Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-13


months.
Although Mr. Hanna was duly de-
clared senator for both the long and
short terms, yet the opposition is still
fighting. Just previous to the separate
balloting Tuesday the opposition was
disappointed by the withdrawal Of Jep-
tina Garrard the Silver Republican can
didate for senator. 1t was thought that
Ga1rard would get the votes of Repre-
sentatiyes Droste and Lane, who voted
for Hanna Garrard's friends say he
Withdrew because he was being used as
a means for creating deadlock for the
benefit of others.
PrcyioGs to the joint ballot, the OPP
position offered to support Senator
Dodge OF Cleveland for the short term,
with Mckisson for the long term Sen
ator Dodge is a neighbor of Senator
Hanna in Cleveland, and was nominated
and elected on pledges for Hanna. Sen
ator Dodg stated that the senators and
representatives. from Cleveland were in
+ structed for Hanna and Indignantly re-
+ jected the proposition. The proposition
was also made to Mrs. Dodge, who was
equally as indignant as her husband.
While there have been many negotia-
tions with the wives and other members
of the families of senator's and repre-
sentatiVes during the past week or more,
/ the efforts to secure the influence Of
| Mrs. Dodge was the last one reported.
/ Tie opposition knew they were de-
feated, before the joint balloting began,
but fought to the last on the charges of
bribery and coercion In the joint bal
l1fin
! by the senators over their two ballots of
Tuesday for the long and short terms.
McKisson received 30 votes and Hanna
II. When the roll of the house was
called it resulted i'll the ballots for both
terms as follows:
Hanna, 56; McKisson, 81; Lentz, /,
] and l absent Creamery.
The joint ballots for both terms re-
suited as follows: Hanna, 73; MeKis-
son, 70; Lentz, L; absent, l (Cramer).
The official declaration showed that
Hanna had a majority of 3 over McKis-
son, of 2 over all voting and of / over all
the members i'll the general assembly.
The demonstrations in the hall were un-
usually enthusiastic. Governor Bush
nell and some other state officers were
not present. When Foraker was elected
senator on the joint ballots i'll the same
hall two years ago, Mckinley and Bush
nell were both present, the one having
! just retired and the other having Just
been inaugurated as governor. 1t has
been customary in former years for the
governor to be seated beside the heuten-
ant governor when the newly elected
| senator was escorted into the hall.
/ Senator Hanna was very busily en-
| gagged in his contest last Monday and he
did not participate in the Inauguration
exercises. 1t is stated that no invitation
or special arrangement had been made
| for him on that occasion, and the same
was true regarding the governor yester-
| day.
Colonel J. L. Rodgers, the secretary
of the governor, came to the Neil House
bearing the commission of Senator
Hanna as United States senator for the
short term. Senator Hanna accom-
panied by Judge A @. Thompson, Hon.
J. Little, Major E. Rathbone, Hon.
Charles Kinney, Judge George K Nash,
! congressman Northway, Grosvenor and
| Burton, and Hon. J. Warren Keifer,
repaired to the ladies' parlor, where Colo
mel Rodgers, in presenting the commits
! sion to Senator Hanna, said:
Senator Hanna, [ have the honor to
present TO you your commission as
United States senator for the short term.
copy of which has been sent
to the president. Your commission
/ for the long term will be sent to YOU
within a few days and a copy forwarded
to the president of the senate
Senator Hanna, in reply, said "Colo-
mel Rodgers, | thank you and appreciate
this, and | give back to the state my
pledge that | will execute the power
+ given me to the fullest extent of my
ability and will do my best to serve the
interests of all the people of my state"
Previous to the two hours Of the legis-
lature going into joint convention at
noon for the election of senator, reso-
lutions were offered in both houses for
an investigation of the bribery charges
made by Representative Otis of Hamil-
ton county. After the election Of
Hanna, the house adjourned until today
with its resolution still under considera-
ton. Consideration of this resolution
was resumed in the senate, and adopted
by a vote Of % to 6. The dissenting
votes We're Senators Blake. Carpenter,
Garfield, May, Sullivan and Voight, who
explained that they regarded the matter
as buncombe. The Republicans voting
with the Democrats for the adoption of
the resolution We're Senators Burke,
Cable, Crardall, Lutz, Riley, Wightman
and Wolcott. There We're eight sena-
/ tors absent, or not voting. The commit
| tee of five, appointed under this resolu-
ton, began its work last night, but
nothing additional was developed. After
their sessions today, both branches of
the Legislature will adjourn till Monday.
/ After the adoption of the resolution to
inyestisate all bribery charges the Bran