The Portland daily press., 1898-01-04

"While the failure of the Republicans
TO organize the two houses of the Iegisla-
ture was surprise and matter of re-
greG TO the supporters of Senator Hanna,
.hey 90 nor believe that it has any bear
ing upon the senat orship. The members
OF the legislature were not pledged or
instructed by their constituents in any
way to vote for any Individual In the
case OF the senatorship the Case is differ
ent.
Mr.. Hanna and his active supporters
confidently believe that he will receive
the votes of the members 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 would
be willing to pursue a course which
democracy and the friends of free silver
the control of the senate during at
least one half, if not all, of the term of
Ohios Republican President, VIM. Me-
Kinley"
AT the headquarters of the combine"
tonight, the workers were engaged in
entertaining the anti Hanna Repu blican
members. In the apportionment of the
ohairmanships, the Democrats got % in
the house and the Republicans 13, that
body having Republican majority of
10. In the senate, which is a tie political
". the Democrats got IS chajrmanships
and the Republicans four. There were
many rumors about Hanna and Brice
pulling together for gold standard sem
ator, and Mclean and v Bushnell for
free silver senator. There were Demo .
Gratis urging Mclean as the onbine'
candidate rather than Bushnell, McKis-
con, or kurtz, and Republicans were
favoring Brice rather than free silver
Republican. Ex-senator Brice, in re-
sponse to Inquiries, tolegraphed Demo
cratic members that the future and the
integrity OF the party would be best
served by the Democratic members
voting for Democratic senator.
Columbus. January 3.-The contest in
the House was between Mason, anti
Hanna. and Boxwell, the Hanna oandi-
d to for speaker. The first ballot resulted
Mason, 56; Boxwell, So. Mason was &C.
clared elected amid great excitement.
In the Senate Thaddeas E. Cromwell,
Democrat, was elected president pro tenn
and organization was completed by the
election of the anti-Hauna caucus nomi-
nees for the other offices.
Senator Burke, Republican, who was
not present will be elected permanent
president of the Senate.
Tho vote today was IS Democrats anti
Hanna, and II Republicans. 1t required
an hour to examine the credentials and
swear in the 1869 members of the house,
but the senators soon qualified. All
were present in the senate chamber ex-
cept Senator Burke of Cleveland, Repub
lican, and Senator Voiht, fusionist, from
Cincinnati.
The vote on organization stood IS to II
in favor of the Democrats, who elected
all the officers. AS Senator Burke was
absent and could not be sworn in, Thad.
deus e. Cromley, Democrat was elected
president pro TEN of the Senate. 1t is
understood, however, that he will give
way to Senator Burke as soon as the
latter is chosen, in accordance with the
action OF the anti-Hanna caucus
A s.9taehmen1of police was needed to
hold back the crowd that filed the hall OF
theHouse and pressed about its entrances.
In the hall of the House the widest scene
was witnessed during the. first hour of the
session.
All of the one hundred and nine mem
of Boxwell had been presented as the
regular candidate for speaker, the name
of Represen tative Mason, Republican,
wasCpresented by Representative Jones.
Repu blicsn, and seconded by two other
Republicans.
There were loud cheers as the doubtful
members responded to their names, and
when the roll call approached the close,
showing that Mason had the necessary
majority, there was a long demonstration
that delayed the Official announcement of
the vote.
The first ballot resulted: Mason, Sc;
Boxwell, So. The CON bine slate went
through for all the minor places by the
same vote of 56 to 53.
Previous to tho converting OF the legis-
lature the Democrats and the anti-Repub-
licans joined arms and marched from the
Great Southern Hotel to the State House,
forming quite procession, and during
the noon recess they went out together to
luncheon and various gatherings of jol-
lidcation.
In the House some of the Repu blioans
including Mr.. Boxwell, refrained from
voting on a resolution for committee to
wait on and inform Governor Bushnell
that the House was organized and ready
for any message he might have to COM
municate.
At lao the House took a recess till $50
p. m.
During the noon recess a crusade was
developed in telegraphic protests to some
OF the Republican members who had
voted with the Democrats. The most
notable case was that of j. p. Griffith of
Union county, who WAS made speaker
pro tenn by AZ Democratic and 9 Repub-
lican votes. He received kilograms
from constituents asking him to resign,
saying he would be hanged in efiigy, and
that delegations were en- route to Colum-
bus to hold an Indignation meeting. Mr..
Griffith has withstood much pressure the
past week. Last midnight the Hanna
workers got him into conference at the
Neil house, and it is said that he was
''aimost persuaded" about three O'Clock,
bnt he did not want to change without
consulting his wife, who was strongly in
synpatny with the combine. The Hanna
workers at 3 IL. m. went to the Great
Southern hotel, got Mrs. Griffith up, and
escorted her to the Neil house, where she
remained with her husband till s n. m. i,
when the Kurtz workers missed both Mr.
and Mrs Griffith and proceeded to the
Neil house after them.
The anti Hanna men succeeded in get
ting Mrs. Griffith to return to the Great
Southern hotel, where sho had the last
interview with Mrs. Kurt just before