Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1891-01-23
BISMARCK LETTER,
The Latest.

Editorial Correspondence.
THURSDAY MORNING, Jan. q.
The first ballot for senator resulted az
follows: Pierce Is, Miller IL, Hansbrough
II, Ball 8, Muir ., Lounsberry Z, Stimmel
e. <. G. johnson l, p. II. Kourke l, Jud
l1aMoure !, Mccormack 23.
Second Ballot: Pierce IS, Hansbrough
lS, Miller 12. Muir 9, Ball 7, Lounsberry 6,
Stimmel 8, w. II. Brown l, Mccormack
"a.
1t was claimed last evening that Hans
brouRh was gaining. On the other hand
1t was said that after two or three more
ballots the democrats would 20 to low
tariff republican.
BISMARCK, Jan. 2l.-Yesterday about
2:SO O'Clock the two houses cast the first
ballot for United States senator. The
method of procedure In electing a senator is
for each house to cast the first ballot separ-
ately. But one can be cast that way. The
next day at II the senate goes to the hall
of the house. They are given seats of
honor in front, the members Of the lower
body who usually occupy such seats TAX
Ing chairs in the aisles. The lieutenant
governor takes the chair and the joint
ballot begins, the roll of the serate being
first called.
The first ballot yesterday showed such
scattering" as would have done credit to
an old zulu" shotgun, no candidate hay
ing anything like majority. There are
81 members in the senate and 62 in the
house, making total of 93. The demo-
Gratis have seven senators and sixteen rep
sentatives-twenty.th three in both houses.
There are two independent senators and
six independent members OF the lower
house-eight in all-making thirty-one In
both houses who are not republicans, and
leaving sixty-one OF that party. So 1t will
be seen that as long as the opposition
stands solid and there are several repub-
lican candidates in the field there can be
no election.
Efforts have been made for several days
to get the republicans together in caucus,
but the attempt was dismal failure, not
over 25 or 26 out of the ii signing the call.
So, when the ballot was taken yesterday,
the republicans had not settled upon q
candidate. The democrats, on the other
hand, had agreed to stand by McCor-
mack. which they did, as will be shown
by the figures given elsewhere.
At present writing none of the principal
candidates show signs of weakening, and
the fight bids fair to be long one. Leglsla.
ton Is progressing slowly in the house, and
somewhat more rapidly in the senate. But
this is usually the case at session when
United States senator is to be chosen.
Members are fit for neither session or CON-
| mtttee work until the ordeal Of pulling
and hauling to which they are subjected
to get their votes has been terminated by
an election. Business will be more rapidly
pushed after the question of who Is to re-
present us for six years at Washington Ia
settled.
1t is impossible to give an idea or trust
| worthy guess as to the outcome. Senator
Pierce's friends say that he has not yet de-
veloped his full strength, and that when
he wants them twice as many as he has
yet received will rally to his standard. On
the other hand, it is claimed that he will
not be able at the utmost to 20 above thir-
ty. Governor Miller has finally SHE'D his
hat into the ring, and is an out-and -out
candidate, working as hard as any to get
there. He is developing considerable
strength, but it is said that most of the
other factions are antagonistic, and that he
cannot possibly pull together the AZ votes
necessary to elect him.
| 1t Is rumored tonight that the democrats,
knowing they haven't ghost Of show to
elect Mccormack, will honor him with their
votes for several ballots, and then 60 to .
low-tariff republican, but who that man is to
bel no one has yet risked his reputation as
a guesser to name. If it isn't Senator
Pierce, 1t may be taken for granted that 1t
won't be any one else from the Missouri
slope.