Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-20
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fnR Rxn eF a LsxG sTRresEE.
Aftsr four rr0asns uf uncertainty tss
IIisnois senatorial str1Gzie has eosse V
an end. Il has been IN many FesI'%sss
one Of TIE moss psmafkabls essatssts 70
the history Of ssnasoEiAl e'sct'ons-
The legislature. ~ II vas Arst sssAa-
i,aa vss exscsIy tie, the Republicans
b.v,ng a majority Of o0e in tia senate
sUa ,hs Dssnocn.ls 8 maIOriIy Of lami
I.y ,,sgnituds In the Hsuss. The Be
,utaiaana oYeauised TIE upper hoass
wttho.s a,ffIsuI,,. bot In tbs loser house
the contest ever tbs orssnA1 asa'n
to.e ..d hitter. Il resulted in TIE cleo
to- a. .rsakar Of Elijah ". Hainss.
-. ...sa ia, die Democrats thrsz9h-
cat, although be uaa known - ail a.
dependert.
The organization, however, vas o0a
the beeinnins uf the confess. DAY
after day the tso houses net 10 'oin'
...s;au ana bsIloted wlthost nssals-
The RepublicAn vote vas east fer jour
A. Loean and the Demoeraiis for WIZ
ism r. Morrison. One OF two ksi'ao'f
cans refused 10 note for Logan, buitsss
voald nat aossvt Morrison and Their
voses we're nsaally cast for Fai'weDs
Haines or some other third candidate.
Hsl,her o. tbs hadine candidates soaid
obtain Q majority, The vote Of na'tnsf
rising Of suy tia,s above tbs af'saslsfAs
tory one hundrsd and one, which marx
a an equal division Of the legislature
Party spirit Of course ran high. eass iss
Il Be ala for the sredit Of American
poiitlcs. Of which unfogtonassly very
liss,s has Il ersditabls can be said the
contest Vas In svsry respect alean one.
Nsishsr Logan nor Mcrrisoli allowed
the chsraessr Of his opponent to Be as
called BY ovsr.hsated partiaArs, aud no
charges Of bribRy or corrapssoa nave
hesn made seAinst either candidate.
Matters ran On TINS for many weeks.
Fsnally o Republican memtef 81 the
aou.s dl,d. Ne bad besn q tioh man
from ths time the session began, and
his death was not . SURPRISE 10 dlo
nos affect the resalt, however, ~ ma
yority Of the si,tirs lssislatafs was re-
asirsd 70 elect, asa The Morrison forces
were nt no time able 70 muster more
than one hsndred and one votes A
spselal election was ordered TO Oh the
vacancy, and In due Tins another
RspnbIlsan lsas elected ~ ill
De plass Of the dad milmbsf.
lsavine The strength Of ihs two
parties unchanged. befors thin cen-
sumrnaticn had been reached the
name Of Democratic member Of the
Senate had bsea added 70 tho death roll,
and another spscial election was ordered
TO All this second vacancy. Here 10 uss
fhas the RspublIcans finally ouigentr-
alsd their opponents. They made a
quiet buf vieuTCus camTaign, and al
though the district had previously been
strongly Democratic, the Republican
candidate was elected by good FOuud
majority. This gave the Republicans q
majority In the Legislature, aud utterly
aisoomhisd th.' Democrats There was
scme talk Of d contest 10 prevent the
newly elected Senator taking bis seat,
bat II the Democrats had such plan
they did NOS pat IL into exeeutien, and
ths Republican successor TO the dead
Demooret vas duly sworn In.
All the work tina. remained for the
Republicans vas 10 force Sittig, Re
publicen who had voted against Logan
from the beginning, and one or two Re
pubiioans who had ssrayed fran bis
Support, into line with their colleagues.
This Wa accomplished. and IL became
evident that lLoRah's elession was as
sured.a The Democrats, as 3 last re-
soFt. threw thar vote 70 a Republican.
Fafwell--hophiR 70 win one or two votes
from Logan. bns the Republican COL
ann stood firn,, and Jehn A. Logan re.
gsived one hundred and three votes. and
vas daily declared elected.
Few viii be sorry al this outcome 10
The struggle. Logan lisa ysaleuli parti-
san, but his ability IA unqusitioaed.
He ID peFfestly honest. After twenty
ysas Of CONVERSATIONAL service be is to.
dag poor ipan, and bis name has
never bsen uientioaed In soma e,ien
with steals or sorrapt iobs. Above all.
hs b . man Of positive eosvietions
He 10 leader. nos . followsr. Ia
THINKS for hiessif, and others fall IL
linz with him. He b decided. bold. AZ
srssaivs. He h what carlyle would
eAll man. roo formula His pres.
sncs will add strenRth 70 the sompacs
body Of intellectnal giants who gill.
daring The esmine years, uphold the
BepnhliuAn hannsr n the Senate.