The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-05
The FiRsT sKIRNtsH.


II Occurs Between the Friends and Foes
OF Mr.. Hanna-Caucus to Select Legisla-
ture Furnishes a Chance to Test Strength
Columbus, o., Jan. S.-The caucuses
for the nomination of officers of the
legislature, which convenes to-day,
were held Saturday night. The re-
election of Senator Hanna was direct
ly involved. The result of the eau
cuses showed that the nominees of the
Hanna slate are short three votes of
election in the house and one vote in
the senate. The opinion prevails that
Hanna will be short four votes of cleo
tion on the joint ballot January 12, un-
less changes are made in the meantime.
The legislature stands rs republic
ans, 65 democrats and fusionists. The
fusionists are Senator Voight and Rep
resentatives Droste, Kemper, Lane and
Otis, all of Cincinnati. In the house
republican caucus Droste, Kemper and
Lane participated and are pledged to
Alexander Boxwell for speaker, John
R. Malloy for chief clerk, Andrew Jack
son for sergeant-at-arms and other
candidates for minor places on the
Hanna ticket. Droste, however, says
that he will not enter the republican
senatorial caucus next Wednesday, as
he proposes to present the name of
Jeptha Gerard, silver republican,
for senator against Hanna. Including
the fusionists there are SO republicans
and Al democrats in the house, total
of 100, with 55 necessary to elect.
There were SO present at the house re-
publican caucus.
The ten absentees were Bramley and
Mason, of Cuyahoga; Griffith, of Clin-
ton; Griffith, of Union; Jones, of Stark;
Joyce, of Guernsey; Manuel, of Mont
gomery; Otis, of Hamilton; Rutan, Of
Carroll, and Scott, of Fulton. The two
Grifiths and Manuel were reported as
sick and the others as in the fusion
with the democratic members to beat
the Hanna slate to-day and to defeat
Hanna for reelection.
The anti-Hanna republican and dem
ocratic members in their joint house
caucus nominated Harry c. Mason, OF
Cleveland, for speaker, and Charles
Gerrish, assistant state oil inspector to
Charles L. Kurtz, for chief clerk and a
complete list of candidates for other
places in the organization of the house.
At the republican senate caucus there
were two absentees-Senator Burke, o1
Cleveland, and Senator Voight, of Gin
cinnati, the latter being the only
fusionist in that body. Voight has
been counted among the supporters Of
Hanna. The republicans nominated
J. Park Alexander for presiden pre-
TEN. of the senate, A. c. Caine for CHIEF
clerk and r. f. Hayward for sergeant
alarms. Caine and Hayward are re
nominated for their old places. AL
though on the Hanna ticket, Hayward
is from Springfield, is neighbor o.
| Bushnell and has been his close friend.
The democratic senate caucus nomi
mated Senator Burke, of Cleveland, al
anti-Hanna republican, for president
pro tem., Judge Ditty, of Hillsboro
| demo vt and friend of John r. Nc.
| Lean. 1or chief clerk, and democrat.
[ for all the other places. Lieut.. Gov
Jones is here and will preside in the
| senate.
| The Joint caucus of anti-Hanna re
| publicans and democrats that indorset
Mason for speaker caused surprise b,
nominating Griffith, of Union, fol
/ speaker pro tenn.