St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-11-26
CASEY GETS The PLUM
The Dark Horse From James,
town Finishes First in the
Senatorial Race.
Twenty-Six Of NJ. N. Johnson's
Friends Stick to Him to
the Last.
Gov. Toole Will Let Montana
Legislators Break Their
Own Deadlock.
The Pine City Murderer Re-
The Pine City Murderer Re-
moved to Saltwater to
Escape Lynehing.
Special to the GLOBE.

Special to the GLOBE.
BISMARCK, n. D., Nov. 25.-At last
the deadlock in the election of United
States senator is broken. Lyman r.
Casey, of Jamestown, was tonight
elected on the frs. ballot. 1t was evil
dent from the beginning of the roll-call
that Casey was gaining at rate that
would elect him. At the completion of
the rolI-call he had forty-twO votes while
Nj. NJ. johnson had thirty-two. Before
the vote was announced JudsOn La.
More changed his vote from Sprague tO
Casey. This, together with the fact
that Walsh withdrew in CaSey's favor,
started the
STAMPEDE IN FAVOR OF CASEY,
and when the vote was announced he
had So, Johnson holding 26, who refused
to change. Before the changing COM
menced johnson had 80 votes. the other
votes being scattered to Walsh. Nc
Cumber and Maratta. Casey was es.
cOrted to the hall, and as he appeared
the entire assPmhlage rose and cheered.
his speech of acceptance was neat and
to the point, anu his remarks added
largely to his list of friends. He
pledged fidelity to the agricultural i'll
terests of the state ana promised to put
forth his endeavOrs to prove worthy of
the great honor conferred. He has not
been politician and he goes to the
United States senate in one bound,
never having held office in the state be-
fore. Hundreds of his friends in the city
are wild with delight, and an informal
banquet was rendered him at the Sher-
idan house tonight. Senator Casey is
brother of T. b. Casey. the Minneapolis
banker, and has high standing in the
state. Senators Pierce and Casey will
start for Washington within week.
CASEY IS WELL LIKED.
Special TO the CLIQUE
FARGO. \. D., Nov. 25.-L. r. Casey
is well known in Fargo. and his cleo
ton as United States senator is emf
nently satisfactory to residents of this
city. He has been more or less inti-
mately connected in a business way
with the Red river valley for some
years, and is respected as upright, hon
est, and in every way qualified for the
high Office.
HERE IS cAsEY's RECORD.
Lyman r. Casey, who was elected United
States senator tonight. was born at York. y,
Y, in 81, and moved TO Ypslanti, Mich,
at an early age, where he prepared for tile
University of Michigan. at Ann Arbor, ut
falling health compelled him to give I'D 9
college course. For ten years he was engaged
in the oyster trade at Buffalo. Baltimore and
Detroit with Platt q Co., and then in the
hardware trade at Detroit being one Of the
firm of Tefft, Casey & Kellogg. In
1872 he went abroad and travelled
in Europe for five years. He is
a man of high ch aracter and culture,
speaks French as well rs English, and has
vide acquaintance. lie married a Miss
Platt, of Baltimore and has three children q
daughter in school at Detroit, son on the
farm a Melville. and one with Platt & Co.,
Baltimore. In 1882 he came N Dakota in
the interest of the Darlington q Casey Land
cOmpany's interests. where he has since re-
sided. The company has 10000 acres of
Dakota land, with 5000 acres under cultiva-
ton. Their capital is S500.uO0. T. B.
Casey, vice president of the Northwestern
National bank. of Minneapolis, is president
of the company. Senator Casey is a farmers
alliance man, al d is chairman of the farm
erS' alliance irrigation committee.