The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-05
FORAKERITES IN THE SENATE
ARCHER, THEIR CANDIDATE. Cuos-
EN FOR PRESIDENT PRO TEN.
Senatorial Caucus Tame and Feature
less Compared with the Contest
for Officers of the House.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. AIN the Republic
an caucuses this evening for organization
Of the General Assembly the Hanna men
secured control Of the House and the For
aker men of the Senate
House Nominations
Speaker-W. s. M'KINNON
Speaker Pro Tem.-A. G. COMINGS.
Chief Clerk-BURGESS L. M'ELROY.
Journal Clerk-C. l. WILLIAMS
Message CIerk-ED II. HUGHES.
Engrossing CIerk-E. HOWARD JONES.
Recording CIerk-H. E. SCOTT.
at-Arms-ANDREW JACKSON.
Assistants-FRANK NEWCOMER DA-
NlD YAItNEI-L and FRED BLENKNER.
Senate Nominations
President Pro Tem.-F b. ARCHER
Clcrk-F. +. SCOBEY.
Assistant Clerk-L. e. ST. JOHN.
Message Clerk-E. +. BROWN.
Enrolling CIerkERiCHARD LYNCH.
Recording Clcrk-L. s. PARDEE.
Assist&nts-J. NJ. BECKETT, H. w.
MOODY. Z. \. ISSLIEB. B. L. SULLIVAN
and FRANK WATTS.
Some Of the nominations for the Senate
Offices were made without opposition but
there was "a fight to a finish" for those of
the House. especially for the speakership
II the Senate the senators made up the
standing committees themselves. In the
House the speaker appoints all the commit
tees and the contest was primarily for the
Il spea ageTship. with everything else as sec
oudary. The Republican Senate caucus
was short and featureIess, but the House
caucus was snimated and lasted several
hours
Representative Cole. in presenting the
name of ". S. McI1innon. of Ashtabula.
for speaker, denied that McKinnon's cleo
ton could be construed as a humiliation Of
Senator Foraker whose reelection they all
desired.
THREATS DENOUNCED.
Representative Guerin. in presenting the
name Of Aaron E. Price, OF Athens, for
speaker. repeated the statement that Price
had been indorsed originally by both SEN
ators and other Republican leaders. He
Il denounced outside influences" and the
threats 10 make ''one-termers" out of GER
tain members.
McKinnon was nominated over Price on
the first ballot by vote Of IS to 30. After
8IcKinnOn's address OF acceptance Price
was called out and made the sensational
speech of the day by nominating and de-
claring himself for Hanna for reelection to
the Senate two years hence. Price said he
found it easier TO get pledges than votes,
and eulogized Hanna and McKinnon, to
whom ne credited his defeat, as men of the
highest character.
A. @. COmings, OF Oberlin, one of the
Hanna leaders. was nominated without op-
position for speaker pro TEN. Burgess L.
i MCElrOy was nominated for reelection
chief clerk OF the House over H. V. Speel-
man on the first ballot by vote of 43 to %
The Foraker representatives made their
last hard stand for Speelman, many of the
other nominations being made without
much onDosirion An ovation was given
Fred Blenkner, who has been third assist
i ant sergeant-at-arms of the House con-
unuOusly for over forty years
In the Senate Republican caucus most Of
the time was devoted to the selection of a
committee TO apportion the standing com
mlttees. r. q. Archer was nominated for
president pro tenn. without opposition. F.
l.. Scobey was nominated for chief clerk
over W. 3. Uh by vote of IA TO Z.
While no concessions were made in the
House the Senate nominations include only
d one pronounced Hanna man-Richard
N .ynch-for enrolling clerk The result of
he Senate nominations was due to George
a y. Cox. of Cincinnati. In order to assist
4 Price for speaker, the three senator's from
cincinnati adopted a resolution before
coming to Columbus TO support Archer,
! Scobey and others The opposition TO this
4 sO-Called combine to-day proposed to
Cox that he name new slate and the only
4 place others were to ask on il was the chief
4 clerkship for W. b. Uhl, of Cleveland. Cox
Archer ScObey and others and could not
Cnange his course. II the three Cincinnati
senator's. who were originally for Uhl had
4 changed from Archer and ScObey the result
E In the senate would have been different.
The result OF the Republican nominations
made tonight affects more than the Legls-
IatUre which cOnvenes next Monday The
pleSuge of the Ohio senators at present
WIN the national administration and in fu-
ture national and state campaigns the re-
4 superintendent of the congressional dis
4 trctS So as to affect those in Congress and
go thoSe wanting TO go TO congress: the
i next gubcrnatOrial and other nominations
log state Offices. as well as the reelection
ol senator Hanna two years hence nave
HttN openly and freely discussed as the
j contest was waged the past week 1t is
yAtected that there may be some municipal
Ie1rganization bills and other measures
some up on which the two houses may get
OH Monday.
TIE Democratic Senate caucus tonight
-.uinated Senator w. +. ROudbUsh for
. president pro tenn. and others for minor
ac.s. Senators Decker. Thompson and
-,rit.Jsh were appointed TO look after
minority representation on the commit
z Tile Democratic House caucus nominated
4 tAe following: Speaker. G. /. Brumbaugh;
i speaker pro tenn. T. NJ. Gehrett: clerk. l..
. T. Barton: journal clerk, j. r. Albert, mes
sage clerk, James +. Msi.er; engrossing
s. S.erk. A J. Pearson; enrolling clerk. Jacob
q Alarchant: recording clerk. Charles Mar
snail, sergeant-at-arms, Andrew Jackson;
assist ants. NJ G. Gallagher, Peter Boose
. and Fred Blenkner.
. Later a joint Democratic caucus was held,
- which the names of Hon Charles w.
1.iker OF Cincinnati, Judge j. H. Clarke OF
Sleveland. Judge A. w. Patrick of New
Philadelphia and =. j. Harrington of Co
timbus presented for the nomination
Tor United States senator. On the first bal
4 .ot Baker was nominated by bare ma
/ {5rlty, follows: Baker, "a; Clarke, Il;
aatrick, s; Harrington, g. Baker, In ac-
eepting the nomination, eul0gized Col.
'aInes Kilbourne. the recent Democratic