The herald., 1898-01-12

God, From Whom All Blessings Flow,
, and kindred expressions, filled the al
! in choral singing. One voter, with up
lifted hands, shouted, Senator, thi
takes load off me as big as a freigh
car
At 1890 the House adjourned and tn
hall was used for jollification Lueetin
with the crowd singing, Praise Goo
From Whom All Blessings Flow"
THE SENATE VOTE
The Senate gallery was crowded t.
it's limit when, at IL o'clock, the frs
move in the great Senatorial confess
was made.
When Lieutenant-Go Governor Jones
raped for order and announced that the
balloting for a United States Senator
was now under consideration perfect
quiet reigned.
Every Senator was in his seat. At the
side of many sat ladies and friends
whom they had brought in.
AT II o'clock Senator Sullivan arose to
nominate Senator Hanna. Crowded in
to the hall were hundreds of people TAX
ing up every possible foot of space, and
yet not a sound could be heard save the
words of the speaking Senator.
AS Senator Burke announced the name
of Mckisson there was a perfect ST.
lence. The feeling of bitterness could
be plainly seen in the faces of the audi
ence. Senator Wolcott of Cleveland sec
onded the nomination of Hanna.
The nomination of McKisson was Sec
onded by Senator Finck.
Lieut.. Gov. Jones announced the bal
| lot was to be taken by the Senators ris-
| ing in their seats and naming their
choice.
Two votes were taken, one for the
short and one for the long term. The
vote for the short term resulted:
| For cKisson--Boorein, Burke, Cohen,
Crowley. Decker, Doty. Finck, Harper,
Jones, Kenyon. Leet, Long. Miller.
Mitchell, Nichols, Pugh. Robertson.
Schaefer. Valentine-Total. 10.
For Hanna-Alexander. Blake. Gable.
Carpenter Randall. Dodge. Garfield,
Lutz. May. Plummer. Riley, Sheppard.
sullivan. Voight. Wightman, Williams,
Wolcott Total. Il.
| Senator Burke of Cleveland was the
only Republican in the Senate who did
not vote for Hanna. Senator Noight,
the fusionist from Cincinnati, voted for
Hanna. as did all the fusion Republicans
from Hamilton county. except Otis. who
did not produce the dramatic scene in
the House that had been announced
and was generally expected.
The vote in the Senate for the long
term stood 10 for Mckisson and Il for
Hanna, the same as on the ballot for the
short term. With the seventeen in the
Senate and the fifty-six in the House
Hanna had just the requisite number of
votes for his election, with all present.
but with the absence of Representative
Cramer (Democrat). who is dangerously
sick. Hanna has one to spare.
A remarkable scene took place in the
Senate chamber when the vote from the
House was announced. The Republican
Senators, inspired by the encoura ging
news. stood in their chairs and upon the
| floor and shouted themselves hoarse
with calls for Hanna and victory. Moth
ing like it was ever seen in an Ohio Sem
ate chamber before.
Whats the matter with Hanna -
they shouted, and the answer came
back: He's all right
1t was five minutes before the hall was
cleared.
TODAH'S STRUGGLE
| COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 1.-THE Demo
cratic members held a conference to-
night when the fusion steering commit
tee reported that Kurtz had promised
two more votes on joint ballot tomor-
row. but it was found impossible Il
pledge all the Democrats TO vote again
for McKisson.
1t was proposed to drop McKisson fol
| Garrard tomorrow. but the latter'S
friends said that while he could have
been elected by the coalition earlier in
the fight they do not now propose to
| have him sacrificed.
| Failing to agree on any candidate
the conference adjourned until a. m
tomorrow. The opposition workers tt
Hanna will continue their labors all
night and until the joint ballot is taker
at noon tomorrow.
Harry c. Mason, speaker of the house
issued a statement tonight explaining
that he had to vote against Hanna be
cause two years ago a man had offere.
him bribe Of $1,000 for his legislativ,
vote for the fifty-year franchise bill
Mason said the street railway Of whicl
Hanna was president was behind tn
bill and that Hanna himself was lobby
ing for its passage.
Col Garrard Of Cincinnati. who i
spoken q as the candidate Of the fire
silver Republicans, when informed tina
Hanna had received enough votes I
elect him did not appear surprised an
spoke as if he expected such a result
He said:
1t was impossible to secure the vot
of the Cincinnati delegation for Nc
Kisson, as his sympathy for silver wa
doubted.
HOPEFUL FUSIONISTS
The Democratic steering committee {
the fusonsts tonight issued the fol
lowing manifesto:
To the public: Marcus A. Hanna wi
; not be elected by this Legislature.
ALLEN O. MYERS.
JAMES r. ROSS.
r. NJ. DITTY.
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