who voted
for Mason for speaker, It with thesi
doubtful accesdons they arc stil short
two votes 10 elect. Hanna's friends ar
working hard, the Republican county
committees, clubs and other organiza
tons at the homes Of doubtful Repub
liean members have been beaiegoi
and many delegations Of visiting states.
men are arriving, one Of the first beinl
from the homo Of Governor Bushnell al
Springfield
The combined opposition 10 Senator
Hanna are still uncertain as 10 thoircan'
didatc. Some Democrats object 10 Gov.
Bushnell or Mayor McKisson or Kuris
or any other Republican that has yet
been suggested. While the opposition
have informally announced several
names for senator, there has been nc
fixed action on that selection The com.
bined opposition 20 Hanna claim 10 have
enough votes 10 defeat the senator, but
they do not claim enough votes for any
one senatorial candidate mentioned BY
the combine 70 elect Their trouble Is,
not only 10 hold all their present forces
In line against Hanna, but 20 get them
10 agree upon their man for senator
Tho work today was devoted by III,
combine 10 hold their forces and 20 man
ago thcm for the senatorial contest ri
was done yesterday Tor the organization
OF both branches Of the Legislature Th'
work Of the Hanna men has been devot
/ cd 90 diminishing for two or more votes
The morning session Of both house
{ was devoted 10 routine business. Scna
4. tor Burke Of Cleveland, arrived from
. Chicaroand completed a full attendance
In the house al sorts Of bills wcrc intro
duccd against corp1mtions ThCs
measures are regarded as thrusts az Sen
ator Hanna. WHOSE adairs are Of varcl
2 interests
While these measures were hcin'
, thrown In a delegation Of $50 iruu
, Springfield. the home Of Governor hush
: nell. marched into the state house wear
ing Hanna lndgos and with banners q
, severe inscriptions and called on Coz
Bushnell In response % their protest.
I Governor Bushnell responded in a spocc
= IN which be said his Repuhlicanism hn
never before bocn questioned, and ,
reserved the night 20 his indiyidul
I, opinions and pVfcrcucos Tho spHn.
geld delegation afiorwani called ON =
ator Hanna, aud thCn joined in WI
other visiting delegations coming in I
protest against The action 81 Rcpuh.
% cans who arc combining vita DemouaI
O. defeat Hanna
5. The houso adioarncd az noon ill o
= moTuw.
a. Tho senate at noon took a rocoss uut
I. ESQ without announcing any OF its con
= mittccs Senator Burke secured all D
.u wanted In clcrkships and other piro
~ agc through the Democrats Tie was
'e conference with the Democrats durr
.. the noon recess.
NJ Tho proceedings IN both houses show
q PLAINLY that everything possible was b
~ ing done hy those who held the fort
be- beat Senator Hanna Tho line
by Monday was as tightly drawn o. ov,
IN showing the senate 20 stand 10 10
Si against Hanna, and the house 90 10
r. against him, leaving him thrce short
he enough votes on joint ballot for electio