St. Paul daily globe., 1893-01-20
MITCHELL GAINSTWO.
Nine More Ballots Taken in
the Wisconsin Senatorial
Contest.
The Milwaukee Congressman
Takes Two Votes From
Col. Knight.
Bragg's and Knights Sup
porters Force an Adjourn
ment to Monday.
John C. Spoonep Receives the
Republican Caucus Nom
nation.

MADISON, WIS.,. Jan. lJ.-1no senate
rial caucus of the Democrats this after
noon opened and closed without any
material change in the result. At 3:25
Chairman Pratt called the caucus to
order and the fourth formal ballot was
taken. When Senator Adam Apples
name was called, he arose and ere
ated much enthusiasm among the
Bragg following by stating that un-
less he secured reinforcementS he
would on the next ballot vote for Gen.
E. S. Bragg. Senator Apples choice
was j. E. Dodge, of Racine, whose name
was frequently mentioned as dark
horse, but the boom did not materialiZe
to the extent of more than one vote.
Four ballots were taken without any
further change. The result being: Nit
chell. 81; Knight, 20; Bragg, 2S. After
a heated and protracted discussion an
adjournment was taken until evening.
The Bragg men fought for an adjourn
ment until Monday in the hope by thai
time they would be able to secure many
petitions urging the caucus to nominate
Gen. Bragg.
The senatorial caucus was called to
order at $50 tonight and after an hours
Dalloting an adjournment was taken,
Mitchell gaining two votes, that OF
EVANS. of Dane, and Schmidt, of Wauke,
sha. who have been supporting Knight
The inroads into KnighG's strength has
greatly
Discouraged His Friends
and had five more ballots been taken
Mitchell would nave won the day
Knight is fighting forlorn hone, but
most of his friends will remain firm
until there is no further hope for him
When the break occurs the majority of
the Knight men will go to Mitchell
| There was motion made to adjourn
and several amendments made by
Mitchell men, but the amendments were
lost.
When the motion was put to adjourn
until Monday evening at 10 O'Clock, part
of the Knight men voted with Bragg's
supporters. and the motion was adopted
by a vote of A to 81. The Bragg
men claim big victory in this
while the Knight forces are jubilanl
and claim they hold the key to the situ
alton. MitchelPs supporters say but
little. There is every indication that
the adjournment is not pleasing tC
them, but they take their medicine with
as good a grace as possible. i he last
ballot, which was the eleventh, resulted
! as follows: Mitchell, 33; Knight, 1S'
Bragg, 2S; Bragg supporters claim he l
is the choice of the people, and it is tt
be expected that on Monday evening
the caucus will be flooded by yards o
petitions asking the caucus to nominate
him.
AT the Republican senatorial caucu:
this afternoon AsSemblyman Tucker
placed in nomination the name of Phie
tus Sawyer, of Oshkosh. There was NJ
second and the name was Withdrawn
ana that of ex-United States Senator
John G. Spooner was substituted. H'
was unanimously nominated. In thu
evening Col. Spooner addressed thu
caucus, in which he eXtolled the part.
and its principles.
Mitchell Men Not SO Noisy.
The Mitchell men are not as nois
and enthusiastic tonight as they wer
last night, although they profess to b.
as confident. To be sure they hav
gained two votes in the caucus tonight
and five SINCE the start, but the real vic
tory belongs to Bragg, as his friend
showed unmistakable signs OF jo
when they carried the motion tonigh
to adjourn until Monday night, the eY
of the day on which the contest will bs
transferred from the caucus to tn
legislature. The vote Oh the motion t.
adjourn was opposed by the Mitchell
leaders, and was carried PRACTICAL
by a combination of the Brag
and Knight men, although in thei
anxiety to get home few Mitchell me
voted to adjourn, and on the other ham
few Knight men. including Kingston
voted against it. Knight is not IN tn
contest, and in fact he has not bee
since it opened, but has now disinte
grating forces to control. His eightee
votes can nominate either Bragg c
Mitchell, but it is more than likely tn
caucus will not reach a nominatio
Monday night. In that case the figE
will be transferred to the floor of tn
house and senate Tuesday and to tn
joint session Wednesday. The Repul
lican minority would take no activ
part in such a contest.