The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-01-07
The FACTIONAL FIGHT
Doubtless Settled by a Compro-
mise Between the Leaders.

The fight in the Legislature between
the anti-Hanna and anti-Foraker forces,
for the organization of the two Houses
which the people did not understand. |
and had no love for, resulted in draw.
The Republican caucuses were held |
afternoon, and the result was
that the Hanna forces nominated Me-
Kinnon for Speaker, over Price, by a
vote of 80 to 30; while in the Senate the
Foraker forces elected their candidate
for Clerk. Mr.. Scobey, over Uhl, the
Hanna candidate, by vote of IA to =
or two to one. Four votes changed in
the Senate would have given the Han
na men b majority of one in the Senate,
and votes changed in the House would
have made it q tie. This looks as If
the result was fixed up arrangement
between the leaders. The one man
Hanna wanted, abover all others, was
Uhl. He was defeated. The one man
Foraker, was defeated, This looks
again as If the fight had been called off
by the leaders in such way that
neither would have any occasion for
glorying over the other. The whole
thing was really q tempest in a teapot.
McKinnon is a good man, and has
not been known as Hanna man. The
Columbus Journal, which is a Hanna
paper, at the close of the last Legisla.
ture spoke of Price as the leader Of the
House, an able man, and one who had
done more to defeat obnoxious legisla
ton, than any man in the Legislature
Some Foraker men voted for McKin
non, and some Hanna men voted for
Price.
After the nomination, Mr.. Price
spoke as follows, in the caucus:
ST had the pledges but did not gel
the votes and votes count. The mai
who has character and makes pledges
and keeps them will be credit to thi
house but the man who has no char
| acter win be q credit nowhere.
Il He then complimented McKinno
very highly and stated that outsid
influences were largely to blame TO
, the rancor and bitterness that ha
crept into the campaign. He said b
was . Republican and was for the re
turn of Hanna to the senate and pledg
ed his support to McKinnon.
81 Gen. Dick sent dispatch to Senate
: Hanna announcing the result, and ask
. ling, "What do you think of it?''
ssIt's all right" replied Mr.. Hams
ST am very well satisfied" And abeu
8 twenty minutes later telegram cam
Q from John R. Malloy, who was one {
! the Hanna managers in the State cap
2 tai, reading: I'VE know our business.
When the Senator was asked to max
a statement regarding the result, b
,. replied: "All care to say is that tn
o result Is perfectly satisfactory to me.
81 Senator Foraker being interviewe
o about the result, said:
81 did all l could to support Nj
Price but without an unkind word {
l. thought for Mr.. McKinnon.
,f TN fact the only regret had in CO
,s nection with the matter was that tt
!, situation compelled me to oppose
good man.
"McKinnon has won a splendid vi
tory for himself, both personally al
= politically. predict he will make Oh
:. of the most efficient speakers the hou
~ ever had and that he has before him
career in the public service, nation
as well as state.
" "His ability, independence and cha
acter mark him as an exceptional ma
ir "Mr. Price is a young man OF sta
q ing qualities. He has made go
Be fight and a good impression. He W
Pc not grieve over his defeat but is &C
Of graduating himself on having so ma
of staunch friends. He will address hi
self to the future and find there his Fl
share Of rewards.
Il, 1.-THE excitement over the contest
- the house has over-shadowed what "
"a done in the senate. The whole trout
:. commenced there, and in the sens
was fought out far more decisi
:. contest than was had in the hou
"a Mr.. Scobey being elected over
=. Uhl, by vote of IA to Z, orr to l. Ts
~ en- all in all there is no cause for al
no body except the Immediate parti
pants to be disappointed.
''The Republican party in the leg
lature will now present a solid frl
pit and go forward without further fr
ng tion to the faithful and successful q
In charge of its duties of legislation.
ity The outcome is compromise, anC
IDS is better far for the party that it is
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