The Savannah morning news., 1902-01-05
HANNA and FORAKER
HOT FIGHT wAGED AT COLUMBUS
YESTERDAY.
RESULT STILL UNDECIDED.
FORAKER GETS SENATE AND HAN
MA GETS HOUSE.

Foraker Men Put Up a Hard Fight
in the House But Were Downed
by Vote of IS to 3O--Their Candi-
date Price Makes Sensational
speech After Dereat-The Control
at Columbus Means Much to the
Leaders, Including the Prestige of
the Senator's at Home and Abroad,
the Control of Patronage and the
Redistricting of the state.
Columbus, o., Jan. Am the Repub-
lican caucuses this evening for the
organization of the General Assem-
bly, the Hanna men secured control
of the House and the Foraker men
of the Senate. Some of the nomina-
tions for the latter were made with
out opposition. but there was fight
to finish in the House and especially
for the speakership. There was no
compromise in either case. In the Sem
ate the senators make up the stand
ing committees themselves. In the
House, the Speaker appoints all the
committees, and the contest was pri-
marily for the speakership with every
thing else secondary. The Republi-
can Senate caucus was short and fea-
tureless, but the House caucus was an
imated and lasted several hours. Rep
resentative Cole, in presenting the
names of w. S. McKinnon Of Astabula
for Speaker. denied that McKinnon's
election could be construed as humil
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election they all desired.
Representative Guerin. in presenting
the name of A. r. Price. of Athens.
for speaker, repeated the statement
that Price had been indorsed originally
by both senators and other Republi
can leaders.
McKinnon was nominated over Price
on the first ballot by a vote of 3s to
80. After McKinnon's address of ac-
ceptance, Price was called out and
made the sensational speech Of the
day by nominating and declaring him
self for Hanna for reelection to the
United States Senate two years hence.
Mr.. Price said he found ii easier to
get pledges than votes and eulogized
Hanna and McKinnon, to whom he ac-
credited his defeat, as men OF the high
est character.
x. q. con1ings. Of oberisn, one OF
the Hanna leaders. was nominated
without opposition for speaker pro
tenn.
b. L. McElroy, was nominated for
reelection as chief clerk of the House
over II. V. Speelman, on the first bal
lot by vote of AZ to 25. The Foraker
representatives made their last stand
for Speelman, many of the other nom
nations being made without much op-
position.
In the Senate Republican caucus
most of the time was given to the Sc
lection of committee to apportion the
standing committees. f. b. Archer
was nominated for president pro. tenn.
here without opposition. F. S. Cobey
was nominated for chief clerk over
w. 3. Uhl. by vote OF IA tot.
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 non1ina-
tions made tonight affects more than
the Legislature which will convene
next Monday. The prestige OF the Ohio
senator's at present with the national
administration and I'm future national
and state campaigns. the re-apportion-
ment of the congressional districts. so
as to effect those who are now in Con-
gress and also those wanting to go to
Congress, the next gubernatorial and
other nominations for state offices as
well as the reelection of Senator
Hanna two years hence have been
openly and freely discussed as the
contest was waged the past week.
Democrats Make Nominations.
The Democratic Senate caucus to-
night nominated Senator w. f.. Roud-
bush for president pro tenn and others
for minor places. The Democratic
House caucus committee nominated c.
j., Brunibaugh for speaker.
Later joint Democratic caucus was
held at which Hon. Chas. w. Baker OF
Cincinnati was nominated for United
States senator by small majority.