Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1889-11-28
AN INTERESTING SITUATION
Has been Reached in the Sena.
torial est-Statement
OF the Cast.
The scssntlinayian Cad Freely
Used to Keep johnson
Men in Line.
Robinson Leads the Stampede
Which Tranlples Down the
Ambitious Alien.

Ambitious Alien.
Senatorial Gossip Galore.
BISMARCK, Nov. "a, 1880 Special cor.
respondence] The legislature is wholly
engrossed in the business of senator
making. It is doing nothing but can
cusslpg and meeting in JOINT session to
ballot for senator. Saturday afternoon
johnson looked like winner. The re-
publican caucus has not yet nominated a
man, but the naming of johnson Satur-
day morning was only prevented by tile
most skillful parliamentary tactics. The
situation has resolved itself into afight
of the field against him, but the field
shows an element OF weakness in its in
ability to concentrate and settle on one
man. There are too many self-contident
tlark-horse candidates who persist III re-
naming in the race. White the oppo-
nents Of johnson are !ilibusterin. for
delays, III the hope Of breaking into the
johnson columns, and hive succeeded,
in getting the delays, but 50 tarbave
been unable to stem, the tide Johnsonian.
On the other hand, while johnson has
persistently fought dilatory moves and
been worsteli in the fight, he has recov-
cred and bobbed up in the next tourna-
ment with additional strength. Had
there ,seu Il leader and parll,lnentarlan
worthy OF the nanle among the johnson
forces, tho gentleman would have Sc
cured the caucus nomination and have
tor era this.
At the republican caucus Saturday
morning ballot WIS taken. lh- secre-
retary announced the result as johnson
40, Casey ~ Walsh 9, Ordway 4, Nc
Eumber Z. Pluminer |, LAalouro3. All
over the room members and Others We're
Keeping TAB on tie vote and sonle
thought johnson had received Al, which
being a majority OF all tie republican
memoers, would have nominlted him
Cote of Dickey. challenged Tie accuracy
OF the secretary and asdemanded a verlfica-
tion Of tile vote. The roll was again
called, but by shrewd generalship the
field adjourned bfole the result was an
nouncetl. Those who kept Tally as the
roll call procesded, say the result Was:
Johnson IL, .Ordway .. McCnmDer 9,
Casey 10, LaMOuTe 8, ana Walsh
8. Selby, who was chairman, Is
johnson man lie ruled after
the vote had been Taken that
verIhcLtlon conld NOT De han, DuC
that the second roll call Was for a second
ballot. Ihis decision Williams appealed
from. Before this tangle was stralght-
ened out Williams moved to adDnrn.
Selby ruled the molten out OF order De-
cause, he said, vote Was IN process OF
being taken, the result not having been
announced. Then an appeal was taken.
Things were now growing interesting. A
number Of technical objections were
raised. Finally Mccullough OF Walsh,
moved that the caucus adjourn until
O'Clock p. m. Inls finally carried and
the caucus adjourned. The victory was
with the field. Everybody comedies that
the johnson men were outwltted. With
proper management he would have been
nominated. Mccullough, who moved
the adjournment until p. H., Is u John
son man. He thonght the nomination
of his fav0rite was only postponed few
hours by the Adjournment. but tlme may
show that it cost the Lakota man sen
atorship.
At any rate the field again got the
best of tue delay business this afternoon.
when Williams secured an adjournment
Of the joint session to seven o'clock. with
the object Of talking against time this
evening and preventing the caucus. The
anti-,IOhpson men are not afraid OF the
joint sessions. johnson may have a
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