The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-01-13


months.
Although Mr.. Hanna was duly de-
clared senator for both the long and
short terms, yet the opposition is still
lighting. 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
t;arrard 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 o deadlock for the
benefit of others.
Previous to the joint ballot, the op-
position offered to support Senator
Dodge of Cleveland for the short term,
with McKisson for the long term. SEN
ator Dodge is neighbor of Senator
Hanna in Cleveland, and was nominated
and elected on pledges for Hanna. SEN
stor Dodge stated that the senators and
representatives from Cleveland were in
structcd for Hanna and Indignantly re-
jected the proposition. The proposition
was also made to Mrs. Dodge, who was
equally as indignant as her husband.
tions with the wives and other members
of the families of senators and repre-
sentatives during the past week or more,
the efforts to secure the influence Of
Mrs. Dodge was the last one reported.
The opposition knew they were de-
featcd, before the joint balloting began,
but fought to the last on the charges of
bribery and coercion. In the joint bal
loting there were no changes whatever
by the senators over their two ballots Of
Tuesday for the long and short terms.
McKisson received 80 votes and Hanna
N. When the roll of the house was
called it resulted in the ballots for both
terms as follows:
Hanna, 90; McKisson, 81; Lentz, 1,
and absent (Cramer).
The Joint ballots for both terms re-
suited as follows: Hanna, 73; McKis-
son, 70; Lentz, 1; absent, / (Cramer).
The official declaration showed that
Hanna had majority of over McKis-
son, of 3 over all voting and of 1 over all
the members in 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 in 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 ha:
been customary i'll 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 hi
did not participate in the inauguration
exercises. tits stated that no invitation
or special arrangement had been mad,
for him ON that occasion, and the same
was true regarding the governor yester
day.
Colonel j, i. Rodgers, the secretary
of the governor, came to the Neil Hous,
bearing the commission of Senato
Hanna as United States senator for tn,
short term. Senator Hanna accom-
panied by Judge A. @. Thompson, Hon
J. Little, Major +. Rathbone, Hon
Charles Kinney, Judge George X. Nash
Congressman Northway, Grosvenor anC
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 t,
present to you your commission n
United States senator for the short term
copy of which has been sen
to the president. Your commission
for the long term will be sent to yo,
within few days and a copy forwarde,
TO the president of the senate"
Senator Hanna, in reply, said "Colo
mel Rodgers, thank you and appreciate
this, and 1 give back to the state m!
pledge that / will execute the powe
-
ability and will do my best to serve tn,
interests of all the people of my state.
Previous to the two hours of the legis
lature going into joint convention a
room for the election of a senator, reso
lutions were offered in both houses fo
an investigation of the bribery charge
made by Representative. Otis of Hamil
ton county. After the election O
Hanna, the house adjourned until toda,
with its resolution still under considera
ton. Consideration of this resolution
was resumed in the senate, and adopted
by q vote of % to 6. The dissentin,
votes were Senators Blake. Carpenter
Garfield, May, Sullivan and Voight, VIII,
explained that they regarded the matte
as buncombe. The Republicans votin,
with the Democrats for the adoption o
the resolution were Senators Burke
Cable, Crandall, Lutz, Riley, Wightmai
Tors absent NJ, NOT voting INC COMMIT
roe NJ fye anno;nted nnder this rasoIn
ton hegap IT'S work last nigbt In,
s,atb;po sGdit;onoi was develoned fte
the;r Sessions today. both branches q
the jecislatnre will adjourn tili Mo,dav
After the adontion of the resolntion I,
;nvestioate oll bribery charges the Rrom
lev bili 10 repeal the 50.year street rail