The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-12
HANNA NOT ELECTED
So There Is Another ballot ret 10
he Taken. IA
OPPOSITION HAS NOT GIVEN UP.
Steering Committee Announces ulth
Confidence
HANNA MILL NOT BIB ELECTED.
Although He Received the Requisite
Votes Yesterday.
OPEN CHARGES or BRIBERY MADE.
Otis and Othcrs Demand that rhere
BE an Immediate Investigations
WS Of the Charges. tx.
HANNA MILL NOT BIB ELEcrED.I
Although He Received the Requisite
Votes Yesterday.
OPEN CHARGES or BRIBERY MADE.
BE an Immediate lnvcutigatiOn
of the Charges.

Columbus. Ohio. January 1.-THE war
fare against Senator Hanna Is lot over.
II VIII have at least one lay more OF
charges and counter charges. rho fight
has never bcon moro bitter than tonight.
Hanna received IS votes today, a majority
OF ono over all In total membershp OF
100. The senate voted 10 for Mckisson and
II for Hanna. The houae vote stood:
Hanna Sc, McKisson 20. Wiley !. Warner
| !. Lents l. and Que absent, Tho only alb
sentec was Representative Cramer. the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS member from pauldins
county. who is seriously sick Ills ply
s'cians stated tonight that he you'll not
posaihly be In his seat tomorrow
Aftof the vote ives recorded today in
each branch of the legislature separately.
a majority u q quorum, or those prcsent is
MI thai Is ncccssary In tho Joint halloting
tomorrow, so that the serious illness OF
Representative craincr might become an
Important FACTOR.
Tho scattering vote today Cor Lcnts WI
ley and Warner was cast BY Representa-
lives Wiley. liazlctt and Hess. all demo-
crats II Cramrr had been present. and
with the other democrats In line. McKin-
sons vote In the house would have been
SO. or still three short Of u majority in that
branch Of tho Legislature,
With Hanna having a majority OF three
I'm the house. McKissoa having Il majority
of two in the senate. the chair will an-
n,ouneo toibFrrow ,het there has been no
election today. and Joint ballot will be
in order Az soon as the two BODIES meet
respective journals Of today viii be read
and the lieutenant governor Will make the
usual declaration. II the senators and
Representatives recorded on he iclnt ballot
tomorrow as they were recorded on their
respective talots today Hanna VIII have
n majority Of one over all. But the alb
sencc OF Representative ,,ramer and by
Mayor NckiFson. he Is likely 10 lave 4
larger majority than the Journals win reps
resent today.
The seven republicans who ref,Isei 70
vote for Senator Hanna today hnvr since
r. T.
signed statements that burn the bridges
behind them. Senator Burke. Representa-
tiycs Scott. Mason. Jones and Rutsn say
they VIII vote for Hanna 1T THE OTIS
CHARGES ARE PROVEN TO DE I'm
TRUE.
Representatives Otis and Bramicy. how
ever. simply signed a codfcil to tho state
monts Of the other i've disscDLcrs IN which
they concur IN asking for an investigation,
bat they state they will not vote for Sem
ator Hanna under any circumstances.
While the bureaus Of claims and Of
charges are In full operation on both sides
tonight. there are also reports about tho
bribery charges being presented to the
grand Jury OF Hamilton county and u
Franklin county. The grand juriss sre ~
session in both Of these counties and shers
are current reports tonight Of effortA =
secure indictments before tomorrow noon.
Az Representative Otis claims 70 have been
offered bribe AT his home In cincinnAti,
that case could be brought only before ths
grand Jury OF Hamilton county and e
would be necessary for Mr.. Otis 20 ~ Tiers