Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-04
SENATOR MITCHELL.
The Man frs4n Milwaukee
Finally Wins the GreaG
Prize.
Knights Forces Break and Thus
Bring About the NOmi-
nation
Madison, Jan. q, 1893.

Madison, Jan. p, 1898
The democratic senatorial caucus was
called to order at 3:45 F. NJ Thursday.
1t was perfectly apparent from the
manner of tie Legislators that the end Of
he contest was very near at hand. The
Mitchell men, So profoundly pleased
with the situation, were not able TO
conceal the satisfaction which they had
good reason 10 feeling, while the pale
countenances Of the Bragg supporters
a battle bravely fought but now nearly
lost The knight adherlnts had reached
u stage OF resignation, though in the
case Of Il few it was plain they gave
up with sorrow and regret
On motion of Senator Lees all
strangers were excluded, but James
Morgan was granted the special priyi-
lege OF remaining
The only absence was Asscmblymau
Mahoney, Of Kenosha, who was a Mitch
ell supporter up to the time he was
forced by illness to remain away from
the caucus.
On motion Of Senator Hruszka, the
dirty vote was then taken. For
purposes Of comparing the last vote
Wednesday is here given. 1t was:
For Mitchell-Abert, AItpeter, Barney,
Iilauel Burke Couch, Deuster, Edmunds,
D,--.s, Faleoner, Filz, Finn, Fitzgerald,
Heyl, Hinze, Jennings, keogh, Koeuitz-
or, Kruszka, Luscher, Mcclellan OK.
J.), Murphy, Phalen, Pratt, Rujchlein,
Schmitz, Wander Haden, Wheelhan and
WilsOn-29.
For Bragg-Apple, Blenski, Bowe,
Conway, Crol, Danielson, Dassow,
Dieckman, Gaynor, Goss, Grimm, liage-
melster, Hunt, jacob, Konrad, Lange,
Lebeis, Lees, Leissring, Liebensrelu,
MacBride, Parkinson, QWgg, Sampson,
Smead, Smith, Solliday. Stack and
Yahr-29.
For Bashford, Brader, Bril-,
Daily, Brown, Connor, Fetzer, Harmon,
Kennedy kingston, McGeenau, al. o.,
Martin, Nash, klngle, Schwe1eI Tracy,
Schmidt, Nuss, NescOtt and Noodnorth
20.
Secretary LANCE proceeded with the
can, ,ud ne Iate OF Gen. Bragg Was
made apparent ony when the nun
ulue was called that Of Senator Bash-
fOrd, L1IOr 10 Jhat Senaor Apple had
voted the same AS for several days past,
for General Bragg, While AsselnUlymen
Albert and Altpeter had kept on in the
even tenor Of their way, voting for Col
ouel Mitchell. But when Senator Bash
ford name was reached there was an
instant OF GREATNESS silence. His vote
would decide, insofar as ne was tAe
nrst knight man On the ron, whether
the Knight followers had concluded TO
break.
John L.NuJcheu.' was the response,
and the outburst OF applause was bur
the herald OF the Mitchell victory
Assemblymau BlenslI, OF Milwaukee,
whose change from Mitchell 10 Bragg
/ vas the sensation Of the senatorial fight
voted for Bragg. Assemblyman Bowe
followed suit, but Assem5lyman Bra
der, Knight man, changed 10 Mitchell
and was the recipient Of hearty ap-
prevail. ASsemblyman Brauer adhered
to Mitchell, but Assemblyman Brill left
Knight for Mitchell THIS change was
also applauded, as We're the Others of
a similar nature. When senator Neal
Brown, knight supporter, was
reached, lie arose, with a face pale with
suppressed emotion and begged unani-
nous consent TO explain the vote he in
tended to cast. There was no oppo-
siuon, and he then went on 70 say:
Until my release, have voted
for Col. Knight, and my loyalty and
devotion to him are based on the knoWl-
edge that he would most worthily repre-
sent, uoJ only north Wisconsin in the
United States senate, but the whole
state rs well. now change my vote to
Gen. Bragg the more readily because ]
believe this soldier and statesman 10
be the choice of nlnetenths Of the dem
ocrats of Wisconsin. (Applausc.j And
we have a duty to the democracy 10
perform. We must heed the voice Of
the people or disaster win be our
lot Unless we do this we win be
torn from power 10 TIL. capitol building
] vote for the choice Of the people, Of
me democratic masses-Gen- Bragg.
(AppIause.)