The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-05
OFFICERS OF OHIo's UPPER LEG
IsLATIvE BoDY CHOSEN WITH
OUT CONTEST
sPEAKERsHIP FIGHT WAS HOT
Hanna Men Win Out with w. S. sIe.
KinnOn, but Deny That 1t Was
Intended to HumiIiate
Foraker
FUTURE INVOLVED IN RESULT

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. Am the Re-
publican caueuses this evening for the
organization of the general assembly, the
Hanna partisans secured control Of the
house, and the Foraker partisans of the
senate. Some of the nominations for the
latter were made without opposition but
there was a fight to a finish for the
speakership.
In the senate the sena tors make up the
standing committees themselves. In the
house, the speaker appoints all the COM
mittees, and the contest was mainly for
the speakership, with everything else as
a secondary consideration. The Repu5-
lican senate caucus was short and fea-
tureless, but the house caucus was ami
mated and lasted several hours Repre-
sentative Cole in presenting the name Of
w. S. McKinnon of Ashtabula, for
speaker denied that McKinnon's cleo
ton could be construed as a humiliation
Of Senator Foraker, whose reelection
they all desired.
Outside Influences 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 senator's. He denounced what no
termed outside influences
McKinnon was nominated over Price
on the first ballot by a vote of IS to co.
After McKinnon's address OF acceptance,
Price was called out and made he sensa-
tional speech of the day, declaring him
self for Hanna for reelection to the SEN
ate two years hence Price said that he
found it easier to get pledges than votes,
and eulogized Hanna and McKinnon. to
whom he credited 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 for
reelection as chief clerk of the house
over HI. v. Speelman, on the first ballot
by vote of 43 to 25 The Foraker repre-
sentatives made their last stand for
Speelman, many Of the other nomina-
tions being made without much opposi-
ton.
Cox Scores in Senate.
In the senate Republican caucus most
of the time was devoted to the election
OF committee to apportion the standing
committees. F. B. Archer was non1i-
mated for president pro tenn. without op-
position. F. E. Scobey was nominated
for chief clerk over w. B. Uhl. The SEN
ate nominations include only one pro-
nounced Hanna man-Richard Lynch, for
enrolling clerk.
Tho result Of the senate nominations
was due to George B. Cox, of Cincinnati.
Tonight's nominations affect more than
the legislature, which convenes next
Monday. The present prestige of the
Ohio senator's with the national adminis-
| tration and in future national and state
campaigns, the reapportionment of the
congressional districts, the next guber-
material nomination, as well as the re-
| election Of Senator Hanna two years
! hence, have been openly and freely dis
| cussed during the contest
what the Democrats Did.
The Democratic senate caucus noni-
mated Senator Roudbush for president
prom TEN. The Democratic house eau