The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-26
MINNESOTA SENATORIAL ELECTION.
Result Of the FIRST Days Ballotlng
for Senator Rs ,ssey's Successor, at
ST. Paul, Jan. I.9.
In the Senate.

81. Paul, Jan. 149.
In the Senate.
Upon the Senate being called to order
= at II O clock Mr.. Freeman moved call
of the Senate Seconded. All present.
Mr.. Folsom nominated Alexander Ram
sey for United States Senator. Mr.. Lie
nan nominated 1gnatius Donnelly. Mr..
Armstrong nominated Cushman K. Da-
Wis.
Mr.. Armstrong proceeded to give the
reas ons why certain Republicans would
support Gov. Davis to-day. He came here
representing constituency, nine-tentns
of whom were in favor of Gov. Davis, and
opposed to caucus. But, being persuade
ed to go into the caucus, he had to say it
was fairly conducted according to the
rules it adopted. But by the action of
the caucus he was likely to be tied, hand
and foot, to the support of man for Uni
ted States Senator whom his constituents
did not want, with no record to show that
he had represented his constituents in
the matter. He found others in the
same situation. And hence he concluded
to so into open convention and there
make his record. That was mainly the
reason why he was here nominating Cush-
man n. Davis for Senator before this Leg
islature.
On the subject Of the caucus, he pro-
ceeded to read from ex.President Wool
sey. OF Yale College, and others, arguing
that secret caucus violates the spirit Of
the law upon the subject of electing a
United States Senator; that the member
OF the Legislature who votes at the die
tatlon of secret caucus does not act in
accordance with the spirit of his oath ;
since both imply an open responsibility
to mis- constituents.
When Mr.. Coggswcll's name was call
I'd. he said:
"The people of Steele county are now called
Upon to express their choice for United States
senator. In this chamber, those people can
peak only through me. am their mouth
piece, and only their mouth-piece.
ont t 5ns GSSf' 10 S nsg are Toud dVdsS
'good old-1ashioned Democrat, if you can find
lin, and this would accord with my i1ldivid-
lal opinion. About thirds of them would
'ay Cushman K. Davis. Desiring, as do, to
epresent the majority Of the people, Of my
heory of our government may be carried out
practice, as far as can carry it out, you
Till record their vote by me for Cushman K.
Davis.
Mr.. Hubbard, remarked that without ex-
lanation or apology he wanted his vote
ecorded for Cushman K. Davis.
Mr.. McGovern had no apologies to
lake for his vote. He represented con-
tituency whose wishes he intended to
AIRY out. They had been directly ex-
ressed to him, and his own agreed with
neir's. He voted for Gov. Davis.
Mr.. Rice said thrce-fourths of his con-
tituents were in favor Of Gov. Davis be-
lg elected to the Senate, and he wished
heir vote through him to be recorded
Mr.. Wells said he wished to vote for an
Independent man, and one he was not
,shamed of, and would, therefore, have
lis vote recorded for Thomas S. Buck
lam. s
The roll Call being ended, the result
vas announced as follows
Those who voted for Alexander Ram.
icy were Senators Benedict, Blake, Buck.
lam, Butler, Child, Clarke. Conkey,
Drake, Finseth, Folsom, Frankenfeld,
Graves, McKAsick, Meighen, K. Nelson,
Page, Pillsbury and White-l8.
Those who-Toted for lgnatlus Donnelly
we're Senators Berry, Capser, Cox, Doran,
Doughty, Hill, Lienau, Macdonald, Mea.
ey, Murray. W estfall and Wilkinson-l2.
DAVIS.
Those who voted for Cushman K. Da-
lis were Senators Armstrong, Coggswell,
freeman, Hubbard, McGovern, A. Mel.
;on, Rice and Smiths.
Senator Langdon voted for William D..
WaShburn-1.
Senator Wells voted for Thomas S.
3uckham-lAA
Senator Donnelly was excused from
7oting--l.
REHABILITATION.
Alexander Ramsey ...... ...... 10
gnatlus DOnnelly ...... ...... ...... IL
;ushman K. Davis w go. go. 900. 8
William d. Washburn. ......~..... ....... l
Thomas 5. Buckhanl go. 5000. ...... ..... /
excused from voting go. ...... 80. ....... l
Total number of Senators :. ..... ...... IL
In the House.
The House convened at IL NJ. and a
all Of the House being ordered, all were
ound to be present.
A motion by sMr. Bosworth to proceed
the election of United States Senator
7as adopted.
Mr.. Keegan in his rich Irish brogue
the Hon. TgnatiuS DOnnal1v of