Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-03
tusionists Capture Both Branches Of
the Ohio Legislature.
BURKE FOR PRESIDENT OF SENATE
Mason Beats Bowel for Speaker
of the House.
GREAT EXCITEMENT THERE

| 'eisiatufe was organized in both branches
| today by the opponents Of Senator Hanna.
me iesisiature convened at 10. am. today,
owing TO the senatorial contest unusual in
terest was taken In the organization OF both
houses The caucuses last Saturday night
| were not on the usual lines between the re-
| publicans and the democrats owing 70 so,,a
| OF the republican members having formal
| a fusion with the democratic members for
| the deieat OF Senator Hanna. The senate
| s'ahus lo democrats and IL republicans the
| iat'er including Senator Noight who WAS
| elected on fusion ticket from Cinctn.
| iiati and who did not attend either caucus.
| AL the senate republican caucus Satur-
| day night Senator Burke. republican Of
| Cleveland was not only absent, but he
was at the same time nominated by the
| democratic caucus for president pro tenn of
| the senate. The republican cau,us nomi
mated Senator J. Park Alexander for pres!
| Gent pro ten. The absence of senator
| BURKE today therefore meant not only his
| election. but the election of democrats for
| the offices in the senate. Senator Hurke Is
| opposed Ia The recollection of Senator NJ A.
| Hanna. With party lines drawn in the SEN
| ate Lieut. Gov. A. w. Jones, republican.
| would have had the tie vote Ia cast and
| ne las been considered as opposed to
| Hanna.
| Situation fn the House.
me house stands sixty-two republicans
| ara lorty-sevcn democrats, the former in.
Guiding four fusionists from Cincinnati
| AT the republican house caucus Saturday
| night there were only ffty-two present
| and pledged to Alexander BoxwcU for
| speaker or the ten absentees, Griffith of
| Chrton was the only one oirerin. an ex.
| cuse. He was sick. The other nine re-
| publican members Were absent because
| they are opposcd TO Hanna and regard
| BoXwell as the Hanna candidate. These
1 rnrlnblisan NJ, ,f,.,,.,
| democratic members and iRdorsed Harry
I. Mason of Cleveland an anti-Hanna
| republican, for Speaker. With these re-
| publican members and the foriy-scven dom.
| ocratc members, Mason would have fifty.
| six votes, or more than necessary to elect
| hut some of the democratic members re-
| fused to be pledged to republican candi.
| dates for senator speaker or other offices
| III the organization OF the legislature. Ow-
| ing to the patronage in these Offices, as
| well as the preferences i'm charmanshlps
| and the composition of all thu committees.
| II was generally believed that ihc fate of
| Senator Hanna, as well as of al Of his
| Supporters, depended on the orzdnizdtloD
| of the legislature. His opponents claimed
| that he would be defeated, even If the
| Boxwel ticket el.ctcd, ami his friends
| admitted that the chances were against
! HIM If BoXwcli was defeated Owing TO
| the senatorship being al stake, there wac
| an unusually large attendance about the
| state house at an early hour.
| Hour to Examine Credentials.
| 1t required an hour to examine the Gre
| dentials and swear In the iJ9 members of
| the house. but the 30 senators soon quali-
| fled.
| All were present in the senate chamber
| except Senator Burke of Cleveland the re-
| publican who IS opposed TO Hanna, and
| Senator Noight. the fusionist from Cincin-
| natl: but even then the vote stood X to Ii
in favor of the democrats, who elected all
| the officers. o. ID. Cassel tdem.) was
| elected chief clerk over A. e. Game Orep).
| the latter having expected reelection by
| Buikes presence, although Burke would
| not support Hanna.
| AS Senator Burke absent and could
| not be sworn In. Thaddeus +. Cromwell
| tdem) was elected president pro TEN. OF
| the senate, but IL is understood that he will
| give way to Senator Burke for that place
| as soon the latter arrives TO take his
| seat.
| The democratic organization of the sem
| ate was made complete I'm very quiet way,
| while detachment of policemen was need
| cd to hold back the crowd that filled the
| hall of the house and pressed about its
4 entrances.
Wild scenes in the House.
In the hall of the house the widest scenes
were witnessed during the first hour of the
session. All of the 109 members were in
! their seats. After the name Of Boxwell had
been presented the regular republican
| candidate for speaker, the name Of Repre-
| sentative Mason, republican. was presented
| by Representative Jones. republican. and
| seconded by two other republicans. The
| democrats did not participate in the speak
| ing.
As the ballot proceeded there were loud
| cheers the doubtful members responded
| to their names, and when the roll call ap-
preached the close and Mason secured the
| necessary majority there was a long demon
| stration that delayed the official announce
| men. of the vote.
III
| well ~. as had been claimed since Satur-
| day by the combined opposition TO Senator
| Hanna. The combine then completed tho
| organization of the house.
The Speaker FRO Tenn.
There was also much excitement over the
election of a speaker pro TEN. Speaker
Mason had been all along openly opposed
| to the reelection of Senator Hanna, but
John p. Griffith of Union county had been
claimed by both sides. The Hanna men
say they counted on him till he was nomi-
mated Saturday night by the combine for
speaker pro TEN. When Representative
Griffith cast his vote in clear voice for
Mason for speaker there was a wild scene,
and the excitement continued till Griffith
was elected speaker pro tenn. by the same
vote as that for speaker.
The regular republican candidate for chief
clerk of the house was John r. Malloy. sec
retary of the republican state committee.
Malloy has held the position three terms
and was very competent. His voice has
been heard at national conventions and he
was a favorite. but he was defeated by
Chas. II. Gerrish, republican who has
been Mr. kurtz's close lieutenant in the or
ganization of the opposition to Senator
Hanna The combine slate went through
for all the minor places by the same vote
OF 56 TO 80, and after the election of Ger
rish the proceedings were very quiet many
retiring from the crowded Hobbies and gall
leries.
One of the first things considered on the
assembling of the general assembly is the
appointment of a joint committee on ar
rangements for the Inauguration of the
governor. When this joint resolution came
up today in the senate the republican sena-
tors as a rule declined to vote on account
of their opposition to Gov Bushnell. The
resolution was adopted by the democratic
side of the senate chamber. assisted by
Senators Shepard and Weightman repub-
ifcans. and Senator Voight. fusionist. This
action OF the senate caused quite stir
about the state house. Senator Shepard
has been considered as friendly to those
connected with the opposition to Senator