The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-26
SENATORIAL SKIRMISHES
JUDGE MARTIN ELECTED BY THE
KANSAS POPULISTS.


seating of IL Republican Members.
The RepubHcans Deny the Legality
of Martins Election and Are Still
Balloting in Their Own Branch Of
the Legislature.
Topeka, KAN, Jan. 25.-In the populist
caucus last night ex-Gov. John Martin was
nominated for United States senator on the
fourteenth ballot.
The legislature met in joint session al
noon in representatives hall. The repub-
lican members OF both the House and Sem
ate declined to answer TO their names when
the roll was called. as did Senator O'Brien,
dem.. of Wichita. Ninety-one persons
responded to their names, eight more than
quorum. Eleven OF these were members
of the populist House, who had been given
seats through contest proceedings. With
out these there was no quorum. When the
Senate roll was called on the ballot, the en-
tire populist strength went TO John Martin,
all twenty-five populist senator's vot-
also voted for Martin. The
result Of the vote as finally announced
was; Martin So, Colburn 4, Hanna Snyder
l, Close l. President Daniels announced
that as Judge John Martin had received
majority of the votes he had been duly
elected United States senator. Before this
was done Senator Baker, rep, demanded
that the republicans be given right to
vote. The president ruled that the vote
was announced and no further votes could
be received. The populist joint session at
once dissolved, and Senator Baker, rep,
mounting a chair, in the midst of the cheers
that we're being given for Judge Martin,
offered resolution in which
1t was set forth that ten
persons who voted in the joint session had
no legal right to their seats, declaring that
no action had been had and calling upon the
members to meet and elect senator.
Speaker Douglass was promptly elected
chairman of the republican joint session
after the resolutions were adopted. An in
effectual ballot was taken, the vote being
Ady n. No quorum being present an ad-
iournment was taken until IL O'Clock to-
morrow.
WOMEN AGITATORs DIsGRUNTLED.
Mrs. Lease and Mrs. Diggs declare en-
phaticallY that the election OF Judge Martin
means nothing less than the death of the
Peoples party, both state and national.
Mrs. Lease said: ''This is death blow TO
the Peoples party, state and national. 1t
will drive 400, 600 populists in the south
back into the Democratic party, and in
Kansas, as in the north, thousands will re-
turn to the Republican party. Judge
Martins election killed our party and that
is all there is to it,"
Mrs. Diggs said: 1.-THE Peoples party
committed suicide IN Kansas by the cleo
tfon of John Martin to the Senate. Ans
other victory may possibly be gained in
this state, by fusion and bargaining, but it
Is a death blow to the national organiza-
tion. The party has gone to pieces upon a
rob IL xuiI bnx tN
other time"
THE ELECTION A FARCE.
The election of Judge Martin leaves the
situation as complicated as before. Though
he is declared elected, it was done by the
vote of House the constltutonality of
which is disputed. The republicans and
stalwart democrats claim that the election
is a farce, because the populist House is an
illegal body aod none Of its acts can be
legal. The republicans find themselves in
a predicsment, for the reason that they
are unable to muster a quorum to vote on
senator and will not be able TO do 80 until
their rights in the House have been passed
upon by the courts. IL the courts decide
that the republicans have a constitutional
lower House then they will elect another
senator, who will undoubtedly be straight
out democrat, and the contest for recog-
milton will be transferred to Washington.
CLEVER MOVE.
The populists stole clever march on the
republicans when they nominated Judge
Martin in the caucus last night. They
figured that Judge Martin, heing a demo-
crat, there would go into their joint con-
vention not only enough democrats to elect
him without counting the populist members
who took the seats of the unseated repub-
hcans, but also enough to break the repub-
lican quorum. Their figuring was correct,
for to-day three democrats voted for Judge
Martin. OF course those three cannot now
go into the republican joint convention and
without them the republicans can only
muster eighty-one members, two short of a
quorum.
JUDGE MARTINS RECORD.
Judge Martin has been leading demo-
crat in Kansas ever since there were any
democrats in the state. He has made the
race for congress in his district several
times, and once, four years ago. undertook
she thankless task of running for governor
on the straight democratic ticket in the face
OF republican majority of $4,000.
w ben the farmers alliance developed
into the populist party Judge Martin urged
the democrats to unite with them, not so
much to secure victory OF the populist
principles and populist men, as to beat the
repu licans. His counsel prevailed and the
result at the last election is well known. To-
day he received his reward.
ONLY THREE VOTES SHORT.
BISMARCK, N. d.. Jan. 25.-The twenty
second joint ballot for United States ssu-
ator to-day resulbed: Casey IS, Worst 4,
kingmau Is, Nina 2 Benton A, Anderson
l, scattering 10. Before she vote was de-
clared six mon changed their votes TO MIR.
Benton and he reached the highest vote vet
cast. Three more would have elected him.
Intense excitement followed this result and
frantic efforts were made TO change enough
votes to elect MIR. Benton.
NO CHOICE IN NEBRASKA.
LINCOLN, NEB.. Jan. 25.-One Intellectual
ballot was taken for United States senator
to-day.
TWO INTELLECTUAL BALLOTS.
OLYMPIA, WASH. Jan. 25.-Two inef-
tectual ballots for United States senator
were taken to-day.
WYOMING STILL UNDECIDED.
CHEYENNE, WYo., Jan. 25.-One unsuc-
cessful ballot was taken for United States
senator to-day.
NO RESULT IN MONTANA.
HELENA, MONT, Jan. 25.-There was no
result In the ballot for United States sena-
tor to-day.
MITCHELL LOSES TWO VOTES.
MADIsoE, Wis, Jan. 25.-Mitchell lost
.wo votes on the FIRST ballot for senator this
pPsornlng; The ballot stoodi Mitchell 80,