Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-28
THE ALLIANCE MAN
KNOCKS SENATOR INGALLS, OUT, GALL CAB
AND ALL.
And Judge PisGer Will Hereafter Represent Kansas
in the United States S'nsie-rhs Vote IN
Both Branches Of the Lsgislaiars-A
Biographical Sketch Of lhs Sac
eessial Candidate

TOPEKA, kAS., January 25.-Senat0r
ingalls, was knocked out to-day Ia the
first round.
His successor In the United States
Senate will be Judge w. A. Picner, an
Alliance man.
The Senatorial ballot was taken az
noon to-day, in both branches OF the
Legislature. In the Senate the ballot
resulted: ingalls,, 35; Pieiler. p la the
House the result was: Pfeffer 96: In
gals, %; o. w. Blair, 3. The joint bal
lot will be taken tomorrow.
The Alliance caucus that nominated
Judge w. A. Pfe1er last night a. It's
choice for United States senator 10
succeed Mr. ingalls, did not adjourn un-
til lis o'clock this morning. There
were l. candidates, and on the drop
one" rnle IL took an equal number of
ballots to arrive at a final choice. la
the balloting to-day Judge PfefIer rc-
ceiyed the full Alliance vote.
William Alfred PfeiTer was born In
Cumberland County. Pa, September 10.
1881. He of Dutch parenlage. His
schooling was obtained between the
ages Of 10 and Is, when he attended the
public school seven months OF each
year. AT the age OF 10 years
he was made master of a
small district school, aud taught there
until he was 10. In 1850 he caught the
gold fever, and went 10 California. where
he remained two years. lie made con
siderable money, and returned 10 Penn
sylyania IN 1852. There be married
Sarah Jane Barber. and removed 10 In
diana. He engaged In farming near
Crawfordyille, but business reyerses im-
poverished him, aud he went 10 south
west Missouri. AT the breaking out Of
the war he enlisted In the Eghty-third
Illinois Volunteers. lie served until
June 9d, lsG5, having been detailed
principally on detached duty as
Adjutant and Judge
Adjutant. During the two latter
years OF his service he devoted himself
to the study Of law At the close Of the
war he settled AT ClarkSvillc. Tenn,
practicing law. IT, remained at Clark>-
willie until 1870. when he moved tO
taking up claim in VII
son county. lie moved 20 Ere
ionia in is72, and there esiab-
'iShed the fredonia Journal. a week
ly newspaper. at the same time continu-
ing his law practice He was delegate
10 the National Republican Convention
In 1850. In that year be moved 90 To
peka, assumed editorial control OF 'hc
Kansas FdrHcr. aud afterwards bought
the paper. lie has boen engaged Doc
the publication " that paper ever
since.
Up to year ago he was staunch Re
publican, when he Joined the Farmers
Alliance lie outlined his polidy as Sen
itor To the Associated Press representa-
live to-day. lie said he favored The abb
,olutc unlimited coinage Of silver and "a
expansion OF the currency
along other lines. lie was in
favor, hc said, Of protecting home
industries, but believed that the best
did not always result from
high tariff. Protection by tariff. as a
principle, be- said. was wrong.
The high larin should bc called in to
aid only the individual struggling in-
lustries. He now favored an average
ld yalorcm duty of .O per cent. llo
was opposed To the Election Bill.