The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-04
THE CAUCUS WILL DECIDE
Result Will Not Be Known
 Until Then.
Legislators are Closely Watched, To Hold Them in Line-The System of Espionage Denounced by
 Representative willis.

Columbus, O., Jan. 3-The so-calied Foraker- Hanna contest over the organi- zation of the Ohio legislature closed its last day with neither Price nor McKinnon assured of the necessary thirty-five votes for the Republican nomination for speaker.
 Sacrifice hits on both sides are being made for all other places to get votes for McKinnon and Price, and tonight 1t is conceded that the ballot in caucus to- morrow afternoon Is the only sure thing While McKinnon and Price are claiming thirty-seven votes each, their managers, who keep books are more conserva- tive. Congressman Dick, who Is director general for McFinnon. said:
 we gained two in the declarations of Binckley of Perry and Fisher of Medina today. and we want couple more.''
 The Price men concede McKinnon only twenty-nine of what are called hrst, last and all the time" men. But the conservative tab takers" say each has thirty-three of that class. and each needs at least a couple more"
 George B. Cox. who is the director general for Price said tonight:
 There are still seven doubtful Re- pubIicap representatives. We need two or three of them and the others four or five.'
 Holding Them in Line.
 While Dick, Cox and others are after recruits. their lieutenants are having lively times in holding their men In line and in guarding them in many instances Members of both sdes are accompanied by friends wherever they go. even to their meals and to bed. There are sen- tinels about the hotels, and at the depot to see that none get away or InLo strange company"
 Representative Willis turned on hts ,efeortr today and publicfr deroitnceds the "organized espionage on both sides { He afterward attempted to start a movement to drop both Price and Mc- Kinnon and take up new man Tor speaker While every possible effort is being made by both sides to hold their own.
 Dick and Cox remained at their res pective hotels today and called nowhere. Price called repeatedly on Cox and Mo- Kinnon on Dick. McKinnon also called on Governor Nash. whose secretary was with Congressman Dick much of the time
 Kurtz, Malloy and others have their headquarters in business blocks While many conferences at these various quarters are being held tonight prepara- tory to the balloting tomorrow. all report to either Dick or Cox. Among the Congressmen here in these final con- ferences are Beidler of Cleveland. Tomp- kins of Columbus Kyle of Troy and Dick of Akron. Several Republican Congressmen aS we'll as the Ohio Sena- tors are communicating with the leaders here by long distance telephone.
 Congressman Dick today renewed the fight for w. B. Uhl of Cleveland for chief clerk of the Senate and he Is work ing for the other places in the upper body, although the contests in the Senate and for minor places in the House are almost lost in the efforts to name the speaker.
 While Foraker will have no opposition for the Republican nomination for Sena- tor. the names of Hon. c. w. Baker of Cincinnati and Judge A. w. Patrick of New Philadelphia will both be presented for the Democratic nomination for Sena- tor with the odds In favor of Baker.
 A Turn to Hanna
 Columbus, O.. Jan. 4-Some of the con- ferences lasted till after midnight, when it was found that strong tide had set in during the night for McKinnon, whose managers claimed forty of the sixty eight votes. While these figures were dis puted by the Price men, most of the lat ter no longer claimed the nomination. During the night Kimball, Crist. Binck- ley, Fisher and McNeal. five of the doubt full ones not only pledged themselves to McKinnon, but they also called on Gen. eral Dick. Senators Wirt, Hanna. Dun ham, Godfrey. Overturf. Harris and Pat terson met tonight and decided to name complete Hanna ticket in the Republican Senate caucus tomorrow. The Foraker Senators. who claim eleven in this list. also met tonight. They only had nine present and one of them Is counted as douktfuf Representative Mcdonald. one of the strong Price men, after midnight declared for McKinnon.