Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1890 — BRICE ELECTED SENATOR. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BRICE ELECTED SENATOR.

He Receives ”6 Out of 144 Votes Cast by Ohio’s Legislature. Columbus (O.) dispatch: At noon Tuesday Calvin S. Brice was elected to the United States Senate, having received a majority of the votes cast in both branches of the Legislature. In the Senate Mr. Shaw of the Lima district nominated Brice; Mr. Gaumer of Zanesville seconded the nomination. Mr. Schneider of Cincinnati nominated Murat Halsted. This action was received with cheers, hisses and laughter. The presiding officer gave notice that a repetition of the disorder would lead to the clearing out of the lobby. Mr. Massie of Chillicothe nominated ex-Gov. Foster. The vote in the Senate resulted: Brice, 19: Foster, 14; Halstead, 1. In the House Mr. Brown, (Dem.) of Hancock, who is sick, was carried to the hall in a chair. The only other Democrats absent were Messers Troeger of Holmes and Lawlor of Franklin, who is ill. Messrs Willis (Rep,) and Blair (Rep.) were absent. Mr. Hunt of San-

dusky presented the name of Calvin S. Brice, which was seconded by Belleville of Montgomery.. Representative Braman named Charles Foster. Thia nomination was seconded by Representative Laylin. On the roll-call the vote of Mr. Counts for Mr. Brice was received with cheers, as was also that of Mr. Munson. These were the members who were credited with being bolters. Smith, the third caucus bolter, voted for L. T. Neal. Pennell, a strong Brice man, voted for Foster by mistake, and beiore he could matte the correction the House was in an uproar. The Speaker threatened that the hall would have to be cleared unless order was maintained. The vote in the House stood: Brice, 57; Foster, 52, and Neal, 1. Brice was declared the choice of the H|>use. The result was canvassed by the Senate and House in joint session Wednesday. The joint resultof the two branches is: Brice, 76; Foster, 66; Halstead, 1, and Neal. 1.

CALVIN S. BRICE.