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,nr for success all cast their votes with the
Republican forces: and to all but the most pref
udced observers the end OF the long and DOUBT
ful Senatorial struggle was now PLAINLY III sieh''
The nominating speeches. BRIEF ana IN eoou
taste delayed the ballot;ng barely twenty "iii-
utes Then the promise of the preiiinlhar!
struggle was quickly and quietly fulfilled. The
rollcan showed exactly the same division as
the earlier vote save that three Democratic
Representatives refused to support Mayor NC
Kisson and distributed their votes among three
candidates OF their own. The first vote taken
was 10 Al the short term ending March t. ls"''
then a second 20 in the long term. ending March
4 1905 No change was apparent IN the ro'ioaiiS'
and the figures were quickly added UP ano an
nounced by the clerk.
JOY WAS UNCONFINED.
Order had been preserved during this process
but when the Speaker raped with his gavel
and declared the House adjourned until ~
o'clock on Wednesday. a miniature pandemo-
Mum broke loose in the galleries and on the noor'
The strain OF an exhausting contest was over
and the victors could at first put no limit on
their extravagant expressions OF Joy
Mr. Hanna had been sitting in an ante-room
of the House chamber while the ballotlng was
In progress but had reached his headquarters
at the Neil House again before the crowd or MS
supporters bore down on him In overwheim'hs
force An impromptu jub.lation was at once
started in and about the hotel, which mas Ias'eu
all the day and promises 10 last half the night
AT the Neil House headquarters tonight IL IS
assumed that the coalition as a result or To-
DAYS ballotng is already in course OF dissou-
ton and the belief is confidently expressed that
Mr. Hanna will have an even larger majority
In the Joint legislative assembly than he had In
the two separate branches to-day.
CHOOSING THE FUSION CANDIDATE.
Mayor McKisson was not chosen as the fusion
candidate for Senator until nearly daybreak this
morning TIE Democratic caucus called for last
night AT the Great Southern Hotel was marked
by long and bitter wrangling over the terms on
which Democratic support should be given 10
the nominee of the Kurtz faction for the SEN
ate Eight ten legislators from the mossoacK
counties held out obstinately against voting lot
any but a pronounced Free Silver Hepublican.
Governor Bushneirs name was dismissed from
consideration altogether because or his Well
known record and opinions. and Mr.. kurtz him.
self was objected TO by the irreconcilaples as d
candidate because OF mis- long and close ident,
fcation with Republican politics ana pohuCdI
management. Finally, 10 satisfy the extreme
partisan element In the caucus, the Democratis
leaders issued ulumatum that they Wouio
accent no Senatorial nominee who would not
pledge his support while in Congress 10 any ana
all legislation looking toward the remonetiza-
ton Of silver. ,,.,-
Whether Mr. Kurtz cared to become a coalition
candidate under these conditions is problem
atical Perhaps too. knowing already that the
game was lost he preferred 20 oestow on an,
other the empty honor Of a nomination. Al all
events he accepted the ultimatum OF the DEM
ocrauc managers without wincng. ana sent
them back notice that Mayor Mckisson ierhaps
the bi.terest and most persistent or MT. han
mas poitical enemies was ready TO become the
candidate OF the coalition forbes on the terms
suggested. Mr.. McKisson accordingly appeared
10 nc a u
,his morning and announced, as II is under
stood. that If elected free coinage measures
would find in him more or less robust ad-
FGIatsc Maycr McKisson's nomination was doubtless
blunder on the part of the coalition for II
emphasized too pointedly the personal charac'
Ter of The fight which he and his associates
have made to defeat MI Hanna's election: yet
the fusion leaders were playing desperate
game and no time was left them to weigh ana
feweigh the qualifications OF their eleventh
hour candidate
MISTAKES OF THE COALITION.
The loss Of three Democratic votes on to-day s
balioting may partly be taken as the measure
Of the coalitions latest mistake. Mr. Hanna
may indeed, be said to owe his election. or TO-
nights apparent certainty Of IT, to the tactical
errors Of the opposing managers. Ten days ago
the chairman Of the Republican National Com
nittee was definitely beaten. and so cleverly had
the preliminary work OF fusion been manipu-
lated that no one in the Hanna camp seemed
to realize the full strength and scope Of the
coalition.
On January or January an anti-Hanna
candidate could easily have been chosen Sena-
tor. but the fusion leaders made two fatal mis-
takes BY Selling the reins Of power in the
LEGISLATURE and organizing both branches a
full week before the time set for voting for
Senator they exposed their strength and re-
sources unduly and laid their own forces open
20 assaults which otherwise would never have
been planned by too-confdent enemy. Had
the final organization Of the two houses been
deferred until Friday the coalition would proba-
bly, never have suffered the two defectons
which in the last three days have lost 1t the
control Of the Legislature.
Again. II the organization Of the two houses
had not been hastened. there would have been
no temptation to commit a second cardinal
bIunder-the adjournment OF the General As
seYnbly from January 10 January 10 1t was
this dispersion OF the members TO their homes
which ultimately sapped the strength Of the
coalition; for it not only subjected the RepublI-
can followers OF Mr. KUrtZ TO the pressure Of
an Overwhelmingly hostile home influence but
II DISCOURAGED the ardor for fusion Of many
Democrats who found the feeling in their own
counties anything but enthusiastic over the
programme adopted by the Democratic man
ayers at Columbus.
Under these two fires the coalition showed
even on Sunday serious signs Of disntegration.
ard its breakdown under the circumstances
could not well have been postI oned longer than
to-day.
REAL REASON OF HANNAs VICTORY.
The opposions blunders. however. should not
be taken 70 account wholly for Mr. Hannas
victory Though opposed with personal bitter
ness exceptional even In Ohio's turbulent poll
tics by considerable element in the party in
this State he has won his fight by persistent
and logged appeal 10 the sentiment OF party
regularity and loyalty. Having taken the pre-
caution 10 have his candidacy Endorsed by the
Republican State Convention in 1897. and by
all but four Of the Republican county conven-
tions held last fall. he could effectively artain