The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-01-05
HOUSE Is FOR
HANNA'S MEN
Partial Victory For the National
Chairman'S Forces.
THE BATTLE is NOT WON YET
FORAKER MEN FULL OF FIGHT
AND HOPE.

n OLUMBUS, O., Jan An the Re
I publican causes this evening for
the organization of the general
assembly the Hanna men secured con-
troll Of the house and the Foraker men
Of the senate.
Some Of the nominations for officials
Of the senate were made without oppo-
sition, but there was a fight to a finish
for those Of the house, especially for
the speakership.
There was no compromise in this
case. In the senate the senators make
up the standing committees them
selves. In the house the speaker an
points all the committees. and the con-
test was primarily for the speakershi2-
with everything else as secondary.
The Republican senate caucus was
short and featureless, but the house
caucus was animated and lasted sew
eral hours. Representative Cole in pre-
senting the name Of W. s. McKfnnoF'
Of Ashtabula for speaker. denied thar
Mch1nnOn's election could be construed
as humiliation of Senator Forak er.
whose reelection they ali desired.
McKinnon Nominated Speaker.
Representative Guerin. in Dresentino,
the name Of Aaron E. Price of Athens
Tor speaker, repeated the statement
that Price had been endorsed originally
by both senators and other Republican
leaders. he denounced outside infIu-
ences' and the threats to make one
termers' out Of certain members.
MckinnOn was nominated Over. Price
on the first ballot by a vote of thirtv-
eight TO thirty. After McKinnon's ad-
dress Of acceptance. Price was called
out and made the sensational speech
Of the day by nominating and decIar-
ing himself for Hanna for reelection
10 the senate two years hence. Price
said that he found il easier to get
pledges than votes, and eUlogized Han
ma and MCKinnOn, TO whom he cred
lied his defeat, as men of the highest
character
A G. Comings of Oberlin. one Of the
Hanna leaders. was nominated without
opposition for speaker pro tenn.
burgess l. McElrOy was nominated
Tor reelection as chief clerk OF the
house over II. Y. Speelman on the first
ballot by vote of forty-three to TWEEN
ty-hye. The Foraker represeDtat fves
made their last stand for Speelman.
The other nominations were made
without opposition.
Hanna Controls House.
IN the Republican senate caucus most
OF the time was devoted to the selec-
ton of committee to apportion the
committees. F. 3. Archer,
the Foraker candidate, was nominated
for pro TEN without opposition. F. E.
Scobey was nominated for chief clerk
over W B. Uhl. whose nomination
Senator Hanna had strenuousIy urged,
BY vote Of fourteen to seven.
While the Hanna men swept the
board in the house. the senate nominal
tiOns incl1ded only one pronounced
Hanna man-Richard Lynch-fOr en-
rolling clerk
The result Of the Republican nomina-
tons made tonight affects more than
the legislature, which convenes next
Monday The prestige Of the Ohio sen
atOrs with the national administration
and with the future national and state
campaigns, the reappOrtiOnment Of the
districts so as TO affect
those who are now in congress and
also those wanting to 60 TO congress,
the next gubernatOrial and other nom
nations for senate offices as well as the
reelection Of Senator Hanna two years
hence have been openly and freely dis