, 1890-11-18
THE SECOND SENATOR.
He Has Not Yet Hove into Plain
Sight.
A Democrat Receives the Biggest
Vote Cast.
Twelve Candidates We're in the
Field Yesterday.
Two Formal Ballots Which Signify
Very Little.

The curtain was run up on Act II
scene l in the legislature yesterday. At
moor the joint body met in the house and
took up the matter of e~lecting a United
States senator to fill the second place.
The attendance was very much larger
than on Saturday. The lobbies were
fairly packed and the galleries very well
crowded. OF course there was a much
greater incentive to attendance than on
Saturday. At that time it was commonly
understood that the proceedings would be
cut and dried, Judge Carey to receive the
unanimous vote of his party. What an
audience usually wants is a lively con-
test; the formalities don't attract them.
This was undoubtedly the reason why
there was such a largely increased attend
ance yesterday. Had the audience first
known what they discovered later it is en-
tirelywithin the bounds of possibility that
many would have remained way attend
ing to their ordinary duties.
As a matter Of fact the proceedings Of
1SSNSiNoJ nCS III a "anhSi Juot 10
cut and dried as the proceedings of Sat
urday. 1t was quite apparent to every
body that there could not possibly be a
choice. Ifnothing else indicated 1t the Yot-
ing OF the Laramie county delegation
would have given the whole thing away.
Those gentlemen worked the thing en-
tirely too fine and so scattered their votes
that they could by no possible chance do
any harm. Becks adherents and Ram
saws seemed TO be the only ones who
we're not playing a game. or course the
Albany county delegation were honest
enough in casting their votes for ex Gov
ernor Hoyt, but none Of them believed
for a moment that he stood the least show
of an election. particularly Yesterday. He
only gained one vote over his delegation
Chat Of Mr.. Amoretti of Fremont) and
even this was lost on the second ballot.
1t may be safely asserted that yester-
days balloting means absolutely nothing
and indicates absolutely nothing. 1t is
possible that today's vote may likewise
indicate nothing and that several days
may be spent in preliminary diminishing
leading up to the final struggle when
Cheyenne's Dark Horse will enter the
ring and knock down the persimmon.
Until that moment the balloting will be
little other than a piece of comedy, con-
trived to gull the spectators but not sue
ceeding to any remarkable extent.
Roll call showed thirty right senators
and representatives present, twenty-five
being necessary to a choice. Mr.. Peter
son, of the house. was the only member
absent. Senators Kabis and Griffin and
Representative CLAY having been sworr
in.
The following senators and represen.
tatives voted for w. I. Ramsay yesterday:
Edwards, Marx Russell, Arnold, Griffin
Thorp-6.
George i. Beck received the entire
vote of the Democratic delegation:
Chamberlain, Kabs, Keenan,, Baker,
Rnwn CIav Hall RIair Merri1 10,
80 ~ h;nnsst ro,o o.st s,r ~
's' Nh' 'O'' 'aS' 'f AuS
nominee.
Judge Homer Merrells vote was Chat.
terton. Williams Davis (Carbonl Dunn
u;.,l. S,.-.nou'e
M cn
Inc NOW voted LOT John W.
doyt: Fitch, McGil, Amoretti, Geb,
hardt, Haley, Langheldt, Reals, Suther