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day, and is opposing Senator Hanna S
reelection, was also instructed by res
olution at the county convention that
nominated him. Some of Scott's con-
stituents to-day had the Fulton County
convention resolutions published here
in the local press.
Both sides are spending the night in
close conferences. All the changes thai
are being sought are anticipated from
Representatives. 1t is conceded that
Senator Burke, one of the Republican
Senators from Cleveland who has not
yet appeared will be here to vote
against Hanna. His attorney to-day
presented his certificate of election to
Lieutenant Governor Jones just before
the Senate convened. The Senate will
cast seventeen votes for Hanna and
nineteen against him. If Hanna is no
stronger in the House than the Box
well ticket was to-day, when Boxwell
received fifty-three votes and Mason
fifty-six for Speaker then Senator Han
ma would have only seventy votes on
joint ballot, and seventy three are
necessary for election.
! Notwithstanding the result in the or
ganization of both houses, both sides
seem equally confident in claiming the
Senatorship on joint ballot.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
COLUMBUS (O), Jan. 3.-The Ohio
Legislature convened at 10 a. m to-
day. Owing to the organization of both
houses, the caucuses last Saturday
night were not on the usual lines be-
tween the Republicans and Democrats,
some of the Republican members hav-
ing formed a fusion with the Demo-
cratic members for the defeat of SEN
ator Hanna.
The Senate stands eighteen Demo-
Gratis and eighteen Republicans, the
latter including Senator Voight, who
was elected on a fusion ticket from
Cincinnati, and who did not attend
either caucus. At the Senate Repub-
lican caucus Saturday night, Senator
Burke, Republican of Cleveland, was
not only absent, but he was at the same
time named by the Democratic caucus
for President pro tempore of the Sem
ate The caucus nominated Senator j.
Park Alexander for President pro tenn.
The absence of Senator Burke to-day,
therefore, meant not only his election,
but the election Of Democrats for the
offices in the Senate.
Senator Burke is opposed to the re-
election of Senator M. A. Hanna
With party lines drawn in the Senate,
Lieutenant Governor A w. Jones, Re
publican, would have had the tie vote
to cast and he has been considered as
opposed to Hanna.
The House stands sixty-twO Repub-
licans and forty-seven Democrats, and
the former includes four fusionists from
Cincinnati AT the Republican House
caucus Saturday night there We're only
fifty-tw0 present and pledged to Alex
ander Boxwell for Speaker. Of the
ten absentees. Griffith of Clinton was
the only one Offering an excuse. He
was sick. The other nine Republican
members were absent because they are
opposed to Hanna, and regarded Box
well as the Hanna candidate. These
nine Republican members met with the
Democratic members and indorsed Har-
ry G. Mason of Cleveland, an anti
Hanna Republican, for Speaker. Wlth
these nine Republicans and the forty
seven Democratic members, Mason
would have fifty-six votes, or one more
than necessary to elect but some OF
the Democratic members refused to be
pledged to Republican candidates for
Senator, Speaker or other offices in the
organization of the Legislature.
Owing to the patronage in these Of
fees as the preferences in Chairman
ships and the composition of all the
committees, it was generally believed
that the fate of Senator Hanna, as
we'll as all of his supporters, depended
on the organization Of the Legislature.
His opponents claimed that he would
be defeated even if Boxwell was elect
ed, and his friends admitted that the
chances were against him II BoxWell
was defeated.
Owing to the Senatorship being at
stake, there was an unusually large at
tendance about the Statehouse at an
early hour. 1t required an hour to ex-
anime the credentials and swear in the
100 members. but the thirty-six Sena-
tors soon qualified. All were present
in the Senate chamber except Senator
Burke Of Cleveland the Republican
who is opposed to Hanna so Senator
Voight, the fuSioniSt from Cincinnati,
voted with the Republicans, but even
then the vote stood IS to IL in favor of
the Democrats. who elected all the Off
GERS. Q. D. Darroll, Democrat, was
elected Chief Clerk over A. c. Caine
Republican, the latter having expected
reelection by Burke's presence, but
Burke would not support Hanna.
AS Senator Burke was absent and
could not be sworn in, Thaddeus Crow
ley. Democrat, was elected President
pro tempore of the Senate, but it is
=. f,. will srfN- n
Senator Burke for that place as soon
as the latter arrives to take his seat.
The Democratic organization OF the
Senate was made complete in very
quiet way, while a detachment of po-
liceman was needed to hold back the
crowd that filled the hall of the House
and pressed into it's entrances.
In the hall of the House the widest
scenes were witnessed during the first
hour of the session. All of the 100
members were in their seats. After
the name of Boxwell had been pre-
sented as the regular Republican candi-
date for Speaker, the name of Repre-
sentative Mason, Republican, was pre-
scented by Representative Jones, Repub-
ncan. and seconded by two other Re-
publicans. The Democrats did not
participate in the speaking.
AS the ballot proceeded there were
loud cheers as the doubtful members
responded TO their names, and when
the roll call approached the close and
Mason secured the necessary majority,
there was a loud demonstration that
delayed the official announcement of
the vote. The first ballot resulted: Ma
SON 56. Roxwell 50. as had been claimed
since Saturday night by the combined