Richmond planet., 1898-01-15
VICTORY FOR HANNA.
The Ohio Senator Secures Enough
Votes to Elect Him.
ANOTHER DAY OF BALIOTIEe.

Convention oftho Legislature Before
He II sure or His seat-Demoernts
Say he Cannot Do 10.
Columbus. o. Jan. 12--The factienal
warfare against Senator Hanna n not
over. II will have at least one more
day OF charges and countercharges.
The fight has never been more bitter
than II is this morning. Senator Han
ma received 73 votes yesterday, q ma
Jority Of one over sll in = total maun-
bernhip OF 1O9. Mayor McKisson. Of
Cleveland, receiving 6s votes The SEN
ate voted 10 for McKisson and IT for
Hanna The house stood: Hanna, Sc;
McKisson. 40: Wiley, 1: Warner. !:
Lentz. 1. and one absent
The only absentee was Representative
Cramer. the Democrattc-P -Populist MEM
Der from Paulding county, who is seri-
ously sick- His physician stated last
night that he could not possibly be in
his seat todav. After the vote was
recorded yesterday In each branch of
the legislature separately q majority OF
q quorum OF those present is all that
Is necessary IN the joint hallotinE to-
day, so that the serious illness of Mr..
Cramer might become an important
factor.
The scattering vote yesterday for
Lentz. Wiley and Warner was cast by
Representatives Wiley, Hazlett and
Hess. all Democrats. II Cramer had
been present and all other Democrats
In line MoKisson's vote n the house
would have been 5S. or still three short
Of a majority in that branch Of the
legislature. With Hanna having a ma
jority Of three In the house. McKisson
having n majority Of two~in the sen
ate, the chair Will announce today that
there was no election yesterday, and
that a Joint ballot will be in order. II
ell the senators and representatives are
recorded on the joint ballot today as
i they were recorded yesterday on their
4 respective ballots Senator Hanna will
have a majority Of only one over all.
K But in the absence OF Representative
| Cramer. and in event OF some OF the
Democrats refusing TO vote for Mayor
AeKisson. he is likely to have a larger
majority. With the result apparently
hanging on the change of only one vote
the contest continued ali nigh. As It has
for the past two weeks.
The seven Republicans who refused
20 vote for Senator Hanna yesterday
signed statements that they have burn
/ ed their bridges behind them. Senator
| Burke, Representatives Scott, Mason.
| Jones and Rutan say they will vote for
Hanna II the Otis charges of attempted
| bribery are proven to be untrue. Rep
resentatives Otis and Bramley. how
ever, simply signed a codicil to the
statement OF the other fve dissenters,
| In which they concur In asking for an
investigation. but they state that they
will not vote for Senator Hanna under
any circumstances
While the bureaus OF claims and
| rhQrCae =, r&o<
sides. as usual. there are also reports
about the bribery charges being pre-
sented to the grand jury OF Hamilton
county and Franklin county. The grand
Jurors are in session IN both OF these
counties, and there are current reports
OF efforts to secure indictments befors
noon today. Aa Representative Otis
claims to have been offered bribe q,
his home IN Cincinnati. that case would
be brought only before the grand Jury
OF Hamilton county, and IT will be
necessary Tor Representative Otis TO bG
there as a witness. Mr.. Otis and others
who would be wanted as witnesses ir
that case are here this morning, and II
is not thought probable that he would
absent himself today.
II the vote is cast today as It was
cast yesterday the absence OF Mr.. Oti:
and others opposed to Hanna would
have no effect on the results. There
was talk OF flibustering, but the oppo
sition could not break a joint quorum
IL all their members should remaiE
away.
: The other ease OF alleged briber,
comes from the other side. Represent
ative Snider. OF Green county, who ha.
been stopping at the Neil House durins
the past week, voted yesterday foi
/ Hanna. for Boxwell for speaker las
: Monday q week. and attended the Re
publican house caucus one week az,
last Saturday. Tine opponents Of Sen
ator Hanna have been after him close
~ and constantly. 1t Is alleged tina
Mr.. Maddey came to the Nell Hous
+, last week to see Mr.. snider. and tha
he claimed to represent Kurtz an,
Bliss. 1t is charged that Mr.. Snide
/ was offered SIS, 900 for his vote and tha
the names OF his hackers were given b,
the caller. A report of the conversation
between Snider and Maddey, secure,
:, by a hidden stenographer. Is in tn
/ hands Of Hon. z. G. Rathbons.
, The Democratic steering committe
gave out a signed statement declaring
that Hanna will not be elected by thI
| legislature" Mayor McKisson was Il
conference during the evening with tn
OppOblNlOus IL WAS QeCldTCQ Yer
emphatically by the leaders that tn
: fight had not by any means been lost
and that they would again rally thei
= forces In the Joint ballot today to
sufficient degree to win the battle
;, AT u mass meeting OF Republican
= held on Monday afternoon resolution
were adopted vigorously denouncin
Governor Bushnell and the Ham
Republicans IN the legislature, an
calling for the resignation OF Mr.. Kurt;
- the anti-Hanna leader, from the Re
publican national committee. Thes
= men were frequently referred to q
traitors" and Judas in response I
the attacks OF the speakers. The gov
ernor's inauguration at noon was quit
up to the usual standard in point {
numbers and enthusiasm, despite tn
efforts Of the Hannaites to belittle II.