Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-12
HANNA HASMAJ0RITY
The Fight Against Him Not Yet
Over, Though.
FIRST BILLOTING IN HIS FAVOR.
Antl-HannalteS Insist, However, That He
Will Not Be Elected.
CONTEST AS BITTER AS EVER
Charges md Counter-Charges of
Brfbery-TaI< About Taking These
sntiOnai Scenes Expected To-day.

| COLl MBJS, u, January 1.-THE 1ac-
tional warfare against Senator Hanna Is
not over. 1t will have at least one more
day OF charges and counter-charges. The
fight has never been more bitter than to-
night. Senator Hanna received 70 votes
to-day. a majority Of one over all In a
total membership of 1i5.
The Senate voted 10 for McKisson and
II for Hanna.
The House vote stood: Hanna, 56; Nc
Kisson. -; Wiley. 1; Warner. /; Lentz, l.
and / absent.
The only absentee was Representative
! Cramer, the Democratic-Populist MEM
Der from Pauldlng county, who is seri-
| ously sick His physician stated to-
night that he could not possibly be in
his seat tomorrow. After the vote was
recorded to-day in each branch of the
/ Legislature separately, a majority OF
those present is all that is necessary in
the joint balloting tomorrow. so that the
serious illness Of Representative Cramer
might become an important factor.
The scattering vote to-day. for Lentz,
| Wiley, and Warner, was cast by Repre-
sentatives Wiley, Hazlett, and Hess all
| Democrats.
NO ELECTION.
If Cramer had been present. and all
| other Democrats I'm line, McKisson's vote
in the House would have been 59 or
still three short of a majority in that
branch Of the Legislature. With Hanna
having a majority of in the House, and
McKisson having a majority of in the
Senate, the Chair will announce to-mor-
row that there was no election to-day,
and the Joint ballot will then be in order.
II all the Senator's and Representatives
votes ara recorded on the joint ballot to-
morrow as they were recorded to-day, on
their respective ballots, Senator Hanna
will have a majority of only / over all.
But in the absence of Representative
Cramer. and in the event of some OF the
Democrats refusing TO vote for Mayor
McKisson. he is likely TO have a larger
majority.
THE CONTEST CONTINUES.
With the result apparently hanging on
the change of only one vote. the contest
has continued all night. as it has been
going on every night for the past two
weeks.
The seven Republicans who refused TO
vote for Hanna to-day have since signed
a statement that burns the bridges be-
hind them. Senator Burk and Repre-
sentatives Scott, Mason, Jones, and Rutan
say they will vote for Hanna if the Otis
charges are proved to be untrue. Repre-
sentatives Otis and Bramley. however,
simply sign a codicil to the statement Of
the other five dissenters, in which they
concur in asking for an investigation
Otis states. however, that he will not vote
for Senator Hanna, under any circum-
stances.
While the bureaus of claims and charges
are in full operation on both sides to-
night. as usual, there are also reports
about the bribery charges being presented
TO the grand juries of Hamilton and
Franklin counties.
The grand jurors are in session in both
OF these counties, and there are current
reports tonight Of efforts TO secure IN
dictments before them tomorrow night.
The Otis case could be brought only be-
fore the grand jury of Hamilton county
and il wuld be necessary for representa-
tive Otis to be there as witness. Mr. Gus
and others. who would be wanted as wit
nesses in that case, are here tonight, and
II IS not thought to be probable that Mr
Otis would be absent tomorrow. If the
vote Is cast tomorrow, as IL was cast to-
day. the absence of Mr.. Otis and others
opposed to Hanna would have no eHect
on tha result. There was talk OF fllbus-
tering but the opposition could not break
a Joint quorum If all their members should
remain away.
COUNTER CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
The other case Of alleged bribery comes
from the other side. Representative Snl-
der of Green county, who has Deen sup
ming at the Neil House during the past
veek voted to-day for Hanna, and for
Roxwell for Speaker last Monday a week,
and attended the Republican House eau
cus one week ago last Saturday. The op-
norents of Senator Hanna have been atter
him closely and constantly. IL Is alleseu
that Mr. Maddey came to the Nell house
last week TO see Mr.. Snider and that ne
claimed TO represent KurtZ and Bliss.
penresentative Snider had been antici-
rating the VISIT and a stenographer was
concealed in the bathroom adjoining MS
APARTMENTS. It is charged that Mr. Snider
was offered 5000 for his vote. and thaI
,ha names Of his hackers were given Dy
the caller. The stenographic report OF the
conversation between Snider and Maddey
ia I'm the hands Of Hon. r.. q. kathDohe,
<tAho was Assistant Postmaster-Genera
der Harrison. and Is mere as one vi ~'0
anagers for Hanna.
~ II has been reported for several Gays
that thjs case was before the grand jury
of Franklin county. but when that pouy
closed its work this evening, 1t was uh-
of6ciallv stated that neither the Maddey
nor ary other case connected with the
senatorial contest was before II.
While II is not likely that any indlct-
,nents w be made yet ii is quite propa-
bIe that there will be an attempt in the
7 Too,slature tomorrow to make dra-
r1afic scene on the bribery charges.
the opposition is charging the Hanna
MON Tonight with voting down the mo-
tIons and resolutions to-day for an in
,,estiqation of the bribery charges made
~, panresentatiVe Otis. The Hanna
,,SeD saw they will give the fullest con-
s,dorotion TO these investigations at the
,,roner time. but that the purpose of these
ppharges now IL to stampede the Legisla-
tmro ON the balloting for senator, and
49, such q scheme cannot be carried
throuqh Some of the Hanna men also
etote that at the proper time they will
rsorganize the House. as the vote OF to-
dav showed that they had majority OF
three over all in that body
Yesterdays BALLOTS.
The following was the ballot in the
senate for the short term:
McKisson-Burke Republican,, Rrorein
DemocraD Cohen OemocraO, Cromley
nanocrat Decker DemocraD. Doty
nemocraO. Finck OemocraD, Harper
1,emocraD. Jones DemocraD. Kennon
1oenocraO, Leet DemocraD, Lond
nemocraD, Miller DemocraD, Mitchell
t)~r,ocrat Nichols DemocraD, Pugh
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