The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-01-12
HANNA wins BY ONE VOTE.
Buckeye Republicans Deal Death Blow to
Party Disorganizers.
RESULT RECEIVED WITH sATIsFAcTIoE
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

A feeling Of satisfaction was felt by Re
publicans throughout the United States
yesterday afternoon, when the telegraph
licked the welcome news that the Ohio
legislature had declared for Mark A.
Hanna for United States Senator, for the
short and the long term.
In the House the So representatives who
had stood by Boxwell for Speaker were
loyal in their support of Hanna. To this
number were added the votes of Manuel.
Griffith and Joyce. who had stood in with
the combine in efIecting the organization
of the House last Wednesday, but alter
wards declared for Hanna, making his
total vote in the House So, and TO this were
added the votes Of the Il loyal members
of the Senate, making a total vote of 70,
majority Of one on joint ballot for Senator
Hanna.
The Senate and House will meet in
joint session to-day when Mr. Hanna viii
be regularly elected, he having failed 70
receive majority Of the votes east in the
Senate yesterday.
Columbus has been in a state of wild
excitement for the past ten days. The
Hanna managers realized that they had a
hard road to travel, but with the Sublime
courage that attended him throughout the
late presidential campaign and inspired
Republicans throughout the land. Sena-
tor Hanna remained upon the ground
and personally directed his own cam
paign. Ex-State Chairman Kurtz, mad
dened by a personal grievance, growing
out of the late presidential election, when
he was accused of diverting a portion Of
the campaign funds TO his personal use,
and thought that Chairman Hanna did
not refute the allegation as promptly as
be should have done, although il after
wards appeared that Hanna was ignorant
of the charges and hastened 10 remove
the stain as soon as he learned Of it, led
the battle against Hanna. Kurtz entered
into an unholy alliance with the Demo-
Gratis by which he was able 10 organize
both branches of the legislature, bat he
was unable to keep his followers in line,
after their conduct became known
throughout the state and the people call
ed upon them as their representatives to
respect their wishes or resign their official
positions.
Charges and counter charges Of bribery
and corruption were INDUCED in, but 10
the credit OF Senator Hanna, it must be
said that allegations Of that character
were beneath his notice, and personally
he refused 10 reply 10 any of them.
All Of the Buckeye leaders at Washing
ton were summoned to Columbus where
they labored with the members Of the
legislature to keep their pledge to the
people who had elected them and keep
Ohio in the Republican column. High
state officials resigned their positions
rather than serve under Governor Bush
nell, who was in full sympathy with the
dis0rganizers and aided and abetted
them in their alliance with the Demo-
Gratis.
The Chairman of the State Committee
called mass meeting of the Republicans
of the State, which was held at Columbus
Monday afternoon, and WAS one of the
most notable political assemblies in the
history Of the country. Almost at the
same hour the meeting was being held
Governor Bushnell was being inaugural
ed for a second term, surrounded by a
horde of Office holders. There was a
strange contrast between the two assem-
blies; in the one the name of the Chief
Executive of the State was Missed and
hOOted, while in the other it was cheered.
Representatives of the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Committee were conspicuous in di-
recting the fight against Hanna and every
means was used to elect free silver Re-
publican to succeed him in the Senate.
The Democrats cast their votes for Robt
L. McKisson, Mayor of Cleveland, for
Senator.
The election of Senator Hanna is a
singing rebuke tc party disorganizers,
who through personal feeling, were will
ing to surrender their party flag and aid
the common enemy in achieving victory.