The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-13
VICTORY WON BY ONE VOTE
HANNA REELECTED SENATOR ON
Y THE JOINT BALLOT.

Defeated by the Solid Vote of Han
mas Followers.
Columbus. O.. Jan. 12-Marcus A. Hanna
was elected to-day to represent Ohio in
the Senate for seven years and two
months Less than two years ago Sena-
for Hanna entered politics in advocating
William McKinley's candidacy for the
presidency He was prominent as the
leader of the Mckinley forces al st. Louis
and afterwards as the chairman of the re-
publican national committee. For almost
two years he has been in the Senate as
successor to John Sherman. During his
short service Senator Hanna has partici-
pated in some hard fighting, but he never
bfeore won such a hard battle as that of
to-day, fractional fighting has been wag-
ed among the republicans of Ohio for two
years. Senator Hanna came out openly
at he state convention in Toledo last June
and defeated Charles L. Kurtz, the close
friend of Senator Foraker Gov. Bushnell
and others, for chairman of the state re-
publican committee, and has had faction
al war ever since.
Just previous to the separate balloting
yesterday, the opposition was disappoint-
ed by the withdrawal of Jeptha Garrard,
the silver candidate for senator. 1t was
thought that Garrard would get the votes
of Representatives Droste and Lane, who
voted for Hanna. Mr.. Garrard's friends
said he Withdrew because he was being
used for the purpose of creating a dead
lock for the benefit of others.
Just previous to the voting to-day the
opposition offered to support Senator
Dodge of Cleveland for the short term and
Mayor McKisson for The long term. SEN
ator Dodge is a neighbor of Senator
Hanna in Cleveland, and was nominated
and elected on a Platform for Senator
Hanna. Senator Dodge stated that the
representa- tives from Cleveland were in
structed for Senator Hanna, and indig-
nantly rejected the proposition. The
proposition was also made to Mrs
Dodge, who was equally as indignant
as her husband While there have been
many negotiations with the wives and
other members of the families of sena-
tors and representatives during the past
week or more, the effort to use the infiu-
ence of Mrs. Dodge was the last one to
be reported. The opposition knew they
were defeated to-day when the joint bal
loting began, but fought to the last with
charges of bribery and coercion.
In the Senate ballot to-day there was
no change whatever over the ballots of
yesterday for the long and short terms
Mr.. McKisson received 19 votes and Mr.
Hanna II. When the roll call of the House
was called it resulted in the ballots for
both terms as follows: For Hanna, 56;
McKisson, 81; Lentz, l. and one absent
(Cramer).
Mr. XyiIeV voted for Mr. TaDtz
For Mex isson-Messrs. Adams, Adkins,
Alger, Bertlow, Bolin, Booth, Bower,
Bracken, Bramley, Cane Connolly Cox,
Deran, Geyman, Goard Hayden, Hatef,
Hazlett Hess, Heyde. Hull, Hunter, Jones,
Kempe Kennedy, Tamb, Ludwick, Nc
Broom, McCauley, McGlinchey, Magee,
Melber, Monter, Neils, O'Neil, Otis, Payne,
Piper, Powell, Ross, Rothe, Russell, Rutan,
SCHNEIDER, Scott, Smalley, Shellmyer,
Stivers, Swayn, Mason, Williams; total 81.
The vote of the House was the same as
that of yesterday with the exception that
Mr. Hazlett, who voted for Hanna, and
Miey and Hess, who voted for Warner, to-
day voted with the other democrats for
McKisson.
Lieut. Gov. Jones announced the result
of the joint ballot as;
McE<isSon .......,............. ................W
Lentz ......,......'... .''.'.....'....'..'.....
Absent ....-..........-....'.... ..-........-..
The lieutenant governor then declared
Marcus A. Hanna elected for the unexpir-
ed term ending March 4, 1899.
Owing to the cheering and noise, the
chair allowed the jollifers to retire before
the less exciting ballot for the long term
was begun. The ballot for the long term
proceeded without much interest being
manifested. 1t was the same as that for
the short term. After Hanna was de-
clared senator for the long term pande-
monium reiged supreme In the hall of the
House. The galleries went wild and the
senators and representatives participated
in the demonstration.
On motion of AIr. Alexander IL was
unanimously carried that n committee of
five be sent to escort Senator Hanna to
the hall The galleries and lobbies and
everybody voted on the motion loudly vive
voce for the committee 70 escort Senator
Hanna to the hall
Senators Alexander and Sullivan and
Representatives Stewart Leland and
Bolin were appointed as the escort COM
mittee, and while they were en- route to
the Nell House the crowds in the state
house and outside INDUCED in all sorts
of demonstrations over the final result
When the committee appeared at the
Neill House that place was thronged with
iollifers AS they returned to the state
house there was continued cheering along
the way up to the hall of the House. The
sergeant-at-arms opened the way, and
Senator Hanna was escorted to the Speak
er's stand amid continuous cheers. The
Tippecanoe Club of Cleveland gave their
30 hi o" yells just before and after the
Senator entered. Mr. Hanna was intro
duced by Lieut. Gov. Jones in a strong
speech with reference to the hot contest
that had just been entered He introduced
Senator Hanna as the man of the peo-
pie. Senator Hanna then said:
"Mr. President and Gentlemen Of the
Ohio Legislature:
81 thank you with a grateful heart for
the distinguished honor which you have
lust conferred upon me. / doubly thank
YOU. because under the circumstances il
comes to me as an assurance Of your
confidence. Standing outside the line of
the smoke of the battle, which your pres
ident has just spoken Of, and viewing this
situation from the standpoint of citizen
of Ohio, / come to accept this honor,
recognizing that in doing my duty as SEN
ator from this state am acting as sena-
tor for the whole people OF the state or
Ohio. (Applause)
I'm accepting this honor, / accept II in
an appreciative sense the fulness Of the
responsibilities that go with It, and
promise my people to be a faithful servant
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