Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-01-13

stand FIRMLY Iocettoer and the Combine"
IL Finally Defeated-Some Republican
Leaders Who werc Not in at the Close
and Were Not Expecsed-Senate Makes .
Start TO Investigate the Alleged Bribery
House May I8e Reorganized.
Columbus. o.. Jan. IL. - Marcus A.
Hanna was elected yesterday to repre-
sent Ohio in the senate for seven
years and two months. II Mckinley
should be reelected Hanna would still
bet here to the end of the presidents 8
second term. Including both the short
and the long terms. Hanra's time as
senator viii expire in March, 1905. Less
than two years ago Hanna entered
politics, advocating William McKin-
Iey's candidacy for the presidency. He
was successful as the leader of the Nc
kinley forces at the st. Louis conven-
tion. and afterwa.1 as chairman Of the
national Republican committee. For al
most q year he has been In the senate
as the successor OF John Sherman. Dur
Ing his short service in pubic LIE Han
ma has parucipated in hard fighting.
but he never before Won such a victory
as that o. yesterday. Factionai tight
ing has wagoa among Ohio Republicans
for years.
Hanna Fights In the Open.
Others had been fighting under cover.
Hahna came out openly at the state
convention in Toledo last June and de-
feated Charles L. kurtz. the close
fssend OF Foraker, Bushnell and others.
Tor chairman Of the state committee.
kuTtz bad been a member of the state
committee for many years aRd its
chairman for 1895 and 1896. In the lat
ter year Hanna, who was then manag-
Ing the presidential campaign. was not
satisfied with the wCrk ip phio. and
he did not Naht Kurtz In that position
for 1897. Hanna defeated kurtz al
Toledo for chairman, and has had a
factRnal war ON himself ever since. AL
though Hanna was duly declared SEN
ator at noon yesterday, fors both the
long and short terms. yet the orposi-
tion continued Its fight in the afternoon
and is still fighting
Proposition Indignantly Rsjeeteb.
Previous TO the joint balloting yester-
day The opposition offered to supper,
Senator Dodge. Of Cleveland. for the
short term. WITH McKisson for the long
term. Dodge Is a neighbor OF Hanna in
Cleveland. and was nominated and
elected IN pledges for Hanna. Dodge
| stated that the sena%Drs and repre-
| sentatives from Cleveland were IN
structed for Hanna, and Indignantly re-
jected the proposition. The PROPOSE
ton was also made to Mrs. Dodge
who was equally as indignant as her
husband. While there We're many nego-
tiations with the wives and other men,
bers Of the families Of senator's and
| representatives during the past week
or more. the effort to secure the inf,u-
snce of Mrs. Dodge was the last one
rcIerted.
Opposition Knew It Was Defeated.
The opposition yesterday kpew il was
| defeated before The joint balloting te-
gar, but fought 10 the last on the
charges of bribery and coercion. In tfe
Join; balloting yssAsrday there were no
changes whatever by the senators over
their two ballots Of yesterday for the
long and short terms. McKisson re-
ceived 10 votes and Hanna IL. When
the roll Of the house wss called il re-
| suited in the ballots for both terms
as follows: Hanna, &c; NcKisson, 81;
Lentz, I, and one absent (Cramer).