The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-23

this a committee from each party
was sent with q statement of the
case to the Supreme Court and the
House waited for a decision as to
which officer has the constitutions
right to preside.
Gov. Thayer has ordered out q
of National guards and at
IL O'Clock they had stacked arms in
the corridors of the Capitol Crowds
are arriving on every train to the
of Gov.-elect Boyd and
impatience is shown over
the delay in counting the votes. The
militia is called out only as pre-
measure. There is little
danger of an outbreak.
POINT IN FAVOR OF BOYD.
The supreme court has issued writ
of mandamus compelling the Speaker
to canvas the returns This is point
in favor of Governor-elect Boyd.
When the Sheriff went to serve the
mandamus Captain Garden of the
police force went with him. The AL
lance deputies seized Garden and
tried to throw him back, but Garden,
who is a veteran soldier, Immediately
began forcing his way in. His coat,
vest and shirt were torn off and then
he drew his club and announced that
the next man that touched him would
answer for it, and with the Sheriff he
entered the hall and served the sum-
mons. Lieut.. Gov. Mieckeljohn then
declared the session adjourned and
the Republicans and Democrats filed
out the House. Elder then called the
alliance members to order and direct
ed the roll to be called.
One hundred members OF the
Samoset Association of Omaha are
on hand and will see that Boyd is in
augurated.
Mr.. Elder called the eighteen sena-
tors and fifty-five representatives of
the alliance to order at joint session.
Elder was declared presiding officer of
the Joint session the alliance men
started to begin work. Some un-
important business was done and
effort made to amend the rules of
joint convention to make the speaker
of the house presiding officer instead
of the lieutenant governor. An ad
journment was taken until $50
o'clock. At that hour the in
dependents were in their seats, but
transacted no business until the full
body was present and the lieutenant
governor appeared and called the con-
ventiOn to order.
Meikeljohn went into the corridor at
2 o'clock and the alliance sergeant-at
arms ordered the doorkeeper to refuse
to admit him. He appealed to Gov.
Thayer, who ordered that unless he
was admitted the militia would take
him in at the point of the bayonet.
Meiklejohn was admitted, and at 2. Is
Speaker Elder called the joint session
to order. The republicans and demo-
Gratis were in their places and answered
the roll call. Meikeljohn held his posi-
ton in front of the speakers stand
which was crowded with alliance men.
A committee notified the secretary
of state that the joint session was
ready to proceed to canvass the vote.
The returns were taken in charge by
Meikeljohn, who handed over to
Elder, who announced that they had
not been tempered with.
Then Meikeljohn, after announcing
that the alliance secretaries had refus-
ed to act, ordered Stenographer Reed
to keep record Of the proceedings.
1t was 4 O'Clock when Speaker
Elder commenced. at MeikeIohn's
behest to read the returns. AS
slowly as he could the speaker called
off the vote of each county, and at
$50 the speaker finished the canvass
and formally declared that James E.
Boyd had been duly elected governor.
This declaration was also made in
reference to the republican state ticket
below governor.
Then the allianc members introduce
ed a resolution to the effect that the
election was void, and refusing to rec
ognize any OF the officers as elected,
also censuring the supreme court. Aft
er much delay and discussing the
resolution was adopted by a strict
party vote, 20 to SO, the republicans
and democrats voting no. The Joint
session then adjourned.
Within thirty minutes after the Of
fetal announcement of the election
result by speaker Elder, the oath
of Office had been administered to
Governor Boyd and the other officers
elect, and their bonds approved by
the supreme court.
The legislature will assemble in regu-
lar session in the moning.
The officers were sworn in promptly
by Chief Justice Cobb. The contest
will now 60 on as prescribed by law.
There is a prospect that the legisla-
ture will unseat everyone of the new
officers.
At 8 O'Clock tonight Governor Boyd
called on Governor Thayer and was
informed that the latter would not
give up the the Office on the ground he
was not a citizen of United States and
was therefore not eligible. This
changes the situation until nobody