St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-19
Eighty-Fiva Legislators Of a
Great State Vote for
the Senator.
Three Who Voted for Him
Tuesday Shirked the Test
Yesterday.
Cushman KS Supporters In
wardly Felt Shaky for a
While,
But Holler Stayed the Fear
in Their Hearts--HoW 1t
Was Done.

dissideDt Republican grimy put it after
the Joint convention of the legislature
yesterday, Cushman K. Davis has been
reelected United States senator from
Minnesota.
The strain under which his fuglemen
have been laboring for many weeks past
found thankful relief in the wild shout
of Joy the more enthusiastic raised
Yesterday on the declaration OF the vote.
The terrible, cankering doubt and
fear that has possessed their hearts tor
a weary spell was visible to all behold
ers as the hour of final test drew nigh
yesterday.
The almost hopeless droop of their
crests occasioned by the break away
of Senator GuderIan, who voted for
Davis Tuesday, was painfully empha-
sized when Representatives Carlson
and Christie likewise scorned allegl-
ance to the force bill advocate, and
voted against him.
With full dozen of votes to spare, SO
far as the voting strength OF his party
in the legislature was concerned, Sen
ator Davis has scraped through with
Just a sufficient number of votes to
elect. Losing one mans suffrage
Yesterday for any reason, he had
been beaten beyond doubt. His
friends claim the reelection is a re-
markable triumph!
Not as deep as we'll or as wide as
barn door, but twill serve, is the sentl-
ment inspiring the Davis partisans.
And they are Supremely happy. Per
haps not as much can be said of the
legislators who b0Ited his rule.
The Opening Scenes.
The Inauguration of Gov. Nelson die
not attract anything near like the crowd
that uncomfortably packed every avail,
able foot of space in the house at noon
Yesterday. When the senators grayely
filed in they had great difficulty in find
ing seats The Sergeant-at-armS was
compelled to levy on all chairs occupied
by persons not having business in the
house, and some high society ladies
from the sacred precincts of Summit
avenue could do no better than seat
on the steps of the speakers stand. In
every part of the hall were notable men
from every walk of life standing up and
iammed right and left by the sweltering
crowd.
Many members had their wives OF
| daughters in seats beside the desks, an0
| the ladies' were very evidently as In
! tensely interested as any politician III
| the throng. Some of them kept close
| tab on the voting and whispered the re-
suit TO all III reach while Bob Deakin
footed the figures on his roll call. There
was suppressed whispering during the
| preliminaries. and in the vicinity OF the
! reporters table it was difficult to keep
anything like quiet.
Not a member Of either the senate OF
house was absent when the call began
that would settle the all-abSOrbing quGS
ton. Holler of Wright, had again puJ
in an appearance, and he was tr eas
ured object for the eyes of Bob ID unn
| Judge Fleming, Senator Day and some
others of the anxious Davis men.
| During the call not Democra
shirked his allegiance to Dan LaWler.
Every man of the forty-eic hit voted will
a spirit indicating he would be glad tC
! have 100 votes to ,conter on the Achille:
! of the Minnesota Democracy.
Down the Line.
Senator Guderjan was the first man II
| the Davis phalanX to disturb the hush
| lie stepped squarely out of line ant
sung out "Moses Z. Clapp' when hi
! name was called. Hearts sank ant
hands cinched tighter in many parts U
the hall, but Deakin went on TO thu
next name almost without pause.
Representative c. A. Carlson, of Hen
nepin, was the next man to vote as h.
felt, and his vote was one OF the three
credited to John Lind.
Then Representative William Chris
tie, of Freeborn, swung clear of the ap
parently sinking ship and gave a vote t.
Owen.
Davis friends were ready to throw u
both hands at this time, and only politi
cal tact kept their feelings down.
Momentarily they forgot John A
Holler, or rather they. sized him u
wrong. He had been absent Tuesday
YESTERDAY. But about 1880 the modes
man from Wright county looked as bi
as Goliath to the oX-like orbS of the me-
who needed him as badly as the cornere
man from ArkanSaW needed the knit
In his boot. And they got him, and al
was we'll.
| Down the line went the call, and al
the men depended on to sustain the Re
publican machine and vindicate part
discipline voted for Davis with more o
less spirit.
Then the Cheering.
Holer'S vote elected the only roun'
of applause that broke the roll call. A
the words "Mr. Speaker elected til
quiet response "Davis' from the hand
some presiding officer of the house, ,ther
was just moments pause. Then tn
st. Louis county people Whooped, ,Judg
Fleming threw newspaper aloft S
that it almost covered Senator Steven
and Uncle Charlie" McEwen, Cordi
Severance smiled and bowed to tn
multitude with hand on his heart, Rot
ert Chesterfield Dunn executed til
most dashing war dance of the Mill
Lacs tribe, Senator Day stopped chew
ing the ends of his muStache, Bo
Evans let out sound between roa
and chuckle, Cotton and BoggS cas-
off the WEAKNESS of a loss of sleel
Dennis Sullivan went all hands roun
like a gay gosSoon of twenty, Hile
Horton forgot to make speech, an
every man recorded for Davis shoe
hands with himself and wanted to EN-
brace everybody in sight.
Cheer heartily they did, and shoute
in vain for the victor in the voting, bu
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