Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-09
WANTED TO LOCK The DOORS.
Motion Made That Republicans
Remain in Caucus Till a
Result is Reached.
But the Majority is Bent on
Playing Horse as
Usual.

ray yIIS I1OI 90 oS
Usual.
Important Bills Introduced by
Representative UeIand
Notes.
BISMARCK, Feb. s.-lSpeclal The
thirty-eighth joint ballot for senator
resulted: Benton q, Kingman 10. Pal
mer 8, Walsh 7, Mile: 7, Worst 5,
Haggart 3, Pinkham 3, Anderson ., New
man ,, Lamb 2, Muir 2, Ordwayl.
Joint session dissolved
In the republican caucus today Sena-
tor Sorley IN disgust, moved that 1t be
the sense of the republican caucus that
the joint assembly adjourn without
delay. Senator Roderick johnson moved
as substitute that the republicans eau
Gus at o'clock IN the senate chamber,
locking the door and refusing egress to
every member until senator IS elected.
Haggart and number of others sup
ported Johnson's motion, but it was lost,
and the caucus adjourned to meet again
at 8 o'clock this evening, after agreeing
to take one vote IN joint session and ad-
journ. The leading candidates in the
republican caucus were: Ordway g.,
Palmer 9, Kingman s, John Miller 10.
BISMARCK, Feb. 7.-[Speclal Cores
pondence. l-Under an agreement signed
by the steering committees OF the three
parties, the democrats and popul1sts
again scattered their votes today in order
10 avoid call of the house because of
the absent republicans. Messls. Oliver
and Bentley were absent sick, and Mr
Hitler had not yet returned from his
mission home. Messrs. Pinkham, Le-
wang, Logan. McCanna, Okesendahl,
Rlnde and Walsh were absent, and no
pairs announced.
The following pairs were announced by
the clerk: Arnold and Caldwell, Fuller
and Elliott, Ink and McCarten, Worst
and Towers, Young and Ebbighausen,
Deans and Southland, Hallum and Nc
Arthur, Halv1rsen and Lee, Haugan and
Horgan, Havrevold and Plain, johnson
of Grand Forks and Tufts, Mclean and
Wiskek, Newman and Thompson, San
ford aud Satterlund.
The vote was as follows: Major Engle
II, Mr. LaMoure 8. Mr.. Kingman 6. Mr..
Lamb 5, Father Stephan 5, Mr.. Ander-
SOD i, Roger Allin, 3, Mr.. Muir 2, Mr.
Roach ?, Mr.. Worst l. Mr.. Casey l, Mr..
Newman l, Governor Burke l, Colonel
Lounsberry l. Major Edwards l, Mr..
Oliver l, Mr.. Palmer l, Mr.. Burkhardt l.
Those who voted for Major Engle
were: Messrs. Bidlake. Brynjolfson.
Burke, Kinter, Mccormack, Patch, Hall,
Holiday, Johnston, Okeefe. Thexton; :;
those who voted for Mr.. LaMoure were
Messrs Little, Lamb, White, Boypton.
Hagen, James, Wright, Yegen; those
who voted for Mr.. Kingman were Messrs.
johnson, Churchill, Hurley. Larson,
Strom, Wallen; those who voted for Mr..
Lamb were Messrs. LaMoure, Hodgson,
johnson Of Sargent, McCulloch, LELAND:
those who voted for Father Stephan were
Messrs Gregory, McGill;vray, Miller,
Veeder and Simpson; those who voted
for Mr.. Anderson were Messrs. Epger.
Sorley. Svensrud, Pierce: those who
voted for Roger Allin were Messrs.
Cashel, Ritter and Severson; Messrs.
Stevens and Bullard voted for Mr.. Muir;
Messrs. Engle and Kelly voted for Mr..
Roach; Mr.. Day voted for Mr.. Casey:
Mr.. Haggart voted for Mr.. Newman:
Mr.. Palmer voted for Mr.. Burkhardt:
Mr. Benedict voted for Gov. Burke: Mr..
Cochrane voted for Mr. Worst: Mr.. Davis
voted for Col. Lounsberry; Mr.. Lohnes
voted for Major Edwards: Mr.. Wineman
voted for Mr.. Oliver; Mr.. Burkhardt
voted for Mr.. Palmer.
There was no legislative business trans
acted in the house. In the senate two
bills were read the third time but final
action deferred.
Most of the lobby have returned TO
their homes and the hotel corridors are
almost deserted, the senatorial contest
having ceased to be interesting
1t will be noticed that eighteen candi-
dates were voted :or today, the highest
vote cast was II for Mr.. Roach. The
democrats aud populists divided their
votes under an agreement, buG the re
publicans played horse as usual. In
quiry developed the fact that no attempt
has been made to unite the sixteen who
have so far defeated the election of Casey.
Twelve of them it is believed could unite
on kiugman. Arnie HauGan believes
that possibly fourteen might, but the
other two would not support him under
any circumstances.
The Casey men undertook to unite on
kingman, but we're met with the story
that Kirgman had placed two checks IN
the hands of H. f. Miller, one for $40 900
and one for $4,000, for the purpose of re-
funding to the Casey management the