Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-01-13
VICTORY FOR MARK HANNA
Vas Elected United States Senator
Monday by the Ohio Legislature.
DID NOT HAVE A VOTE TO SPARE
McKlsson the Choice of the
Opposition.
DECLARED HIMSELF FOR FREE SILVER

DECLARED HIMSELF FOR FREE SILVER
Columbus, O.. Jan. 1l.-Mr Hanna,
to-day, got sc votes in the liouae and
II in the Senate. enough to elect him
United States Senator.
At an early hour the State Houee
was crowded The efforts to keep ont
the noisy element by having admission
by ticket only were not carried out, and
thnre was free for.al rush for the
galluriea and the lobbies. Tho Gonfer-
ence committee decided that the bal
loting should not begin until afternonn,
hit the general public seemed to loo!.
IN this announcement as ruse to Keen
the crowds away. at any rate all avail
able space was taken NJ long before
the Legislature convened. Tho curiosity |
seelerH lstenad patiently to tho routine |
proceedings while the crowds that |
fajlsd to gam admission kent up the |
demonstration thata had continued all
| night.
The popular interest 10 the procesd-
| ings OF the day was centre in any
| further developments in the alleged
bribery cases, as we'll as in the result
of tho baloting. The morning papers
wera full of chargss and counter
chargeH about tho oifers ut money to
| members of~the Legislature IL was
asserted that Representative John q.
4 Otis OF Cincinnati would make sensa
tiunal statement on tho floor al the
House when his name waa called. lie
claimed that Henry NJ. Boyce of New
| York had been to ser him in Cincinnati,
and also TO SEQ his attorney, Col. L. q.
Campbell and that money had been
turned over to them. According to the
announcements in the morning papers,
MIR, Otis intended to put this money on
hiH desk and mako such an explanation
regarding it aa would call for an i'm
mediate Investigation on the part Of the
Legislature, if the name Of Senator
Hanna should be presented. and eH.
pecially IL he should lie elected. The
supporters OF Senator Hanna Expressed
no fear whatever of this dramatic per
formance. as they said they had antici.
pated it for several days. In addition
TO the Otis performance, several othor
sensational acts were announced up-
officially by the mnre enthusiastic
workers OF the contestants.
After being in conference all night.
; the Democratic caucus agreed on Mayor
Robert u. M1ISisson OF Cleveland as
the only Republican proposed whom it
would support for Senator. The Demo
cratic caucus was stormy and lengthy. II
was found absolutely impossible to
agrees upon either Gov. Bushnell or
!, Charles l.. Kurtz. Both names we're
considered, and both woro given up as
impracticable candidates. Then the
name Of Mayor Mckisson was sug'
gested. The Democrats demanded &c
know whether be was FREQ silver man.
Not content With the assurance OF Mr..
. Myers aud other leaders Of the fusion,
d they sent for Mayor Mciiisson. Wher
:, no appeared, hs made u speech to thu
g caucus, in which hc said In substance
Gentlemen: Publicly and heforu thu
7 peuplo,I am and muat be a Republican
= but assure you. and pledge you, tina
u if elected to tho United Statea Senat
e by this fusion will stand upon thu
IL Chicago platform.
This pledce was satisfactory, and TIL
b caucus declared for Mr.. Mcliissun 70
, both the long and short terms.
ID Doth branches Of the Legislature mo
u at 10 o'clock. The crowd pressed in o.
~ the floors Of both bodies, but 40 tn
10 intruiers were mostly persons OF promi
" nence they weru allowed to ROMAN.
< 1t was stated soon after assemblin
that all Senators and Representative
y. wore 10 their seats, and both house
10 voted to ballot Of II o'clock for Sona
Az tor.
Or AT 10. 40 O'Clock cali of the Hous
u was demanded, 60 as to put all o
" record as being preaent Tho ca
G. showed that Representative Cramel
a the Democratic member from Pauldin
he county, was tho only absentee, and th
OF sergeant at -armH was dispatched Il
'el him. MIR. Cramer is very sick. III
physician forbade his attendance, bl
ne Mr.. Cramer requested to he carried
90 the hall Of the House. a large tleleg,
n tion went to the boardinghouso OF NJ
ne Cramer TO fight it out with his phys
on cian and family. After waiting hd
an hour, the Republicans moved thu
Ell further proceedings in the House
w. dispeuHed with. As this motion WI
70 to proceed with tho ballut in the al
all aopce of Mr.. Cramer there was a oloI
fight ON the motion. The test vote r
IN suited in Sc ayes and 50 nays, and Il
ier House dispensed with tho call and pr
Oh coeded to business.
lnt In the Iluuss Representative kenr
70 rose TO Il question Of privilege, and hi
IL read the charges OF offers to bri!
as Representative John O. Otis of Hami
Ok t,n oornty liza offerpG n rasolutit
Ehe that a committee of four be appoint,
oil at once to investigate these specii
,un gharpee and any other charges of bride
ion affecting any member OF the House.
the Mr.. Ashford moved to ameud t
resolution, 80 that the COMMITTEES shou
bs empowered TO investigate any 9th
sol charges In connection with tine electi
~ of United States Senator.
' n9 Tbs ayes and nays we're called Oh ca
~" motion in an attempt to delay the pI
an. ceedings.
on a motion was made on the Dem
% cratic side to suspend the rules a
" consider the Kenny resolution at ont
-. This was defeated by vote of 90 ay
ali and So nays
an The name Of Marcus A. Hanna
sn United States Senator was then pi
w sented by Representative LELAND
ue Noble, and eecondad by 4. II. Smi
nm. of Delaware. :.
am- the name OF Mayor Robert q. NJ
.nd Kisson of Cleveland was presented
'n' Representative Bramley.
REPRESENTATIVE Leland praised Sci
tor llama 10 dignitied mann
w,s Representative Smith referred 10
aus treachery in the party in strong tern
tbe This brought out Representative Bra
,hIv lev in vigorous terms in presenting
i,s name of Mciisson. There were 10
cir denominations OF mnsses, VIII ul'oS
l..l I,u