The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-01-01

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the members-elect of the legislature
have arrived in the city tonight and
( the senatorial sl1irmish is at its height
! Not since the senatorial election of six
years ago. when the Sherman-F Foraker
contest was on, have there been so
many politicians in the city at one
time. Many have come merely out of
curiosity, but large number are here
to take active part in the contest be
tween the Hanna and anti-Hanna. Re
publicans.
To the Republicans at large the sit
uation is inexplicable. The anti Hanna
Republicans actually in evidence are
so few in numbers that the uninitiated
can scarcely comprehend why there
should be such a political struggle.
Charles S. Kurtz. who is the leader of
the opposition to Senator Hanna, to-
day assumed personal charge of the
anti-Hanna headquarters at the Great
southern Hotel and q small army of
workers. mostly appcintees of Cover
nor Bushnell in the state departments
and the state institutions besieged
the rooms. The activity at the Hanna
headquaI tiers at the three leading no
tells was even more formidable.
FAVORABLE TO HANNA.
The developments of the day were
favorable to Hanna. The arrival of
Mr.. Hanna on the scene during the af-
ternOoa seemed To turn the tide slightly
in his favor. His arrival vas a sur
prise to those not in touch with the
managers of Mr.. Hanna's interests as
he was not expected, according to pre-
vious announcements, until Sunday.
This change of programme was con-
strued by some TO Indicate thSt zalE-..
Hanna's managers 70 nslcsSfed tn. 81
uation Desperate /but there was 10th
ing To indieate-that this surnlise was
we'll founded. On the contrary, Major
Dick and his cO-wOrkers at the Hanna
headquarters were in the most cheerful
spirits and took a more hopeful view
of the situation than yesterday.
There was some rejoicing over the
published declarations Of Representa-
tives Redkey of Highland county and
Smith of Delaware county that they
would vote for Mr.. Hanna Both of
these representatives had been claimed
by the opposition. Mr.. Redkey comes
from a county where it was expected
the majority of his party would en-
dorse his stand against Mr.. Hanna if
maintained. Representative Smith had
a war of words with Mr.. Kurtz as a
result of his desertion from the anti
Hanna ranks Representatives Mason
and Bramley of Cuyahoga now stand
practically alone in their opposition TO
Mr.. Hanna, although they do not rep
resent the strength of the anti-Hanna
Republicans The others have, up to
this time, kept closely under cover.
Representative Mason is the avowed
candidate of Mr.. Kurtz for speaker in
opposition to Mr.. Boxwell.
SOME INTERVIEWS.
In reply to the question as to danger
of Hanna's candidacy, Congressman
DaDfOrd saws.
Il reply no, and further. there is not
the slightest danger that any member
elected as Republican will vote
against Hanna"
Congressman Weaver said: At don't
think any Republican member of the
legislature should vote against Hanna
for senator. either in or out of the eau
Gus"
The Democrats in congress were
asked: DO you believe the Democratic
members of the legislature can afford
TO vote for Republican for United
States senator to defeat HANNAH
Congressman Meekinson reBgied:
Yes, if sound on currency, wher con
tingency arises.
Congressman Mcdowell, in effect. said
that if the Democrats alone could not
elect, they would be justified by their
constituents in voting for a straight
silver Republican.
PROPHESIES DEFEAT.
Lieutenant Governor A. ]. Jones of
Youngstown arrived this evening. He
was reported to have said that Mr..
Hanna would be defeated. In an inter-
view with the representative Of the As
ISOLATED Press he said:
I am here to do my sworn duty IN
der the constitution. 1 shall preside at
the organization of the senate. and
fhara will ha M tro,,1,Ie
TIE senatorial contest, I know nothing
about it; neither do propose to take
q hand in the matter. It is my place
and duty 10 be strictly neutral. and
that is The position I win occupy. I
hope everything will come out satisfac-
torily to the Republican party. What
more can I saw"
Hanna badges were conspicuous
about the hotel Hobbies tonight They
bore picture of Mr.. Hanna, and the
words: For senator, the party's
choice"
The senator was besieged by callers
all evening, but accorded a representa-
tive of the Associated Press an inter-
view. In response to an inquiry as to
what he thought of the situation, he
said:
HANNA's OWN VIEWS.
1.-THE contest between the Republican
and Democratic parties was settled by
the people at the polls last November
The edict was in favor of the ReDub-
lican party and its platform. Since
then have not read anything or given
any Eocd reason why the verdict should
be charged. The Toledo convention
commended the whole state admins
tration, and commended the admins
tration of President Mckinley and Gov
ernor Bushnell. This was endorsed by
the state convention, containing an en-
dcrsement os my csndidac.- for the
United States senate, and so far as the
party could do in the state convention,
il vvas committed to my election TO the
high office to which aspire.
s',That combined action was part
of - nlatforrl of the party, and.