Los Angeles herald., 1891-01-28
The Kansas Cyclone Loses
His Senatorial Toga.
His Mantle Falls on the Dutch
Agricultural Editer..
William Alfred Pfeffer Elected SEN
ator on First Ballot.
The Knowing Ones Got Left A. Usual.
Villas Knocks Spooner Ont In Wis
consin-Other Items.
Associated Press Dispatches.


next congress meets, the seat Of Hon.
John James Ingalls, will be occupied by
William Alfred Pfefer, of the Farmers
Alliance, who in joint session of the
Kansasf legislature tomorrow will be
formally 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 it's mark.
The caucus was harmonious last night,
and on each ballot the name
receiving the lowest vote was
dropped from the list, until a
choice was made. The rumors of
detection in the vote in the house today,
likewise proved unfounded. The pro-
ceedings of both houses were OF an or
derly character.
In the house fifty-three petitions from
s G. A. 4. 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 min
utes.
Senator ingalls, in an interview this
afternoon, said he had no plans for the
future, except that he knows he will re-
main in Kansas.
THE BALLOT.
The ballot for United States senator
resulted: House-Pf Pfeffer, 96; Ingalls,,
%; Blair, 5; Senate-Ingalls, So; Pfef-
fer, 2; Blair (Democrat), Congressman
Morrill,, and Senator Kelly. each.
THE NEW SENATOR.
William Alfred Pfeffer was born In
Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, ID
1881, and is of Dutch parentage. Ia
1850 he caught the gold fever and went
to California, where he remained two
years. He made considerable money,
and returned to Penneylyania and
Eseon after removed to- f&j3iaaA and
AlAtcr to Missouri. He aOvVSdt lldyl NJ xtile
var in the Eighty-third Illinois volun-
teers. At the close Of the war he set
tied at Clarksville, Tenn, practicing
law, and in 1870 he moved to Kansas,
taking up a claim. At different times
he edited various papers. served in the
state senate, and was a delegate to the
national Republican convention in 1880.
In that year he moved to Topeka, as
sumed 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
Kansas farmers, and much influence
over them. He joined the Farmers
Alliance movement a year ago, and in
the spring OF last year began bitter
and determined warfare against Ingalls's
reelection. Up to year ago Pfeffer
was staunch Republican. He outlined
his policy as senator to an Associated
Press representative today. He said be
favored absolute unlimited coinage OF
silver and conservative expansion
of the currency along other lines. He.
was in favor, he said, of protection to
homo industries, but believed the best
protection did not always result from q
high tariff. Protection by tariff as a
general principle, he said, was wrong.
A high tariff should be called IN to aid
only individual struggling industries.
He now favored an average ad valorem
duty OF 20 per cent. He was opposed to
the force bill.
MooDY's CHANCES WANING.
PIERRE, s. D., Jan. 27.-Two ballots
for senator were taken without result to-
day. Moody has released the Republi-
can caucus, but will not withdraw from
the race. His vote fell today on the last
ballot to SO, against ~ yesterday. All
sorts Of speculation is being indulged in.
sPooNER IN THE SOUP.
MADISON, Wis, Jan. N.-Vilas re-
ceived majority over Spooner today
when both houses of the legislature
voted for United States senator.
ENDLESS BALLor1Na IN ILLINOIS.
SPRINoFrELD, ILL.,, Jan. 27.-After the
thirty-seventh ballot for United States
senator was taken, without result, the
joint session adjourned till noon tomor.
row.
LEGISLATIvE NOTES.
The Bennett School Law Repeal ed-Op.