Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-01-12
The Ohio senatorship.


COLUMBUS, @, Jan. 12-Although
the Joint balloting for Senator did not
begin till noon to-day, the legislative
halls were crowded early in the morn.
ing. The Hanna hustlers were up all
night on the watch while their oppo-
nents spent the entire night in getting
some members out of bed and in stay
ing near others. There seemed to be
less curiosity over the result OF the
Joint ballot for Senator than over the
we'll advertised dramatic performance
in connection with charges of bribery
conspiracy and other wrongs charged
by both sides against each other.
The democratic steering committee is
eaid to have decided upon Jeptha Ger
rard of Cincinnati, as the new fusion
candidate for U. S. Senator. MIR. Ger
rard Is silver republican. His selec-
ton was made with the view to secur-
ing votes of the two fusionst members
of the Hamilton county delegation, who
voted against McKisson yesterday.
When the House convened at 10 q.
M, Representative Otis was promptly
recognized on question of privilege.
He made q long statement regarding
the Boycs bribery charges. He said it
was due the House and himself to have
an investigation before proceeding
further in the election of United
States Senator and offered resolution
accordingly.
Ga motion to suspend the rules for
immediate consideration Of the resolu-
ton the vote stood SO ayes, Sc nays.
The vote was precisely the same rs ali
the votes yesterday and the two ballots
for the short and long terms for Senator.
Representative Cramor was absent
and is still very sick. The other 46
democratic members and the six bolt
ing republican representatives voted
together for an investiga ion before
electing q Senator.
Soon sfer the Senate assembled Sen
ator Burke offered q resolution de-
handing an investigation into the
charges that 81, 750 had been offered by
alleged agents in the interests of Sen
ator Hama for the vote of Representa-
tive Otis. A long and bitter discussion
followed. Before the vote upon the
resolution could be taken message
ives received from the House of Repre-
sentatives stating that that body was
ready to vote upon the question Of
electing U. S. Senator The Presi
dent held that further discussion was
out of order and the matter was laid
over.
The two houses then met in joint
convention and Messrs. Hanna and
McKisson were placed in nomination
for U. S. Senator. The demo Gratis pre-
sented no name.
The Senators voted first and the vote
stood II for Hanna aud 10 for McKis.
son. The members Of the House then
voted and the vote stood for Hanna 56,
for McKisson 81.
The vote of the House was the same
as that OF yesterday with the exception
that Hezlett, who voted then for Wiley,
and Hess, who voted then for Warner,
to-day voted with the other democrats
for McKisson. General Aquilla Wiley
was the only democrat not voting with
the coalition and he voted again for
Congressman Lentz. But Governor
Jones announced the result of the joint
ballot as Hanna 70, McKisson 20, Lentz
/, abseat l, and declared Marcus A.
Hanna elected Senator for the unex-
PRED term ending March 4, 1899.
COLUMBUS, O, Jaa. 15.-The result
in the House for the long term
was the same as that for the short
term. General Wiley again voted for
Lenlz. Hanna received Is. McKisson
10, and one absentee. After Hanna
was declared elected Senator for the
long term pandemonium reigned su
preme 10 the hall of the House.
A committee was then appointed to
notify Mr.. Hanna OF his election