The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-07
SENATOR HANNA'S SHOW SLIM.
OPPOSITION CLAIM TO BE GAMING
VOTES AGAINST HIM.

Fire Aimed at the Doubtful Mem
bers by the Senator's Lieutcnnnts.
The Combine Against Him the Most
Compact and Complete Ever
known in the state.
Columbus, o., Jan. 6-The senatorial
contest to-day changed somewhat. The
anti-Hanna combine is on the defensive.
AS "the count of noses" stand now with
the steering committees, Senator Hanna
is beaten. The opposition has majority
on joint ballot of three or four, on the con-
cessions of republican members who are
supporting Senator Hanna. The opposi-
ton claim from to z majority against
Senator Hanna. and that they are secretly
making accessions to their ranks
The opposition is kept busy defending
ats ranks as the Hanna workers are after
the doubtful members 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
dgnatlon towards Gov Bushnell the dis
senting republican members and others.
The republican papers of Ohio are fun
of accounts Of proceedings and resolutions
of republican committees, clubs and other
organizations, denouncing Gov. Bushnell
and the republican boilers.
So far as his own and the efforts of his
managers are concerned, Senator Hanna
would be beaten if a ballot was taken to-
day. The organization against Senator
Hanna is the most compact and complete
that was ever known in Ohio.
The most important development to-day
was a conference in favor of Jeptha Gar
rard of Cincinnati, a silver republican, as
the man on whom the opposition will try
to concentrate against Senator Hanna.
Some of the democrats refuse to vote for
republicans like Gov. Bushnell, Chairman
Kurtz, Mayor McKisson and others who
have not been pronounced for free silver,
but they have said that they will vote for
Mr. Garrard. These free silver democrats
prefer John r. Mclean to any other man,
and they tried to get up q compromise for
Mr. Garrard for the short term and Mr..
Mclean for the short term, but the re-
publicans opposing Senator Hanna said
they could not vote for a democratic sem
ator.
Conservative estimates tonight place the
legislative vote at 75 to 70 against Senator
Hanna The workers of the senator
claim II votes and assurances of the nee
essary two additional votes, and possibly
four more.
The opposition insists that Mr.. Hanna
will never have 20 votes on joint ballot,
and that they have gained two votes since
the legislature adjourned over until Mon
day. Before the chairmanships and the
preferred places and other patronage are
disposed of, the opposition say that Mr..
Hannas vote will be reduced considerably
below 70, which is now at least three short
of enough to elect
The opposition to Mr. Hanna consists of
the sixty-five democratic members and ten
republican members.
The contest has settled down to Siege
in which the opposition holds the fort and
the Hanna men are charging on the
breastworks. With the organization OF
the legislature, the state administration
and other uncovered ramparts, the oppo-
siton feels we'll fortified. 1t is conceded
that the opposition is well organized and
drilled, and also desperate In this fight.
Ever since Mr. KurtZ was retired as state
chairman by Mr.. Hanna in the state con-
vention at Toledo last June, efforts have
been made to retire MIR. Hanna, and there
will be a fight to a finish on that issue.
So far the opposition to Mr. Hanna Is
not only holding it's men well in line,
but ii has executed all its plans provided
for previous to the caucus on last Satur
day One of the opposition managers says
that they have no trouble TO hold their
men out against Mr.. Hanna, but admit
their trouble in finding candidate for
whom all the 'boting' republicans and
democratic members will vote. The bolt
ing republicans are unanimous in de-
claring they cannot vote for any demo-
crat under the circumstances for senator.
Enough democratic members to give the
managers trouble and anxiety say they
do not want to vote for a republican for
senator
The solicitude of the combine in this
issue is shown in the following editorial
leader in this evenings issue of the Dem
ocratic Press, the organ of the combined
opposition to Senator Hanna: THE DEM
ocratic members of the legislature now
have ii In their power to defeat M. A.
Hanna for senator, and the blame for
failure to do IL will rest with them. They
cannot make satisfactory explanation If
they fail. Stupidity in such an emergen-
cy as ehe present is as intolerable as
guilt.
every republican vote against Box
well for speaker was cast to show unfal-
tering opposition to Hanna and has no
other meaning whatever. If so, the over
throw of Hanna can be accomplished by
the same union of Bryan democrats and
Foraker republicans that defeated Box
well and elected Mason speaker. How
can this be brought about? OF course
Hanna cannot be elected so long as every
democrat and Foraker republican is in
his seat and refuses 10 vote for him. But
if any of them remain away when the
vote is being taken he may be elected (or
30 declared) by less than a majority Of
the members Of the general assembly.
ITO guard against this chance, let ev
cry democratic member be present when
the ballot for senator Is being taken. But
this is not all. Let them vote for the
same candidate in opposition to Hanna
and let this candidate be one for whom
every Foraker republican will vote. This
will not only defeat Hannas election, but
il will insure the election Of another. A
failure of democrats and Foraker repub-
licans to agree is exactly the opportunity
Hanna seeks.
Let no democratic member suppose that
a time will ever arise during the session
when a democratic candidate for the Sem
ate can be elected. No Foraker republi-
can can be induced TO read himself out of
his party and thereby justify the charge
OF traitor and deserter that Is now being
made by the Hanna faction.
but if these Foraker republicans who
now stand ready to join with Bryan dem
ocrats, invite you to agree on a republi-
can other than Mark Hanna, let no DEM
ocrat hesitate. The fusion can be as COM
plete between all who oppose Hanna as
1t was in opposition 70 Boxwell, so that
Hanna can be defeated and some opponent