The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-13
Victor of the Hard-F0ught Battle
Given an Ovation When He Re-
turned Thanks for the Honor.
List EFFORT OF OPPOSITION
OFFER of SUPPORT SPURNED BY
SENATOR AND MRS. DODGE.
Resolutions for Investigation of Bril-
Houses and Adopted by Senate.

| COLUMBUS o., Jan. 12.-Marcus A. Han
ma was to-day elected to represent Ohio in
| the Senate for seven years and two months.
| If Mckinley should be reelected, Hanna
would still be there to the end Of the Pres
ident's second term Including both the
! short and the long terms, Hanna's time as
senator will expire in March, 1905.
Less than two years ago Senator Hanna
entered politics in advocating William Nc
Kinley's candidacy for the presidency He
was successful as the leader of the McKin-
ley forces at the ST. Louis convention, and
afterwards as chairman Of the national
Republican committee. For almost year
he has been in the Senate as the successor
of Secretary John Sherman. During his
short service in public life Senator Hanna
has participated in hard fighting, but he
never before won such a victory as that of
to-day fractional fighting has waged among
Ohio Republicans for years. Others had
been fighting under cover. Senator Hanna
came out openly at the state convention in
Toledo last June and defeated Charles L.
Kurtz, the close friend of Senator Foraker,
Governor Bushnell and others, for chairman
of the state committee. Kurtz had been
member of the state committee for many
years, and its chairman for the two preced-
chairman in 1895 and again in 1885, In the
latter year Senator Hanna, who was then
managing the presidential campaign, was
not satisfied with the work In Ohio, and he
did not want Kurtz in that position for 1897.
Hanna defeated Kurtz at Toledo for chair
man, and has had factionaI war on him
self ever since.
Although Mr. Hanna was duly declared
senator at noon to-day, for both the long
and short terms, yet the opposition con-
tinued it's fight in the afternoon, and is still
fighting tonight Just previous to the sepa-
rate balloting yesterday the opposition was
disappointed by the withdrawal of Jeptha
Garrard, the silver Republican candidate
for senator. 1t was thought that Garrard
would get the votes of Representatives
Droste and Lane, who voted for Hanna.
Garrard's friends say he withdrew because
he was being used as a means for creating
deadlock for the benefit of others.
Previous to the joint balloting to-day the
Opposition offered to support Senator
Dodge, of Cleveland, for the short term
with McKisson for the long term. Senator
Dodge is a neighbor of Senator Hanna in
Cleveland, and was nominated and elected
on pledges for Hanna. Senator Dodge stated
that the senators and representatives from
Indignantly rejected the proposition. The
proposition was also made to Mrs. Dodge,
who was equally as indignant as her hus-
band. While there have been many nego-
tiations with the wives and other members
of the families of senators and representa-
tives during the past week or more, the eff
fort to secure the influence of Mrs. Dodge
was the last one reported.
HANNA'S 73 ALL TRUE.
In the joint balloting to-day there were
no changes whatever by the senators over
their two ballots of yesterday McKisson
received 10 votes and Hanna II. When the
roll of the House was called it resulted in
the ballots for both terms as follows: Han
ma. Sc; McKisson, 81; Lentz, /, and one alb
sent (Cramer) The joint ballots for both
terms resulted as follows: Hanna 73: Nc
Kisson, 20; Lentz, /; absent, / (Cramer)
The official declaration showed that Hanna
had a majority of three over McKisson. of
two over all voting, and of one over all the
members in the General Assembly
The demonstrations in the hall were un-
usually enthusiastic Governor Bushnell
and some other state officers were not pres
ent. When Foraker was elected senator on
the joint ballot in the same hall two years
ago Mckinley and Bushnell were both pres
ent, the one having just retired and the
other having just been inaugurated as Gov
ernor. It has been customary in former
years for the Governor to be seated beside
the lieutenant governor when the newly
elected senator was escorted into the hall.
Senator Hanna was very busily engaged in
his contest last Monday and did not partici-
pate in the inauguration exercises 1t Is
stated that no invitation or special arrange
ment had been made for him on that occa-
sion and that the same was true regarding
the Governor to-day.
Col. j. l.. Rodgers, the secretary to the
Governor, came to the Neil House at n.
m, bearing the commission of Senator Han
ma as a senator for the short term Senator
Hanna. accompanied by Judge A. C.
Thompson. Hon. John Little Mai. E. G.
Rathbone Hon. Charles Kinney. Judge
George K. Nash, Congressman Northway.
Grosvenor and Burton, and Hon. J. Warren
Keifer went to the ladies' parlor, where
Col Rodgers. in presenting the commits
sion to Senator Hanna, said:
Senator Hanna. have the honor to pre-
sent to you your commission as United
States senator for the short term a copy
of which has been sent to the president of
the Senate TO. cay Your commission for the
long term will be sent TO you within few
days and a copy also forwarded to the
president Of the Senate"
Senator Hanna, in reply, said:
Colonel Rodgers, ! thank you and ap-
pl eciate this, and ] give back to the State
my pledge that will execute the power
given me TO the fullest extent of my ability
and will do my best to serve the interests
of all the people of my State"
BRIBERY INVESTIGATION.
Previous to the joint convention at noon
for the election OF a senator resolutions
were offered in both houses for an investi-
cation Of the bribery charges made by Rep
resertative Otis. of Hamilton county After
the election of Hanna the House adjourned