The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-01-22


members of the Legislature met in caucus
and ON the first ballot nominated Hon. WIN.
A. WALLACE as their candidate for L. :.
Serotor. The vote stood for Wallace 100,
Clymer IA and Black 8. Six of the latter
afterwards changed their votes TO Mr. Wal
lace. On motion to make the nomination
unanimous, Senator Rowland, of Pike coun-
ty, and Representatives McHenry, Of Column
bia, and Bedford, of Sullivan, voted no. Mr.
Ryan of this county was absent.
On Tuesday at 3 O'Clock, p. m. each House
separately proceeded to an election. In the
House the vote stood for Wallace l07 for
Allison, Republican, SO. In the Senate
Wallace had Is votes, and Alisen had 30
votes. As the two Houses did not agree in
the choice, on Wednesday they met in joint
convention, when the vote stood for Wallace
l25, for Allison 1l6.
Mr.. Wallace was therefore declared duly
elected. Considerable excitement had pre-
| ceded the nomination and the ballotng, but
all attempts to divert the majority from its
| purpose utterly failed and we are glad to
say a harmonious result was finally arrived
| at. Three Democratic mcnbers and two
| Republicans have died since the election, and
there were wild rumors about several becom-
ing unnecessarily sck-in fact unnecessarily
dangerously ili--sut good physicians, better
fortune, or a kind Providence seem to have
restored them with no little promptness.-
DR.. Wishart, Democratic member from Full
ton, was thrown from stage coach r few
days before, which resulted in broken arm,
yet he manfully proceeded to his post and
cast his vote.
Originally the joint political complexion
| OF the Legislature stood 1870 Democrats to
12l Republicans. After the death of five
members it stood l27 Democrats to ll9 Re
publicans. 12t votes, If all were present and
voted, were required to elect. ~ Mr. Wal
lace would probably not choose to vote for
himself, his vote deducted left the full Dem
ocratic strength at l25 votes-only two moro
than the required number but if he did not
vote then it would be three more. 1t is
said that if boiling had been attempted some
Republicans would have voted for him, but
that would have been a stretch Of gene rosity
scarcely to be looked for.
We have heretofore expressed our OPT nion,
of Mr.. Wallace pretty fully. We have full
faith in his integrity, sound Democracy and
ability, but upon questions ofproprety, both
in official action and in measures of political
expediency and strict adherance to ultra Dem
ocratic doctrines we have differed from him
and have at all times given free expression
to that difference. As he is now the Sena-
torial choice of his party, we propose to
judge him hereafter altogether by his action
in the Federal Senate. He is probably not
| fifty years Of age, is very energetic, has
great ability and is pretty thoroughly filled
with a just ambition and lively hope of en-
inence. Of late years the eSenate of the Unit
ed States is characterized by higher order
of ability and craftsmanship than was its gen
eral make up during the war. To acquire
and maintain distinction in that body here
after will call into requsition the very high
est abilities and the sternestOppostion to ev-
cry form Of corruption and governmental ex-
travagance. That Mr.. Wallace will prove
equal to the occasion we do not doubt and is
our earnest hope. To those who have hereto
fore opposed his aspirations we now appeal to
judge him fairly, impartially and even gen
erously by his future act Let his hands be
strengthened by a solid support and I'M
doubling confidence in his capacity and mo-
tives, and if he does not then acquit himself
as his enthusiastic friends Anticipate the fault
can only be ascribed to himself