The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-21
POPULISTS MAKE A RAID.
SEVEN REPUBLICANS UNsEATED
IN KANSAS.

The Third Partyites Resort to Reeds
Tactics in Counting a Quorum on the
Presencs of Non-Voting Republicans
In the Chamber-No Sign OF the End
Yet in Sight.
TOPEKA, KAN, Jan. 20-Republican sens
ators and representatives met in joint ses-
sion yesterday morning and balloted for
state printer. None Of the democrats were
present and although the solid vote was cast
for Craue, the republican nominee, he did
not receive the constitutional majority.
The republican House then adjourned
until , o'clock and the popuIists
began the unseatIng process The
populist election committee reported ia
favor Of unseating Kline, rep, from Jack
son county aud seating Shellenbargsr.
pop. In Reno county Dix, rep, was
onsted and Mitchell. pop, was seated.
The grounds were the same in both cases.
In jackson county the town of Halton and
in Reno the town Of Dickerson we're not
mentioned in the legislative apportionments
two years ago. and although they are in
the center OF their legislative districts the
popuiist committee held that their votes
should not be counted. Ia the Senate sim
liar tactics will be followed and by this
means the populists will have a
clear majority on joint ballos
without the aid of the democrats.
All this talk read in the papers that we
will undertake TO impeaoh the supreme
court Is nonsense The secretary of state
to-day refused TO honor a requisition of the
republican House for stationery aud de-
mand was made on State Printer
Snow, who has addressed letter
to the republican speaker announcing
that be win supply all the stationery
needed and also print the republican House
journal at his own expense. II Is believed
that Mr.. Snow does this with the consent
OF the populists, aud 1t Is straw indi-
eating that the populists will surrender
should the supreme court declare the popu-
list House unconstitutional.
REPUBLICANS HELP MAKE QUORUM.
While the republican House took a recess
several Of their members remained In their
seats Counting the republicans the popu-
list House had quorum OF certified mem
bers present. and it proceeded in one-two-
three order TO unseat seven republicans and
seat as many populists. Having got this
start, the populists proceeded to pour in
bills and resolutions by the bushel. The
Senate elections committee will de-
eide the contests in favor OF the
populist contestants, and the republic
ans, led by Messrs. Baker and O'Brisn,
have decided 30 adopt hlfbustering tactics
in order 20 prevent them from being un-
seated until after the United States senator
Is elected. The populists however, propose
10 adopt extreme measures IL necessary.
J. W. Briedenthal, the populist chairman,
said this morning: "If the supreme court
decides the lawa passed by our House to be
unconstitutional, our fellows will disband
their organization and go with the repub-
lican House,
A COMBINE COMES TO GRIEF.
The emocratic-republican combine. By
which the state printer and United States
senator were TO have been elected, has
practically coms to grief. Three democrats
this morning failed to answer to their
names when the joint convention met TO
elect q state printer, and ft has been given
out that unless the republicans agree to
elect democrat to the Senate no further
negotiations will be entered into.
This morning in the populist House seven
republican members were ousted aud popu-
lists seated. The reports of the election
committee were placed in a hopper and
railroaded through. Mr.. Campbell, rep, !,
OF DoDiphan county, who had 46 majority,
was unseated because ne had been post
master at a small town when he was made
the republican nominee, and Mr. Sherman,
rep, OF Shawnee county, who had 400 ma
1ority was also unseated. The republicans
and democrats still continue TO recognize
the republican House. and all legislative
proceedings will be farce until the courts
have passed on the legality of the two house
organizations.