The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-01-31
ST. PAUL, January "a, 1889.


o'clock and SIS minutes" as Speaker
Graves put it. A few minutes before
adjournment waShburn's election had
been foreshadowed beyond doubt by
the ballot which Was taken, and the
recess Was used by the WasaburM
heelers in moving about here AMI
there in tho chamber congratulatinS |
each other Old the result. They were
apparently - joyous lot. 1t had been !
difficult before to say what might not |
happen. Every man Of them felt that |
he was walking over mine which
might be exploded under them at any
moment. and when the tension was
loOSened they all breathed fr eer and
smiled. Morgan looked over to where
Crossfield was seated and gave n sigh
which sounded very like the sudden
extracting OF a champagne cork, and
Crossfiold's smile broadeneu again.
He tumbled. met JOS W. Reynolds
at the window Of the telegraph 0ffic Q
| in the ants.room, where he Was sen d.
ing of q message no doubt to some OF
the anxious over in Grant county.
Reynolds was disguised with the out
como AMI said 30 loudly. why"
said he. "beforo l would get upon
the floor of that house and say with
some OF those fellows that WSShburn
was not the choice OF my constituents
nor my choice, but that, in obedience
to the caucus, shall vote for him, l
would" here words failed him.
Gee. W. Fish, the Gracevllls bank.
er and dem ocrat was there, too, tax
ing in the caucus. III. said that Hall
had neglected Big Stone county last
fall. ana would have been elected had
he paid proper attention to that part
of the forty-second. Charlie Peppers
tall form loomed up in one corner of
the chamber. l don't know whether
Charlie thought he had gotten into a
state encampmsnt or not. 1t would
have bsen pardonable mistake, for
many Of the legislators wore the
bronze button. not the least among
whom was the speaker himself.
Promptly ut noon the senate was
announced and the house came shift
ing to its feet as the main door
, opened and Lieutenant Governor Rice
nrm.in.arm with St. Pulls popular
democrat and mayor, BOB hmith, en-.
tered leading the procession.
The rest was nearly all weariSome
formality, working down to the main
fact that the millionaire railroad mag
nate, VIM. ID. WaShbnrn, had cap
tured the Minnesota senatorial prize
How it was done Is locked up in the
breasts of the investigating committee
= and, possibly. the sanctum of the
E newspaper which, it is charged, sent
, ITS reporter up into the lantern of the
, chamber during executive sessions
] "The testimony" said one excited
member, sis in the custody of the
: house and you may print million
} copies Of it if you want to-" but the
t probabilities are that the state printer
4 will miss that job.
t When the clerk Of the convention
] reached the name of Hixon in calling
| the roll he instinctivsly stopped.
3 There was momentary silence and
! then every head was turned to where
sat the blue.clad kicker from Grant
o Others before him had gotten up and
D explained their votes, generally fol
r the nominee of the cadcus or Judge
8 Start, and everybody knew tina,
y Hixon would say something. He did
J. at 10 not pleasant to stand where
i do in this matter" he began. No
it is not, to put it mildly
t pheasant to have your own party .
home lying for your scalp with the
d opposition Rating you for past rank
Il partisanship, but you did what ar
!. honest man might, and deserve al
the credit for that which your con
stituency will give. 1t Is hot popular
;. however. and you may experienc,
:. some difficulty In being returned t
the senate two years from now. You
action. though, and Che reason 70,
gave for doing it, shone like an arc
: light against . penny dip when com.
n pared With some OF the. explanation
. given ON that door that day, scnator
u He had become convinced that brib
4 terry had been resorted to and for tina
n reason could not countsnance tn,
n. CAUCUS, and would cast his vote 70
y one of eilIe honest men Of Minneapoii
. and he admitted there were hon es
It men even there, John p. Rea. Til
y roll call proceeded without furthe
, incident until the name of J. d
/ Smith, OF Hennipin county, VIA
reached. Mr.. Smith committed RAM
\ breach of etiquette by attacking
y member Of the senate, especially dur
= ing his absence, but be accomplishe,
{ his object by drawing the attention
e Of all the members to Senator Hixon
u aud In appreciation of his attack npor
the senator. Morgan. Crosstisld ant
4 all the Washburn heelers chesre,
d and applaIled.
s The democrats had u little lovefeas
: all to themselves. all but two v0tin,
!. for Senator r. w. DIrant, the senate
T himself voting for Tom Bowen, VIII,
4 had nominated him. Durant said hi
: believed in standing by the caacu.
!. and all that kind of thing, but to-da.
It be would holt his gparty:s choice ant