The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-01-07
|HANNa's VICTORY m OHIO
HIS f0aCES SUCCEED IN ORGANIZING
THE HOUSE.
Senate the Hanna Men Win the
Real right by Securing House-The
Anti-Hanna Men Fight to the Last
Nomination I'm Caucus-Far Reach
lag Results of the Victory.

Columbus, Ohio, January Am the
republican caucus this evening for the
organization Of the general assembly
the Hanna men secured control OF the
house and the Foraker men of the sem
ate. Some of the nominations for the
latter were made without opposition.
but there was a fight tn finish for the
sreakership. There was no compromise
in either case.
In the senate the senators make up
the. standing committees themselves.
In the house, the speaker appoints all
theE committees, and the contest was
primarily for the speakership, with
everything else secondary.
The republican senate caucus was
short and featureless. but the house
caEeus was animated and lasted sew
eraf hours. Representative Cole in pre-
sentinC the name Of w S. McKinnon
of Ashtabula. for speaker, denied that
McKinnon's election could be construed
as a humiliation of Senator Foraker
whose reelection they all desired
Representative Guerin in presenting
the name of Aaron E. Price. of Athens
for speaker, repeated the statement
that Price had been endorsed origin
ally sby both senators and other repub-
lican leaders.
M6Kinnon was nominated over Price
o., the first ballot by vote of 80 to 90
After McKinnon's address of accept
ance. Price was called out and made
the sensational speech of the day by
nominating and declaring himself for
Hanna for reelection to the United
States senate two years hence. Mr..
Price, said he found 1t easier to get
Hanna and McKinnon. to whom ne
credited his defeat. as men of the high
est character.
A. G. Comings, Of Oberlin one Of the
Hanna leaders. was nominated without
opposition for speaker pro tenn.
The Foraker representatives made
their last hard stand for Speelman,
MANY of the other nominations being
made without much opposition.
IA the senate republican caucus mos
of the time was devoted to the selec-
tionsOf- a committee to apportfon the
standing committees
While no concessions were made in
| the house. the senate nominations in
clude only one pronounced Hanna man
Richard Lynch, for enrolling clerk.
The result of the republican nomiua.
tions made tonight affects more thar
the legislature. which will convene next
Monday. The prestige of the Ohio sen.
| ators at present with the national ad-
minlstration and in the future nation
al and state campaigns, the re-appor-
! tionment of the congressional distric s
SD as to effect those who are now ir
| Congress and also those wanting to gc
! to congress, the next subernatorial and
other nominations for state officers. a:
| well as the reelection of Senator
! Hanna two years hence. have beer
! openly and freely discussed as the con
test was waged the past week.
The democratic senate caucus tonight
nominated Senator w. F.. Roush fol-
president pro tenn, and others for mino,
places. The democratic house caucus
committee nominated G. L. Brumbaugt
for speaker. Later a joint democratic
ca ucus was had at which Hon. Charles
| w. Baker. OF Cincinnati, was nomj.
mated for United States sena tor by g
small majority.