Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-01-13

such victory as that of today. Sen
ator Hanna came out openly at the
| state convention in Toledo last June
and defeated Charles l.. kurtz. the
close friend of Senator Foraker Coy.
| Bushnell and others for chairman Of
the state committee. Kurtz had been
a member of the state committee for
many years ana it's chairman for the
two preceding years He was the
| Ohio Republican chairman in 1896 and
| 1896
In the latter year Senator Hanna
| who was then managing the Presiden-
| tial compatgn was not satisfied with
| the work i'll Ohio, and he did not waat
kurtz in that position for 1897 Hanna
| defeated Kurtz at Toledo for chairman
and has had a factional war on him
| self ever since
| Although Mr. Hanna was declared
senator at noon. today. for both the
long and short terms. vet the opposi-
ton continued its fight in the afternoon
and is still fighting, tonight.
Previous to the joint balloting, tn
opposition offered to support Senator
Dodge of Cleveland. for the short term
with Mckisson for the long term.
Senator Dodge is neighbor of Sen
ator Hanna and was nominated and
elected on pledges for Hanna Senator
Dodge stated that the senator's ard
representatives from Cleveland were
instructed for Hanna. and Indignantly
rejected the proposition. The PROPOSE
ton was made to Mrs. Dodge. who was
as indignant as her husband
is CT tod hot l..
the opposition just before the Legislature
convened was to report Decoste and Lane.
the two Silver Fusionists of Cincinnati
for the long and short terms for United
States senator, respectively. if they would
accept the same ana vote for each other
rather than Hanna
The opposition knew they were de-
feated before the joint balloting began
but fought to the last on charges of
bribery and coercion. n the joint bal
lotin&, today, there We're no changes
blythe senators from their Two ballots
of yesterday. for long and short terms.
Mckisson received - votes and Hanna
L. When the roll # the House was
called il resulted in the ballots for both
terms as follows: Hanna, SO: McIIis-
son, 81: Lentz. /: and absent
Creamery. The joint ballots for both |
terms resulted as follows: Hanna. 70 |
Mckisson 20; Lentz. /; absent. / |
(Cramer)
Col. j. l.. Rodgers, the secretary to |
the Governor, went to the Neil house, |
at p, NJ, bearing the commission of
Senator Hanna as United States sena-
tor for the short term.
Before the Legislature went into Joint |
convention, at noon, resolutions wer,.
offered in both houses for an investiga-
ton of the bribery charges made by |
of Hanna, the House adjourned until
tomorrow. with the resolution still UNI
der consideration.
Consideration of this resolution was
resumed in the Senate. this afternoon
and it was adopted by vote of % to s.
The dissenting votes We're Senators
Blake, Carpenter. Garfield, Way, Sui
livan and Weight. who explained that
they regared the matter as buncombe
The Republicans voting with the Dem
ocrats for the adoption of the resolu-
ton, We're: Senators Burke, Gable,
Crandall Lutz, Riley, Wightman and
Wolcott. There were eight members
a bsent or not voting. The committee
of five appointed under this resolution
began its work, tonight. but nothing
additional was developed. After their
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