The Delta independent., 1898-01-07

was taken in the organization OF both
night were on the usual lines between
the republicans and democrats, owing to
some Of the republican members having
formed fusion with the democratic
members for the defeat Of Senator Hanna.
The senate stands eighteen democrats
and eighteen republicans, the latter in
Guiding Senator Voight, who was elected
on fusion ticket from Cincinnati, and
who did not attend either caucus. Atthe
republican senate caucus Saturday night,
Senator Burke, (rep) OF Cleveland, was
not only absent, but he was at the same
time nominated by the democratic eau
Gus for president pro tempore OF the SEN
ate. The caucus nominated Senator j.
Park Alexander for president pro tenn
pore. The absence of Senator Burke to-
day, therefore, meant not only his cleo
tion. but the election Of democrats tor all
the offices in the senate. Senator Burke
is opposed to the re election OF Senator
Hanna. With party lines drawn in the
senate, Lieutenant Governor A. w. Jones,
(rep.) would have the tie vote to cast. and
he has been considered as opposed to
Hanna. The house stands sixty-two
republicans, forty-seven democrats the
former including four fusionists from
Cincinnati.
At the republican house caucus. Sat
urday night, there were only tifty.two
present and pledged to Alexander Box
well for speaker. or the ten absentees,
Griffith Of Clinton was the only one Of
fering an excuse. He was sick. The
other niue republican members were
absent because they are opposed to
Hanna and regarded Boxwell as the
Hanna candidate. These nine republi-
can members met with the democratic
members and endorsed Harry c. Mason
OF Cleveland, an anti-Hanna republican
for speaker.
With 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 officers in the
organization Of the Legislature. Owing to
the patronage in these Offices. as the
preferences in chairmanships and the
composition Of nj the committee. It was
generally believed that the fate Of Senator
Hanna, Is well as all Of his supporters,
depended on the organization Of the
legislature. His opponents claimed that
he would be defeated even il the Boxwell
ticket was elected and his friends ad-
mitted that the chances were against
him if Boxwell was defeated. Owing to
the senatorship being at stake. there
was an unusually large attendance about
the state house at an early hour.
1t required an hour to examine the
credentials and swear in the 100 members,
but the thirty six senators soon qualified.
All were present in the senate chamber
except Senator Burke Of Cleveland. the
republican who is opposed to Hanna, and
Senator Voight. the fusionist from Gin
cinnati, but even then the vote stood Is
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