The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-01-13
HANNA ELECTED SENATOR.
Result Foreshad0wed by Ballot Yesters
day Follows.

Jay FOLLOWS.
The Cleveland Man Has Two Votes to the
Good for Short and Long Terms--Great
Rejoicing In Columbus.
Columbus, January II. Marcus A.
Hanna was today elected to represent
Ohio in the Senate for seven years and
two months Including both the short
and the long terms Mr.. Hanna's time as
Senator will expire in March, 1905.
Less than two years ago Senator Hanna
entered politics in advocating VIM. Mo-
Kinley's candidacy for the presidency.
He was successful as the leader Of the Nc
Kinley forces at the st. Louis convention,
and afterwards as chairman OF the
National Republican committee. For al
most year he has been in the Senate as
the successor of John Sherman. During
his short service IN public life Senator
Hanna has participated in hard fighting,
but he never before won such victory as
that of today. Senator Hanna came ont
openly ct the state convention in Toledo
last June and defeated Charles L. Kurtz,
the close friend Of Senator Foraker, Gov
Bushnell and others for chairman OF the
state committee Kurt had been mem
her of the state committee for many years
and its chairman the two preceding years.
He was the Ohio Republican chairman
in 1895 and 1896. In the latter year Sem
ator Hanna, who was then managing the
presidential campaign was not satisfied
with the work in Ohio and he lad not
want Kurtz in That position Tor 1898.
Hanna defeated Kurtz at Toledo for
chairman.
Although Mr.. Hama was declared
Senator at noon today for both the long
and short terms, yet tho opposition con-
tinued it's fight ir7tle afternoon and is
still fighting tonight.
Previous t. the joint balloting, the op
position offered to support Senator Dodge
| of CIevelaad for the short term With
| McKissol for the long term.
| Senator Dodge is q neighbor of Senator
Hama and WAS nominated and elected
| cIi pledges for Hanna. Senator Dodge
stated that the Senators and representa-
/ tives from Cleveland were instructed for
Hanna and Indignantly rejected the
made to Mrs. Dodge, who was as indig-
| nate as her husband. The opposition
| knew they we're defeated before the joint
| oailoting began, but fought to the last
on charges of bribery and coercion.
It is stated Ethat the last proposition of
the opposition just before the legislature
convened was to Representatives, Decoste
| Cincinnati, for the short and long
terms of u. S. SENATOR, respectively. If
they would accept the Same and vote for
each other rather than Hanna In
the joint balloting today there were no
changes by the Senators from their two
| ballots of yesterday for long ana short
| terms. McKisson received f9 Votes and
Hanna II. When the roll of the House
was called it resulted in the ballots for
both terms as follows: Hanna, So; Nc.
Kisson, 81 Lentz, /; and one absent
| (Cramer.)
The Joint ballots for both terms resulted
as follows: Hanna, 70; Mckisson, ~;
Lentz l.; absent, L. (Cramer.)
Col. j. l.. Rodgers, the secretary to the
governor, went to the Neil House at p,
| M, bearing the commission OF Senator
| Hanna as United States Senator for the
| short term.
Before the legislature went into joint
convention at noon, resolutions were
| offered in both houses for an investigation
of the bribery charges made by kepresen-
tatiye Otis. After the election OF Hanna,
the house adjourned until tomorrow with
the resolution still under consideration
Consideration of this resolution was re-
sumed In the Senate this afternoon and
adopted. The dissenting votes were sen
ators Blake, Carpenter, Garfield, May,
Sullivan and Voight, who explained that
they regarded the matter as bunoombe.
The Republicans voting with the Demo-
Gratis for the adoption OF the resolution
were: Senators Burke, Gable. Crandall,
Lentz, Riley, Wightman and Wolcott
There were eight mem bers absent or not
voting. The committee of five appointed
under this resolution began its work TO-
night but nothing additional was de-
veloped. After their sessions tomorrow
both branches of the legislature will adj
iourn till Monday. After the adoption o.
the resolution to investigate all bribery
charges. the Bramley bill to repeal thu
fifty year street railway franchise law
was diseu ssed at length. Senator Moleot
of Cleveland, in supporting an amend
ment to the bill, ssid he was pledged to hi
constituents to do SO and that be was no
like some of the political harlots' II
this Legislature who disregarded thel
pledges to the people. The bill wa
amended and passed. .--------s-
Among the Representatives during tn
J afternoon there was considerable agitation
of a proposition to reorgan1ze the nous
by ousting Speaker Mason and all othe
off GERS OF that body who had been electe'
by the fusion.
Although the joint balIoting for Senate
did not begin till noon the legisiativ
halls were crowded early. At the hotel
the opposition headquarters presente
active and busy scenes. The workers OF
both sides showed plainly their grea
WEAKNESS. The Hanna hustlers were u
all night on the watch, their opponent
spent the entire night in getting som
representatives out of bed md talking t
them There were reports about attempt
to abduct certain members during tn
night, but none were lost in any OF tn
camps.
When the House convened Representa-
tive Otis was recognized on question Q
privilege. He made long statement re
garding the Boice bribery charges. II
said it was due the House and himself t
havo an investigation before proceedin
further in the election Of q United State
Senator, and he offered resolution &C
cordingly. :.
On motion to suspend the rules TO
Immediate consideration of the resolution
the vote stood 50 ayes to So nays. On-th
motion being declared lost, there wer
cheers on the Republican side and in IL
galleries. --sss-s.-
Representative Cramer was absent an
is still very sick.