The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-04
COMBINE IS ON TOP.
Things Look Dubious for Hanna
IN the Buckeye State.
MASON PREsIDEs In THE HOUSE.

Hour OF the Sesslon-Demoersts In Con-
troll I'm tho senatc-Hanna Men to Hold
Indignation Meetings.
Columbus. o., Jan. At required an
hour to examine the credentials and
swear In the 100 members OF the house,
but the thirty-six senators soon quail
fled. All were present In the senate
chamber except Senator Burke of
Cleveland. the Republican, who is op-
posed to Hanna, and Senator voight.
the fusionist from Cincinnati. but even
then the vote stood Is to IL in favor OF
the Democrats who elected all the Off
GERS. D. ID. Cassell, Democrat, was
elected chief clerk over A. G. Caine,
Republican. the latter having expected
reelection by Burke's presence, al.
though Burke would not support Han
ma. AS Senator Burke was absent ami
could not be sworn in Thadeus e. Crow
ley. Democrat. was elected president
pro tenn. Of the senate. but II is under
stood that he will give way to Senator
Burke for that place as soon as the lat.
ter arrives to take his seat. The Demo-
cratic organization of the senate was
made complete in very quiet way.
while a detachment Of policemen was
needed to hold back the crowd that
filled the hall of the house and pressed
about its entrances.
wild Scenes In the House.
In the hall OF the house the widest
scenes were witnessed during the first
hour of the session. All of the 109
members were in their seats After the
maine of Boxwell had been presented a.
the regular Republican candidate for
speaker. the name OF Representative
Mason, Republican. was presented by
Representative Jones. Republican. and
seconded by two other Republicans.
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 ma
jorty there was long demonstration
that delayed the official announcement
Of the vote.
The first ballot resulted: Mason S..
Boxwell SO, as had been claimed since
Saturday night by a combined opposi
tion to Senator Hanna. The combine
then completed the organization of the
house.
Opposed to Hanna.
Speaker Mason had been all along
openly opposed to the reelection of SEN
ator Hanna, but John p Griffith OF
Union county had been claimed by
both sides. When Representative Grif-
fifth cast his vote in a clear voice for
Mason for Speaker there was a wild
scene and the excitement continued till
Griffith was elected speaker pro tenn,
by the same vote as that for speaker,
The regular Republican candidate for
chief clerk OF the house was John r.
Malloy, secretary Of the Republican
state committee. Malloy has held the
position three terms and was very COM
petent. His voice has been heard at
( national conventions and he was a ia
vorite but he was defeated by Charles
II. .Gerrish, a Republican who has been
Mr.. Kurtz's close lieutenant in the or
sanization of the opposition to Senator
Hanna. The combine slate went through
for all the minor places by the SAM
vote OF SIS to SO, and after the election
of Gerrish, the proceedings were very
quiet, many retiring from the crowded
lobbies and galleries.
Caused Quite "a Stir.
One Of the first things considered on
the assembling OF the general assem-
bly, is the appointment of a joint COM
| mittee on arrangements for the inaugu-
ration Of the governor. When this
Joint resolution came up in the senate
the Republican senators as a rule de-
clined to vote on account of their oppo
sition to Governor Bushnell The reso-
luton was adopted by the Democratic
side OF the senate chamber. assisted by
Senators Shepard and Weightman, Re-
publicans, and Senator Voight, fusion
list. This action Of the senate caused
quite a stir about the state house.
Senator Shepard has been considered
as friendly to those connected with the
opposition to Senator Hanna, although
he stood by the caucus nomination of
his party in the organization and will
vote for Hanna for senator.
The feeling on the Republican sides
of both houses was intense. Senator
Garfield was clerk Of the senate till
IL was organized and he was very en-
phatic in his utterances.
hunors ItetiNeu.
The result Of the organization of the
Legislature again revived the rumors
that the Hanna men would now COM
bine with the gold Democrats for the
election OF Calvin S. Brice as a gold
standard man rather than have Mayor
McKisson and Governor Bushnell elect
ed for the long and short term as silver
Republicans.
At noon the senate took recess till
2:30 p. m. without announcing to the
governor that they were ready for his
message, but this was owing to the
house being engaged in completing its
organization. which proceeded with
long, tedious roll calls that always re-
suited in the same announcement OF
56 to So In favor of the combine candi-
dates from speaker to assistant clerks
and even porters, with the single excep-
tion OF Colonel Fred Blocker, who was
indorsed by both caucuses for third as
sistant sergeant-at-arms. a position In
which he has served continuously for
thirty-seven years Party lines were
never drawn on him and factional lines
were forgotten for the time being. The
morning sessions of the senate and