The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1889-11-28

Pierce was sent for and upon
his appearance there was fine tribute to
his popularity. In a very few words he
fifty acknowledged the high honor and
withdrew. The easy nomination of Pierce
was a foregone conclusion, but the Sec
ond man was, and is still, I'M
known. Two ballots were taken, and
then the caucus adjourned. There
were eight nominations. Winship and
Walsh of Grand Forks, Johnson of Lakota
McCumber of Wahpeton, Spencer and Ord
way of Walsh county, Walter Muir and
Col. Plummer of Cass county. Senator
Worst of Emmons county nominated Ord
way. The nomination was not seconded.
Johnson on the first ballot received q votes
and 27 on the second. McCum-
Der received IA and II on the
two ballots. On the first ballot Ordway re-
ceived nine votes and ten on the second.
Four Cass county members voted for him,
and also Little of Burleigh, Worst of EN-
mons, Lilly of Mcintosh, Reed of Towner
and Belden of Logan. Not one of his home
elegation-Walsh county-voted for him.
Winship received three on the first and five
on the second ballot, Muir11 and 8, Spencer
sand l, Walsh and 10 and Plummer 9.
Johnson's strength scared the field, and, by
uniting, it effected an adjournment before
taking third ballot. Johnson's probable
strength, 81 votes, voted against adjourn
ment; for adjournment, 46. Johnson is
strong candidate Winship went to him on
the second ballot. 1t is hard to guess whom
the field will concentrate upon. Rumors
of combinations are thick, but none are
worth repeating. Pierce will be elected to-
morrow. The caucus so decided.
In the Democratic caucus of thirteen
members ex-Secretary Mccormack was
complimented with the nomination for the
United States senate.
At midnight the caucassing indicates that
Johnson's nomination is very probable.
Walter Muir has withdrawn, and he favors
the election of Johnson. Hankinson says
the bulk of McCumber's strength will go to
Johnson when McCumber withdraws. The
field is hunting hard for candidate, but in
vain at this hour.
The governors message will show that
there will be a probable deficiency the first
year of $155,S70. Bonded Indebtedness is
$3.50, ,807. He opposes long session of 100
days and wants it cut short. He favors the
Australian system of voting, discusses the
hibition clause decentIy enforced. The
message is full of valuable dedail and is
necessarily long. It is clean-cut docu-
ment.
THE WASHINGTON SENATOR'S.
OLYMPIA, Wash, Speciality common
consent one of the United States senators to
be elected is awarded to the east and one to
the west division of the State of Washing
ton. On the ballot for the east side senator
the vote in the house to-day stood:
John B. Allen, 46; George Turner H. T. H.
Brents 1; Charles s. Voorhees, 8. In the
senate the vote stood: Allen 20; Turner 6.
The ballot for the west side senator in the
house stood; Ex-Gov. Watson c. Squire
46; Gen. j. W. Sprague IL; Walter j.
Thompson 8; st. G. E. Turner 1: John F.
Gowery 1. Squire received thirty votes in
the senate. He and Allen, both Republic
cans, are therefore elected.
BOTH ABLE MEN.
TACOMA, Wash, Special Telegram,
John b. Allen of Walla Walla did the
Territory of Washington notable service
while he was its delegate at Washington,
and his election to-day is an almost
unanimous recognition of those services.
His election as United States senator was
assured from the moment he entered the
| field and the election came to him after his
canvass was fairly begun almost sponta-
neously. He is young man, rather con-
servative by nature and not as much of an
all-round politician as his colleague in the
senate, Squire. Allen and the pres
ent congressman, John L. Will
son of Spokane Falls, have long
been intimate friends and leading lawyers
and politicians of Eastern Washington. He
wealthy. The more notable man of the
two senator's is Watson G. Squire of Seattle.