Show Ohio Senatorial Contest COLUMBUS Jan 1The Ohio legislature will convene Monday The body is Democratic Demo-cratic in both branches and one of the most important duties of the legislature will bo the selection of a United States Senator to succeed Henry B Payne The leading candidates are Calvin S Brice of Lima John H Thomas of Springfield and John A McMahon of Dayton Several Sev-eral others are mentioned a possibilities The managers for Brice have been here several days looking after his interests and profess confidence that they will bo able to nominate him on the second ballot after the members have complimented their local candidates so far as they have any The Thomas managers claim that they will show a strength of thirty on the first ballot and gain steadily till their man I is nominated Brices managers consider this claim ridiculous McMahons headquarters head-quarters have not opened |