Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-26
John Martin Of Topeka Made
United States Senator
FROM The STATE OF KANSAS.
A Combination Of Democrats and Popusls
Does the Work.
Bayard VIII Go laio Cleyolands Cabinet Re.
port Of the Condition Of the Treasury.
Radical Change In the Pension
Laws Washington News.

Topeka Kan, Jan. 2j.-ludge John
Martin Of Topeka today became Senator
Martin of Kansas The latter title was
bestowed upon HIN by the joint Cuuvcn-
ton of the senate ami pOpuliU house.
anu hc VIII proceed ut oucc Go Nushiu-
tor 60 take senator Perkins seat, Who
was appointed 10y the governor 60 illl
the vacancy caused by the death ui
Senator flumb until the legislature
should mime a senator TO serve the uu'
CNpird brm. The Iopulists stole %
clever murUh On the Republicans Whru
they nominated judge Martin iu raucus
last night They figured that Martin
being O. Democrat, there would pu iufu
Their Joint convention not only enough
DcmOcruts TO elect him without counting
the Populist members who took the seats
OF uu~ratcd Republicans but also enough
10 break the Republican quorum.
Then figuring was correct for when
thr roll was called he joint convention
today three Democrats voted for Martin.
or course these three vuuuOt now 90 into
the Republican joint convention. aud
without them the Republicans can Gully
mustcr eighty -uue members, two short of
u Joint session quorum. The Rupuhh
cans therefore are unable To- elect d scnu-
tor ANA john Martin, without doubt, will
be the only applicant for recognition be-
fore the scnnte. The Republicans of
course claim his election is Illegal, being
participated n 10y "a house whose urguui-
HntiOn they ulpgu BIS unconstitutional
That question however will be- settled
10y the United States senate when Mr.
Martin appears with his credentials.
Mr. Martin has hrcn leading Demo
urut of Kansas ever since there were
ANY Democrats iu the state He has
made the rucv for congress ia his district
several times aud once four years ago
undertook the task of running for gov
eruur on the straight Democratic ticket
iu the face of Republican minority ul
$4,000. When the Farmers Alliance de-
voiuped iu the pupuli-t party MIR Mar
tin urged the Democrats unite with them,
not so much tu secure victory Of populist
principles aud popuigt men, us Go boat
the Republicans liis counsel prevailed
and the result at the last election is we'll
known Today hc received his re-
ward
The Republicans tonight prepared n
statement to thc effect chat the populist
house is Uu Illegally constituted body (.
that niue NJ the eirhtv.siN mpmhcrs who
Gust their votes for Martin are mcm-
beers who tool, seats from which Rcpuh-
licnns had been Illegally oustcd md that
Judge Martin has not been legally elect
cd senator 10 this statement was add.
cd q protest against the recognition of
Judge Martin hy the federal AcnutC. and
tlegrnphed the Republican scuatorial
steering committee aud the United States
senate committee ou elections The Re
puhlicans claim they officially recognized
the presiding officer of the popullst joint
session aud requested their votes to be-
recorded As this was refused thoy
claim they simply continued the mdn-
ishpd business Of the session, when they
proceeded 10 ballot with the Republican
senators They assert that l5i Legal
VOTES were cast AVID Of ihis uumhor Mr.
Martin received II, ADV II nnd the
rest scattering Consequently they
claim there was mo- election.
Tomorrow the Republicans win prob
ably unite ON some stulWurt Democrat
aud hope to pct enough dissatisfied Dem
ocruts aud populists IN meet with them
and effect uu election. Democrats
aud pOpulisia, who admit ton of
the votes cast in toluvs joint session
were Illegal Insist that MIR Mmtin's clcc-
ton was legal. hruuusc vighty-throp legal
Is delegated members participated, and
that number being q constitutional quo
rum he received AN uuqucsiiunuhlc mH-
iOrity They deny The Republicans took
any part In the session. Judge Mnrliu
viii lowe for Washington I'm u few days
to del yer his certificate of election
which was mudc ont and delivered To-
him this afternoon.
Mrs. Lease and Mrs. Diggs, who have
been prominent 10 The cuuugrls Of the
Populisls, ARE furious over tie election
of Judge Martin ns senator