Evening journal., 1898-01-12
HANNA WIN NOW
Has Majority Of Votes In Sem
ate and House Together.
JOYCE, MANUEL, GRIFFITH FOR HIN.
Republicans Who stood by the Combine
Issue a Statement Calling For Investi-
cation of Bribery charges-spealk-
er Mason Defines His Position.


COLUMBUS, o.. Jan. 12.-Marcus A.
Hanna win win. A vote on the senator
ship was precipitated ahead OF time.
and Mr.. Hanna received % votes in
both houses. just enough to elect in the
joint session 10 follow.
The suddenness OF the result was
great surprise. In the house Sc Repub-
licans voted for Hanna. Lane and
Droste, the fusion Republicans from
Cincinnati, voted for Hanna. Joyce.
Manuel and Griffith. who voted against
Boxwell, voted for Hanna. They were
the three who broke away from the
Kurtz combination.
There was a burst Of applause when
Grifith of Union voted Hanna" He
is the member whose wife was so un-
pleasantly drawn into the contest.
The Democrats were not united. They
had been divided by ex-senator Brice's
agents, who have been working for
Hanna for several weeks. General Wiley
of Wooster voted for John J. Lentz, the
Columbus congressman. Hazlitt of
| Crawford voted for Wiley Hess of
| Shelby voted for General A. ]. Warner
OF silver fame. The ballot stood: Han
ma, 60; McKisson, 40; Lentz. 1; Wiley
! !; Warner, 1, and Marcus A. Hanna was
declared the choice of the house for the
short term ending March a, 1899. The
vote in the house on the long term was
the same.
In the senate McKisson received the
solid Democratic v0te, 49, and Hanna II,
including Volght the Republican fu-
sionist of Cincinnati. McKisson was de-
clared the choice of the senate for sem
ator for both terms.
A great cry has been made about a
bribe which the Hanna managers are
charged with offering Representative
Otis Of Cincinnati, who alleged that of
$4,000 offered him he had already re-
ceived Sl,700 The Hanna managers
disclaim all knowledge Of Henry II.
Boyoe of Washington. who is charged
with giving the money
In connection with this the following
statement has been given out by the
Republican members Of the general as
sembly who refused to vote for Mr.
Hanna:
Whereas, Charges Of attempted brib-
cry in connection with the election of a
United States senator have been made
on the floor of the house of representa-,
tives against Hon. Marcus A. Hanna,
Charles Dick S. d. Hollenbeck and one
Henry Harrison Boyce; and.
Whereas, other charges Of bribery
have been made in connection with the
said election; now, therefore, we, the
undersigned members Of the Seventy
third general assembly Of the state of
Ohio, earnestly ask that before proceed
ing further with the election of a SEN
ator to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of the Hon. John Sher-
man, joint committee be appoint
| 4 g.
resentatives, with power to send for
persons and papers and TO thoroughly
Investigate and report to the respective
houses the truth or falsity Of said
charges
Having an abiding faith and conf
; dence in the truth of the charges OF
bribery made against the above named
. parties. in the name of the people OF
! this great state, in the name Of justice
! and purity of conduct. in the name OF
= public morals and in the name OF ev-
erything that is dear to a patriotic
people, we ask and demand that such
investigation be had, and regardless Of
9 our determined opposition TO the cleo
ton of Senator Hanna, If such investi
, cation shall result in showing that saiC
charges Of bribery are untrue, we pledg,
= ourselves to vote for Senator Hanna II
the general assembly of Ohio for botl
the short and long terms.
&C. O. RUTAN,
I. VERNON II. BURKE,
u "WILLIAM A. SCOTT, Jr.,
"HARRY c. MASON
JOHN p. JONES'"
. "I join in earnestly asking for an in
. vestigation, but cannot in any even
y vote for Mr.. Hanna, for I absolutel!
, know that he did attempt to bribe.
l. JOHN c. OTIS"
Il concur in asking for an investiga
y ton of the whole matter.
!, ~ m. L. BRAMLEY."
Harry c. Mason Of Cleveland, speake
!, > OF the house, last night gave out tn
following:
THE principal reason why I hav
y been opposed to Mr. Hanna is becaus
ir of the fact that two years ago. when tn
u 80 year franchise bill was before tn
- legislature. I was approached by a ma
~ from Cleveland who was lobbying Il
"a the interest Of that bill He offered m
ie a bribe OF 81, 900 IL I would vote for tina
~ measure. At my conference with Nj
~ Hanna last Saturday 1 told him tina
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