The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-19
IN THIN POLITICAL WORLD.
A Democratic Senator Elected
in California.
THE CONTEST IN WYOMING.
A Lively Time Over the Admission Of
Tisdale.
In Idaho the Committee Investigating the
Financial Condition of the State
Present Their Report to
the Legislature

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 18.-Steven M.
White, Democrat, of Los Angeles, was
elected United States senator today by the
legislature by majority OF two votes.
The two houses of the legislature met in
joint session shortly after noon and in
dulged in nominating speeches until
quarter after O'Clock. Then it was dis
covered that MCGOWAN, Republican as
semblyman from San Francisco, was
missing. The Republicans tried to de-
lay proceedings until McGoWan could be
found and broughtin, but were unsuccess-
full, and the vote proceeded without Me-
Gowan's absense being explained. The
Democrats, who had total of SO votes,
voted solid for White, as did Burke. nom
partisan, and Kearns, Populist. This
gave White the necessary 81 votes
but Bretz, Populist, interrupted the count
and created great excitement by charging
that Kearn's vote for White had been
bought and that Marion Cannon, Populist
and Democratic Congressman from the
Sixth district, had bought it.
Cannon, who was present, holly denied
the charge and called BretZ liar. The
greatest confusion ensued, but after a
time the result of the vote was officially
announced as follows: Total ballot cast
119, necessary to choice so. White, 81;
INepuOllcau, Ii, E01IOn,
Bard, Republican, @; Wi6ney, Republic
can, 6: Cantor, Populist, z; Franks, Re-
publican, 3; Estee, Republican, /; Reed,
Republican, s.; Preston, Republican, /.
Carlson OF San Diego, Independent, voted
for Reed. Bretz was called before the bar
of the House and his charges taken down in
writing by the chairman. Mr.. White
was declared elected United States senator
and was escorted to the platform where
ha made q Gnaaah He 1-afarrad t0 ha
charge made by Bretz that Kearns' vote
had been bought and said so far as it re-
ferred to himself it was an unmitigated
faisehood. He endorsed Kearns and Can
non as men of probity. Mr.. White said
the day had come for the election of sena-
tor by the people and among other things
said he would favor the enforcement of
the contracts of the transcontinental
railway companies to the government.
He would do his best to carry out the
principles of the Democratic national
platform. After Whites speech both
houses adjourned.
One feature of the senatorial contest,
which has caused some comment, was
the fact that M. II. DeYoung, proprietor
of the San Francisco Chronicle and one
of the national Worlds fair commits
sioners, was not among the Republicans
who received complimentary votes dur
ing the campaign of last fall. The names
of DeYoung, Senator FELTON, and ex-
Governor Perkins were mentioned most
prominently as Republican senatorial as
pirants, and it was regarded that the
main fight would be between them if the
Republicans should secure majority in
the legislature. During the senatorial
contest of the past few days DeYoung's
managers refused to permit his name to
be placed in nomination. The ffty-one
Republican votes were divided among
eight persons, Perkins receiving u,
FELTON, IL.