Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-08
OPENING THE SESSION,
The Twenty-First Minnesota Legisla-
ture Organized.
SHAKING UP THE REPUBLICANS.
They Get an Awful Scare in the Senate
and Lose Two Men.
A COALITION MIGHT HAVE WON.
If it Had Only Coalesced at the Head
Of the Ticket Instead of the Tail.
TRANQUILITY in THE HOUSE
Everybody Elected by Acclamation Ex-
A COALITION MIGHT HAVE WON,
TRANQUILITY IN THE HOUSE
Everybody Elected by Acclamation Ex
cept in Two Instances.
SENATE.

There was unusual interest in the orpani-
cation of the Minnesota Senate yesterday.
That body is composed of forty-one mem
bers, and hence twenty-one votes controlled.
1t was known that there were sixteen straight
Democratic votes; that Power and Page,
elected rs Greenbackers were liable to act
with the Democrats; that Brown and Will
Hams, independent Republicans, might pos.
slbly do the same. In this event only one
more vote was needed. AS Senator Hellinp
did not attend the Republican caucus the
Inference was drawn that he would be the
pivotal man. He made no prom
Uses or alliance with the Demo-
Gratis, but from the fact that
he was not bound by his party caucus, not
having been present, there was hope-though
it must be granted quite faint hope.
When the Senate met the Republicans
were worried by the absence of c. D. Gllfl-
Ian, of st. Paul, and the Democrats were
worried by the absence of Henry Einds of
Shakopee. MIR. Kinds was DELAYED by the
train being an hour and q half late Before
p vote was reached both Senator's appeared,
and the full Senate then went to work
The Democrats had decided to support
Capt. j. d. Wood, of St. Paul, for secretary,
as against Charley johnson, the Republican
nominee When the roll was called, and SEN
ator Brown responded johnson it was
evident that there was no coalition, and as
the entire five. who, according to report, were
to act with the Democrats gave a similar re-
Spouse, all prospect Of Winning victory
vanished. BY mistake the President called
the vote on enrolling clerk immediately after
the secretary was elected, and here the i'm
mortal five cut loose from their Republican
record on the secretaryship, and legislative
Republican head rolled in the basket. The
first one in eighteen years.
The next vote taken was for assistant
secretary, and the five Drown, Helling
Powers. Page and Williams) voted with the
Republicans again. AS turn about seemed
to be fair play, the Republican nominee for
engrossing clerk was next slaughtered by
the five. 1t looked as though they were go
ing to change off every other vote. But
here their luck turned. They had, by wild
luck. won two minor offices, and by stupid
luck lost the significant ones. For assistant
sergeant-at- arms, the five voted against the
Republican nominee, but just before the
vote was announced Senator Doran changed
to the Republican nomiaee, Reese, and he
was elected. This terminated all interest in
the proceedings, and the large crowd which
had gathered in response to the rumOred
coup d'etat, rapidly vanished. The whole
thing was a haphazard affair, and while the
Republicans feel sore and chagrined the
opposition have no particular cause for jubi-
lation. 1t was ray of light, but so terribly
thin that it made scarcely perceptible pen
etration into the cave Of gloom which sur
rounds the average Minnesota legislature.