Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
HANNA PEOPLE IRE HOPEFUL.
Continued from First Page.
holding meetings at their homes tnls
week
WILL BE HERE MONDAY

week
WILL BE HERE MONDAY
for the general mass meeting that mas
been called by the State committee,
as the local meetings have been called
bv the county committees.
The ceremonies for the inauguration
Of Governor Bushnell occur at noon
Monday next, and the mass meeting
is announced for 2:30 p. m. AS the
inaugural exercises will not be over
when the mass meeting begins. there
is intense feeling among the FRIENDS
of Governor Bushnell, Mr.. KurtZ and
| others because this meeting was called
at time when it will conflict with
the inauguration. The State com
mittee explains that many who will
he here on Monday expect to leave on
the evening trains, and that no later
hour could be fixed for the meeting,
at which strong resolutions Will no
doubt be adopted against the newly
| inaugurated Governor, the boltlng
| Republican members of the Leglsla-
ture and others.
The clubs that refused to partici-
pate in the Inauguration VIII attend
the mass meeting in bodies and there
are fears of serious collisions on the
streets. While it is apprehended that
there may be Kisses and all SORTS OF
insults to the Governor during the IN
auguration parade, it is known tnat
there have been special arrangements
made to protect his eXcellency from
personal violence.
SERIOUS TROUBLE is FEARED
during the inauguration and again
during the mass meeting, and especial
" Monday night, after both of these
occasions are over. The attendance
will be much greater than ever before
on an Inauguration day The rail-
roads report their incapacity in places
to furnish sufficient cars for all who
want to come. The reports indicate
that the excursionists are mostly the
members Of the Republican clubs and
indignant citizens who want to attend
the mass meeting and participate IN
other public expressions OF lndigna'
ton against the Governor and those
Republican members of the Leglsia-
ture who refuse to abide by the action
of their last State convention IN
Toledo.
The Indignation goes to the extent
of resolutions insisting that Harry
c. Mason resign as speaker, and that
all other Republicans elected to legis>
lative Offices by the boiling Republi-
can combine with the Democratic
members, give up their places or get
out of the Republican party. Speaker
Mason called on Senator Hanna to-
day
AND SPENT TWO HOURS
in conference. This call was followed
by all sorts Of rumors, but it is not
believed there was any agreement
reached between them. There were
those who had no authority to speak
for Hanna, insisting that Mason would
yet be ousted and the House would
be completely reorganized next week
While the doubtful Republicans seem
to be drifting towards the Hanna columns
there is still trouble with some of the
Democratic members who do not want
to vote for any Republican for Senator.
1t is believed that the Democratic mem
bers will hold a joint Senatorial caucus
Monday night, so as 10 try TO enforce the
unit rule ca the Senatorial vote. Unless
this is done, it seems certain that no one
except Hanna can be elected on the first
ballot The Hanna men are confident
that if any of their doubtful men should
not vote with them on the first ballot,
that no one else can be elected on that
ballot. owing to the Democratic vote be-
ing scattered
1t was announced weeks ago that there
would be a conference here this after
noon of Representative Democrats from
all parts of the State on proposed plan
for a new departure or reorganization of
the party. There were
OVER 100 PRESENT
but the conference adjourned without def
mite action, because of q contest over the
resolution as to who was entitled to vote
at primaries The resolution provided
that only those were entitled to vote at
primaries who had voted the Democratic
ticket at the previous election. After a
long debate the resolution was referred
to a committee of nine, to report to the
next Democratic State convention There
was no opposition to the plank for the
free and unlimited coinage of silver. This
confirms independent of the St. Jackson
Day banquet tonight, and of the Sena-
torial contest but the present coalition
OF the Democratic members of the legs-
lature with ten boiling members, was
the principal topic among Visiting DEM
ocratic statesmen
Mrs Griffith, the wife of the represent
alive from Union county, went home this
afternoon to join her husband at Marys-
VILE MIR. Griffith announced to the meet
ing of his constituents last night and
again to-day that he did not want to vote
for Hanna. but if it was their wish he
would do So There is no lack Of effort
in Union county now on the part Of the
people to express their wishes to their
representative. and he is being transferred
from the list of the opposition to that of
Hanna.