The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-01-13
REFLECTION on HANNA.
The Republican Chairman Chosen
Senator For Seven Years.
HIS GREATEST POLITICAL BATTLE

date to Oppose Him.
Columbus, o., Jan. 13-Marcus A.
Hanna was yesterday elected to repre-
sent Ohio in the senate for seven years
and two months. If Mckinley should
be reelected Hanna would still be
there to the end of the presidents sec
ond term. Including both the short and
the long terms, Hanna's time as sem
ator will expire in March, 1905.
Less than two years ago Senator
J Hanna entered politics in advocating
William McKinley's candidacy for the
presidency. During his short service
in public life Senator Hanna has par
ticipated in hard fighting, but he never
| before won such a victory as that Of
| yesterday. Senator Hanna came out
| openly at the state convention in To-
! ledo last June and defeated Charles l..
Kurtz, the close friend of Senator For
| aker, Governor Bushnell and others,
for chairman of the state committee.
| Kurtz had been member of the STATE
| committee for manv wears. In 1896
| Senator Hanna, who was then managing
| the residential campaign, was not sat
isfed with the work in Ohio, and he
did rot want Kurtz in that position for
1897. Hanna defeated Kurtz at To-
ledo for chairman, and las had fac
tional war on himself ever since.
Although Mr.. Hanna was declared
senator yesterday for both the long and
short terms, yet the opposition is still
fighting. Just previous to the separate
balloting Tuesday the opposition was
disappointed by the withdrawal of
Jeptha Gerard the silver Republican
candidate for senator. 1t was thought
that Gerard would get the votes of
Representatives Droste and Lane, vito
voted for Hanna. Garrards friends
say he withdrew because he was being
used as a means of creating a deadlock
for the benefit of others.
Previous to the joint balloting yes
terday the opposition agreed to support
Senator Dodge, of Cleveland, for the
short term, with McKisson for the long
term. Senator Dodge is a neighbor Of
Senator Hanna in Cleveland, and was
nominated and elected on pledges for
Hanna. Senator Dodge stated that the
senators and representatives from
Cleveland were instructed for Hanna,
and Indignantly rejected the PROPOSE
ton. The proposition was also made
to Mrs. Dodge, who was as indignant
as her husband While there have been
negotiations with the wives and other
members of the families of senators
and representatives during the past
! week or more, the effort to secure the
influence of Mrs. Dodge was the last
one reported.
The opposition knew they were de-
feated before the joint balloting be-
gan, but fought to the last on charges
of bribery and coercion. In the joint
balloting there were no changes what
ever by the senator's over their two bal
lots of Tuesday for the long and short
, terms. Mckisson received 19 sena-
) torial votes and Hanna II. When the
! roll of the house was called it resulted
in the ballots for both terms as fol
lows: Hanna, &c. McKisson, 81; Lentz
. !, and one absent (Cramer). The joint
ballots for both terms resulted as fol.
lows: Hanna, 49, McKisson, 20; Lentz
/; absent, l.
The official declaration showed thai
Hanna had majority of three ovel
McKisson, of two over all voting, ant
of one over all the members in the
= general assembly.
The demonstrations in the hall wer,
- unusually enthusiastic. Governor Bush
nell was not present. When Foralle
was elected senator in the same hal
two years ago Mckinley and Bushnell
were both present, the one having jus
retired and the other having just beeI
inaugurated as governor. 1t has beel
customary for the governor to be seat
ed beside the lieutenant governor whel
the newly elected senator Is escorte,
into the hall
Senator Hanna was very busily en-
gagged in his contest last Monday, an,
did not participate in the inauguration
exercises. 1t is stated that no invita-
tion or special arrangement had bee
made for him on that occasion, an
that the same was true regarding tn
governor yesterday.
Colonel ]. l.. Rodgers, the secretar
to the governor, went to the Neil Hous
at 4 p. m, bearing the commission o
Senator Hanna as United States sen
ator for the short term.
Colonel Rodgers, in presenting tn
-- commission to Senator Hanna said:
Senator Hanna, 1 have the honor
present to you your commission a
United States senator for the shoI
term, a copy of which has been sent [
the president today. Your commissio
for the long term will be sent to yo
within few days and copy forward
ed to the president and the senate"
, Mr.. Hanna in reply said:
:, Colonel Rodgers, 1 thank you, an
appreciate this, and / give back to tn
state my pledge that l will execute tn
power given me to the fullest extent
n my ability and will do my best to sery
" the interests of all the people of m
state"
Before the legislature went into Joir
convention at noon resolutions were OF
fered in both houses for an investigf
tion of the bribery charges made b
5, Representative Otis, of Hamilton couI
ty. After the election of Hanna II
resolutions still under consideratio
Consideration of the resolutions was r,
sumed In the senate in the afternoo
and adopted Today both houses az
Journed until Monday.
When Senator Hanna entered the ha
r. of the house, escorted by a committe
ne was greeted by round after round
applause. He made a brief speech
thanks, and pledged himself to faitl
full performance of the duties devol
ing upon him.
= Mr. Hanna has received thousands
congratulatory kilograms from all Sc
tions of the country, among them ol
from President Mckinley, as follows:
"The result now plainly forecasted
one in which our best citizenship
respective Of party, will profoundly T
. joice. l congratulate you heartily n
only upon a victory beneficial to {
country. but upon your leadership in