Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-01-27

The chair, Mr.. Selby, ruled that the an.
nouncement of the vote having been
made, the demand for veriicatlon was
not in order, and directed IL new ballot,
as he intended not to verify but to nom
nate. MIR. Court, on this call of the roll,
changed from Ordway to johnson, Civ.
ing johnson 41-enough to nominate.
1t was then claimed that the vote was to
verify aud not to nominate. The !
chair held it was to nominate.
Though the result of the ballot had
not been announced u motion to adjourn
was made. Tho chair refused to enter
tain it. An appeal from his decision
was taken and the chair was sustained
by a vote of 40 to 80. Before the result
was announced tue motion to adjourn,
which was not III order, as no business
had interviewed, was renewed and again
ruled out of order. MIR. Stevens de-
clared a nomination gained under such
circumstances would not be respected
and SO the chair, in order to avoid diff
Guilty, put the motion to adjourn, which
stood 40 to 40, but was reported to the
chair by Mr.. Sargent, of Grand Forks,
teller, as standing 40 to 80, Mr.. Sargent
deliberately classifying the record, as he
thought, in the interest of Mr.. Ordway.
No further caucus was held or sought
to be held. The fault was Mr.. Selby's-
first, in not verifying the count when it
was demanded; second, in permitting a
vote to adjourn when the
ment Of the vote was pending; third, in
permitting a second vote to adjourn, no
, business having INTERVIEWED after the first
: was defeated; fourth, in not verifying
. the vote on the final motion to adjourn
when the cry of fraud was raised; fifth,
in not correcting the announcement
when the fraud perpetrated by Mr..
= Sergeant was called to his attention be-
= fore any members had left the hall.
= No member of the legislature had any
: thing to do with the Justification of the
=, vote. The chairman of the caucus, who
= was a johnson man, took Mr.. Sargeant's
, tally and Sergeant afterwards admitted
!" that he made the false count, intending
= to gain time for Ordway. Up to that
= time Mr.. Casey had but - votes. The
: caucus was held in the evening and the
- JOINT convention met the next day at
y noon, when Mr.. Walsh withdrew in favor
Mr.. Casey. On the first ballot Mr..
: Casey had e, MI. Johnson %, Mr.,
Walsh 4, Mr.. LaMoure 8, Mr.. Ordway
y Z, Mr.. McCumber 5, Mr.. Plummer l and
Mr.. Roach 10. On the next ballot Mr.
y Casey had 10 and Mr.. johnson %. On the
" next MIR. Casey had 20 and Mr.. johnson
. 80. On the next Mr.. Casey had 26, Mr.
Johnson IS, and on the tenth and las,
- ballot Mr.. Casey g. and Mr.. johnson 10
. On the last ballot the following
- changes were made: Appleton from
~ Maratta to Casey, Bye from johnson tt
Casey, Hankinson from McCumber tt
D. Casey, Ink from McCumber to Casey
McCumber from johnson to Casey
= Nedrud from johnson to Casey, Pink
- ham from johnson to Casey, Renaue
~ from Maratta to Casey, Iceland from
., johnson to Casey, Stadleman from
~ LaMoure to Casey, Stevens from Nc
Cumber to Casey, and Watt from John
y son to Casey. In the senate Bell, Nc
y Bride and Randall changed from
y Maratta to Casey, Smith from Spragu'
70 to johnson, and LaMoure from Walsh
!, to Casey.
Twelve votes only had supported Nh
Casey up to the time of the last caucus
IS fifty additional votes were added during
;" the joint convention next day.
There is nothing in this record tina
~ j~ustifies Mr.. Kingman, Mr.. Anderson o
~ other senatorial candidates to demand
" that any certain candidate shall b
= barred from further consideration, o
:. Sampson like, that they should destro.
- their own hopes in order to bury Casey
!. under the wreck.
It is honorable in any man to aspire tt
be elected to the position of. Unitet
= States senator, and to go into a contes
and compete for the nomina
ton or election. It is no
70 right; it is no republican,; it is not rea
sonable, because Mr.. Anderson, MI
Kingman. Mr. Smith or Mr.. Worst can
~ not command AZ votes they should sa,
MI. Casey shall not be permitted even t.
ho be voted for.
The TRIBUNE cannot be accused o
having been a champion of Mr.. Casey
II 1t has warmer friends ii the othe
ko camps but the TRIBUNE, having no Can
didate, believed in and urge
a.. a republican caucus two years age
believes in and urges it nov
- The record Of two years ago, her
~ given, will be of interest to many lobby
% shouters, who know very much less tina
they assume to know about the polite
- of this state.
m The committee appointed TO confe