The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-04
THE FIGHT in OHIO.
Republican Caucus Today VIII Prob
ably End the First Round.
SACRIFICE HITTING is on.
Offices Are Being Battered for Votes
for the Speakership.
BOTH THE CANDIDATES ARE SHY
Believed that Two or Three More Votes
Would Give Either the Ylctcry.
BIG SCANDAL IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP,
Members Who Are Pledged Are Being
Guarded to Prevent the Other Side
Using "lnfluence."
BOTH THE CANDIDATES ARE SHY
Believed that Two or Three More Votes
Would Give Either the Yictcry.
BIG SCANDAL is LIKELY TO DEVELOP.
Especial to The post.)

Columbus, Ohio, January 3.-The first
rorud In the Hanna Foraker battle will
ciose tomorrow when the republican caucus
decides whether Price or McKinnon shall
be speaker of the house Foraker con
trolls the senate already and II he lands
with Price In the house Hanna will have
suffered II severe jolt
George b. Coz, the boss OF Cincinnati,
insists that he IS las good friend Of Sen
ator Hanna rs ever" but tnat he was
pledged TO Price FOR speaker OF the house
before the junior Ohio senator broke with
rrice, and that he is here now 10 do all
that he can for Price, and this includes
the support Of candidates for clerk aud
otner places which can bring strength TO
Price.
Cox said tonight: There are still seven
doubtfG republican representatives.. Wa
need two OF three Of them and the others
four or hye."
Neither Price nor McKiunon is assured OF
the necessary thirty.hve votes Tor tne re
publican nomination for speaker. Sacrifice
nits OH both sides are beng made for al
places to get votes for Mchiunon and
Price and tonight 1t is claimed that tue
ballot In caucus tomorrow is the only SUITE
thing.
" nile McKinnon and Price are claiming
thirty votes each, their managers VINO
Keep books are more conservatives. Con
gresham Dick said; I'VE gained tive in
the declarations of Buckley OF Perry aud
tisher of Medina today and we want
couple more
Ihe Price men concede McKunon only
twenty nine of what are called "nrst, last
and all the time men. But the conserNa-
tive "tab-lakers' say each has thirty -three
OF that class and each needs at least
couple more.
spective hotels today and called nowhere.
lrice called repeatedly on Cox and Me
hinnon on Dick. Mckinnon also called on
soVernR Nash, whose secretary was with
Congressman DiAk most Of the liine. kurtz,
Malioy and others have their headquarters
IN business blocks
While many conferences Mt these various
quarters are being held tonight, all report
10 either Dick or Cox. Among the con
grcssmen here IN these anal conferences are
Beidlcr Of CleVcmnu, Iompkins of ColuM-
Jus, Kyle of Troy and Dick OF Akron.
Several republican congressman as well as
the ohio senators are communicating Win
tue leaders here by long distance telephone.
Mr.. Dics todn4 renewed the nght Tor W,
H. lhl ot Cleveland for chief clerk of the
scnute and he Is working Tor the other
places In The upper bouy. although the con
tests In the senate and for minor places in
the house are almost lost in the effort 30
name the speaker
The leaders on each side are not taking
any chances on the votes they have getting
away They have established a system OF
espionage which Is complete though Calling
and those who are pledged to either side
are closely guarded They are accompanied
by the spies wherever they 60, even to
their meals and to bed. There are sentincis
about the hotels and at the depot to see
that none get away or Into strange com
pIny."
Representative willis turned on his "es.
cort today and publicly denounced the
organized espionage on both sides" lie
afterwMd attempted to start movement
to drop both Price and McKinnou and take
up new man for speaker.
While every possible effort is being made
tonight to secure the few remaining doubt
full members It Is evident that the most
untlring efforts are being made by both
sides to hold their own and there Is more
than n suspicion that big scandal win
gov out Of the fight before 1t is all over.
While Foraker will have no opposition
for the nomination for senator, the names
Of Hon. c. W. Baker Of Cincinnati and
Judge A. w. Patrick Of New Philadelphia
will both he presented for the democratic
nomination for senator. with the odds In
favor of Baker.