The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-03-03
DRAMATIC SCENE
ENACTED IN THE MONTANA LEG
STATURE YESTERDAY.
Cheers, Kisses and Vile Epithets Greet
the announcement of No Elec-
ton of Senator.
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HELENA (Mont.), March Mot even
the opening OF the famous Yale Lock
Legislature three years ago equaled in
exciting and dramatic interest the scene
enacted at noon to-day, when the third
legislative assembly met in joint session
to take final ballot for Senator in Con-
gress to succeed Sanders.
The tremendous crowds of the past
sixty days had so weakened the walls of
the building where the House met that it
was deemed unsafe to further test it's
strength, accordingly the joint session
was held in the Auditorium. The huge
hall and galleries We're packed when
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Botkin called the
joint session to order. Never was SUD-
pressed excitement and greedy expecta-
ton so marked in public gathering.
Rumors of bribe-giving filled the air. and
the Clarke men boldly claimed they had
enough Republicans "pledged' to insure
Clarke's election on the first ballot.
AS the roll was called breathless sill
ence fell. The first Republican to break
to Clarke was Senator Hatch of Park
County. No sooner had he voted than
cries of "Traitor! traitorl Bought up,
Put him outr' etc., were hurlad at him
from the floor and gallery by Republi
cans, while the Clarke Democrats shouted
wildly. With difficulty order was re-
stored.
Bonner, Dixon Democrat. next
switched to Clarke, while five more Re
publicans, Coder of Fergus County,
Lewis of Dawson, Graves and Annear of
Silver Bow, and Van Cleve of Yellow
stone, voted for Clarke, amid cross-fire
of cheers and misses. Bonner and Graves
made speeches explaining their votes.
Amid deep silence, the result of the
ballot was announced as follows: Clarke.
81; Mantle, %; Dixon, II; Carter, l. AS
IS were necessary for a choice the Presi-
dent declared no election.
Then ensued scene that battles
description. dozen members sprang to
their feet at once. The Chair recognized
Senator Goddard, who moved that the Joint
session be dissolved size die. Black. a
Clarke Democrat, made fiery speech.
which evoked stormy reply from Mats.
a Dixon man, and Matthews, a Populist.
Such epithets as traitor and toward,
were freely exchanged, while the CALLER
les boiled with Kisses and echoed with
cheers.
When the uproar was at its hight, and
and but little was needed to provoke per-
sonal encounters, Lieutenant-Gov
Botkin succeeded in restoring order and
put the question. The adjournment was
carried by a vote of 81 to 81, the Dixon
Democrats joining the Republicans to
prevent Clark's last hope of another
ballot.
Then the vast audience rose en- nasse
and responded to calls for cheers, which
the Republicans and Dixon men kept up
for half an hour. The Legislature adj
journed sine die tonight.
The appointment of a Senator by Gov
ernor Richards will be made probably
next week. 1t seems to lie between San
ders, Mantle, Carter and some unknown
dark horse. The chances are apparently
in Sanders favor.
OLYMPIA WASH J, March 1.-The eighty
ninth Senatorial ballot resulted as fol-
lows: Allen AZ, Turner %, Griggs %. Van
| Patton 9. The remainder were scattering.