The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-04
HANNA IS BUSY
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of the vote. The first ballot resulted.
Mason So, Boxwell So
The combine then completed tie or
ganization of the house. Thela Was
also much excitement over the election
of speaker pro tenn Mason had been
all along openly opposed to the re-elec-
ton of Hanna. but Griffith of Union
county had been claimed by both sides.
When Griffith east his vote in clean
voice for Mason for speaker there was
a wild scene and the excitement coh-
tnued until Griffith was elected speaker
pro TEN by the same vote as that Tor
speaker. The regular republican candi-
date for chief clerk of the house was
John r. Malloy. secretary of the repub-
lican state committee. but he was de-
feated by Charles II. Gerrish, republic
can, who has been kurtz's close lieuten-
ant in the organization of the opposi-
ton to Hanna. The combine slate went
through for all minor places by the
same vote of sc to 3d. and after the
election of Gerrish. the proceedings
were very quiet.
Feeling on the republican side of both
houses was intense. The result of the
organization of the legislature again
revived the rumors that the Hanna
men would combine with the gold dem
ocrats for the election of Calvin ;.
Brice as a gold standard man rather
than have Mayor McKisson and Gov
1THOE buStlHell tittltd tue ldilS anu
short terms as silver republicans. At
noon the senate took recess.
This mornings sessions of the senate
and house caused no surprise at Hanna
headquarters. The opposition insisted
that Hanna would not have over 81
votes in the house and IL in the senate.
or q total of 6S on joint ballot. which is
six short of ma iorty. 1t is conceded
that Speaker Mason will dispose of all
the patronage of the house in the inter
est of McKisson and Bushnell, and
against Hanna, and With the state
executive administration against Hanna
his defeat is regarded as certain dur
ing next week.
Previous to the converting of the leg
slature the democrats and anti-Hanna
republicans Joined arms and marched
from the great Southern hotel to the
state house, forming quite a procession
and during the noon recess Went out
together, joining in luncheons and vari-
Gus gatherings of jollitication
At / 40 o'clock the house took a recess
until 2:40 o'clock p. m. AS the combine
had no votes TO spare in the senate and
only one vote more than needed in the
house, the entire session will be one of
close contests. One absentee or an OBJ
jector at any time may reverse the con-
troll of either body. For this reason the
combine has steering committees in
both bodies TO see that all their MEM
! DerS are always IN their seats.
While joint senatorial caucuses are
held next Wednesday night balloting in
the legislature does not begin for nine
days.
AS the legislature was reconvening at
/ go o'clock it was announced that
I Kurtz, who had headed the opposition
! to Hanna, would be the opposition can
! didate for senator against Hanna.
IlHanna republicans announced, in that
Fevent, they would support any gold
/ democrat to beat Kurtz.
After being in session half an hour
this afternoon the senate took recess
until o'clock p. m The house remained
/ in session during the afternoon on rou-
| tine business.