Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-01-31
Bestowed Upon an Alliance
Man by the Unanimous
Vote of That Party.
JUDGE PETER THE SUCCESSOR TO
JOHN j. INGALLS,, WHO HAS
OCCUPIED THE
Senatorial Chair for Nearly Eighteen
Years.-The Election Causes Great
National Interest.
The Democrats Vote Solid for Gen. Blair
and Republicans for Ingalls,.

Topeka, January 27.-When O ballot
for United States senator to succeed In
gals was taken in the house to-day,
PETER received sc votes, Ingalls, %, and
General Charles w. Blair, demo-
Graz, ).
Every alliance legislator stood by the
caucus nomination and voted for PETER.
The announcement was greeted with
great cheering and applause, which
continued for about two minutes. The
house then adjourned until 2 o'clock.
Not an alliance legislator hesitated
when his name was called. The repub-
licans saw that no break would be made
anywhere along the line before half the
ballot was taken.
In the senate Ingalls, received 30 votes,
Peffer2, Blair and H. B. Kelly Of Nc
Pherson !.
Congressman Morrill, also received a
vote in the senate.
Senator Ingalls, was declared the
choice OF the senate amid considerable
enthusiasm. The senate then ad-
journed until o'clock.
This settles the fight. PETER on joint
ballot will have 9S votes, Or 10 more than
enough to elect.
The vote in the two houses on senator
was nearly what had been predicted all
along. The house vote developed moth
ing that had not been anticipated. The
alliance polled its full vote, as did the
republicans and democrats. In the SEN
ate, few republican malcontents dis
tributed their votes among q few
friends, but on joint ballot it is expected
that they will all fall into line.
There is some talk OF the senate de-
clining to meet with the house in rep
resentative hall tomorrow. Speaker
Elder has issued all the passes to out
siders, and the house to-day declined TO
return a senate joint session resolution
to be amended so as to permit Lieuten-
ant Governor Felt to also issue passes.
The senate claims that this was grossly
discourteous. The republicans met
in caucus this afternoon to consider the
matter.
Topeka. January 27.-The lower
house convened an hour earlier than
usual this morning. Speaker Elder
was pale and nervous. His face was
firmly set and his gavel came down
more heavily than usual when he rap
ped for order.
Every available inch OF room in the
lower house was filled, and one-halt OF
the people who clamored for admission
were turned away. The old soldiers
again came to the front with their petit
tions. and the galleries applauded. The
speakers gavel again came down, ana
the speaker threatened to clear the
Hobbies and empty the galleries II there
were any more outbursts OF applause.
The senate adopted resolution ask
ING the return of its resolution fixing
the place of holding the joint session 10
ballot on senator. The occasion Tor the
resolution was the report which had
reached the ears OF the senators, that
Elder had given out 1900 house passes
To his friends. AS this number would
more than fill the house after the legls-
Iators were seated, the senators, after 1T
was too late, discovered that they
could not get any Of their friends moor
privileges tomorrow.
In the house there was lmpatence
pending the taking OF ballot on sena-
Tor. and it was with difficulty that the
sneaker could maintain order. After
the usual preliminary proceedings, the
districts were called for the presents
ton of bills and petitions. Eacn repuo-
lican member had in his pocket a. least
one-and some OF them two and three
netitions from old soldiers, praying for
the reelection of Senator ingalls,. The
reading of the titles Of the petitions
nroceeded monotonously until an ALL.
snce member offered petition from OLD
soldiers in Meade county, praying Tor
the defeat of Mr.. Ingalls,. The petltlon
was received by the alliance. members
with applause, which Speaker Elder
promptly suppressed. The next petit
tion was in favor OF Mr.. ingalls,, and the
senator's friends on the floor and In the
galleries broke out in applause. Inc
sneaker threatened to clear the gallery
and Hobbies on the recurrence oil any
such demonstration.
During the introduction OF bills, after
the call for petitions, Mr.: Her6er OF
! Meade stated that he had received :
Geographic communication sdoresseo
to the house and asked unanimous CON
sent that it be read. Mr.. Kelley o.
Taavenw0rth demanded to know the ma
t1re Of the communication. The speak
or said II was doubtless communica
ton of ''the old soldier racket" kind, re
ferring to the petitions in favor OF Mr.
TnoalIs' reelection. The house, by 81