The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-01-05
THE DEFEAT
OF HANNA
Is Now Little Less Than a
Certainty
THE BREACH WIDE AND DEEP
HE BREACH WIDE AND DEEP
REPUBLICAN RECONCILIATION
IMPOSSIBLE
The Combine United Against Hanna,
But Not on Candidate-A
Deadlock Expected
Associated Press Special Wire

Associated Press Special Wire
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 4.-The polit.
ical future Of Senator Hanna is certain
ly tonight in closely poised balance.
While there are now reported to be only
nine dissenters among the eighty Re-
publican members, one in the senate and
eight in the house, yet the really doubt
full list is limited to two or three.
Some Of the dissenting Republicans
are not likely ever to be reconciled to
Senator Hanna. They have burned the
bridges behind them and openly admit
it. Representatives Griffith Of Union
and Joy Of Guernsey, who voted with the
combine on the organization of the
house, stated today that they would not
vote for Senator Hanna. This gives
Hanna fifty-four in the house and seven
teen in the senate, a total of seventy-one,
or two short of the necessary majority.
Droste Of Hamilton, who voted for Bog
we'll for speaker, announced at the time
that he would support Jeptha Gerard,
Silver Republican, for senator, so that
the net gain for Hanna to date over the
vote on the organization is only one.
The Hanna men say they expect to get
the votes of Scott of Fuller and Rutan OF
Carroll, who were instructed for Hanna
and voted for the combine" on organ
ization. On the other hand, "the COM
bine" managers say that Scott and Ru-
tan will remain with them to the finish.
and that they expect to get Snyder OF
Greene anu Heuhy u n,s sniau "ho
Vo.eu toi po1meli ss', ~, pe
Inc uouD.iul ineniDels az oe,ne oi
eo tneir cnoice VI cnail mo ,'snirs anu
given the opportunity W MANS Ga '''hei
selections they wan'.
Inc power ol tne orsani@a'io'l " .,is
nouse ID cereaIhiy oeins "eSu ~ .'Ao
greatest posslDie aoVahtass anu its m
| iuence Is not TO Do uhoerestinateu'i Y
connection with'the support OF tne STATE
administrator. Wniie Mr. hurts ana
his associates VIII make no statements
yet they are holding BACK the appoint
ments on the committee ana otner pat
ronage In anticipation OF gaining severai
votes on the senatorial pauot' ss
In holding men IN line the combine
Is having trouble with some OF the sixty
five Democratic members. It 10 believer
that Mayor Mckisson VIII give way 70
Mr.. Kurtz for the short term Tor senator.
while Gov. Bushnell has all along been
regarded as the candidate Tor the long
term. Representatives Wiley OF Wayne,
Powell of Morrow, Niles OF Lucan and
other radical free silver Democrats, are
not satisfied with Kurtz aud Bushnell,
and If they are to vote for Republicans
they want them with pronounced silver
records, like that of Gerard and others
that are named.
Some Of the Democratic members in
sist that the breach is so wide and so
deep now between the Republicans that
John R. Mclean or some other free-sil-
yer Democrat could be elected over
Hanna.
The senate and the house will ballot
separately next Tuesday for senator. The
senate will stand 10 to IL against Han
ma, by Senator Burke's voting with the
Democrats. The house on Monday stood
81 to 81. 1t is now 90 to o. against Han
na- This would settle the contest If the
combine" In both houses can concentrate
on any one candidate against Hanna,
and when the two houses meet on the
following day, wednesday, January ~.
to canvass In joint assembly, the vote
OF the previous day as cast by each
branch separately, there would be moth
ing TO 90 except to announce the total
result as "a to IL against Hanna. But
II senator Hanna mas not majority q
week nence, 1t Is doubtful whether any
opponent VIII nave 1t, and the general
prediction Is Tor deadlock.
In the event that the Dalloting next
TUESDAY does not show a majority for