Omaha daily bee., 1885-05-20
The Black Eagle Of Illinois Scars
Away from all Rivalry.
Gen. John A. Logan Be Elected 10
the United States Senate.
After Many Months the Most Noted
contest on Record Ends-Pro.
ceedings of The Session.
JHH TIE BREAKS ..
GEN. LoGAN's TRIUMPH.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 19.-Gen. Logan
has been reelected United States senator
from Illinois, after a contest requiring all the
staying powers which he is we'll known TO pos.
sess. Even his enemies tonight confess that
the victory was a splendid one and deserving,
in view Of his organizing It out of an apparent
defeat and In the face of the open venality of
the other side. The feeling was general that
something decisiv We would accompany the bal
loting in the joint session to-day, and swarms
of politicians of both parties from all over the
state arrived here this morning.
As the time for the joint session approached
every inch of space in the galleries was occu-
pied by expectant men and women. When
the democrats realized this morniug that all
the republicans were In town, they displayed
evidences of q panic and did their best to in
duce some
REPUBLICANS NOT TO VOTE.
Ruger and Sittig were the uncertain quaint.
ties, neither the republicans nor the democrats
knowing positively what they would do.
Logan, Tree, Morrison and Josh Allen were
on the floor wh9n the joint session assembled.
Kruger CANT into the house on the republican
side and was nestled with Senator White and
other republicans, who surrounded him.
Every senator and representative was present
-51 senators and 1853 representatives. The
call of the roll for United States senator was
begun amid an impressive presence. The
republic ans began to vote right away. The
democrats did not respond on the first call.
When
RuGER VOTED FOR GEN. LOGAN
there was tremendous republican cheering.
The house roll call proceeded regularly, the
republicans voting for Gen. Logan, the dem
ocrats not voting. There was no excitement
until McMillan's name was reached, and then
rapidly passed by the clerk. Mcmillan rose,
voted for Logan and was applauded. Then
every one waited for Sittig, who did not ans
wer, and the democrats began to applaud.
Trexler was the next object of interest, and
he voted for Logan. 1t was then apparent
that 1t would require only Sittig's vote to
elect Logan. The absentees were called.
The democrats did not vote. Sittig then had
an opportunity to fulfill his promise to elect
j. gan when his vote could do it. When his
and concluded by voting for Gen. John A.
Logan.
THIS DECIDED THE CONTEST.
On Sittig's announcement that he voted fro
Logan the republicans cheered, jumped upon
the desks, shook each others hands, fell on
each others necks, and roared themselves
hoarse. The democrats sat silent and, when
the absentees were called, voted for LANDER
ton Tree. While the roll cal was going on
Senator Merritt, democrat, went over to Alb.
ner Taylor, and whispered to him. 1t then
began to appear hat there was 'somethiug in
the wind" and the democrats conferred on
the floor evidently meaning migch!.f to Lo-
gan. Suddenly. Baker, of MoultIie, a demo-
crat, changed his vote to OBJ Farwell, and was
followed IN rapid succession by McNally, and
other democrats. 1t looked as if the demo.
cratic tide was going toward Farwell, but it
was stemmed by Barry, of Pike, a democrat,
who changed from Tree to Logan, and the
republicans cheered sgain. He changed back
to Farwell, when the din began again, but no
come over to Farwell, and after waiting for
some time, Speaker Haines finally announced
the vote.
The calling of the roll occupied over two
hours. Ga the veriication of the roll Logan
received 103 votes. The democrats tried
every means of drawing out the republican
votes by voting for Farwell. but failed. Then
they went back to Tree, and he received 80
votes. The final vote was as follows: John
A. Logan, 1903; L.. Tree, 80: John @. Black,
2; J. Scofeld, Q; William r. Morrison, l; j.
X. Hoxie, |.
LOGAN WAS DECLARED SENATOR
amid the widest cheering. A committee
was then appointed to conduct the general to
the house, and upon being introduced he
made q brief speech, thanking them for the
honor.
AS if their cup of misery was not yet full,
the leading democrats here are tonight con-
demninp the party management at Spring
field and at Washington.
Carter Harrison, IN an interview, gives the
names of republicans who had promieed to
vote for him If the party had made him the
caucus candidate. Ths press comment with
out exception expresses It's belief that the
long contest Is ended.
By Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. May 19.--Gen. JohnA Lo.
gan was to day elected United States senator.
In the JOINT session There was a great jam in
the honse, both on the floor and in the CALLER
les. Fitty'one senators and lob representa-
tives were present when the vote was taken.
A dead silence prevailed The democrats
refused to vote, The senators all voted
for Logan, giving him % votes.
votes. Ruger's vote was received
with cheers. When Sittig was called, in a
long speech explaining his position, no voted
for Logan under protest, and was received
with the widest cheers. This gave Logan
103 votes.
In the explanation of his vote Mr.. Stttig
reviewed his career In the legislature, star ing,
as he put it,at his honest election to represent
a people entitled to an honorable representa-
ton, He had entered the legislature firm in
the conviction that his allegiance to his con-
stituency and to his own manhood were SUI
perior to those of his party, under which con,
ditiOns he felt that no party caucus could bind
him. Had had been opposed to the election
OF John A, Logan to the senate and what was
the result? He had been jeered
by the friends of Logan, insulted,
treated to every lndignity, and escaped only
violence at their hands. At puplic table he
was insulted in the presence of his wife by q
woman who wore the badge of the grand army
of the republic and the badge of the union
veteran club. The republican member had
removed their seats, which they had selected,
from the vicinity of his, and it was even
threatened that the place he occupied would
be draped In mock mourning by the men
who csnsured him, for what? For
party treason they had called 1t and yet the
journals of the legislature showed thai
although he had not foIsaken the principle.
OF self-respeot and an independent manhood
he had at no time injured the cause of the re-
publican party. When the member OF the
house from Cass died MIR. Sittig said he had
openly announced a pair with the vote of tbs
deceased. Wa there any republican who
would dare say that action had hurt the re
publican partyf Any who would Rsser
that by his action Mr.. Sittig had in
terfered with the election of a Republican
to succeed the deceased And yet h,
was called a traitor to his party, his family
was insulted, and to the little on as at hum'
he Low ID, he WAS Illuminated, t. explain that
he had done nothing wrong for which they
should be hlrIatset and their happiness de-
stroysd, lie had received this Treatment
from the friends OF Johu A. Logan. ''Thoss
men " continued the speaker, ''have from the
start been disposed TO draw Jehn A. Logan