Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-30
1t Took Just Seventeen Ballots to
Decide the Hard Fought
Contest.
HansbrOugh Received 81 Woes Dat
OF a Total Of 93 vUt"S
Cast.
The Standardized Brl. fly Addressed
s&% thA Joint Convention, Which
ia Then Dissolved.
A Hard Fought Battle.
From Fridays Daily, 2Sd.

4 Al5h uOoh ySoUoLuSJ wiz UNIV oSooA'l
of the senate and house of representatives
of North Dakota was called to order
by Lieuten-Governor Allin. The roll
was called and all members were found
to be present except Mr.. Walton,
who is still sick and confined to
his room. There was as large a
crowd present as on the previous day, and,
as then, a good proportion of the audience
were of the gentler sex.
All sorts of claims had been made be.
fore the session convened. 1t was as
serted that Senator Pierce was about to
show his full strength, that Hansbrough
would show large gains and that a Win
ming dark horse was about to enter the
field. But the most interest centered in
the democrats. Many were of the opinion
that that body of w~ell-organized par
tisans, with the good-natured and popular
Grand Forks pioneer at their head, were
about to do something of a sensational ma
ture. Some said that after the first ballot
sixteen OF them would 20 to Hansbrough
and others that they would rally en- masse
to the standard of some low tariff republi-
can.
But the first few ballots showed little
change, except that Hansbrough kept
slowly creeping to the front. Repeated
motions to dissolve the joint session were
made and rejected. Finally, at the CON
clusion of the fourth joint ballot and the
third of the day, more from the pangs of
hunger than in the interests of any candi-
date, an adjournment to 4 O'Clock was car
ried.
At 4 o'clock the joint session was called
to order, as per adjournment, with
every seat on the floor and in the gallery
occupied and with standing room at a pre-
MUM. Intense interest was depicted on
every countenance, for rumOrs of great
changes that were to come had been rife,
and by many it was believed that ere an
other adjournment the senator would be
named.
AS the roll call proceeded it was evident
that the democratic phalanx had gone in a
body to the president of the farmers ALI
ance, and at the conclusion of the call, Wal
ter Muir had to his credit the largest vote
that a candidate had yet obtained, and a
higher number was not reached up to the
close of the session.
But once was there anything to interrupt
the serious business under consideration,
and that was when, under the roll-call for
a motion to dissolve, Mr.. Axvig, with
thoughts of his party chieftain occupying
his mind, and thinking another ballot was
under way, responded, promptly, "McCor-
mack"
At the conclusion of nearly every bal
l"N ~ %~ ls,cD1,-1 fln pnrci0,, ryn
made and defeated, until, at the end Of
the ninth ballot OF the joint session, a
motion for dissolution prevailed, and the
members dispersed 10 their usual haunts
to once more meet the %pleadings and per-
SauslOns Of the candidates.
The result of yesterdays balloting was
as follows:
THIRD BALLOT.
After the second ballot Mr.. Mccormick
of Ramsey moved to proceed to another
ballot.
Mr.. Lutz moved to dissolve.
On the call of the roll there were ayes 8,
nays so.
The result of the ballot for senator
Hansbrough... 81
70
M1llor... Il
padlo .
AuVSOIu1bChN uouJ. Gf
FOURTH BALLOT.
han6OrOugh. Il
flefce.. 10
hlluer: IL
LOunsDerry.. y
Stlmmel ........ 4
Mn1r.-...... z
McTormact %
After announcement of the vote Mr..
Burton moved to take a recess Of 10 min
utes. Lost.
Mr.. Little moved to dissolve joint ses-
sion. On the call of the roll the motion
was lost-ayes 4S; nays 40.
MI. GILL moved to have a recess till 4
O'Clock. Carried.
FIFTH BALLOT.
nAunoFouen q
FIERCE. ~
II
SumnIoi =
1OunsberTy l
bQo8e.. l
Muir 81
In this ballot the Independents and dem
Ocrats consolidated on Walter Mui-, chang
ing back again to Mccormack and Muir.
SIXTH BALLOT.
HansDrough "a
~
H!ler... 1S
summer 3
NAuIr q
LounstsrFy !
buOHo. l
Mccormack. -. 20
MI. OLIVER moved to proceed with the
seventh ballot.
Mr.. LITTLE moved to dissolve. De-
feated.-ages So, nays IS.
Mr.. PINKHAM in the chair.
SEVENTH BALLOT.
danBDrOugn -
~
4l1llor. II
0IAk1Lu6l D
mu!r D
Ouu$e.... . i
WCSOIMhCh 20
EIGHTH BALLOT.
ID
4A1AoI 10
Lounsberry 4
muir -......... D
DuuSo....
mCCorHack. :. %
Mr.. WHITE moved to dis solve. Lost on
Q tie vote-46t to Az.