The sun., 1901-03-25
HANNA DISGUSYED
WITH DEADLOCKS
He Is Likely to Lend His Influence
to a Bill Providing for
Popular Vote for United
States Senators.

Washington Correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Press.
National Chairman Hanna is thorough
y disgusted with Senatorial deadlocks.
His efforts to bring about results in Del
aware and Nebraska through his position
as national chairman has not been very
successful He now proposes to with
draw and make no further efforts to
bring the Republicans of Nebraska to
their senses.
Mr.. Hanna's advice to the Republican
members of the Nebraska legislature
was altogether devoid of personal or fac
tional interest. He had but one object
in view, the election of two Republican
United States Senators, and he had no
choice of men for these positions. What
he did in Delaware was in the same
spirit. AS chairman of the National Re
publican Committee he is intensely in
terested in preserving the fruits of the
great Republican victory of 1900. The
election last Fall of Republican legis.
latures in Delaware and Nebraska was
very largely due to the magnificent con.
duet of the national campaign and it il
a great disappointment to Chairman
Hanna and all his associates that the
results of that campaign have been lost
so far as Senatorial representation is
concerned. 1t is still possible that Ne
braska may break the deadlock and elect
two Republicans, but the outlook is not
Encouraging.
Among the leaders of the Republican
party there is growing impression tina,
such conditions as prevailed in Delaware
and are now encountered in Nebraska
will eventually bring about the election
Iof United States Senators by the direct
vote of the people. 1t is recognized, OF
course, that the great bar to this reform
is the United States Senate itself, but
the majority in that body will have it,
influence seriously affected and reduced
if Nebraska follows the example OF
Delaware and refuse to elect two Sena
tors. This will bring home to the Re
publicans very fOrcibly the necessity
Of providing for the certain election OF
Senators in order that the will of the
majority of the people may be carried
out in legislation.
The lack of the four votes in thest
two States, it is feared, will at time,
seriously embarrass the Republican ma
lJoIits III tue HEAT COuSTeSS. III CDe con
sideration of treaties, especially where
a two-thirds vote is required for ratifca
ton, the lack of these four votes will b,
seriously felt. There is likely to be fur
ther financial legislation proposed along
the lines Of Republican policy, and tn,
vote upon such legislation may be close
There will also be further effort to keel
the Republican pledge with regard tt
legislation in aid of American shippin,
and the lack of four Republican votes
may be disastrous to any such measure
The House has on several occasion.
passed resolutions regarding the election
of Senators by direct vote of the peo
pie, but they have always been smoth
cred in the Senate. 1t is possible that
some progress may now be made toward
securing the consent of the Senate tt
submit to the States constitutional
amendment with regard to the election
of Senators. Senator Hanne, iii ,litfafrof
1and passage of such resolution.