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against Hanna. and that Governor
Bushnell and Mayor McKisson had
consented to this arrangement The
Hanna Republicans announced that in
that event that they would support any
gold Democrat to beat Kurtz.
After being in session half-hour in
, the afternoon the Senate took a recess
| until p. m, when it was announced
the Governors message would be read.
The House remained in session until
after the routine business
When the Senate reasSembled at
o'clock Senator Garfield was the only
Republican in his seat, and he was
there to report that his colleagues were
| in conference. The joint resolution for
a committee to wait on Governor
Bushnell and inform him that the Gen
eral Assembly was organized for busi-
ness came over from the House, and
was adopted by Senator Garfield and
the eighteen Democrats all voting for
IL. After the return of the committee
from the Governors Office the message
was read and referred to the appropri-
ate committees.
When the House reassembled at 4
p. m, and just previous to the reading
OF Governor Bushnell's message, sew
eral bills and resolutions were offered
two Of them being aimed at Senator
Hanna, and both of these measures be-
ing introduced by Republicans
Repre- sentative Bramley of Cleveland
introduced a bill to repeal what is
known as the fifty-year franchise law
for street railways that was passed two
years ago. Senator Hanna is largely
tea1-eA ted in,
vored the bill when it was passed.
Representative Jones of Stark Coun-
ty, the home of President Mckinley. Of
fered resolution directing the Ohio
Senators and requesting the Ohio Rep
resentatives in Congress to vote for
the recognition now of the belligerency
of Cuba, and for its independence as
soon aus practicable. This resolution
was referred to as in contradiction to
Senator Hanna's record in the Senate.
Both bodies adjourned until to-
morrow.
In the Senate the combine controlled
everything on all votes but no test
votes were taken in the House after
the organization was completed. The
feeling that had been engendered dur
ing the preliminary conferences was
shown in all roll-calls 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 to-
morrow.
STATEMENT OF HANNA'S MAN
AYERS.
COLUMBUS (O), Jan. 3-After a
long conference of Hanna's managers
tonight the following statement was
given out from the Senator's headquar-
ters:
while the failure of the Republic
ans to organize the two houses of the
Legislature was a surprise and matter
of regret to the supporters of Senator
Hanna, they do not believe that it has
any bearing upon or special relation to
the Senatorship. The members of the
Legislature We're not pledged or in
structed by their constituents in any
way TO vote for any individual as an
officer of the Legislature. In the
case of the Senatorship the case is diff
ferent The State Constitution de-
clares, Section 35, that the people have
the right to assemble together in
peaceful manner to consult for their
common good, to instruct their repre-
Assembly for the redress Of grievances.
The people have exercised their priv
ileges and rights under the State Con-
stitution, by assembling in both county
and State conventions and declaring
with an unexampled unanimity in favor
of the election of Senator Hanna to
the Senate. The people Of eighty four
Of the eighty-eight counties declared
in conventions assembled their desire
that he be elected Senator by this Cen
eral Assembly, which has to-day or
ganlzed, and the State convention SO
declared unanimously.
In view of these facts, and of the
general expression of public opinion
since the election, it is felt that the
action Of to-day should not and cannot
be construed as having any relation to
the Senatorial question. This matter
must be decided by the Republican
members of the General Assembly. who
are pledged, both by the action of the
people they represent and by their own
statements and acts, to his supporr.
The election Of Mr.. Hanna was made a
direct issue, not only before the State
and coutny conventions, but in the
election last November, in which his
name and candidacy was the leading
issue
That these conditions are recognized
by Republican members generally is
shown by the fact that already several
Of the men who to-day voted against
the nominees Of the Republican or
ganizaticn caucus have voluntarily
stated that they intend to vote for Mr..
Hanna, and that they have from the
first considered the question of his
election as having no relation to or
bearing upon the mere organization of
the House. In the selection OF officers
of that body Considerations entirely
differnet from those relating to the
representation of Ohio in the United
States Senate We're considered, and the
action Of each member was based upon
these individual and local considera-
tons and questions
In the case Of the Senatorship, the
instructions Of the county conventions.
the state convention and the people
themselves in the election, We're all
clearly and with singular unanimity in
favor of the selection Of Mr. Hanna for
Senator, and ii Is not believed that the
action Of any man in determining his
course as to the support of candidates
tor officers of the Legislature can be
assumed to be an evidence of hostility