Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-01-04

adopted strong resolutions instructing
/ him to support iianua. Mr. Jones was
chairman o. the committee on resolu.
tions ia that county convention and de-
clared himself then for Hanna. Mr..
Jones of, yea very strong Cnban reso-
luton that is in conflict with Senator
Hanna's vote on the Cuban question in
the senate Representative Scott of
Fulton county, who voted with 1.-The
combine" and is opposing Senator
Hanna's reelection, was also instructed
1 by resolutions at the county convention
that nominated him. Some of Scott's
constituents had the Fulton county con-
fenrIon's resolutions publlsned here IN
! The local papers.
Both sides are spending the time in
close conferences All the changes
chat are being sought are anticipated
from representatives. 1t is conceded
that Senator Burke, one of the Repub-
/ Iican senator's from Cleveland, who has
not yet appeared, will be here to vote
/ against Hanna. His attorney pre-
sented his certificate of election to
+ Lieutenant Governor Jones just before
the senate convened. The senate will
i cast l. votes for Hanna and 70 against
him. # Hanna is no stronger in the
house than the Boxwell ticket was,
4 when BoxweH received 80 votes and
Mason anti Hanna a6 for speaker,
/ then senator Hanna YOU have only 70
votes on soiut ballot, and 70 ar neces-
sary to eieet Notwithstanding the re-
suits on the organization of both
houses, 10th sides seem equally conf
dent in claiming the senatorship on
i joint alot
After long conference of the Hanna
managers the following statement was
CIV oat from the senator's head
quarters
"Whlle the failure of the Republi-
cans 70 organize the two houses of the
Legislature was surprise and matter
of regret to the supporters of Senator
Hanna, they do not believe that it has
any bearing upon or especial relation
to the senatorship. The members of
the legislature were not pledged or in
struetad by their constituents in any
way to vote for any individual as any
officer OF the legislature In the case
OF the senatorship, the case is different.
The state constitution declares, section
3, that the people have the right to as
semble together in peaceful manner
TO consult for their common good, to
Instruct their representatives, and to
petition the general assembly for the
reuress of grievances.
1.-The people have exercised their
privileges and right under the state
constitution by assembling in both
county and state conventions and de-
claring with an unexampled unanimity
in favor Of the election of Senator
Eanna 20 the senate. rhe people of 81
of the IS count es declared in conven-
tlons assembled their desire that he be
cleo ed senator by this general assem-
bly,, which has been organized, and the
state convention so declared unani-
munsly, n view OF these facts and of
the general expression of public opinion
since the election. it is felt that the
act yesterday should not and cannot
be construed as having any relation TO
the senatorial question. This matter
must decided by the epublican
mem erS OF the general assembly who
are Pc feaa, both by the action of the
people obey represent and by their own
statements and acts. TO his support.
The election Of Mr.. Hanna was made a
direct Issue, not only before the state
and Ual = conventions, but in the
electioa 2st November, in which his
name uAd candidacy was the leading
issue.
THAT these conditions are recognized
by republican members generally is
shown by the fact that already several
OF the men who voted against the NOM
AASSS VI bA6 IAopuD4lCdu DfBdllZdblOu
caucus have voluntarily stated that
they intend to vote for Mr.. Hanna and
that they have from the first considered
the question of his election, as having
no relation to, or bearing upon, the
mere organization of the house. In
the selection of officers of that body
considerations entirely different from
those relat.ng to the representation of
Ohio III the United states senate were
considered, and the action of each
membrr vas based upon these indi-
viduai snQ local considerations and
questions, N the case of the senator
ship the instruction of the county con-
ventions. the state convention and the
people e. emselves in the election were
all clearly and with singular unanimity
in favor OF the selection of Mr.. Hanna
for the senatorship. and it is not be-
lieved that the action of any man in
determining his course as to the sup
port of candidates for officers of the
legislature can be assumed to be an
evidence of hostility to the man who
was endorsed for the senatorshlp with
greater unanimity than ever before in
the history of Ohio, or probably in the
history of the country.
Mr.. Hanna and his active support
ers fully and confidently believe that
he will receive the votes of the men,
bers OF his party when they are called
upon to perform this special feature of
the duties for which they were elected.
1t is not considered possible that any
Republican in the Ohio legislature will
be willing to pursue a course which
would result in the substitution in the
United States senate of a sunnOrter of