Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-02

slate for officers Of the House
Will Be Smashed Enough Alb
senteas to Do the Work Mason,
of Cleveland, a Friend Of Mayor
lcKisson, Likely to Be Selected.
Bushnell and His Appointees Are
Working Open Y Against Hanna
Figures That Show Hanna's De-
feat.
Columbus, Ohio, January 1.-The
caucuses for the nomination of officers
of the legislature, which convenes next
Monday, were held tonight. Uusually
these caucuses are Of State interest
OILY. Tonight the reelection of SEN
arcr Hanna was directly involved and
indirectly lent openly and aggressively
republican opposition in Ohio to Presi-
cent Mckinley and his appointments,
assumed organic faetional form.
The result of the caucuses showed
that he nominees of the Hanna slate
are snort three votes of election in the
House and one vote in the Senate. And
tie opinion prevails that Hanna will
I'd sk0r- four votes of election on the
iojnt ba. OF Wednesday, January II,
urisss changes are made in the mean
t.me
At the joint Republican caucus next
Wednesday night Senator Hanna will
lave no opposition for the nomination,
but i, IS stated now that there are
enough Republican members who will
not enter the caucus to prevent his
election.
The legislature stands 20 Republi-
cans, 65 Democrats and five fusionists.
be fusionists are Senator Weight and
Rep esentatives Droste, Kemper, Lane
and Otis, all of Cincinnati. In the
House Republican caucus tonight.
proste, Kemper and Lane participated
and are pledged to Alexander Boxwell
f1r Speaker, John R. Mallory for chief
cerk, Andrew Jackson for sergeant-at-
arms, and other candidates for minor
places on the Hanna ticket. Droste.
lowever, says that he will not enter
tie Republican Senatorial caucus next
Wednesday, as he proposes to present
the name Of Jepptha Gerard, Silver
Republican. for Senator against Hanna
Including the fusionsts there are
g Republicans and AZ Democrats in
the House, a total of 109, with IS nee
t;5ary to elect. There were only 50
present at the House Republican eau
cusses tonight.
The ten absentees were Bramley and
Mason, of Cuyahoga; Griffith, of Gin
ian; Griffith, of Union; Jones. of
Stark; Joyce, of Guernsey; Manuel, of
Montgomery; Otis, of Hamilton;
Rutan, of Carroll, and Scott, of Full
ton. Griffith, of Clinton Griffith, OF
Union, and Manuel, of Montgomery,
are reported as sick, and the others as
in the fusion with the Democratic
members to beat what is called the
Hanna slate next Monday, and one
week from next Wednesday to defeat
Senator Hanna for reelection.
The aDti-Hanna Republican and
Democratic members in their joint
lauuse caucus nominated Harry c.
Mason, OF Cleveland, for Speaker, and
Charles Gerrish, assistant State oil in
Spector, under Inspector Charles l..
Kurtz, for chief clerk, and complete
list of candidates for ether places in
d. orrar ton of the House.
The opposition tonight claim that
thoy WI lave enough votes MOnGay
!. To organize the House with 55 votes for
the Mason ticket, 81 for the Boxwell
ticket, and two absent on account OF
sickness.
The Hanna men claim that Griffith,
Of Clinton: Griffith, of Union, and
Manuel, of Montgomery, will vote for
BCXwell on Monday and elect him. The
members from Clinton and Union are,
however, reported tonight as so sick
taat they will be unable to be in their
seats Monday.
Previous to the caucuses Mr.. Box
well called to see Charles l.. Kurtz,
who is leading the opposition to Hanna,
and Mr.. Kurtz refused TO receive him.
Ar Boxwell then asked Representative
siason for a conference and was again
declined an audience.
While both sid6s claim the organlza-
ton of the House, the opposition to SEN
ator Hanna and the Boxwell ticket is
most demonstrative. Representative
Mason tonight gave theatre party
and a banquet afterwards to his Repub-
lean colleagues who remained away
from the Republican House caucus. Inc
Hanna managers claim that the Sena-
TOR will succeed even if the BoxWell
ticket Is defeated. The opposition
would have the formation Of all the
committees and with the chairmanships
and other patronage at their disposal il
Is believed that Senator Hanna's
chances will not be even if his oppon-
ents get the organization on Monday.
Representative Mason, the opposition
candidate for speaker, comes from Sen
ator Hanna's home. Mason is bitterly
opposed to Hanna for Senator, as he is
the friend Of Mayor AIcKisson. Mason
IS for McKisson for the short term and
Governor Bushnell for the long term
for Senator. and he is running for
speaker on the issue of anybody for
Senator to beat Hanna"
Governor Bushnell and the entire
State administration took an active
Fart in the caucuses tonight aqainst
Senator Hanna, joining the Demo-
cratic members and those Republican
members who remained away from the
caucus
While the crowds around the oppcsi-
ton headquarters are jollifying, it was
learned that six Democratic members
Of the House were also absent from
their carcVg toni chit which Was secret