The herald., 1898-01-04

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ator voight, fusionist. This action of
the Senate caused quite stir about the
State House.
Senator Shepard has been considered
friendly to those connected with the OPP
position to Senator Hanna, although he
stood by the caucus nominations of his
party in the organization, and will vote
for Hanna for Senator.
The feeling upon both sides Of both
houses was intense. Senator Garfield
was Clerk of the Senate until it was or
ganized and was very emphatic in his
utterances. The result of the organiza-
ton Of the Legislature again revived
the rumors that the Hanna men would
combine with the gold Democrats for the
election of Calvin S. Brice as a gold
standard man rather than have Mayor
McKisson and Governor Bushnell for
long and short terms as silver Republi-
cans.
At noon the Senate took recess with
out announcing to the Governor that
they were ready for his message, but
this was owing to the House being en-
gagged in completing its organization,
which proceeded with the tedious roll
call that always resulted in the same an
nouncement of Sc to SO in favor of the
combine candidates from Speaker to AS
sistant clerks and even porters, with
the single exception of Colonel Fred
Blenkner, who was Endorsed by both
caucuses for third assistant sergeant-at-
arms, position in which he has served
continuously for thirty-seven years.
Party lines were never drawn on him
and today fractional lines were not
drawn. This mornings sessions of the
Senate and House caused no surprises at
the Hanna headquarters in the Neill
House, or at the opposition headquar-
tiers in the Great Southern Hotel. The
demonstrations of rejoicing at the lat
ter place were beyond description. The
opposition insisted that Hanna was not
as strong as Boxwell; that Hanna would
not have fifty votes in the House and
seventeen in the Senate, or total Of
sixty-seven on joint ballot, which is six
short of majority.
1t is conceded that Speaker Mason will
dispose of all the patronage of the House
in the interest of McKisson and Bushnell
and against anna, and that the State
Executive administration is against
Hanna, and his defeat is conceded unless
radical changes occur within the next
week. It Is stated that Hanna men will
tomorrow enter upon another program,
which includes visiting delegations from
some counties to hold Indignation meet
ings at the Capitol to express protests
on the action of certain Republican
members in voting against their regular
party caucus nominees, and in proposing
to reverse the action Of the last Re-
publican State Convention that nomi-
mated Hanna for Senator.
After being in session half hour in
the afternoon the senate took a recess
until p. m. The house remained in ses-
sion until after the routine business had
been transacted.
When the senate re-assembled at 4
o'clock Senator Garfield was the only
Republican in his seat, and he was there
to report that his colleagues were in con-
ference. The joint resolution for COM
mittee to wait on Governor Bushnell and
inform him that the general assembly
was organized for business came over
from the house and was adopted by Sen
ator Garfield and the eighteen Demo-
Gratis, all voting for it. After the return
of the committee from the governors
Office the message was read and referred
to the appropriate committees. The
same action was taken in the house.
When the house re-assembled at p.
m, and just previous to the reading of
Governor Bushnells message, several
bills and resolutions were offered, two
Of them being aimed at Senator Hanna,
and both of these measures being intro
duced by Republicans.
Representative Bramley Of Cleveland
introduced a bill to repal what is known
as the f1fty-year franchise law for street
railways, that was passed two years
ago. Senator Hanna is largely inter-
ested in such enterprises and favored
the bill when it was passed.
Representative Jones of Stark county,
the home of President Mckinley, offered
a resolution directing the Ohio senators
and requesting the Ohio Republicans
In congress to vote for the recognition
Of the belligerency of Cuba and for it's
as soon as practicable.
This resolution was referred to as in
to Senator Hanna's rec
ord in the senate.
In the senate the combine controlled
everything on all votes, but no test votes
were taken in the house after organi-
cation was completed. The feeling that
had been engendered during the pre-
liminary conferences was shown in all
roll calss, and it is evident that Senator
Burke will not be received with much
cordiality on his side Of the house If he
appears in his seat tomorrow.
Both bodies adjourned until tomorrow.
A HANNA HOWL
COLUMBUS, Jan. 3.-After long
conference of the Hanna managers to-
night the following statement was Civ
en- out from the senator's headquarters:
while the failure of the Republicans
to organize the two houses of the legis-
lature was surprise and matter of re-
greet to the supporters of Senator Han
ma, they do not believe that it has any
bearing upon or special relation to the
The members of the leg
lslature were not pledged or instructed
by their constituents in any way to vote
for any individual as an officer of the
In the case of the senator
ship the case is different. The state
declares, section IS, that
the people have the right to assemble
together in peaceful manner to con-
suit for their common good, to instruct
their representatives and to petition the
general assembly for the redress of
grievances.
1.-THE people have exercised their
privileges and rights under the state
by assembling in both
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