The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
HANNA is FORGING AHEAD.
ALE TEE INDICATIONS POINT TO HIS
ELEoTIoN as SENATOR.

The Members or the LEGISLATURE Have Been
Home and Havo heard from Their Const,t-
uents-Tha Dessrtiens from the Combine-
Alleged OGsr or a Bribe By the Combine.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 8.-The political tide
ssema 10 be turning In favor of Senator Hanna.
All the developments Of the last thirty.six hours
are clearly in his favor. All gains made are
from the combine, while the latter Is not able to
report q single accession. The struggle now is
10 maintain the impregnability Of the combine
lines. The friends of Senator Hanna are now
satisfied that he has won the fight. They count
on 20 votes In joint session. OF these IL will
come from the Senate and SO from the House.
This will give the Senator the required number.
The distinctive Hanna gains to-day are
Manuel Of Montgomery. Joyce Of Guernsey.
and Griffith OF Union. These would elect Hanna.
Grtfith 10 now at his homo In Union county and
refuses to come back until Tuesday morning.
whom the ballot will be taken. Two Of Kurtz's
agents sent to that county to bring him back
failed In their object. His refusal to be here
now 10 taken to mean that he will DO in his seat
Tuesday morning and vote for Hanna.
A now policy seems TO have been adopted at
the Hanna headquarters. It 10 no longer doubted
that had the proper wisdom been displayed tho
combine would never have been able to organ
ize either branch Of the Assembly. Mr.. Hanna
came on the ground badly handicapped. The
report had spread that he would como to the
Capitol and literally buy his way back into the
Senate. He says b. will not spend . dollar OK
cept to defray the legitimate expenses of the
campaign.
The people have seen that Hanna IL not the
kind Of o man they were led to believe he was.
and that he was not going to buy his seat. Con-
seouently public opinion has changed and he 10
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70 receive. There 10 O marked citation at Hanna
headquarters tonight. The feeling Of doubt
and uncertainty has given way to one Of conf
donce.
bribery talk. and both sides are doing their share
Of predicting work tor the Grand Jury. The
combine. but il DEVELOPMENTS to-day signify
sss.. 70 !. bring Il rs ses grand ia. 'uF tx into ff,ea sds
oil Hanna have entr.pped a combine agent, who
was sses kin to en t;m, s SW az a vote from rh Inc
took down the conversation relating 70 the price
will be given to the public In detail at the proper
time, with the names Of those concerned. Mr..
Hanna's managers vouch for the truth of this
The combine is hopeful, and still maintains
that Hanna is beaten. Mr.. Kurtz makes the
was proved by the test votes In the matter Of
ton up to the time the test vote was taken. and
lost. The Same claims are being made again ON
ias fHf nans Will n sad i se sls ssssls s S,!. ss the same
By M he a sllt'S' y Harry E1s aS Sassa. spsat stts 81 'Se
comtine people claim that if there ere
he viii cast his vote for the junior Senator, as
up to date he has not said he win vote against
ta' tss SSp d gyms s%ss u the day Tor The Hanna
people ae saysh s win yote ! r 2 Republican:
eral hundred prominent nemocrats are here from
and 'Giih stspnins to %eIoqaent specifies. There are
also jackson, banquets In Cincinnati, Toledo,
Democratic day in Ohio and the senatorship has
been temporary lost sight Of.
Much bitterness is developed by the attack
made on Senator Brice. and his friends are here
in great numbers: Nearly all the Federal off,
cials holding office under the Cleveland Ad-
ministration ure on the ground. .
What strength they control is unknown. but
1t will probably be sufficient to accomplish the
cratic member is reported as weakening to-
night, and extra precautions have been taken to
see IL that ns he does not sd6 break HAY sw any, p.m,ora, can.
not be relied upon TO stand by anything the
caucus does. This is Gen. Wiley Of Wayne. but
waiting for an excuse 70 break away. The mo.
ment that the Republicans weaken there is
gong 10 DC u scattering among the DeHnocrht5.
Another effort is TO be made to get an express
sion of opinion from Gov. Bushnell favorable to
Hanna. At the great public demonstration to
DO held on Monday u committee will 10 selected
by the meeting to call upon the Governor and
ask him to appear before the meeting and state
his views.
The Governor is not likely to respond, but the
friend softhe Senator think IT. is no moreithan fair
that he have a chance to put himself in the right
light before the Republicans Of Ohio. Immense
crowds are expected on that day. Adherents Of
both bodies are expected in large numbers, be-
sides the thousands of Democrats who will be
on hand to witness the fun.
Indignation meetings are being held by loyal
Republicans In all tire important towns Of the
State protesting against the course Of the bolt
ing Republicans, and denouncing Gov. Bushnell.
TILE RETTIHG ON HANNA