New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-26
JUDGE MARTIN ELECTED.
CHOSEN BY AN ILLEGAL BODY SENATOR
FROM KANSAS.
lie Is THE LEADER OF TIE FUSION DEMOCRACY
-POPUEsTs AND DEMOCRATS COMBINE
TIE REPUBLICANS REFUSE
TO VOTE.

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Topeka, Kan. Jan ?5-Amid intense excite
ment and under the most peculiar circumstances
surrounding an election Of the kind, Judr" John
Martin, leader Of the Fusion Democracy of Kansas,
was this afternoon elected to the Senate by a
combination of Populists and Democrats. Martin
received the solid vote OF the twenty-five Pppmliss
and Democrats In the Senate: in the Populist
House he received sixty-two votes, this number
including several Of those who have been seated
! by the Populists contests.
| The election Of Martin leaves the situation as
complicated as before Though he j. declared
elected, it was done by the vote OF house the
constitutionality of which is in dispute. The Re
publicans and the Stalwart Democrats claim that
the election Is farce by that the Fopnllst
House is Illegal body, and of its acts can
be legal. The Republicans find themselves in q
predicament for the reason that they are unable
to muster a quorum 10 vote on the SenatorShip
and will not he able TO do 81 until their rights
in the House have been passed upon by the courts.
If the courts decide that the Republicans have
the constitutional lower house, then they VIII
elect another Senator. who will undoubtedly be a
straghtout Democrat, and the contest for recogni-
ton will be transferred TO Washington.
When the Joint convention assembled the roll
was called The P0pulists answered TO their
Democrats remained silent. The Lieutcnant-tiov-
crnor said that ninety-onc members Of the Joint
convention had responded to their names, and
! ordered Secretary Brown to call the roll for a
ballot on United States Senator. This proceeded
quietly, each Populist Senator rising and voting
for Judge Martin. until the name Of senator
O'Brcn DEM reached, when, to the astonls!-
ment OF all, he rose and voted for Martin The
Populist side Of the House and the Popnilst
sympathizers on the floor and in the gallery
burst into applause at this, which had sc'rceiy
sulSided when the name Of Taylor DEM was
reached, and he too voted for Judge Martin.
This gave a fresh provocaton for applause, and
the call had 20 be suspended until the presd-
| ing officer could restore order When the Re
publican Senators saw how things were going
they. demanded the right TO vote, bat rs they
hal failed TO answer the roll call, the Lieutenant
Governor paid not attention to them
When the vote was completed the Lieutenant
Governor announced the result as follows: John
Martin. SO: W. w. Cohprn, 4; Hanna, /; Sny-
der, Close, ].
The Licutenant-G Governor then said John
Martin having received majority of the votes
caet for United States senator, is declared elected
| United States Senator"
Loud cries were made for Martin, but motion
10 dissolve the convention was carried.
The Republicans OF both House, then went
into ioiut committee, but the combined forces OF
the two bodies was only seyentyeight, i've lcs tlah
a auorum A ballot for Senator was taken, re-
@uting in seventy eight votes for Ady The Re
publican Joint convention adjourned till noon to-
| morrow. Both Houses adjourned until A. m. to-
morrow.
Martin was nominated in the Populist caucus
Inst right on the fourteenth balot.
John Martin, for whom the Populists voted
to-day, is a leading lawyer In Topeka. lie has
been "a resident OF Kansas for more than twenty
years For a long time he was chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee. Last year he came
out strong for Ill., but after the nomination OF
Cleveland he advocated fusion with the Popullsts
in order 10 take Kansas ont Of the Republican
column, and IL was through his Efforts that tho
Democratic convention nominated the fopu-
lawyer he ranks with the foremost; az
politician he has always been held Ill
higll esteem until his flop to the Popnlists,
which excited great Indignation among ms oli
prty friends He was born IN Tennessee, N0veni-
Der H. ls33. In January, lse", judge Mar'ih
was appointed Judge Of the District Court ny
Governor Click to ill an uncAprrl term lie
was elected to the same Office IN 1854. defeating
Judge Webb. He seeTyed two years.
Congress, and in 1855 was Democratic:
candidate for Congress. in both OF
which campaigns he defeated. During the
Price raid he served orderly sergeant OF Com
pany 4, cd Regiment Kansas militia His family
consists OF wife and daughter.