The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-28
After March 4 Next They May be
Addressed at Leavenworth
and Hudson.
Editor Pfeffer will Succeed the
Former and Hon. w. y. Villas
the Latter.
General Policy Of the Now Kansas Tribune
Mr.. Villas Carser-Moody IL
Losing Ground.

TopEKA, Kan, Jan. 27.--When the next
congress meets the seat Of Hon. John James
ingalls, will be occupied by Alfred Pfefer,
of the Farmers alliance, who in joint ses-
sion Of the Kansas Legislature tomorrow
will formally be declared elected United
States senator. The prediction OF the know
ing ones that the alliance would be unable
to agree upon candidate, and that failure
to agree would disrupt the organization.
went wide Of the mark. The caucus was
harmonious last night and after each ballot
the name receiving the lowest vote was
dropped from the list until the choice was
made. Rumors of detection in the vote in
the house to-day likewise proved unfound-
ed. The proceedings of both houses were
of orderly character. In the house fifty
three petitions from g. A. Il. veterans
throughout the state for the reelection of
Ingalls, went over under the rule. When
the result Of the ballot was announced the
alliance men went wild and cheered for
several minutes.
The vote stood: House, Pfefer ninety
six, Ingalls, twenty-three. Blair five. Sem
ate, Ingalls, thirty-dve, Pfeffer two, Blair
one, Congressman Morrill, and State Sena-
tor Kelly one each.
William Alfred Ffeffer was born in Cum
beriand county, Pa. in 1881, and 10 Of
Dutch parentage. In 1850 he caught the
gold fever and went to California where ne
remained two years. He made considers
BILE money and returned to Pennsylvania
and later to Missouri. He served during
the war in the Eighty-third Illinois volun-
teers. At the close OF the war he settled
at Clarksville, Tennessee, practicing law,
and in 1870 moved to Kansas. taking up q
claim. At different times he edited various
papers, served in the state senate and was .
delegate to the national republican conven-
ton in 1880. In that year he moved to
Topeka and assumed editorial control Of
the Kansas Farmer and afterwards bought
the paper. He has been engaged in the
publication of that paper ever since. The
paper has wide circulation among the Kan
sas farmers md has much influence over
them. He joined the:alliance movement
year ago and in the spring of last
year began bitter, determined war
fare against Ingalls, re- election. Up
to a year ago Pfeffer was
staunch republican, when he joined the
Farmers alliance. He outlined his policy
as senator to an associated press represent
ative to-day. He said he favored absolute,
unlimited coinage of silver and conservative
expansion of currency along the other lines.
He was in favor, he said, of protection to
home industries, but believed the best pro-
lection did not always result from high tar
if. Protection by tariff and general princi-
pie, he said, was wrong. High tariff should
be called into aid only for individual strug-
Cling industries. He now favored an aver
age ad valorem duty of 20 per cent. He was
opposed to the force bill.
Senator Ingalls,, in an interview this af-
ternoon, said he had no plans for the fu-
ture, except that he knows he will remain in
Kansas.