Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-23

Walsh was absent. Mr.. LaMoure
changed to Roach, Mr.. Yegen changed to
Roach, Mr.. Cashel changed to Roach,
making Roach's vote SO.
Mr.. Oliver denounced in unmeasured
terms the republicans who had made
the election Of democrat possible and
wished his vote recorded for the only re-
publican who had right to demand the
vote OF the republicans in this legisla-
ture-the caucus uominee-Lyman
r. Casey. Others changed to Casey,
as follows: Arnold, Gregory, Ink,
Little, McGillivray, Miller, Palmer,
Svensrud, White, Young, Benedict.
Bentley, Burkhardt, Churchill. Havre-
void, Hurley, Oksendahl, Satterlund,
Simpson, Veeder, Wright. and Mr..
Wlshek recorded his vote for Casey,
making his vote 23 N1essrs. Epger,
and Wallen stood recorded for Judge
Wallen, and Mr.. Macarthur changed his
vote from Wallen to J. f. Smith.
During the progress of the balloting,
that is before the result was
announced, Mr.. Little demand
ed call of the house and the
utmost confusion relgned. Cheer after
cheer went up as the changes were an
nounced. Mr.. Oliver and other repub-
licans demanded that the floor be
cleared. Mr.. Lelstikow, chairman of the
democratic committee. was personally ON
the floor talking with the republican
members and many others. Mr.. Bent
Icy, il changing his vote, made strong
appeal to republicans to stand by their
party and party principles, and was re-.
peatedly called to order, but was held to
be in order, as he was explaining his
vote. He changed to Casey.
Mr.. Hurley said the republicans who
had betrayed their party should 60 out
with the mark of Cain on their fore
heads. Mr.. Ink denounced the lobby
for their interference and demanded that
they be kept out. Mr.. Oliver demanded
a vertication of the roll call, which was
granted. The vote was final, and Mr..
Stevens. with considerable fervor, de-
clared he had but one word to say, and a
word of religious consolation. and that
was "Amen." Mr.. Oliver protested
against one not invited by the friends of
the family doing the hoDors over the
body OF the dead
The certificate of election was read
and The chief clerk announced that the
speaker, being absent, had designated
Arne P. Haugen to sign the certificate in
his stead: Messrs. ncCormack, Stevens
aud Bentley were appointed a COM
.mittee to wait on the nominee. Mrs
Bidlake advanced to the speakers stand
and pinned bouquet on the lapel of
the coat of the senator elect.
Mr.. Roach then addressed the house
as follows:
Gentlemen of the joint assembly; for
this honor thank you. II l had the
choice of the sweetest words, with the
power to frame them in the most pleas
Ing and seductive sentences, could not
say more or mean more, nor would the
expression come more directly from my
heart. than when say the simple little
phrase, ''sincerely and heartily I thank
you."
Occupying, as do on this occasion, q
unique and strange position I cannot be
expected to say very much. In the fret
place the unexpected has happened; in
the next place, q member of the minority
party has been elected by the help Of
votes from the majority party.
To those gentlemen of the majority
party who fought for, hoped and wished
different result, can only say that
our fight has been manly, open and
honest. (Applause.) We have simply
done what any minority party would
have done under the circumstances,
organized to teke advantage of any mis-
takes of the disorganized majority.
Something has been SAID during
the contest about the locality from
which the candidates hail:
desire to say as far AZ am concerned
that whilst I hail from Grand Forks
county, I am proud to know and own
that as my home, and am proud that her
people are my people, and ! wish to
assure you that III the discharge of the
duties of this position to which you have
elevated me. I shall honestly and sin-
cerely endeavor to represent the people
of the whole state of North Dakota.
(Applause.) am happy to say that no
pledges have been given and am also
proud to say that none have been de-
handed. (Applause) But I feel that I
can say, standing in this place and occu-
pying the position to which you have
elected me. that the friends who have
supported US in thie contest and helped
to bring this result shall and will receive,
as far as it is in my power and the power
Of our party, my grateful and substantial
recognition. (Applause.)
To my independent friends who have
stood by us 60 nobly in this contest, I
desire in this public manner to thank
you one and all, heartily and sincerely,
on my own behalf and on behalf of the
party whlch represent, (applause) and
desire 10 say further, that since eight
years ago, when I occupied a seat in this
hall m n representative reDreeentinQ